Sunday 16th August 1987
Nigel Mansell, driving a William-Honda at Zeltweg in the Austrian Grand Prix achieved the then fastest average speed for a Formula One Grand Prix, of 146.27 mph (235.4 km/h). He led home team mate Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet by 56 seconds. It was Mansell’s third win of the season, and Williams’ fifth consecutive win. Teo Fabi finished third in the best result of the season so far for the Benetton team. It was, however, the first of only two podiums for Benetton for the 1987 season. It was also the second and final podium of Fabi’s Formula One career having previously had a third place at the 1984 Detroit Grand Prix.