1987 Belgian Grand Prix
439th World Championship race, 34th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix, 22nd World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 17 May 1987 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Alain Prost  McLaren-TAG |
| Pole position: | Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda |
| Fastest lap: | Alain Prost McLaren-TAG |
| Circuit: | Spa-Francorchamps, 43 laps |
| Round: | 3 of 16 |
Race Result
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:52.026 | |
| 2 |  Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 1:53.416 | 1.390 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 1:53.426 | 1.400 |
| 4 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:53.451 | 1.425 |
| 5 |  Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:53.511 | 1.485 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:54.186 | 2.160 |
| 7 |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:54.300 | 2.274 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:55.064 | 3.038 |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:55.339 | 3.313 |
| 10 |  Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 1:55.781 | 3.755 |
| 11 |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:55.899 | 3.873 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:56.359 | 4.333 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 1:57.101 | 5.075 |
| 14 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:58.132 | 6.106 |
| 15 |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:58.649 | 6.623 |
| 16 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 1:59.117 | 7.091 |
| 17 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 1:59.291 | 7.265 |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 2:00.433 | 8.407 |
| 19 |  Adrian Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 2:00.763 | 8.737 |
| 20 |  Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 2:01.072 | 9.046 |
| 21 | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford Cosworth | 2:02.036 | 10.010 |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 2:02.347 | 10.321 |
| 23 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 2:03.098 | 11.072 |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 2:04.677 | 12.651 |
| 25 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 2:07.361 | 15.335 |
| 26 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 2:12.086 | 20.060 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 18 |
| 2 | Stefan Johansson | 13 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | 10 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | 6 |
| = | Ayrton Senna | 6 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | 4 |
| = | Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | 3 |
| = | Eddie Cheever | 3 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | 3 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | 2 |
| = | Martin Brundle | 2 |
| 13 | Rene Arnoux | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Wins
- Driver: 27th for Alain Prost EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Jackie Stewart)
- Constructor: 54th for McLaren
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 9th for McLaren
- Podiums
- Driver: 50th for Alain Prost, 8th for Stefan Johansson, 4th for Andrea de Cesaris
- Constructor: 137th & 138th for McLaren, 122nd for Brabham
- Poles
- Driver: 6th for Nigel Mansell
- Constructor: 19th for Williams
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 5th for Williams
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 19th for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 37th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- Driver: 40th for Nelson Piquet, 17th for Nigel Mansell
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 13th for Alain Prost