1987 Japanese Grand Prix
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Circuit | Suzuka, 51 laps |
Round | 15 of 16 |
Race numbers | The 1987 Japanese Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 51 | 1hr 32m 58.072s | 9 | |
2 | +5 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 51 | +17.384s | 6 |
3 | +6 | (SWE) Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 51 | +17.694s | 4 |
4 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 51 | +1m 20.441s | 3 | |
5 | -2 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 51 | +1m 25.576s | 2 |
6 | +5 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 51 | +1m 36.479s | 1 |
7 | -5 | (FRA) Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 50 | +1 lap | |
8 | +11 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 50 | +1 lap | |
9 | +3 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 50 | +1 lap | |
10 | +3 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 50 | +1 lap | |
11 | -3 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 49 | DNF | |
12 | +11 | (FRA) Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 49 | +2 laps | |
13 | +11 | (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 48 | DNF | |
14 | +8 | (FRA) Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 47 | DNF | |
15 | -10 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 46 | DNF | |
R | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 44 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 43 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Roberto Moreno | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 38 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 35 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 26 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 16 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 13 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | March-Ford Cosworth | 13 | DNF | ||
R | (ESP) Adrian Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 2 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(GBR) Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda |
Notes
- Riccardo Patrese ended lap 49 in P10 before retiring on the following lap.
- Piercarlo Ghinzani ended lap 48 in P12 before retiring on the following lap.
- Yannick Dalmas ended lap 47 in P14 before retiring on the following lap.
- Nelson Piquet ended lap 46 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
2 | (FRA) Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
3 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
5 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda |
6 | (ITA) Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda |
8 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW |
9 | (SWE) Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG |
10 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW |
11 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda |
12 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron |
13 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron |
14 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni |
15 | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Zakspeed |
16 | (DEU) Christian Danner | Zakspeed |
17 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron |
18 | (FRA) Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | March-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (ESP) Adrian Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni |
22 | (FRA) Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (ITA) Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo |
24 | (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron |
25 | (FRA) Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
26 | (BRA) Roberto Moreno | AGS-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 73 |
2 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 61 |
3 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 57 |
4 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 46 |
5 | (SWE) Stefan Johansson | 30 |
6 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 27 |
7 | (ITA) Teo Fabi | 12 |
8 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | 12 |
9 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 11 |
10 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | 8 |
11 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | 7 |
12 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 6 |
13 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
14 | (FRA) Philippe Streiff | 4 |
15 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | 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 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Roberto Moreno
- Milestone race start
- 150th for Arrows (9th constructor to start 150 races)
- World Champion
- 3rd and last title for Nelson Piquet (5th driver to win three championships, 1st Brazilian driver; first Brazilian champion since 1983)
- Wins
- 2nd for Gerhard Berger (first for Ferrari)
- 92nd for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 25th for Ayrton Senna (last for Lotus)
- 11th for Stefan Johansson (last podium until 1989; last for McLaren)
- 4th for Gerhard Berger
- 310th for Ferrari
- 169th for Lotus
- 146th for McLaren
- Poles
- 2nd for Gerhard Berger
- 105th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 20th for Alain Prost (5th driver to set 20 fastest laps, 1st French driver)
- 38th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 37th for Alain Prost
- 6th for Gerhard Berger
- Pole & win
- 1st for Gerhard Berger (38th different driver to win from pole, 3rd Austrian driver; first Austrian driver to win from pole since 1976)