Sunday 6th September 1987

The Italian Grand Prixwas won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet driving a Williams FW11B. It was Piquet’s third and final victory for the year as he raced towards his third world championship. It was also the sixth consecutive victory for the Williams team, a run of wins that had begun at the French Grand Prix back in early July. Piquet, racing an active ride suspension system in his FW11B for the first time, won the race by 1.8 seconds, having taken the lead from Ayrton Senna’s Lotus 99T with eight laps remaining as the younger Brazilian attempted to run the race without stopping for tyres. Piquet’s British team mate Nigel Mansell finished third.