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Home / Seasons / 1987 F1 World Championship Season

1987 F1 season

Season info

Season

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

← 1986 1988 →

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Standings

  • Driver standings
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Wins, poles & fastest laps

  • Race winners
  • Pole positions
  • Fastest laps

Qualifying

  • Qualifying stats

Season stats

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  • Championship leaders
  • Home Grand Prix stats

On this page

  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1BrazilJacarepagua12 April
2San MarinoImola03 May
3BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps17 May
4MonacoMonte Carlo31 May
5DetroitDetroit21 June
6FranceLe Castellet05 July
7BritainSilverstone12 July
8GermanyHockenheim26 July
9HungaryHungaroring09 August
10AustriaOsterreichring16 August
11ItalyMonza06 September
12PortugalEstoril20 September
13SpainJerez27 September
14MexicoMexico City18 October
15JapanSuzuka01 November
16AustraliaAdelaide15 November
← 1986 1988 →
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

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1BrazilResult
2San MarinoResult
3BelgiumResult
4MonacoResult
5DetroitResult
6FranceResult
7BritainResult
8GermanyResult
9HungaryResult
10AustriaResult
11ItalyResult
12PortugalResult
13Spain (constructors’ title decider)Result
14Mexico (450th World Championship race)Result
15Japan (drivers’ title decider)Result
16AustraliaResult
← 1986 1988 →

Driver and constructor entries

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)
← 1986 1988 →
Final season (drivers)
Teo Fabi
Pascal Fabre
Franco Forini
First entry (drivers) since…
1982 for Roberto Moreno
Last entry (drivers) until…
1989 for Christian Danner and Roberto Moreno
Debut season (constructors)
Coloni
First entry (constructors) since…
1982 for March
Last entry (constructors) until…
1989 for Brabham

Maiden wins

There were no first-time winners in 1987.

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

← 1986 1988 →

Maiden podium finishes

There were no first-time podium finishers in 1987.

← 1986 1988 →

Maiden pole positions

DriverGrand Prix
Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)Portugal
← 1986 1988 →

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