1987 Australian Grand Prix
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Adelaide, 82 laps |
| Round | 16 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1987 Australian Grand Prix was the:
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| Next race | 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 82 | 1hr 52m 56.144s | 9 | |
| DQ | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 82 | +34.845s | ||
| 2 | +4 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 82 | +1m 07.884s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 81 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +15 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +16 | (FRA) Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +3 laps | |
| 6 | +19 | (BRA) Roberto Moreno | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +3 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +17 | (DEU) Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 79 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | +2 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 78 | DNF | |
| 9 | -2 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Honda | 76 | DNF | |
| R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 58 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | March-Ford Cosworth | 58 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 53 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 53 | DNF | ||
| R | (SWE) Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | (ESP) Adrian Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 45 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Stefano Modena | Brabham-BMW | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 0 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Ayrton Senna was disqualified post-race for illegal oversized brake ducts.
- Andrea de Cesaris ended lap 78 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
- Riccardo Patrese ended lap 76 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 2 | (FRA) Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
| 3 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda |
| 4 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda |
| 5 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 7 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Honda |
| 8 | (SWE) Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG |
| 9 | (ITA) Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW |
| 11 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron |
| 12 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron |
| 13 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni |
| 14 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda |
| 15 | (ITA) Stefano Modena | Brabham-BMW |
| 16 | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Zakspeed |
| 17 | (FRA) Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | (FRA) Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron |
| 21 | (FRA) Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron |
| 23 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | (DEU) Christian Danner | Zakspeed |
| 25 | (BRA) Roberto Moreno | AGS-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | (ESP) Adrian Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 73 |
| 2 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 61 |
| 3 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 57 |
| 4 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 46 |
| 5 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 36 |
| 6 | (SWE) Stefan Johansson | 30 |
| 7 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 17 |
| 8 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | 16 |
| 9 | (ITA) Teo Fabi | 12 |
| 10 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | 8 |
| 11 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | 7 |
| 12 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | 7 |
| 13 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 6 |
| 14 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| 15 | (FRA) Philippe Streiff | 4 |
| 16 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | 3 |
| 17 | (FRA) Philippe Alliot | 3 |
| 18 | (GBR) Martin Brundle | 2 |
| 19 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 1 |
| = | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | 1 |
| = | (BRA) Roberto Moreno | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Stefano Modena
- Last start
- Teo Fabi
- Wins
- 3rd for Gerhard Berger
- 93rd for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- 38th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 19th for Michele Alboreto
- 5th for Gerhard Berger
- 2nd for Thierry Boutsen (first podium since 1985; first for Benetton)
- 311th & 312th for Ferrari
- 4th for Benetton
- Poles
- 3rd for Gerhard Berger
- 106th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 5th for Gerhard Berger
- 104th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 38th for Alain Prost
- 7th for Gerhard Berger
- Points finishes
- 1st for Roberto Moreno (231st different point scorer, 9th Brazilian driver)
- Pole & win
- 2nd for Gerhard Berger (last until 1991; last Austrian to win from pole until 1991)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st for Gerhard Berger (49th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 3rd Austrian driver; last until 1989; first Austrian driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1984)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 1st for Gerhard Berger (29th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 3rd Austrian driver; last until 1997; first Austrian driver to complete a hat-trick since 1976 and last until 1997; only hat-trick for Ferrari)