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Formula 1 - Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Seizoen: 1987 - Aflevering: 1 / 46 - Eerst uitgezonden: 12 april 1987 - Episode ID: 389264

16o Grande Premio do Brasil Date: April 12 1987 Location: Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Course: Permanent racing facility 5.031 km (3.126 mi) Distance: 61 laps, 306.891 km (190.70 mi) Weather: Sunny Qualifings were dominated by the Honda powered Williams, with Nigel Mansell ahead of Nelson Piquet. Third was Ayrton Senna, with Lotus. The total number of cars entered for the event was 23, but on race day the March team ran out of engines and there were only 22 entrants. At the start Piquet was fastest, taking the lead from Senna, while Mansell made a bad start; the Benettons of Thierry Boutsen and Teo Fabi outdragged him and Alain Prost. Piquet's lead did not last long: on lap 7, he had to pit with engine overheating caused by litter on the track getting into the radiator sidepods. He rejoined back in 11th position, leaving Senna to lead Mansell (who in the meantime fought back to second) although he too entered in the pits to have his radiators cleared. He rejoined behind Piquet, and the pair began to climb through the field. Then, Senna pitted because of handling troubles of his Lotus and so Prost went into the lead. When he stopped for fresh tires the lead was briefly passed to Thierry Boutsen, who was performing admirably with his Benetton, before Piquet went back to first before his second stop, on lap 21. Prost then went ahead again and led for the rest of the race, never looking threatened as he preserved his tyres to only require two stops, while his rivals Senna and Piquet had three. Mansell's race was compromised late in the race by a tyre puncture, who sent him back to seventh place. On lap 51 Senna suffered an engine failure, causing him to retire from the 2nd place he held for much of the race despite problems with the Lotus' active suspensions. Prost won ahead of Piquet, his teammate Stefan Johansson, Gerhard Berger (who battled for the whole race with handling problems of his Ferrari), Boutsen and Mansell, who caught the last point. Notes - This was Prost's 26th victory, which made him the second most successful Grand Prix driver at the time, after Jackie Stewart. - Adrián Campos was disqualified for an incorrect starting procedure.