1987 Portuguese Grand Prix

The 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Estoril on 20 September 1987. It was the twelfth race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship. It was the 16th Portuguese Grand Prix and the fourth to be held at Estoril. The race was held over 70 laps of the 4.35-kilometre (2.7 mi) circuit for a race distance of 304.5 kilometres (189.2 mi).

1987 Portuguese Grand Prix
Race 12 of 16 in the 1987 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	20 September 1987
Official name	16º Grande Prémio de Portugal
Location	Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal
Course	Permanent Racing Facility
Course length	4.35 km (2.702 miles)
Distance	70 laps, 304.5 km (189.14 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
Time	1:17.620
Fastest lap
Driver	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
Time	1:19.282 on lap 66
Podium
First	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Second	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
Third	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda
Lap leaders

The race was won by Frenchman Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-TAG, after he started from third position. Austrian driver Gerhard Berger took pole position in his Ferrari and led for most of the race, until he spun with three laps remaining. Prost duly went through to take his 28th Grand Prix victory, surpassing Jackie Stewart's all-time record; he also achieved his 54th podium finish, equalling Niki Lauda's record. Berger finished second, some 20 seconds behind Prost, with Drivers' Championship leader, Brazilian Nelson Piquet, third in his Williams-Honda.

The race was marred by a multi-car collision on the opening lap. Piquet and Michele Alboreto (Ferrari F1/87) collided at the start, with Derek Warwick (Arrows A10), Satoru Nakajima (Lotus 99T), Martin Brundle (Zakspeed 871), Christian Danner (Zakspeed 871), Philippe Alliot (Lola LC87), René Arnoux (Ligier JS29C) and Adrián Campos (Minardi M186) all involved in the ensuing accident. Only Danner was unable to restart as the Zakspeed team had only one usable car which went to Brundle.

With Piquet finishing third ahead of both Mansell and Senna, Piquet expanded his championship points lead to 18 points over Senna and 24 over Mansell.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:18.448	1:17.620
2	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:17.951	1:18.235	0.331
3	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:18.404	1:17.994	0.374
4	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	1:18.164	no time	0.544
5	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Honda	1:18.382	1:18.354	0.734
6	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:20.069	1:18.540	0.920
7	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:21.506	1:19.965	2.345
8	2	Stefan Johansson	McLaren-TAG	1:20.134	1:20.227	2.514
9	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton-Ford	1:20.305	1:20.558	2.685
10	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-Ford	1:20.483	1:20.548	2.863
11	18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows-Megatron	1:21.324	1:21.207	3.587
12	17	Derek Warwick	Arrows-Megatron	1:21.397	1:21.587	3.777
13	8	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham-BMW	1:22.060	1:21.725	4.105
14	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:21.784	1:22.128	4.164
15	11	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus-Honda	1:22.222	no time	4.602
16	10	Christian Danner	Zakspeed	1:22.424	1:22.358	4.738
17	9	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	1:22.400	1:22.794	4.780
18	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Megatron	1:23.637	1:23.237	5.617
19	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola-Ford	1:24.181	1:23.580	5.960
20	23	Adrián Campos	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:24.822	1:23.591	5.971
21	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Ford	1:23.810	1:24.436	6.190
22	16	Ivan Capelli	March-Ford	1:24.533	1:23.905	6.285
23	26	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier-Megatron	1:24.105	1:24.979	6.485
24	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell-Ford	1:24.392	1:24.217	6.597
25	21	Alex Caffi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:24.792	1:25.232	7.172
26	22	Franco Forini	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:27.219	1:26.635	9.015
DNQ	14	Pascal Fabre	AGS-Ford	1:28.756	1:26.946	9.326
Source:

Race

Numbers in brackets refer to positions of normally aspirated entrants competing for the Jim Clark Trophy.

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	70	1:37:03.906	3	9
2	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	70	20.493	1	6
3	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	70	1:03.295	4	4
4	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-Ford	69	Out of fuel	10	3
5	2	Stefan Johansson	McLaren-TAG	69	1 lap	8	2
6	18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows-Megatron	68	2 laps	11	1
7	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Honda	68	2 laps	5
8	11	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus-Honda	68	2 laps	15
9 (1)	16	Ivan Capelli	March-Ford	67	3 laps	22
10 (2)	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell-Ford	67	3 laps	24
11	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	66	Out of fuel	14
12 (3)	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Ford	66	4 laps	21
13	17	Derek Warwick	Arrows-Megatron	66	4 laps	12
14	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton-Ford	64	6 laps	9
Ret	8	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham-BMW	54	Injection	13
Ret	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	38	Gearbox	6
Ret	9	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	35	Gearbox	17
Ret	22	Franco Forini	Osella-Alfa Romeo	32	Suspension	26
Ret	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola-Ford	31	Engine	19
Ret	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Megatron	29	Radiator	18
Ret	21	Alex Caffi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	27	Turbo	25
Ret	26	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier-Megatron	24	Ignition	23
Ret	23	Adrián Campos	Minardi-Motori Moderni	24	Accident	20
Ret	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	13	Electrical	2
Ret	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	13	Engine	7
Ret	10	Christian Danner	Zakspeed	0	Accident	16
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Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	67
2	Ayrton Senna	49
3	Nigel Mansell	43
4	Alain Prost	40
5	Stefan Johansson	22
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Honda	110
2	McLaren-TAG	62
3	Lotus-Honda	55
4	Ferrari	26
5	Benetton-Ford	20
Source:

Jim Clark Trophy standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jonathan Palmer	71
2	Philippe Streiff	58
3	Pascal Fabre	35
4	Ivan Capelli	34
5	Philippe Alliot	25

Colin Chapman Trophy standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Tyrrell-Ford	129
2	AGS-Ford	35
3	March-Ford	34
4	Lola-Ford	25

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for all four sets of standings.