Round 6 · 1987
French Grand Prix
WinnerMNSWilliams · from P1
PoleMNS
Fastest lap1:09.548Piquet · L68
Biggest gain+19Streiff P25→P6
Retirements17of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 | 0 | 80 | 1:37:03.839 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Williams | 4 | +2 | 80 | +7.710 FL | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 2 | -1 | 80 | +55.260 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna SEY | Team Lotus | 3 | -1 | 79 | +1 lap | — | 3 |
| 5 | Teo Fabi FAB | Benetton | 7 | +2 | 77 | +3 laps | — | 2 |
| 6 | Philippe Streiff STI | Tyrrell | 25 | +19 | 76 | +4 laps | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer PAO | Tyrrell | 24 | +17 | 76 | +4 laps | — | |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson JOF | McLaren | 9 | +1 | 74 | +6 laps | — | |
| 9 | Pascal Fabre FAE | AGS | 26 | +17 | 74 | +6 laps | — | |
| — | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Arrows | 14 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 6 | 71 | DNF · L71 | — | ||
| — | Martin Brundle BRL | Zakspeed | 18 | 18 | DNF · L18 | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Brabham | 12 | 19 | DNF · L19 | — | ||
| — | Ligier | 13 | 33 | DNF · L33 | — | |||
| — | Brabham | 11 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | |||
| — | Ligier | 17 | 24 | DNF · L24 | — | |||
| — | Michele Alboreto ALB | Ferrari | 8 | 64 | DNF · L64 | — | ||
| — | Derek Warwick WAW | Arrows | 10 | 62 | DNF · L62 | — | ||
| — | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Benetton | 5 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | ||
| — | Philippe Alliot ALI | Lola | 23 | 57 | DNF · L57 | — | ||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | March | 22 | 52 | DNF · L52 | — | ||
| — | Christian Danner DAN | Zakspeed | 19 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 15 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | |||
| — | Alex Caffi CAF | Osella | 20 | 11 | DNF · L11 | — | ||
| — | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Team Lotus | 16 | 71 | NC · L71 | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 21 | 52 | DNF · L52 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Circuit Paul Ricard
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | French Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 2 |
| 1985 | French Grand Prix | Brabham | 5 | |
| 1983 | French Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | Toleman | 1 |
| 1982 | French Grand Prix | Toleman | 1 | |
| 1980 | French Grand Prix | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 4 |
| 1978 | French Grand Prix | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 2 |
| 1976 | French Grand Prix | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 1 |
| 1975 | French Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |