1987 Belgian Grand Prix

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

1987-05-17 · time TBA

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

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Race classification

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Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	Fastest lap · Race · 1:27:03.217 · 43 laps	9
2	Stefan Johansson	McLaren	Race · 1:27:27.981 · 43 laps	6
3	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	Race · Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 42 laps	4
4	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Race · Time not recorded · 42 laps	3
5	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	Race · Time not recorded · 42 laps	2
6	René Arnoux	Ligier	Race · Time not recorded · 41 laps	1
7	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	Race · Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 40 laps	Unknown / not applicable
8	Philippe Alliot	Lola	Race · Time not recorded · 40 laps	Unknown / not applicable
9	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Race · Time not recorded · 39 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Pascal Fabre	AGS	Race · Ignition · Time not recorded · 38 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 34 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	Race · Overheating · Time not recorded · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	Race · Wheel bearing · Time not recorded · 18 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	March	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 14 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Race · Exhaust · Time not recorded · 11 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alex Caffi	Osella	Race · Fuel leak · Time not recorded · 11 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Race · Transmission · Time not recorded · 9 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Christian Danner	Zakspeed	Race · Brakes · Time not recorded · 9 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Warwick	Arrows	Race · Radiator · Time not recorded · 8 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Race · Clutch · Time not recorded · 5 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 2 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Race · Turbo · Time not recorded · 1 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Adrián Campos	Minardi	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Alain Prost · McLaren

Stefan Johansson · McLaren

Andrea de Cesaris · Brabham

Eddie Cheever · Arrows

Satoru Nakajima · Lotus

René Arnoux · Ligier

Piercarlo Ghinzani · Ligier

Philippe Alliot · Lola

Philippe Streiff · Tyrrell

Pascal Fabre · AGS

Teo Fabi · Benetton

Martin Brundle · Zakspeed

Thierry Boutsen · Benetton

Nigel Mansell · Williams

Ivan Capelli · March

Nelson Piquet · Williams

Alex Caffi · Osella

Michele Alboreto · Ferrari

Christian Danner · Zakspeed

Derek Warwick · Arrows

Riccardo Patrese · Brabham

Gerhard Berger · Ferrari

Alessandro Nannini · Minardi

Adrián Campos · Minardi

Jonathan Palmer · Tyrrell

Ayrton Senna · Lotus

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Qualifying · 1:52.026
2	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Qualifying · 1:53.416
3	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Qualifying · 1:53.426
4	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:53.451
5	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:53.511
6	Alain Prost	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:54.186
7	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:54.300
8	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Qualifying · 1:55.064
9	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:55.339
10	Stefan Johansson	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:55.781
11	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:55.899
12	Derek Warwick	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:56.359
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	Qualifying · 1:57.101
14	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:58.132
15	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	Qualifying · 1:58.649
16	René Arnoux	Ligier	Qualifying · 1:59.117
17	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	Qualifying · 1:59.291
18	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	Qualifying · 2:00.433
19	Adrián Campos	Minardi	Qualifying · 2:00.763
20	Christian Danner	Zakspeed	Qualifying · 2:01.072
21	Ivan Capelli	March	Qualifying · 2:02.036
22	Philippe Alliot	Lola	Qualifying · 2:02.347
23	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 2:03.098
24	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 2:04.677
25	Pascal Fabre	AGS	Qualifying · 2:07.361
26	Alex Caffi	Osella	Qualifying · 2:12.086

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Starting grid · 1:52.026
2	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Starting grid · 1:53.416
3	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:53.426
4	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:53.451
5	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:53.511
6	Alain Prost	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:54.186
7	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:54.300
8	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Starting grid · 1:55.064
9	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:55.339
10	Stefan Johansson	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:55.781
11	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:55.899
12	Derek Warwick	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:56.359
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	Starting grid · 1:57.101
14	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:58.132
15	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:58.649
16	René Arnoux	Ligier	Starting grid · 1:59.117
17	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	Starting grid · 1:59.291
18	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	Starting grid · 2:00.433
19	Adrián Campos	Minardi	Starting grid · 2:00.763
20	Christian Danner	Zakspeed	Starting grid · 2:01.072
21	Ivan Capelli	March	Starting grid · 2:02.036
22	Philippe Alliot	Lola	Starting grid · 2:02.347
23	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 2:03.098
24	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 2:04.677
25	Pascal Fabre	AGS	Starting grid · 2:07.361
26	Alex Caffi	Osella	Starting grid · 2:12.086

