| Entry list | Qualifying results | Starting grid |
| Fastest Laps | Classification | Lap Leaders |
Race details |
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| Official Race Name | XLV Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco |
| Date | Sunday, 31 May 1987 |
| Local Start Time | 14:00 h |
| Grand Prix | Monaco GP |
| Circuit | Monte Carlo |
| Round | 4 of 16 |
| Entries | 26 |
| Qualifiers | 25 |
| Finishers | 14 |
| Race distance | 3328 m × 78 laps = 259.584 km |
| Pole position | Right |
| First corner | Right |
| Track direction | Clockwise |
| Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry |
Entry List |
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| Car No. |
Entrant | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Lubricant |
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| Marlboro McLaren International | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/3 | TAG 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| Marlboro McLaren International | Stefan Johansson | McLaren MP4/3 | TAG 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| Data General Team Tyrrell | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell DG016 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Data General Team Tyrrell | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell DG016 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Canon Williams Honda Team | Nigel Mansell | Williams FW11B | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Canon Williams Honda Team | Nélson Piquet | Williams FW11B | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Motor Racing Developments Ltd | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham BT56 | BMW 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| Motor Racing Developments Ltd | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham BT56 | BMW 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| West Zakspeed Racing | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed 871 | Zakspeed 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| West Zakspeed Racing | Christian Danner | Zakspeed 871 | Zakspeed 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| Camel Team Lotus Honda | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus 99T | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Camel Team Lotus Honda | Ayrton Senna | Lotus 99T | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Team El Charro AGS | Pascal Fabre | AGS JH22 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
| Leyton House March Racing Team | Ivan Capelli | March 871 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
| USF&G Arrows Megatron | Derek Warwick | Arrows A10 | Megatron 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| USF&G Arrows Megatron | Eddie Cheever | Arrows A10 | Megatron 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| Benetton Formula Ltd | Teo Fabi | Benetton B187 | Ford F1 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Benetton Formula Ltd | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton B187 | Ford F1 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Osella Squadra Corse | Alex Caffi | Osella FA1I | Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Minardi Team | Adrián Campos | Minardi M187 | Motori Moderni 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Minardi Team | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi M187 | Motori Moderni 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Ligier Loto | René Arnoux | Ligier JS29B | Megatron 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| Ligier Loto | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier JS29B | Megatron 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari F1-87 | Ferrari 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari F1-87 | Ferrari 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Larrousse Calmels | Philippe Alliot | Lola LC87 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | BP | |
Qualification |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Honda | - | 100.0% | 144.279 | |||
| Ayrton Senna | Lotus / Honda | 0.672 | 100.8% | 143.121 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Williams / Honda | 1.716 | 102.1% | 141.358 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / TAG | 2.044 | 102.5% | 140.813 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | 3.063 | 103.7% | 139.147 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 3.136 | 103.8% | 139.029 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | McLaren / TAG | 3.278 | 103.9% | 138.800 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 3.284 | 104.0% | 138.790 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 3.591 | 104.3% | 138.299 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Brabham / BMW | 3.724 | 104.5% | 138.087 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 4.255 | 105.1% | 137.247 | |||
| Teo Fabi | Benetton / Ford | 4.583 | 105.5% | 136.733 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Minardi / Motori Moderni | 4.692 | 105.7% | 136.563 | |||
| Martin Brundle | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 4.855 | 105.8% | 136.310 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 5.049 | 106.1% | 136.009 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Osella / Alfa Romeo | 5.194 | 106.3% | 135.786 | |||
| Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Honda | 5.851 | 107.0% | 134.782 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 6.075 | 107.3% | 134.444 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Ford | 6.108 | 107.4% | 134.394 | |||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier / Megatron | 6.219 | 107.5% | 134.227 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham / BMW | 6.788 | 108.2% | 133.376 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Megatron | 6.961 | 108.4% | 133.120 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell / Ford | 7.104 | 108.6% | 132.909 | |||
| Adrián Campos | Minardi / Motori Moderni | 7.766 | 109.4% | 131.940 | |||
| Pascal Fabre | AGS / Ford | 8.628 | 110.4% | 130.699 | |||
Starting grid |
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2  Ayrton Senna Lotus / Honda 1'23.711 |
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Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda 1'23.039 |
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4 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG 1'25.083 |
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Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda 1'24.755 |
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6 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Megatron 1'26.175 |
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Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari 1'26.102 |
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8 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari 1'26.323 |
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Stefan Johansson McLaren / TAG 1'26.317 |
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10 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW 1'26.763 |
