1987 San Marino Grand Prix
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{{Grand Prix race report infobox
| Type = F1
| Country = San Marino
| Grand Prix = San Marino
| Official name = 7o [[San Marino Grand Prix|Gran Premio di San Marino]]
| Image = Circuit Imola 1992.png
| Date = May 3
| Year = 1987
| Race_No = 2
| Season_No = 16
| Location = [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|Autodromo Dino Ferrari]], [[Imola]], [[Italy]]
| Course = Permanent racing facility
| Course_mi = 3.131
| Course_km = 5.040
| Distance_laps = 59
| Distance_mi = 184.770
| Distance_km = 297.360
| Weather = Sunny, warm
| Pole_Driver = [[Ayrton Senna]]
| Pole_Team = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| Pole_Time = 1:25.826
| Pole_Country = Brazil
| Fast_Driver = [[Teo Fabi]]
| Fast_Team = [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| Fast_Time = 1:29.246
| Fast_Lap = 51
| Fast_Country = Italy
| First_Driver = [[Nigel Mansell]]
| First_Team = [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| First_Country = UK
| Second_Driver = [[Ayrton Senna]]
| Second_Team = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| Second_Country = Brazil
| Third_Driver = [[Michele Alboreto]]
| Third_Team = [[Ferrari]]
| Third_Country = Italy
|}}
The '''1987 San Marino Grand Prix''' was a Formula One race held on May 3, 1987 at the [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|Autodromo Dino Ferrari]], [[Imola]]. It was the 2nd race of the [[1987 Formula One season]].
==Race summary==
On Friday practice, championship contender [[Nelson Piquet]] was eliminated from the race after an accident at the Tamburello corner. A tyre of his [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] failed, which resulted in a violent impact against the wall. Whilst in his opinion he had only sustained a sore ankle, he was taken to the nearby [[Bellaria-Igea Marina]] hospital, and after medical checks he was forbidden to start by FIA Medical Delegate [[Sid Watkins]].<br>
Alarmed by excessive blistering and the suggestion that Piquet's accident may have been caused by a tyre deflation, [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] withdrew all the tyres issued to teams. A replacement selection was flown in and despite the lack of Customs officials due to an Italian public holiday, the new rubber was available for all teams to race on by Sunday.<br>
Saturday's qualifing went on smoothly, with [[Ayrton Senna]] claiming pole position on his [[Team Lotus|Lotus]], with [[Nigel Mansell]], on the second Williams, aside him in the front row. The second row was occupied by [[Teo Fabi]] on the [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] and [[Alain Prost]] on [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]; "home" team [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] took the whole third row with [[Michele Alboreto]] ahead of [[Gerhard Berger]].<br>
The race required two starts as [[Martin Brundle]], [[Thierry Boutsen]] and [[Eddie Cheever]] stalled on the original grid. [[Satoru Nakajima]] started from the pit lane owing to a faulty battery, and [[René Arnoux]] failed to take the second start after the suspension of his [[Ligier]] failed. On the second start, Senna led off the line but Mansell overtook him on lap two, at the Tosa corner, and went on to dominate the race. Prost got the second place overtaking Senna on lap 6; the Brazilian was then engaged in a battle with the two Ferraris, and got back second when Prost retired with an alternator failure on lap 15. Berger retired with turbo boost failure on lap 17, and by that time Alboreto passed Senna to take the second place.<br>
On lap 22, Mansell pitted early due to a loose wheel balance weight and for 3 laps Alboreto led the race. Senna retook first position with Alboreto's pit stop, then before Mansell returned to the front when the Brazilian stopped. [[Riccardo Patrese]] in a [[Brabham]] was now holding second place but he retired when his alternator failed on lap 51. Simultaneously, Teo Fabi retired with engine problems after a slow start including a stop to replace the front wing. He did however manage to set the fastest lap in the process.<br>
Mansell took a comfortable win with Senna holding second after Alboreto's turbo experienced problems. [[Stefan Johansson]] was in fourth place whilst [[Derek Warwick]]'s retirement (out of fuel) handed fifth to Brundle and first points ever to [[Zakspeed]] with Nakajima rounding off the points.
