1987 San Marino Grand Prix
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Results from the 1987 Formula One San Marino Grand Prix held at Imola on May 3, 1987.
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[edit] Piquet's accident
Championship contender Nelson Piquet was eliminated from the race early after a Friday-morning accident which resulted in an enormous impact. Whilst in his opinion he had only sustained a sore ankle, he was taken to the nearby Bellaria hospital and after medical checks was forbidden to start by FIA Medical Delegate Sid Watkins.
[edit] Tyre issues
Alarmed by excessive blistering and the suggestion that Piquet's accident may have been caused by a tyre deflation, 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.
[edit] Race summary
The race required two starts as Martin Brundle, Thierry Boutsen and Eddie Cheever stalled on the original grid.
Satoru Nakajima (battery) started from the pit lane and René Arnoux(suspension) failed to take the second start. Ayrton Senna led off the line but Nigel Mansell overtook on lap 2 and proceeded to dominate the race from Alain Prost. Senna was engaged in a battle with the two Ferraris and inherited second when Prost retired with an alternator failure on lap 15. Gerhard Berger retired with turbo boost failure on lap 17.
On lap 22, Mansell pitted early due to a loose wheel balance weight and for 3 laps Michele Alboreto's Ferrari led on home turf. Senna retook the lead with Alboreto's pit stop before Mansell returned to the front.
Riccardo Patrese in a Brabham was now holding second place but this was to be fruitless when his alternator failed on lap 51. Simultaneously, Teo Fabi's Benetton 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.
Mansell chalked up a comfortable victory with Senna holding second after Alboreto's boost fell away. Stefan Johansson was in fourth place whilst Derek Warwick's retirement (out of fuel) handed fifth to Brundle and first ever WCC points to Zakspeed with Nakajima rounding off the points.
[edit] Classification
[edit] Notes
- Fastest Lap: Teo Fabi 1'29.246
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