Earlier qualifying & pre-qualifying

Additional qualifying sessions
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Qualifying 1 · 2:06.216
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Qualifying 1 · 2:06.965
3	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Qualifying 1 · 2:07.459
4	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Qualifying 1 · 2:08.143
5	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Qualifying 1 · 2:08.450
6	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	Qualifying 1 · 2:08.752
7	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Qualifying 1 · 2:09.650
8	Derek Warwick	Arrows	Qualifying 1 · 2:10.946
9	Alain Prost	McLaren	Qualifying 1 · 2:11.203
10	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	Qualifying 1 · 2:11.441
11	Stefan Johansson	McLaren	Qualifying 1 · 2:12.063
12	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Qualifying 1 · 2:12.358
13	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Qualifying 1 · 2:12.914
14	Philippe Alliot	Lola	Qualifying 1 · 2:13.082
15	Ivan Capelli	March	Qualifying 1 · 2:13.355
16	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	Qualifying 1 · 2:13.871
17	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	Qualifying 1 · 2:14.432
18	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Qualifying 1 · 2:14.931
19	Adrián Campos	Minardi	Qualifying 1 · 2:14.945
20	René Arnoux	Ligier	Qualifying 1 · 2:15.012
21	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Qualifying 1 · 2:15.321
22	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	Qualifying 1 · 2:15.339
23	Alex Caffi	Osella	Qualifying 1 · 2:16.268
24	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Qualifying 1 · 2:18.900
25	Christian Danner	Zakspeed	Qualifying 1 · 2:20.610
26	Pascal Fabre	AGS	Qualifying 1 · 2:26.498
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Qualifying 2 · 1:52.026
2	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Qualifying 2 · 1:53.416
3	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Qualifying 2 · 1:53.426
4	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Qualifying 2 · 1:53.451
5	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Qualifying 2 · 1:53.511
6	Alain Prost	McLaren	Qualifying 2 · 1:54.186
7	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	Qualifying 2 · 1:54.300
8	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Qualifying 2 · 1:55.064
9	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Qualifying 2 · 1:55.339
10	Stefan Johansson	McLaren	Qualifying 2 · 1:55.781
11	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Qualifying 2 · 1:55.899
12	Derek Warwick	Arrows	Qualifying 2 · 1:56.359
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	Qualifying 2 · 1:57.101
14	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Qualifying 2 · 1:58.132
15	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	Qualifying 2 · 1:58.649
16	René Arnoux	Ligier	Qualifying 2 · 1:59.117
17	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	Qualifying 2 · 1:59.291
18	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	Qualifying 2 · 2:00.433
19	Adrián Campos	Minardi	Qualifying 2 · 2:00.763
20	Christian Danner	Zakspeed	Qualifying 2 · 2:01.072
21	Ivan Capelli	March	Qualifying 2 · 2:02.036
22	Philippe Alliot	Lola	Qualifying 2 · 2:02.347
23	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Qualifying 2 · 2:03.098
24	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Qualifying 2 · 2:04.677
25	Pascal Fabre	AGS	Qualifying 2 · 2:07.361
26	Alex Caffi	Osella	Qualifying 2 · 2:12.086

Practice & warm-up results

Warm-up

Warm-up
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:58.278
2	Stefan Johansson	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:59.705
3	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:59.859
4	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:59.909
5	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:00.354
6	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:00.463
7	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:00.693
8	Teo Fabi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:01.165
9	Derek Warwick	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:01.466
10	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:01.612
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:01.762
12	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:02.000
13	Eddie Cheever	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:02.503
14	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:02.518
15	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:02.870
16	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:05.077
17	Christian Danner	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:05.295
18	Alessandro Nannini	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:05.300
19	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:05.371
20	Philippe Alliot	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:05.779
21	Adrián Campos	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:06.350
22	Alex Caffi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:06.559
23	Philippe Streiff	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:07.320
24	Jonathan Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:07.794
25	Pascal Fabre	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:11.657
26	Ivan Capelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:15.345

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:57.153
2	Stefan Johansson	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:59.015
3	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:59.572
4	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:59.651
5	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:59.927
6	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 2:00.017
7	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	Fastest laps · 2:00.154
8	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	Fastest laps · 2:01.020
9	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	Fastest laps · 2:02.706
10	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Fastest laps · 2:03.091
11	Derek Warwick	Arrows	Fastest laps · 2:03.843
12	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	Fastest laps · 2:04.227
13	René Arnoux	Ligier	Fastest laps · 2:04.471
14	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	Fastest laps · 2:04.691
15	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Fastest laps · 2:05.206
16	Christian Danner	Zakspeed	Fastest laps · 2:05.247
17	Philippe Alliot	Lola	Fastest laps · 2:05.456
18	Alex Caffi	Osella	Fastest laps · 2:05.825
19	Ivan Capelli	March	Fastest laps · 2:06.011
20	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 2:09.474
21	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 2:09.872
22	Pascal Fabre	AGS	Fastest laps · 2:09.977
23	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Fastest laps · 2:17.571

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Detailed pit-stop timing is not available.

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
2	Stefan Johansson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	13
3	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
4	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
4	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
6	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
6	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
8	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
8	Eddie Cheever	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
10	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
11	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
11	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
13	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	McLaren TAG	Constructorstandings · Championship record	31
2	Williams Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	16
3	Lotus Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	9
4	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	7
5	Brabham BMW	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
6	Arrows Megatron	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3
7	Benetton Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
7	Zakspeed Zakspeed	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
9	Ligier Megatron	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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Individual session records

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