1987 Detroit Grand Prix


Entry list Qualifying results Starting grid
Fastest Laps Classification Lap Leaders


Race details
Official Race Name  VI  Detroit Grand Prix
Date Sunday, 21 June 1987
Local Start Time 14:00 h
Grand Prix Detroit GP
Circuit Detroit
Round 5 of 16
Entries 26
Qualifiers 26
Finishers 12
Race distance 4023 m × 63 laps = 253.449 km
Pole position Left
First corner Left
Track direction Anti-clockwise
Weather Cloudy, Mild, Dry



Entry List
Car
No.		 Entrant Driver Car Engine Tyres Lubricant
1
 Marlboro McLaren International Alain Prost McLaren MP4/3 TAG 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell
2
 Marlboro McLaren International Stefan Johansson McLaren MP4/3 TAG 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell
3
 Data General Team Tyrrell Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell DG016 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear Elf
4
 Data General Team Tyrrell Philippe Streiff Tyrrell DG016 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear Elf
5
 Canon Williams Honda Team Nigel Mansell Williams FW11B Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
6
 Canon Williams Honda Team Nélson Piquet Williams FW11B Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
7
 Motor Racing Developments Ltd Riccardo Patrese Brabham BT56 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
8
 Motor Racing Developments Ltd Andrea de Cesaris Brabham BT56 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
9
 West Zakspeed Racing Martin Brundle Zakspeed 861 Zakspeed 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
10
 West Zakspeed Racing Christian Danner Zakspeed 871 Zakspeed 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
11
 Camel Team Lotus Honda Satoru Nakajima Lotus 99T Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
12
 Camel Team Lotus Honda Ayrton Senna Lotus 99T Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
14
 Team El Charro AGS Pascal Fabre AGS JH22 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear -
16
 Leyton House March Racing Team Ivan Capelli March 871 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear -
17
 USF&G Arrows Megatron Derek Warwick Arrows A10 Megatron 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
18
 USF&G Arrows Megatron Eddie Cheever Arrows A10 Megatron 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
19
 Benetton Formula Ltd Teo Fabi Benetton B187 Ford F1 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
20
 Benetton Formula Ltd Thierry Boutsen Benetton B187 Ford F1 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
21
 Osella Squadra Corse Alex Caffi Osella FA1I Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TGoodyear Agip
23
 Minardi Team Adrián Campos Minardi M187 Motori Moderni 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
24
 Minardi Team Alessandro Nannini Minardi M187 Motori Moderni 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
25
 Ligier Loto René Arnoux Ligier JS29B Megatron 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
26
 Ligier Loto Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier JS29B Megatron 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
27
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Michele Alboreto Ferrari F1-87 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
28
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Gerhard Berger Ferrari F1-87 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
30
 Larrousse Calmels Philippe Alliot Lola LC87 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear BP


Qualification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
1'39.264
 - 100.0% 145.902
2
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Honda
1'40.607
 1.343 101.4% 143.954
3
6
 Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
1'40.942
 1.678 101.7% 143.476
4
20
 Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford
1'42.050
 2.786 102.8% 141.919
5
1
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
1'42.357
 3.093 103.1% 141.493
6
18
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Megatron
1'42.361
 3.097 103.1% 141.487
7
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
1'42.684
 3.420 103.4% 141.042
8
19
 Teo Fabi Benetton / Ford
1'42.918
 3.654 103.7% 140.722
9
7
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
1'43.479
 4.215 104.2% 139.959
10
17
 Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron
1'43.541
 4.277 104.3% 139.875
11
2
 Stefan Johansson McLaren / TAG
1'43.797
 4.533 104.6% 139.530
12
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
1'43.816
 4.552 104.6% 139.505
13
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
1'44.350
 5.086 105.1% 138.791
14
4
 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Ford
1'45.037
 5.773 105.8% 137.883
15
9
 Martin Brundle Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'45.291
 6.027 106.1% 137.550
16
10
 Christian Danner Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'45.740
 6.476 106.5% 136.966
17
8
 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham / BMW
1'46.046
 6.782 106.8% 136.571
18
24
 Alessandro Nannini Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'46.083
 6.819 106.9% 136.523
19
21
 Alex Caffi Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'46.124
 6.860 106.9% 136.471
20
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford
1'46.194
 6.930 107.0% 136.381
21
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Megatron
1'46.211
 6.947 107.0% 136.359
22
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Ford
1'46.269
 7.005 107.1% 136.284
23
26
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier / Megatron
1'47.471
 8.207 108.3% 134.760
24
11
 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Honda
1'48.801
 9.537 109.6% 133.113
25
23
 Adrián Campos Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'50.495
 11.231 111.3% 131.072
26
14
 Pascal Fabre AGS / Ford
1'53.644
 14.380 114.5% 127.440


Starting grid
1

Nigel Mansell
Williams / Honda
1'39.264

2

Ayrton Senna
Lotus / Honda
1'40.607
3

Nélson Piquet
Williams / Honda
1'40.942

4

Thierry Boutsen
Benetton / Ford
1'42.050
5

Alain Prost
McLaren / TAG
1'42.357

6

Eddie Cheever
Arrows / Megatron
1'42.361
7

Michele Alboreto
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'42.684

8

Teo Fabi
Benetton / Ford
1'42.918
9

Riccardo Patrese
Brabham / BMW
1'43.479

10

Derek Warwick
Arrows / Megatron
1'43.541
11

Stefan Johansson
McLaren / TAG
1'43.797

12

Gerhard Berger
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'43.816
13

Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell / Ford
1'44.350

14

Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell / Ford
1'45.037
15

Martin Brundle
Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'45.291

16

Christian Danner
Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'45.740
17

Andrea de Cesaris
Brabham / BMW
1'46.046

18

Alessandro Nannini
Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'46.083
19

