French Grand Prix
1987 · Round 6 · Le Castellet, France · Jul 5, 1987Race summary
Mansell won the race from 1st on the grid, 7.711s ahead of Piquet. Streiff was the standout mover, climbing from 25th to 6th. Prost lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 3rd (down 1 place).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 80 | 1:37:03.839 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 4 | 80 | +7.711 | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 80 | +55.255 | 4 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | 79 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 7 | 77 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 25 | 76 | +4 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 24 | 76 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 9 | 74 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 26 | 74 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | 71 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 16 | 71 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 8 | 64 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | 62 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 23 | 57 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | 52 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 21 | 52 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Ligier | 13 | 33 | Exhaust | 0 |
| – | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 5 | 31 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 19 | 26 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 17 | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | 23 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 12 | 19 | Differential | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 18 | 18 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Alex Caffi | Osella | 20 | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 11 | 2 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 14 | 0 | Electrical | 0 |