Round 7 · 12 July 1987
1987 British Grand Prix: results
Nigel Mansell (Williams) won the 1987 British Grand Prix, round 7 of the championship, held on 12 July 1987 at Silverstone Circuit (UK), starting from position 2. Nelson Piquet (Williams) and Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) completed the podium. Pole position went to Nelson Piquet.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 1:19:11.780 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1 | +1.918 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | +2 Laps | 3 | +2 Laps |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 13 | +2 Laps | 2 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 5 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 23 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 9 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 25 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 10 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 17 | — | — | Not classified |
| 12 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 7 | — | — | Suspension |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 19 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 16 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 18 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 11 | — | — | Turbo |
| 19 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 9 | — | — | Turbo |
| 22 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 8 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 21 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 24 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 16 | — | — | Electrical |
| 25 | Ivan Capelli | March | 24 | — | — | Accident |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 19 | — | — | Excluded |