1987 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	38
Races	16
Drivers’ Champion	Nelson Piquet (3rd and last title)
Constructors’ Champion	Williams-Honda (4th title for Williams)
Reigning Drivers’ Champion	Alain Prost
Reigning Constructors’ Champion	Williams

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Brazil	Jacarepagua	12 April
2	San Marino	Imola	03 May
3	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	17 May
4	Monaco	Monte Carlo	31 May
5	Detroit	Detroit	21 June
6	France	Le Castellet	05 July
7	Britain	Silverstone	12 July
8	Germany	Hockenheim	26 July
9	Hungary	Hungaroring	09 August
10	Austria	Osterreichring	16 August
11	Italy	Monza	06 September
12	Portugal	Estoril	20 September
13	Spain	Jerez	27 September
14	Mexico	Mexico City	18 October
15	Japan	Suzuka	01 November
16	Australia	Adelaide	15 November

First race (circuit): Suzuka (second Japanese circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last race (circuit): Osterreichring
First Grand Prix since…: 1977 for Japan
First race at a circuit since…: 1985 for Silverstone
Last Grand Prix until…: 1997 for Austria

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	Brazil	Result
2	San Marino	Result
3	Belgium	Result
4	Monaco	Result
5	Detroit	Result
6	France	Result
7	Britain	Result
8	Germany	Result
9	Hungary	Result
10	Austria	Result
11	Italy	Result
12	Portugal	Result
13	Spain (constructors’ title decider)	Result
14	Mexico (450th World Championship race)	Result
15	Japan (drivers’ title decider)	Result
16	Australia	Result

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1987 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

AGS: (FRA) Pascal Fabre (1-14) (Rookie); (BRA) Roberto Moreno (15-16)
Arrows: (USA) Eddie Cheever (All); (GBR) Derek Warwick (All)
Benetton: (BEL) Thierry Boutsen (All); (ITA) Teo Fabi (All)
Brabham: (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (All); (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (1-15); (ITA) Stefano Modena (16) (Rookie)
Coloni: (ITA) Nicola Larini (11, 13) (Rookie)
Ferrari: (ITA) Michele Alboreto (All); (AUT) Gerhard Berger (All)
Ligier: (FRA) Rene Arnoux (2-16); (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani (2-16)
Lola: (FRA) Philippe Alliot (2-16); (FRA) Yannick Dalmas (14-16) (Rookie)
Lotus: (JPN) Satoru Nakajima (All) (Rookie); (BRA) Ayrton Senna (All)
March: (ITA) Ivan Capelli (All)
McLaren: (SWE) Stefan Johansson (All); (FRA) Alain Prost (All)
Minardi: (ESP) Adrian Campos (All) (Rookie); (ITA) Alessandro Nannini (All)
Osella: (ITA) Alex Caffi (All); (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (2) (Rookie); (CHE) Franco Forini (11-13) (Rookie)
Tyrrell: (GBR) Jonathan Palmer (All); (FRA) Philippe Streiff (All)
Williams: (BRA) Nelson Piquet (All); (GBR) Nigel Mansell (1-15); (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (16)
Zakspeed: (GBR) Martin Brundle (All); (DEU) Christian Danner (1-3, 5-16)

There were no first-time winners in 1987.

1989 was the next season to feature a first-time winner.

There were no first-time podium finishers in 1987.

Driver	Grand Prix
Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)	Portugal