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Nigel Mansell won the 1987 Austrian Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1987 Austrian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Nelson Piquet and Teo Fabi at Red Bull Ring.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, and Teo Fabi
Race date
August 16, 1987
Pole
Nelson Piquet
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Red Bull Ring

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Nelson Piquet is listed 2 for Williams, with Teo Fabi 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Ivan Capelli from P23 to P11 (+12), Christian Danner from P20 to P9 (+11), and Piercarlo Ghinzani from P18 to P8 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nelson Piquet started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 +3 laps, 4 +2 laps, 4 Engine, 2 +1 lap, and 2 Electrical. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.318 on lap 31. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Nigel MansellWilliams1:18:44.8989
2Nelson PiquetWilliams1:19:40.6026
3Teo FabiBenetton+1 lap4
4Thierry BoutsenBenetton+1 lap3
5Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus+2 laps2
6Alain ProstMcLaren+2 laps1
7Stefan JohanssonMcLaren+2 laps0
8Piercarlo GhinzaniLigier+2 laps0
9Christian DannerZakspeed+3 laps0
10René ArnouxLigier+3 laps0
11Ivan CapelliMarch+3 laps0
12Philippe AlliotLola+3 laps0
13Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus+3 laps0
14Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+5 laps0
NCPascal FabreAGS+7 laps0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBrabhamEngine0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariTurbo0
DNFAndrea de CesarisBrabhamEngine0
DNFDerek WarwickArrowsEngine0
DNFEddie CheeverArrowsTyre0