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1987 Belgian Grand Prix
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 17 May 1987
- Name
- 1987 Belgian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/439
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION
Grand Prix context
1987 Belgian Grand Prix · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1987 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:27:03.217 · 43 laps · tag | 9 |
| 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:27:27.981 · 43 laps · tag | 6 |
| 3 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 42 laps · bmw | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Time not recorded · 42 laps · megatron | 3 |
| 5 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | Time not recorded · 42 laps · honda | 2 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Ligier | Time not recorded · 41 laps · megatron | 1 |
| 7 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 40 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | Time not recorded · 40 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | Ignition · Time not recorded · 38 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Engine · Time not recorded · 34 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Overheating · Time not recorded · 19 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | Wheel bearing · Time not recorded · 18 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Accident · Time not recorded · 17 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | March | Engine · Time not recorded · 14 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Williams | Exhaust · Time not recorded · 11 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Osella | Fuel leak · Time not recorded · 11 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Transmission · Time not recorded · 9 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | Brakes · Time not recorded · 9 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Radiator · Time not recorded · 8 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Clutch · Time not recorded · 5 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | Engine · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Turbo · Time not recorded · 1 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Adrián Campos | Minardi | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 0 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:52.026 · honda | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:53.416 · honda | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:53.426 · honda | |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:53.451 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:53.511 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:54.186 · tag | |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:54.300 · ford | |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:55.064 · bmw | |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:55.339 · ford | |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:55.781 · tag | |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:55.899 · megatron | |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:56.359 · megatron | |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:57.101 · bmw | |
| 14 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:58.132 · motori-moderni | |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:58.649 · honda | |
| 16 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:59.117 · megatron | |
| 17 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:59.291 · megatron | |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 2:00.433 · zakspeed | |
| 19 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 2:00.763 · motori-moderni | |
| 20 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 2:01.072 · zakspeed | |
| 21 | Ivan Capelli | March | 2:02.036 · ford | |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 2:02.347 · ford | |
| 23 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 2:03.098 · ford | |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 2:04.677 · ford | |
| 25 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 2:07.361 · ford | |
| 26 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 2:12.086 · alfa-romeo |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:52.026 · honda | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:53.416 · honda | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:53.426 · honda | |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:53.451 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:53.511 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:54.186 · tag | |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:54.300 · ford | |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:55.064 · bmw | |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:55.339 · ford | |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:55.781 · tag | |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:55.899 · megatron | |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:56.359 · megatron | |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:57.101 · bmw | |
| 14 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:58.132 · motori-moderni | |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:58.649 · honda | |
| 16 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:59.117 · megatron | |
| 17 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:59.291 · megatron | |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 2:00.433 · zakspeed | |
| 19 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 2:00.763 · motori-moderni | |
| 20 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 2:01.072 · zakspeed | |
| 21 | Ivan Capelli | March | 2:02.036 · ford | |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 2:02.347 · ford | |
| 23 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 2:03.098 · ford | |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 2:04.677 · ford | |
| 25 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 2:07.361 · ford | |
| 26 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 2:12.086 · alfa-romeo |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 2 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 6 | Andrea de Cesaris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 1 | 1:58.278 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 2 | 1:59.705 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 3 | 1:59.859 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 4 | 1:59.909 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 5 | 2:00.354 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 6 | 2:00.463 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 7 | 2:00.693 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 8 | 2:01.165 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 9 | 2:01.466 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 10 | 2:01.612 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 11 | 2:01.762 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 12 | 2:02.000 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 13 | 2:02.503 |
| warmingUpResults | René Arnoux | 14 | 2:02.518 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 15 | 2:02.870 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 16 | 2:05.077 |
| warmingUpResults | Christian Danner | 17 | 2:05.295 |
| warmingUpResults | Alessandro Nannini | 18 | 2:05.300 |
| warmingUpResults | Satoru Nakajima | 19 | 2:05.371 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Alliot | 20 | 2:05.779 |
| warmingUpResults | Adrián Campos | 21 | 2:06.350 |
| warmingUpResults | Alex Caffi | 22 | 2:06.559 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Streiff | 23 | 2:07.320 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 24 | 2:07.794 |
| warmingUpResults | Pascal Fabre | 25 | 2:11.657 |
| warmingUpResults | Ivan Capelli | 26 | 2:15.345 |