Alex Caffi
Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'46.124

20

Philippe Alliot
Lola / Ford
1'46.194
21

René Arnoux
Ligier / Megatron
1'46.211

22

Ivan Capelli
March / Ford
1'46.269
23

Piercarlo Ghinzani
Ligier / Megatron
1'47.471

24

Satoru Nakajima
Lotus / Honda
1'48.801
25

Adrián Campos
Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'50.495

26

Pascal Fabre
AGS / Ford
1'53.644


Fastest Laps
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Lap Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Honda
39
 1'40.464 - 100.0% 144.159
2
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
36
 1'40.535 0.071 100.1% 144.057
3
6
 Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
57
 1'41.196 0.732 100.7% 143.116
4
1
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
56
 1'41.340 0.876 100.9% 142.913
5
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
46
 1'42.238 1.774 101.8% 141.658
6
20
 Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford
41
 1'42.252 1.788 101.8% 141.638
7
2
 Stefan Johansson McLaren / TAG
53
 1'42.332 1.868 101.9% 141.528
8
18
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Megatron
35
 1'43.951 3.487 103.5% 139.323
9
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
41
 1'44.048 3.584 103.6% 139.193
10
7
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
46
 1'44.255 3.791 103.8% 138.917
11
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
19
 1'45.016 4.552 104.5% 137.910
12
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford
33
 1'45.869 5.405 105.4% 136.799
13
4
 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Ford
35
 1'46.048 5.584 105.6% 136.568
14
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Megatron
38
 1'46.937 6.473 106.4% 135.433
15
24
 Alessandro Nannini Minardi / Motori Moderni
13
 1'47.069 6.605 106.6% 135.266
16
17
 Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron
11
 1'47.260 6.796 106.8% 135.025
17
26
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier / Megatron
21
 1'47.477 7.013 107.0% 134.753
18
10
 Christian Danner Zakspeed / Zakspeed
38
 1'47.532 7.068 107.0% 134.684
19
19
 Teo Fabi Benetton / Ford
4
 1'48.325 7.861 107.8% 133.698
20
9
 Martin Brundle Zakspeed / Zakspeed
14
 1'48.744 8.280 108.2% 133.183
21
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Ford
5
 1'49.341 8.877 108.8% 132.455
22
14
 Pascal Fabre AGS / Ford
32
 1'50.309 9.845 109.8% 131.293
23
21
 Alex Caffi Osella / Alfa Romeo
2
 1'53.496 13.032 113.0% 127.606
24
8
 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham / BMW
2
 1'53.860 13.396 113.3% 127.198
25
23
 Adrián Campos Minardi / Motori Moderni
1
 2'16.237 35.773 135.6% 106.306


Classification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Time Gap/
Retirement		 Speed
(km/h)
1
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Honda
63
 1:50'16.358 - 137.903
2
6
 Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
63
 1:50'50.177 33.819 137.202
3
1
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
63
 1:51'01.685 45.327 136.965
4
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
63
 1:51'18.959 1'02.601 136.611
5
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
62
 1:50'34.832 1 Lap 135.336
6
18
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Megatron
60
 1:48'58.338 3 Laps 132.903
7
2
 Stefan Johansson McLaren / TAG
60
 1:50'16.597 3 Laps 131.332
8
10
 Christian Danner Zakspeed / Zakspeed
60
 1:50'40.144 3 Laps 130.866
9
7
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
60
 1:50'57.292 3 Laps 130.529
10
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Megatron
60
 1:51'08.353 3 Laps 130.312
11
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
60
 1:51'27.149 3 Laps 129.946
12
14
 Pascal Fabre AGS / Ford
58
 1:50'43.574 5 Laps 126.438
ret
20
 Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford
52
 1:34'16.754 Brakes 133.134
ret
26
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier / Megatron
51
 1:50'25.489 Clutch 111.482
ret
4
 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Ford
44
 1:20'09.338 Wheel 132.501
ret
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford
38
 1:10'11.754 Accident 130.669
ret
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
25
 44'54.244 Gearbox 134.386
ret
24
 Alessandro Nannini Minardi / Motori Moderni
22
 41'43.222 Gearbox 127.285
ret
9
 Martin Brundle Zakspeed / Zakspeed
16
 32'56.416 Turbo 117.245
ret
17
 Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron
12
 30'25.377 Accident 95.210
ret
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Ford
9
 17'50.134 Electrical 121.803
ret
19
 Teo Fabi Benetton / Ford
6
 11'10.477 Accident 129.604
ret
21
 Alex Caffi Osella / Alfa Romeo
3
 6'01.884 Transmission 120.062
ret
8
 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham / BMW
2
 4'02.473 Gearbox 119.459
ret
23
 Adrián Campos Minardi / Motori Moderni
1
 2'16.237 Accident 106.306
ret
11
 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Honda
0
 - Accident -


Lap Leaders
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Led Percentage
1
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
33
 52%
2
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Honda
30
 48%

Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!



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