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Nelson Piquet won the 1987 German Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won the 1987 German Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Stefan Johansson and Ayrton Senna at Hockenheimring.

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Race recap

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

The decisive result

Nelson Piquet finished first for Williams. Stefan Johansson is listed 2 for McLaren, with Ayrton Senna 3 for Team Lotus.

Grid to finish

Philippe Streiff from P22 to P4 (+18), Jonathan Palmer from P23 to P5 (+18), and Philippe Alliot from P21 to P6 (+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 10 Engine, 4 Turbo, 3 +1 lap, 2 Finished, and 2 Ignition. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:45.716 on lap 24. 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
1Nelson PiquetWilliams1:21:25.0919
2Stefan JohanssonMcLaren1:23:04.6826
3Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus+1 lap4
4Philippe StreiffTyrrell+1 lap3
5Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+1 lap2
6Philippe AlliotLola+2 laps1
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenElectrical0
NCMartin BrundleZakspeed+10 laps0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniLigierEngine0
DNFAdrián CamposMinardiEngine0
DNFThierry BoutsenBenettonEngine0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsEngine0
DNFAlessandro NanniniMinardiEngine0
DNFDerek WarwickArrowsTurbo0
DNFChristian DannerZakspeedHalfshaft0
DNFGerhard BergerFerrariTurbo0
DNFTeo FabiBenettonEngine0
DNFAlex CaffiOsellaEngine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisBrabhamEngine0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariTurbo0