Race 7 of 16 in the 1987 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date
12 July 1987
Official name
XL Shell Oils British Grand Prix
Location
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
4.778 km (2.969 miles)
Distance
65 laps, 310.570 km (192.979 miles)
Weather
Sunny and warm
Pole position
Driver
Nelson Piquet
Williams-Honda
Time
1:07.110
Fastest lap
Driver
Nigel Mansell
Williams-Honda
Time
1:09.832 on lap 58
Podium
First
Nigel Mansell
Williams-Honda
Second
Nelson Piquet
Williams-Honda
Third
Ayrton Senna
Lotus-Honda
Lap leaders
Motor car race
The 1987 British Grand Prix (formally the XL Shell Oils British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 July 1987 at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone. It was the seventh race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship. It was the 42nd British Grand Prix and the 23rd to be held at Silverstone. The race was held over 65 laps of the 4.78-kilometre (2.97 mi) circuit for race distance of 311 kilometres (193 mi).
The race was won by local driver Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Honda. In one of his most memorable Formula One performances, Mansell hunted down Brazilian team-mate Nelson Piquet, who had started from pole position, with three laps remaining. It was Mansell's third win of the season, and his second consecutive British Grand Prix victory. Ayrton Senna finished third in his Lotus-Honda, one lap behind.
The win moved Mansell into second place in the Drivers' Championship, level on points with Piquet and one point behind Senna.
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