1987 Detroit Grand Prix
441st World Championship race, 6th World Championship Detroit Grand Prix, 6th World Championship race at Detroit
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 21 June 1987 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Ayrton Senna  Lotus-Honda |
| Pole position: | Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda |
| Fastest lap: | Ayrton Senna Lotus-Honda |
| Circuit: | Detroit, 63 laps |
| Round: | 5 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 63 | 1hr 50m 16.358s | 9 |
| 2 | +1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 63 | +33.819s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 63 | +45.327s | 4 |
| 4 | +8 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 63 | +1m 02.601s | 3 |
| 5 | -4 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 62 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 60 | DNF | 1 | |
| 7 | +4 |  Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 60 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | +8 |  Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 60 | +3 laps | |
| 9 |  Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 60 | +3 laps | ||
| 10 | +11 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 60 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | +2 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 60 | +3 laps | |
| 12 | +14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +5 laps | |
| R |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 52 | DNF | ||
| NC | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 51 | +12 laps | ||
| R | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 12 | DNF | ||
| R | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford Cosworth | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 2 | DNF | ||
| R |  Adrian Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1 | DNF | ||
| R |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 0 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:39.264 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 1:40.607 | 1.343 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 1:40.942 | 1.678 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:42.050 | 2.786 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:42.357 | 3.093 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:42.361 | 3.097 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:42.684 | 3.420 |
| 8 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:42.918 | 3.654 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:43.479 | 4.215 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:43.541 | 4.277 |
| 11 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 1:43.797 | 4.533 |
| 12 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:43.816 | 4.552 |
| 13 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:44.350 | 5.086 |
| 14 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:45.037 | 5.773 |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:45.291 | 6.027 |
| 16 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:45.740 | 6.476 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 1:46.046 | 6.782 |
| 18 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:46.083 | 6.819 |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:46.124 | 6.860 |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:46.194 | 6.930 |
| 21 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 1:46.211 | 6.947 |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford Cosworth | 1:46.269 | 7.005 |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 1:47.471 | 8.207 |
| 24 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:48.801 | 9.537 |
| 25 | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:50.495 | 11.231 |
| 26 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:53.644 | 14.380 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 24 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 22 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 18 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | 13 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | 12 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | 9 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | 8 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | 4 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | 3 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | 2 |
| = | Martin Brundle | 2 |
| = | Jonathan Palmer | 2 |
| 14 | Rene Arnoux | 1 |
| = | Ivan Capelli | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Wins
- Driver: 6th for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 79th and last for Lotus
- Podiums
- Driver: 51st for Alain Prost, 42nd for Nelson Piquet, 20th for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 164th for Lotus, 139th for McLaren, 85th for Williams
- Poles
- Driver: 8th for Nigel Mansell
- Constructor: 21st for Williams
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 6th for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 69th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- Driver: 22nd for Ayrton Senna, 19th for Nigel Mansell
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 3rd for Ayrton Senna