1987 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 12 April 1987 |
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| Circuit | Jacarepagua, 61 laps |
| Round | 1 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:
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| Previous race | 1986 Australian Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +4 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 61 | 1hr 39m 45.141s | 9 |
| 2 |  Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 61 | +40.547s | 6 | |
| 3 | +7 |  Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 61 | +56.758s | 4 |
| 4 | +3 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 61 | +1m 39.235s | 3 |
| 5 | +1 |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 60 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | -5 |  Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 60 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +5 |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 59 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +1 |  Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 58 | DNF | |
| 9 | +8 |  Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 58 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | +8 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | +9 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +4 laps | |
| 12 | +10 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 55 | +6 laps | |
| NC |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 52 | +9 laps | ||
| R | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 50 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 9 | DNF | ||
| DQ |  Adrian Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 3 | DSQ | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Ivan Capelli | March-Ford Cosworth | |||||
Notes
- Michele Alboreto ended lap 58 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
- Adrian Campos was disqualified for an incorrect starting procedure.
- Ivan Capelli did not start the Grand Prix due to the lack of an available engine.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda |
| 4 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni |
| 16 | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni |
| 17 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed |
| 20 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo |
| 22 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford Cosworth |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:26.128 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 1:26.567 | 0.439 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 1:28.408 | 2.280 |
| 4 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.417 | 2.289 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:29.175 | 3.047 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.450 | 3.322 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:30.357 | 4.229 |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:30.467 | 4.339 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:30.468 | 4.340 |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 1:30.476 | 4.348 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:31.179 | 5.051 |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:32.276 | 6.148 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 1:32.402 | 6.274 |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:32.769 | 6.641 |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:33.729 | 7.601 |
| 16 | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:33.825 | 7.697 |
| 17 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:35.212 | 9.084 |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.091 | 9.963 |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:36.160 | 10.032 |
| 20 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.274 | 10.146 |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:38.770 | 12.642 |
| 22 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:39.816 | 13.688 |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford Cosworth | 1:43.580 | 17.452 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Alain Prost | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 6 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Adrian Campos (first Spanish driver to start a race since 1977)
- Pascal Fabre
- Satoru Nakajima (first Japanese driver to start a race since 1977)
- Wins
- 26th for Alain Prost
- 53rd for McLaren
- Podiums
- 49th for Alain Prost
- 40th for Nelson Piquet (5th driver to score 40 podiums, 1st Brazilian driver)
- 7th for Stefan Johansson (first for McLaren)
- 135th & 136th for McLaren
- 82nd for Williams
- Poles
- 5th for Nigel Mansell
- 18th for Williams
- Qualifying 1-2
- 4th for Williams
- Fastest laps
- 20th for Nelson Piquet (4th driver to set 20 fastest laps, 1st Brazilian driver)
- 34th for Williams
- Front row starts
- 39th for Nelson Piquet
- 15th for Nigel Mansell