- 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.