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The 1987 British Grand Prix (formally the XL Shell Oils British Grand Prix) was a Formula One race held on 12 July 1987 at the Silverstone Circuit Silverstone. It was the seventh race of the 1987 Formula One season. It was the 42nd British Grand Prix and the 23rd to be held at Silverstone. The race was held over 65 laps of the five kilometre circuit for race distance of 311 kilometres.British driver Nigel Mansell won his third race for the year in his Williams FW11B.