1987 Monaco Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 4 of 16 in the 1987 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 31 May 1987 | ||
| Official name | 45e Grand Prix de Monaco | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.328 km (2.068 mi) | ||
| Distance | 78 laps, 259.584 km (161.298 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny and warm | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:23.039 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ayrton Senna
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Lotus-Honda | |
| Time | 1:27.685 on lap 72 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Honda | ||
| Second | Williams-Honda | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
Coordinates: 43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
The 1987 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 31 May 1987 at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo. The race, contested over 78 laps, was the 45th Monaco Grand Prix and the fourth race of the 1987 Formula One season.
The race was won by Ayrton Senna driving a Lotus-Honda, the first of an eventual six wins for the Brazilian driver at the street circuit. Fellow Brazilian Nelson Piquet was second in a Williams-Honda, while Italian Michele Alboreto took third in a Ferrari.
The win improved Senna's championship position to second, three points behind McLaren driver Alain Prost.
Traditionally the number of competitors permitted for this Grand Prix was lower than all other circuits, due to the tight twisty nature of the track. Originally 16, it was later increased to 20; in 1987 it was increased to a full grid of 26. According to FISA this was to bring it into line with other Grands Prix but there were cynical views that this was done in order to reduce the number of non-qualifiers to appease the team sponsors. There was widespread concern about the results of overcrowding on the track and the speed difference of various cars.
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