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Mobil Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1987 · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
- Name
- Mobil Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1987 · race
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/444-race
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.
Grand Prix context
Mobil Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1987 · Hockenheimring
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1987 Formula 1 World Championship · round 8
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:21:25.091 · 44 laps · honda | 9 |
| 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:23:04.682 · 44 laps · tag | 6 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Time not recorded · 43 laps · honda | 4 |
| 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 43 laps · ford | 3 |
| 5 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 43 laps · ford | 2 |
| 6 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | Time not recorded · 42 laps · ford | 1 |
| DNF | Alain Prost | McLaren | Electrical · Time not recorded · 39 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| NC | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Time not recorded · 34 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | Engine · Time not recorded · 32 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Adrián Campos | Minardi | Engine · Time not recorded · 28 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | Engine · Time not recorded · 26 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Engine · Time not recorded · 25 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Engine · Time not recorded · 25 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Turbo · Time not recorded · 23 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | Halfshaft · Time not recorded · 21 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | Turbo · Time not recorded · 19 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Engine · Time not recorded · 18 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Osella | Engine · Time not recorded · 17 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | Engine · Time not recorded · 12 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Turbo · Time not recorded · 10 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pascal Fabre | AGS | Engine · Time not recorded · 10 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Throttle · Time not recorded · 9 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | Turbo · Time not recorded · 9 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | March | Engine · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Ligier | Ignition · Time not recorded · 6 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Ignition · Time not recorded · 5 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:42.616 · honda | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:42.873 · honda | |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:43.202 · tag | |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:43.705 · honda | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:43.921 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:45.066 · ford | |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:45.411 · bmw | |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:45.428 · tag | |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:45.497 · ford | |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:45.902 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:46.096 · bmw | |
| 12 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:46.323 · megatron | |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:46.525 · megatron | |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:46.760 · honda | |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:47.780 · megatron | |
| 16 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:47.887 · motori-moderni | |
| 17 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:49.236 · megatron | |
| 18 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:49.668 · motori-moderni | |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:51.062 · zakspeed | |
| 20 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:51.448 · zakspeed | |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:52.760 · ford | |
| 22 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:53.528 · ford | |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:54.491 · ford | |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:54.616 · ford | |
| 25 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 1:54.997 · ford | |
| 26 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 2:07.753 · alfa-romeo |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:42.616 · honda | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:42.873 · honda | |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:43.202 · tag | |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:43.705 · honda | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:43.921 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:45.066 · ford | |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:45.411 · bmw | |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:45.428 · tag | |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:45.497 · ford | |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:45.902 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:46.096 · bmw | |
| 12 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:46.323 · megatron | |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:46.525 · megatron | |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:46.760 · honda | |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:47.780 · megatron | |
| 16 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:47.887 · motori-moderni | |
| 17 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:49.236 · megatron | |
| 18 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:49.668 · motori-moderni | |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:51.062 · zakspeed | |
| 20 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:51.448 · zakspeed | |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:52.760 · ford | |
| 22 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:53.528 · ford | |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:54.491 · ford | |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:54.616 · ford | |
| 25 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 1:54.997 · ford | |
| 26 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 2:07.753 · alfa-romeo |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 39 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 35 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 10 | Philippe Streiff | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 13 | Teo Fabi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 14 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | 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 | 1:48.207 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 2 | 1:48.216 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 3 | 1:48.851 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 4 | 1:49.038 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 5 | 1:49.047 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 6 | 1:49.484 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 7 | 1:49.718 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 8 | 1:49.838 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 9 | 1:50.021 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 10 | 1:50.347 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 11 | 1:50.417 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 12 | 1:50.561 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 13 | 1:50.646 |
| warmingUpResults | Satoru Nakajima | 14 | 1:50.702 |
| warmingUpResults | René Arnoux | 15 | 1:51.291 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 16 | 1:51.796 |
| warmingUpResults | Alessandro Nannini | 17 | 1:52.299 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 18 | 1:53.142 |
| warmingUpResults | Christian Danner | 19 | 1:53.434 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Alliot | 20 | 1:54.574 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 21 | 1:55.637 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Streiff | 22 | 1:56.000 |
| warmingUpResults | Adrián Campos | 23 | 1:56.020 |
| warmingUpResults | Ivan Capelli | 24 | 1:57.126 |
| warmingUpResults | Pascal Fabre | 25 | 1:57.975 |
| warmingUpResults | Alex Caffi | 26 | 2:07.093 |