1987 Season - Round 9 - 1987-08-09
Nelson Piquet won the 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix for Williams, with Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) second and Alain Prost (McLaren) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Piercarlo Ghinzani (Ligier) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 6 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Thierry Boutsen |
| Benetton |
| 7 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 11 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | March | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 20 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 25 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 26 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | Wheel | 0 |
| 15 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 21 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 16 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 19 | Electrical | 0 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 15 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 22 | Turbo | 0 |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 8 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 24 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2 | Differential | 0 |
| 25 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 17 | Driveshaft | 0 |