- 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.