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1987 French Grand Prix
Race 6 of 16 in the 1987 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date
5 July 1987
Official name
Grand Prix de France
Location
Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
3.813 km (2.369 miles)
Distance
80 laps, 305.040 km (189.543 miles)
Weather
Sunny and hot
Pole position
Driver
Nigel Mansell
Williams-Honda
Time
1:06.454
Fastest lap
Driver
Nelson Piquet
Williams-Honda
Time
1:09.548 on lap 68
Podium
First
Nigel Mansell
Williams-Honda
Second
Nelson Piquet
Williams-Honda
Third
Alain Prost
McLaren-TAG
Lap leaders
Motor car race
The 1987 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 July 1987 at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet. It was the sixth race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship. It was the 65th French Grand Prix and the eleventh to be held at Paul Ricard, and the second to be held on the shortened version of the circuit. The race was held over 80 laps of the 3.813-kilometre (2.369 mi) circuit for a race distance of 305.040 kilometres (189.543 mi).
The race was won by British driver Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Honda, after he started from pole position. Mansell took his second victory of the season by 7.7 seconds from Brazilian teammate Nelson Piquet, with local driver Alain Prost third in a McLaren-TAG.
Drivers' Championship leader, Brazilian Ayrton Senna, finished fourth in his Lotus-Honda, which was enough for him to retain the championship lead by one point over Prost, with Piquet and Mansell three and six points behind respectively.
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