1987 Season - Round 14 - 1987-10-18
Nigel Mansell won the 1987 Mexican Grand Prix from pole position, leading Nelson Piquet (Williams) and Riccardo Patrese (Brabham) home for Williams.
Philippe Alliot (Larrousse) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 18-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1987 Mexican Grand Prix, completing round 14 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Eddie Cheever |
| Arrows |
| 13 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 24 | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 22 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 25 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 23 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| 11 | Ivan Capelli | March | 20 | Water leak | 0 |
| 12 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 21 | Water leak | 0 |
| 14 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | Overheating | 0 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 10 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2 | Turbo | 0 |
| 19 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 4 | Electrical | 0 |
| 20 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | Turbo | 0 |
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 13 | Turbo | 0 |
| 23 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 15 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 17 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | Collision | 0 |