1987 British Grand Prix

🇬🇧 UK Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK 1987-07-12 Round 7 of 16

Going Into This Race

WDC Leader

Ayrton Senna

27 pts (+1 over P2)

WCC Leader

Williams

45 pts (+6 over P2)

Pre-Race Report

Championship standings

Ayrton Senna leads the Drivers’ Championship by one point over Alain Prost after France, with Nelson Piquet three points behind Senna and Mansell six behind.

Previous race

At Paul Ricard, Mansell won after passing Piquet with four laps to go following Piquet’s error at Le Beausset. Piquet had led for most of the race but stalled in the pitlane during his second stop, losing nearly ten seconds. Senna held fourth throughout to retain the championship lead.

Track changes

The Silverstone circuit has been modified: the Woodcote chicane has been removed and replaced with a new, slower chicane further down the Bridge straight.

Adapted by AI summarisation from “1987 British Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.

Last 5 Races

Full season →

#	Date	Grand Prix	Pole	P1	P2	P3
2	3 May	🇸🇲 San Marino Grand Prix	Senna	Mansell	Senna	Alboreto
3	17 May	🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix	Mansell	Prost	Johansson	de Cesaris
4	31 May	🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix	Mansell	Senna	Piquet	Alboreto
5	21 Jun	🇺🇸 Detroit Grand Prix	Mansell	Senna	Piquet	Prost
6	5 Jul	🇫🇷 French Grand Prix	Mansell	Mansell	Piquet	Prost

Drivers' Championship

Full standings →

Pos	Driver	Team	Pts	Wins
1	Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	27	2
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	26	2
3	Nelson Piquet	Williams	24	0
4	Nigel Mansell	Williams	21	2
5	Stefan Johansson	McLaren	13	0
6	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	9	0
7	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	8	0
8	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	4	0
9	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	4	0
10	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	3	0

Constructors' Championship

Full standings →

Pos	Team	Pts	Wins
1	Williams	45	2
2	McLaren	39	2
3	Team Lotus	30	2
4	Ferrari	17	0
5	Brabham	4	0