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Nigel Mansell won the 1987 British Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1987 British Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, and Ayrton Senna
Race date
July 12, 1987
Pole
Nelson Piquet
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Nelson Piquet is listed 2 for Williams, with Ayrton Senna 3 for Team Lotus.

Grid to finish

Pascal Fabre from P25 to P9 (+16), Jonathan Palmer from P23 to P8 (+15), and Satoru Nakajima from P12 to P4 (+8) 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 6 Engine, 3 +2 laps, 2 Accident, 2 Finished, and 2 Gearbox. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:09.832 on lap 58. 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 MansellWilliams1:19:11.7809
2Nelson PiquetWilliams1:19:13.6986
3Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus+1 lap4
4Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus+2 laps3
5Derek WarwickArrows+2 laps2
6Teo FabiBenetton+2 laps1
7Thierry BoutsenBenetton+3 laps0
8Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+5 laps0
9Pascal FabreAGS+6 laps0
DNFPhilippe StreiffTyrrellEngine0
NCMartin BrundleZakspeed+11 laps0
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenEngine0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariSuspension0
DNFEddie CheeverArrowsEngine0
DNFAdrián CamposMinardiFuel system0
DNFAlex CaffiOsellaEngine0
DNFChristian DannerZakspeedGearbox0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBrabhamTurbo0
DNFStefan JohanssonMcLarenEngine0
DNFAlessandro NanniniMinardiEngine0