1987 Hungarian Grand Prix
| 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 16 in the 1987 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 9 August 1987 | ||
| Location | Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.014 km (2.495 miles) | ||
| Distance | 76 laps, 305.064 km (189.620 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:28.047 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | |
| Time | 1:30.149 on lap 65 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Honda | ||
| Second | Lotus-Honda | ||
| Third | McLaren-TAG | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hungaroring on 9 August 1987. It was the ninth race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship. The race was held over 76 laps of the 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) circuit for a race distance of 305 kilometres (190 mi).
The race was won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Williams-Honda. His teammate, Briton Nigel Mansell, took pole position and led until he lost a wheel nut with six laps remaining. Piquet's compatriot Ayrton Senna finished second in a Lotus-Honda, with Frenchman Alain Prost third in a McLaren-TAG.
The win, Piquet's second in succession, extended his lead over Senna in the Drivers' Championship to seven points, with Mansell and Prost a further eleven points back.