==Classification==
Numbers in brackets refer to positions of [[Naturally-aspirated engine|normally-aspirated]] entrants competing for the [[1987 Formula One season#Jim Clark Trophy (for normally-aspirated runners)|Jim Clark Trophy]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 5
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Nigel Mansell]]'''
| '''[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]'''
| 59
| 1:31:24.076
| 2
| '''9'''
|-
! 2
| 12
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Ayrton Senna]]'''
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]'''
| 59
| + 27.545
| 1
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 27
| {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Michele Alboreto]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 59
| + 39.144
| 6
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 2
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Stefan Johansson]]'''
| '''[[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]]'''
| 59
| + 1:00.588
| 8
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Martin Brundle]]'''
| '''[[Zakspeed]]'''
| 57
| + 2 Laps
| 14
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| 11
| {{flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Satoru Nakajima]]'''
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]'''
| 57
| Out of fuel
| 12
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| 10
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Christian Danner]]
| [[Zakspeed]]
| 57
| + 2 Laps
| 17
|
|-
! 8 (1)
| 4
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Philippe Streiff]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 57
| + 2 Laps
| 20
|
|-
! 9
| 7
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[BMW]]
| 57
| + 2 Laps
| 7
|
|-
! 10 (2)
| 30
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Philippe Alliot]]
| [[Larrousse]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 56
| + 3 Laps
| 21
|
|-
! 11
| 17
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Derek Warwick]]
| [[Arrows]]-[[Megatron (engine)|Megatron]]
| 55
| Out of Fuel
| 10
|
|-
! 12
| 21
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alex Caffi]]
| [[Osella]]-[[Alfa Romeo (Formula One)|Alfa Romeo]]
| 54
| Out of fuel
| 19
|
|-
! 13 (3)
| 14
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Pascal Fabre]]
| [[Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives|AGS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 53
| + 6 Laps
| 24
|
|-
! Ret
| 19
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Teo Fabi]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 51
| Turbo
| 4
|
|-
! Ret
| 20
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Thierry Boutsen]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 48
| Engine
| 11
|
|-
! Ret
| 18
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]]
| [[Arrows]]-[[Megatron (engine)|Megatron]]
| 48
| Clutch
| 9
|
|-
! Ret
| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jonathan Palmer]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 48
| Clutch
| 23
|
|-
! Ret
| 8
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[BMW]]
| 39
| Spun Off
| 13
|
|-
! Ret
| 23
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Adrián Campos]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[Motori Moderni]]
| 30
| Gearbox
| 16
|
|-
! Ret
| 22
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gabriele Tarquini]]
| [[Osella]]-[[Alfa Romeo (Formula One)|Alfa Romeo]]
| 26
| Gearbox
| 25
|
|-
! Ret
| 24
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alessandro Nannini]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[Motori Moderni]]
| 25
| Turbo
| 15
|
|-
! Ret
| 16
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ivan Capelli]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 18
| Engine
| 22
|
|-
! Ret
| 28
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Gerhard Berger]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 16
| Electrical
| 5
|
|-
! Ret
| 1
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Alain Prost]]
| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]]
| 14
| Electrical
| 3
|
|-
! Ret
| 26
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]]
| [[Ligier]]-[[Megatron (engine)|Megatron]]
| 7
| Handling
| 18
|
|-
! DNS
| 6
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Nelson Piquet]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
|
| Injury
|
|
|-
! DNS
| 25
| {{flagicon|France}} [[René Arnoux]]
| [[Ligier]]-[[Megatron (engine)|Megatron]]
| 0
| Suspension
|
|
|}
== Notes ==
* Finishing the race in sixth place, Nakajima became the first Japanese driver to score a World Championship point.
==References==
* ''Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from {{cite web | title = The Official Formula 1 website | url = http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1987/280/ | accessdate = 2007-07-08}}
{{F1 race report |
Name_of_race = [[San Marino Grand Prix]] |
Year_of_race = 1987 |
Previous_race_in_season = [[1987 Brazilian Grand Prix]] |
Next_race_in_season = [[1987 Belgian Grand Prix]] |
Previous_year's_race = [[1986 San Marino Grand Prix]] |
Next_year's_race = [[1988 San Marino Grand Prix]]
}}
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[[sl:Velika nagrada San Marina 1987]]
[[fi:San Marinon Grand Prix 1987]]
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