1987 San Marino Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 3 May 1987 |
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| Circuit | Imola, 59 laps |
| Round | 2 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1987 San Marino Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 59 | 1hr 31m 24.076s | 9 |
| 2 | -1 |  Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 59 | +27.545s | 6 |
| 3 | +3 |  Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 59 | +39.144s | 4 |
| 4 | +4 |  Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 59 | +1m 00.588s | 3 |
| 5 | +9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 57 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | PL |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 57 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +10 |  Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 57 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +12 |  Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | -2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 57 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +11 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 56 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | -1 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 55 | DNF | |
| 12 | +7 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 54 | DNF | |
| 13 | +11 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +6 laps | |
| R | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 51 | DNF | ||
| R |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 48 | DNF | ||
| R |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 39 | DNF | ||
| R |  Adrian Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | Gabriele Tarquini | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford Cosworth | 18 | DNF | ||
| R |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 7 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | |||||
| Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | |||||
Notes
- Derek Warwick ended lap 55 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
- Alex Caffi ended lap 54 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
| 4 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
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| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni |
| 16 | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni |
| 17 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed |
| 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo |
| 20 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Gabriele Tarquini | Osella-Alfa Romeo |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 1:25.826 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:25.946 | 0.120 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 1:25.997 | 0.171 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:26.135 | 0.309 |
| 5 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.270 | 1.444 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:27.280 | 1.454 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:28.074 | 2.248 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:28.421 | 2.595 |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 1:28.708 | 2.882 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:28.848 | 3.022 |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:28.887 | 3.061 |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.908 | 3.082 |
| 13 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:29.579 | 3.753 |
| 14 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 1:29.861 | 4.035 |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 1:30.382 | 4.556 |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:31.094 | 5.268 |
| 17 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:31.789 | 5.963 |
| 18 | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:31.818 | 5.992 |
| 19 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:31.903 | 6.077 |
| 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 1:32.248 | 6.422 |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:32.308 | 6.482 |
| 22 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.155 | 7.329 |
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.846 | 8.020 |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.872 | 8.046 |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.632 | 8.806 |
| 26 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.159 | 10.333 |
| 27 | Gabriele Tarquini | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:43.446 | 17.620 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Nigel Mansell | 10 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 9 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | 7 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | 6 |
| = | Ayrton Senna | 6 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | 4 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | 3 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | 2 |
| = | Martin Brundle | 2 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Gabriele Tarquini
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Teo Fabi (62nd driver to start 50 races, 9th Italian driver)
- Wins
- 8th for Nigel Mansell
- 32nd for Williams
- Podiums
- 18th for Nigel Mansell & Ayrton Senna
- 17th for Michele Alboreto
- 307th for Ferrari
- 162nd for Lotus
- 83rd for Williams
- Poles
- 16th for Ayrton Senna (last for Lotus)
- 107th and last for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 2nd and last for Teo Fabi
- 4th for Benetton
- Front row starts
- 20th for Ayrton Senna (22nd driver to achieve 20 front row starts, 2nd Brazilian driver)
- 16th for Nigel Mansell
- Points finishes
- 1st for Satoru Nakajima (229th different point scorer, 1st Japanese driver)