Mexican Grand Prix
1987 · Round 14 · Mexico City, Mexico · Oct 18, 1987Race summary
Victory went to Mansell (from 1st on the grid), with a 26.2s margin. Alliot made the biggest gain, from 24th on the grid to 6th (up 18 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 63 | 1:26:24.207 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | 63 | +26.176 | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | 63 | +1:26.879 | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 13 | 63 | +1:41.352 | 3 |
| 5 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | 61 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 24 | 60 | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 22 | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 25 | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 23 | 59 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 7 | 54 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | March | 20 | 51 | Water leak | 0 |
| – | Alex Caffi | Osella | 26 | 50 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 21 | 43 | Water leak | 0 |
| – | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 19 | 32 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | 29 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 11 | 26 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 10 | 22 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2 | 20 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 4 | 15 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | 13 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 13 | 3 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 15 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 16 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 17 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 0 | Collision | 0 |