1987 Season - Round 2 - 1987-05-03
Nigel Mansell won the 1987 San Marino Grand Prix for Williams, with Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) second and Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Philippe Streiff (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P8 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
27 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1987 San Marino Grand Prix, completing round 2 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 | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Stefan Johansson |
| McLaren |
| 8 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 14 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | Out of fuel | 1 |
| 7 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 7 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 21 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 12 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 19 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 13 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 24 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 4 | Turbo | 0 |
| 15 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 9 | Clutch | 0 |
| 17 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 23 | Clutch | 0 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Gabriele Tarquini | Osella | 25 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | Turbo | 0 |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 5 | Electrical | 0 |
| 24 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | Electrical | 0 |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 18 | Handling | 0 |
| 26 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 0 | Injury | 0 |
| 27 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 0 | Suspension | 0 |