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Grand Prix de Monaco 1987 · qualifying
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Profile & context
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- Grand Prix de Monaco 1987 · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/440-qualifying
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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
Grand Prix de Monaco 1987 · Circuit de Monaco
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1987 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:57:54.085 · 78 laps · honda | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:58:27.297 · 78 laps · honda | 6 |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:59:06.924 · 78 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 77 laps · ferrari | 3 |
| 5 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 76 laps · ford | 2 |
| 6 | Ivan Capelli | March | Time not recorded · 76 laps · ford | 1 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Time not recorded · 76 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Time not recorded · 76 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Alain Prost | McLaren | Engine · Time not recorded · 75 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | Time not recorded · 75 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Ligier | Time not recorded · 74 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | Time not recorded · 74 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | Time not recorded · 71 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Overheating · Time not recorded · 59 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 58 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | Engine · Time not recorded · 57 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | Lola | Engine · Time not recorded · 42 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Electrical · Time not recorded · 41 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Osella | Electrical · Time not recorded · 39 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | Suspension · Time not recorded · 38 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Turbo · Time not recorded · 29 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Electrical · Time not recorded · 21 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Accident · Time not recorded · 9 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | Transmission · Time not recorded · 5 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Adrián Campos | Minardi | Time not recorded · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| EX | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | Time not recorded · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:23.039 · honda | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:23.711 · honda | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:24.755 · honda | |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:25.083 · tag | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:26.102 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:26.175 · megatron | |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:26.317 · tag | |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:26.323 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:26.630 · ford | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:26.763 · bmw | |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:27.294 · megatron | |
| 12 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:27.622 · ford | |
| 13 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:27.731 · motori-moderni | |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:27.894 · zakspeed | |
| 15 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:28.088 · ford | |
| 16 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 1:28.233 · alfa-romeo | |
| 17 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:28.890 · honda | |
| 18 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:29.114 · ford | |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:29.147 · ford | |
| 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:29.258 · megatron | |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:29.827 · bmw | |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:30.000 · megatron | |
| 23 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:30.143 · ford | |
| 24 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:30.805 · motori-moderni | |
| 25 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 1:31.667 · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:23.039 · honda | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:23.711 · honda | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:24.755 · honda | |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:25.083 · tag | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:26.102 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:26.175 · megatron | |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:26.317 · tag | |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:26.323 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:26.630 · ford | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:26.763 · bmw | |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:27.294 · megatron | |
| 12 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:27.622 · ford | |
| 13 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:27.731 · motori-moderni | |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:27.894 · zakspeed | |
| 15 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:28.088 · ford | |
| 16 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 1:28.233 · alfa-romeo | |
| 17 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:28.890 · honda | |
| 18 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:29.114 · ford | |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:29.147 · ford | |
| 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:29.258 · megatron | |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:29.827 · bmw | |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:30.000 · megatron | |
| 23 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:30.143 · ford | |
| 24 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 1:31.667 · ford |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 14 | Ivan Capelli | 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 | Ayrton Senna | 1 | 1:26.796 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 2 | 1:27.617 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 3 | 1:29.123 |
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 4 | 1:29.169 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 5 | 1:29.486 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 6 | 1:29.615 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 7 | 1:29.676 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 8 | 1:30.056 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 9 | 1:30.432 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 10 | 1:30.500 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 11 | 1:30.772 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Alliot | 12 | 1:30.990 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 13 | 1:31.011 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 14 | 1:31.878 |
| warmingUpResults | Alex Caffi | 15 | 1:32.178 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 16 | 1:32.305 |
| warmingUpResults | René Arnoux | 17 | 1:32.767 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 18 | 1:32.875 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Streiff | 19 | 1:33.034 |
| warmingUpResults | Satoru Nakajima | 20 | 1:34.003 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 21 | 1:34.677 |
| warmingUpResults | Pascal Fabre | 22 | 1:34.985 |
| warmingUpResults | Alessandro Nannini | 23 | 1:38.023 |
| warmingUpResults | Ivan Capelli | 24 | 2:05.477 |