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1987 British Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 1987
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Summary

1987 British Grand Prix is a British Grand Prix[1]. It draws 344 Wikipedia views per month (british grand prix category, ranking #41 of 79).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winner: Nigel Mansell[3], Williams Racing[4]
  • Country: United Kingdom[5]
  • Instance of: recurring sporting event edition[6]
  • Follows: 1986 British Grand Prix[7]
  • Followed by: 1988 British Grand Prix[8]
  • Location: Silverstone Circuit[9], Northamptonshire[10]
  • Part of: 1987 Formula One World Championship[11]
  • Edition number: 40[12]
  • Point in time: July 12, 1987[13]
  • Sport: auto racing[14]
  • Official name: XL Shell Oils British Grand Prix[15]
  • Event distance: 65 lap[16]
  • Sports season of league or competition: British Grand Prix[17]
  • Pole position: Nelson Piquet[18]
  • Fastest lap: Nigel Mansell[19]

Why It Matters

1987 British Grand Prix has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What awards did 1987 British Grand Prix receive?

Honors received include Nigel Mansell[3] and Williams Racing[4].

Related Entities

Nelson Piquet Nigel Mansell United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · TheaAlvaro · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edition number → 40
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'hu', 'id', '
    Sitelink count → 21
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Edition number: 40, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290282|batch #290282]]"
  2. 12w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fastest lap → Nigel Mansell
    Location → Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
    Part of → —
    Country → United Kingdom
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Follows: 1986 British Grand Prix"
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