- Winner
- Nigel Mansell
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, and Riccardo Patrese
- Race date
- October 18, 1987
- Pole
- Nigel Mansell
- Fastest lap
- Nelson Piquet
- Classified drivers
- 27
- Circuit
- Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
The decisive result
Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Nelson Piquet is listed 2 for Williams, with Riccardo Patrese 3 for Brabham.
Grid to finish
Philippe Alliot from P24 to P6 (+18), Philippe Streiff from P25 to P8 (+17), and Jonathan Palmer from P22 to P7 (+15) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nigel Mansell started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 4 Collision, 4 Finished, 3 +3 laps, 3 Turbo, and 2 Accident. Nelson Piquet holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:19.132 on lap 57. 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.