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Nigel Mansell won the 1987 San Marino Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1987 San Marino Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Ayrton Senna and Michele Alboreto at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, and Michele Alboreto
Race date
May 3, 1987
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Teo Fabi
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Ayrton Senna is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Michele Alboreto 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Philippe Streiff from P21 to P8 (+13), Philippe Alliot from P22 to P10 (+12), and Pascal Fabre from P25 to P13 (+12) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 +2 laps, 4 Finished, 3 Out of fuel, 2 Clutch, and 2 Electrical. Teo Fabi holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:29.246 on lap 51. 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 MansellWilliams1:31:24.0769
2Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus1:31:51.6216
3Michele AlboretoFerrari1:32:03.2204
4Stefan JohanssonMcLaren1:32:24.6643
5Martin BrundleZakspeed+2 laps2
6Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus+2 laps1
7Christian DannerZakspeed+2 laps0
8Philippe StreiffTyrrell+2 laps0
9Riccardo PatreseBrabham+2 laps0
10Philippe AlliotLola+3 laps0
11Derek WarwickArrowsOut of fuel0
12Alex CaffiOsellaOut of fuel0
13Pascal FabreAGS+6 laps0
DNFTeo FabiBenettonTurbo0
DNFThierry BoutsenBenettonEngine0
DNFEddie CheeverArrowsClutch0
DNFJonathan PalmerTyrrellClutch0
DNFAndrea de CesarisBrabhamSpun off0
DNFAdrián CamposMinardiGearbox0
DNFGabriele TarquiniOsellaGearbox0