Round 14 of 16 · Mexico City · 18 October 1987, Sunday
Mexican Grand Prix
Key highlights
Mansell
pole position
63
laps
9
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:26:24.207 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | +26.176 | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | +1:26.879 | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | +1:41.352 | 3 |
| 5 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | |
| 9 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | +4 Laps | |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | Spun off | |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | March | Water leak | |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Osella | Engine | |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | Water leak | |
| DNF | Adrián Campos | Minardi | Transmission | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Ligier | Overheating | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Accident | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | Accident | |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | Turbo | |
| DNF | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | Electrical | |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Turbo | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Turbo | |
| DNF | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | Accident | |
| DNF | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | Accident | |
| DNF | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | Accident | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | McLaren | Collision |
- DNF
- Did not finish