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Ayrton Senna won the 1987 Monaco Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1987 Monaco Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Nelson Piquet and Michele Alboreto at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet, and Michele Alboreto
Race date
May 31, 1987
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Ayrton Senna
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Ivan Capelli from P19 to P6 (+13), René Arnoux from P22 to P11 (+11), and Pascal Fabre from P24 to P13 (+11) 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 +2 laps, 3 Electrical, 3 Engine, 3 Finished, and 2 +4 laps. Ayrton Senna holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:27.685 on lap 72. 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
1Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus1:57:54.0859
2Nelson PiquetWilliams1:58:27.2976
3Michele AlboretoFerrari1:59:06.9244
4Gerhard BergerFerrari+1 lap3
5Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+2 laps2
6Ivan CapelliMarch+2 laps1
7Martin BrundleZakspeed+2 laps0
8Teo FabiBenetton+2 laps0
9Alain ProstMcLarenEngine0
10Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus+3 laps0
11René ArnouxLigier+4 laps0
12Piercarlo GhinzaniLigier+4 laps0
13Pascal FabreAGS+7 laps0
DNFEddie CheeverArrowsOverheating0
DNFDerek WarwickArrowsGearbox0
DNFStefan JohanssonMcLarenEngine0
DNFPhilippe AlliotLolaEngine0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBrabhamElectrical0
DNFAlex CaffiOsellaElectrical0
DNFAndrea de CesarisBrabhamSuspension0