1987 Austrian Grand Prix

The 1987 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 16 August 1987. It was the tenth race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship. It was the twentieth Austrian Grand Prix, and the last to be held until 1997. The race was run over 52 laps of the 5.94-kilometre (3.69 mi) circuit for a total race distance of 308.9 kilometres (191.9 mi), also being the last race in the original track.

1987 Austrian Grand Prix
Race 10 of 16 in the 1987 Formula One World Championship
The Österreichring (last modified in 1977)
Race details
Date 16 August 1987
Official name XXV Großer Preis von Österreich
Location Österreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.942 km (3.692 miles)
Distance 52 laps, 308.984 km (191.984 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver
  • Nelson Piquet
Williams-Honda
Time 1:23.357
Fastest lap
Driver Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda
Time 1:28.318 on lap 31 (lap record)
Podium
First
  • Nigel Mansell
Williams-Honda
Second
  • Nelson Piquet
Williams-Honda
Third
  • Teo Fabi
Benetton-Ford
Lap leaders

The race needed to be restarted twice following crashes on the starting grid. It was eventually won by British driver Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Honda. Mansell took his third victory of the season by 56 seconds from Brazilian teammate Nelson Piquet, with Italian Teo Fabi third in a Benetton-Ford.

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