Pit Lane F1
1987 Season - Round 6 - 1987-07-05
Nigel Mansell won the 1987 French Grand Prix from pole position, leading Nelson Piquet (Williams) and Alain Prost (McLaren) home for Williams.
Philippe Streiff (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 19-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1987 French Grand Prix, completing round 6 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 | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Ayrton Senna |
| Team Lotus |
| 3 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 7 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 25 | +4 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 24 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 9 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 26 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | Suspension | 0 |
| 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 16 | Not classified | 0 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | Turbo | 0 |
| 14 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 21 | Turbo | 0 |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 13 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 19 | Overheating | 0 |
| 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | Turbo | 0 |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 12 | Differential | 0 |
| 23 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 18 | Wheel | 0 |
| 24 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 11 | Turbo | 0 |
| 26 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 14 | Electrical | 0 |
