The 1987 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza on 6 September 1987. It was the eleventh race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship. It was the 57th Italian Grand Prix and the 52nd to be held at Monza. The race was held over 50 laps of the circuit for a race distance of . The race was won from pole position by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Williams Grand Prix Engineering, Williams-Honda in Formula One, Honda. Piquet took his third victory of the season by 1.8 seconds from compatriot Ayrton Senna, who led in his Team Lotus, Lotus-Honda before running wide at the Parabolica with eight laps to go. Piquet's British team-mate, Nigel Mansell, finished third, nearly 50 seconds adrift. It was also the sixth consecutive victory for the Williams team, a run of wins that had begun at the 1987 French Grand Prix, French Grand Prix in early July. French Tyrrell Racing, Tyrrell driver Philippe Streiff was the first naturally aspirated Jim Clark Trophy car to finish in 12th, three laps down on Piquet. The win strengthened Piquet's championship points lead to 14 points over Senna and 20 over Mansell. During qualifying, Piquet recorded a speed of , the fastest achieved by a Formula One car during the first turbo era of the sport (1977-88). Due to the entries of Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives, AGS and Scuderia Coloni, Coloni, for the first time in the 1987 season, there would be drivers who would fail to qualify for the race - in this case, it was to be Nicola Larini in the Coloni and Pascal Fabre in the AGS.

Classification

Qualifying

Race

Numbers in brackets refer to positions of Naturally aspirated engine, normally aspirated entrants competing for the 1987 Formula One World Championship#Jim Clark Trophy, Jim Clark Trophy.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings ;Jim Clark Trophy standings ;Colin Chapman Trophy standings *

References

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