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Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford 1'26.630 |
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12 Teo Fabi Benetton / Ford 1'27.622 |
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Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron 1'27.294 |
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14 Martin Brundle Zakspeed / Zakspeed 1'27.894 |
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Alessandro Nannini Minardi / Motori Moderni 1'27.731 |
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16 Alex Caffi Osella / Alfa Romeo 1'28.233 |
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Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford 1'28.088 |
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18 Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford 1'29.114 |
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Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Honda 1'28.890 |
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20 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier / Megatron 1'29.258 |
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Ivan Capelli March / Ford 1'29.147 |
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22 René Arnoux Ligier / Megatron 1'30.000 |
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Andrea de Cesaris Brabham / BMW 1'29.827 |
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24 Adrián Campos Minardi / Motori Moderni 1'30.805 |
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Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Ford 1'30.143 |
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Pascal Fabre AGS / Ford 1'31.667 |
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Fastest Laps |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Lap | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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| Ayrton Senna | Lotus / Honda | 1'27.685 | - | 100.0% | 136.635 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Honda | 1'28.049 | 0.364 | 100.4% | 136.070 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Williams / Honda | 1'28.642 | 0.957 | 101.1% | 135.159 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / TAG | 1'28.891 | 1.206 | 101.4% | 134.781 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1'28.914 | 1.229 | 101.4% | 134.746 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 1'29.048 | 1.363 | 101.6% | 134.543 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1'29.220 | 1.535 | 101.8% | 134.284 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | McLaren / TAG | 1'29.758 | 2.073 | 102.4% | 133.479 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 1'29.905 | 2.220 | 102.5% | 133.261 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Brabham / BMW | 1'30.077 | 2.392 | 102.7% | 133.006 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Ford | 1'30.502 | 2.817 | 103.2% | 132.382 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 1'30.817 | 3.132 | 103.6% | 131.922 | |||
| Teo Fabi | Benetton / Ford | 1'31.207 | 3.522 | 104.0% | 131.358 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 1'31.271 | 3.586 | 104.1% | 131.266 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 1'31.300 | 3.615 | 104.1% | 131.225 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Minardi / Motori Moderni | 1'31.393 | 3.708 | 104.2% | 131.091 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Osella / Alfa Romeo | 1'31.474 | 3.789 | 104.3% | 130.975 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham / BMW | 1'31.511 | 3.826 | 104.4% | 130.922 | |||
| Martin Brundle | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 1'31.619 | 3.934 | 104.5% | 130.768 | |||
| Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Honda | 1'32.265 | 4.580 | 105.2% | 129.852 | |||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier / Megatron | 1'32.389 | 4.704 | 105.4% | 129.678 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Megatron | 1'32.417 | 4.732 | 105.4% | 129.638 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell / Ford | 1'32.715 | 5.030 | 105.7% | 129.222 | |||
| Pascal Fabre | AGS / Ford | 1'35.699 | 8.014 | 109.1% | 125.193 | |||
Classification |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Laps | Time | Gap/ Retirement |
Speed (km/h) |
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| Ayrton Senna | Lotus / Honda | 1:57'54.085 | - | 132.102 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Williams / Honda | 1:58'27.297 | 33.212 | 131.485 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1:59'06.924 | 1'12.839 | 130.756 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1:57'57.226 | 1 Lap | 130.351 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 1:57'54.207 | 2 Laps | 128.713 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Ford | 1:58'21.402 | 2 Laps | 128.220 | |||
| Martin Brundle | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 1:58'52.282 | 2 Laps | 127.665 | |||
| Teo Fabi | Benetton / Ford | 1:59'21.092 | 2 Laps | 127.151 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / TAG | 1:54'04.621 | Engine | 131.280 | |||
| Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Honda | 1:58'32.081 | 3 Laps | 126.343 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Megatron | 1:58'14.833 | 4 Laps | 124.961 | |||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier / Megatron | 1:58'18.059 | 4 Laps | 124.904 | |||
| Pascal Fabre | AGS / Ford | 1:59'15.352 | 7 Laps | 118.881 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 1:30'17.694 | Overheating | 130.474 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 1:28'50.031 | Gearbox | 130.372 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | McLaren / TAG | 1:29'13.818 | Engine | 127.555 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 1:07'37.768 | Engine | 124.007 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Brabham / BMW | 1:17'45.468 | Electrical | 105.287 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Osella / Alfa Romeo | 1:08'01.367 | Electrical | 114.484 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham / BMW | 1:00'00.034 | Suspension | 126.463 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Honda | 43'35.592 | Turbo | 132.835 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Minardi / Motori Moderni | 32'48.506 | Electrical | 127.811 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell / Ford | 14'27.681 | Accident | 124.271 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 7'52.593 | Transmission | 126.756 | |||
| Christian Danner | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | - | Disqualified | - | |||
| Adrián Campos | Minardi / Motori Moderni | - | Not started | - | |||
Lap Leaders |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Laps Led | Percentage |
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| Ayrton Senna | Lotus / Honda | 63% | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Honda | 37% | |||
Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!
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