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Home / Seasons / 1987 F1 World Championship Season / Driver Stats

1987 F1 driver stats

Driver stats

Wins

#DriverWinsFrom poleWin & f.lapHat-trick
1(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams)622–
2(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Williams)311–
3(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)3–1–
4(BRA) Ayrton Senna (Lotus)2–2–
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)2211
← 1986 Constructors 1988 →
First-time winners
There were no first-time winners in 1987

For more information see 1987 race winners.

Podiums

#DriverPodiums1st2nd3rd
1(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Williams)11371
2(BRA) Ayrton Senna (Lotus)8242
3(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams)76–1
4(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)7313
5(SWE) Stefan Johansson (McLaren)5–23
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)321–
7(ITA) Michele Alboreto (Ferrari)3–12
8(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Brabham)1––1
9(ITA) Teo Fabi (Benetton)1––1
10(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Brabham)1––1
11(BEL) Thierry Boutsen (Benetton)1––1
← 1986 Constructors 1988 →
First-time podium finishers
There were no first-time podium finishers in 1987

Pole positions

#DriverPolesPole & win
1(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams)82
2(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Williams)41
3(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)32
4(BRA) Ayrton Senna (Lotus)1–
← 1986 Constructors 1988 →
First-time polesitters
Gerhard Berger

For more information see 1987 pole positions.

Fastest laps

#DriverFastest lapsWin & f.lap
1(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Williams)41
2(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams)32
3(BRA) Ayrton Senna (Lotus)32
4(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)31
5(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)21
6(ITA) Teo Fabi (Benetton)1–
← 1986 Constructors 1988 →
First-time fastest lap setters
There were no first-time fastest lap setters in 1987

For more information see 1987 fastest laps.

Points finishes

#DriverPoints finishesPointsPoints per points finish
1(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Williams)1273 (76)6.33
2(BRA) Ayrton Senna (Lotus)11575.18
3(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams)9616.78
4(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)8465.75
5(SWE) Stefan Johansson (McLaren)8303.75
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)7365.14
7(BEL) Thierry Boutsen (Benetton)6162.67
8(ITA) Teo Fabi (Benetton)5122.40
9(ITA) Michele Alboreto (Ferrari)4174.25
10(USA) Eddie Cheever (Arrows)482.00
11(JPN) Satoru Nakajima (Lotus)471.75
12(GBR) Jonathan Palmer (Tyrrell)372.33
13(FRA) Philippe Alliot (Lola)331.00
14(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Brabham)263.00
15(FRA) Philippe Streiff (Tyrrell)242.00
16(GBR) Derek Warwick (Arrows)231.50
17(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Brabham)144.00
18(GBR) Martin Brundle (Zakspeed)122.00
19(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Ligier)111.00
20(ITA) Ivan Capelli (March)111.00
21(BRA) Roberto Moreno (AGS)111.00
← 1986 Constructors 1988 →
First-time point scorers
Roberto Moreno
Satoru Nakajima (first Japanese point scorer)
Jonathan Palmer

Notes

  • Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.

Front row starts

#DriverFR startsPole2nd
1(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams)1486
2(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Williams)642
3(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)532
4(BRA) Ayrton Senna (Lotus)413
5(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)3–3
← 1986 Constructors 1988 →
First-time front row starters
There were no first-time front row starters in 1987

Retirements

#DriverDNFs
1(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Brabham)16
2(ITA) Alessandro Nannini (Minardi)15
3(ITA) Alex Caffi (Osella)14
4(ESP) Adrian Campos (Minardi)13
5(ITA) Michele Alboreto (Ferrari)12
6(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Brabham, Williams)11
7(GBR) Derek Warwick (Arrows)11
8(GBR) Martin Brundle (Zakspeed)10
9(USA) Eddie Cheever (Arrows)10
10(ITA) Teo Fabi (Benetton)10
11(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)9
12(DEU) Christian Danner (Zakspeed)9
13(FRA) Philippe Alliot (Lola)9
14(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Ligier)9
15(ITA) Ivan Capelli (March)9
16(ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani (Ligier)9
17(BEL) Thierry Boutsen (Benetton)8
18(SWE) Stefan Johansson (McLaren)6
19(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)6
20(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams)5
21(JPN) Satoru Nakajima (Lotus)5
22(FRA) Philippe Streiff (Tyrrell)5
23(FRA) Pascal Fabre (AGS)3
24(GBR) Jonathan Palmer (Tyrrell)3
25(BRA) Ayrton Senna (Lotus)3
26(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Williams)3
27(ITA) Franco Forini (Osella)2
28(ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (Osella)1
29(ITA) Nicola Larini (Coloni)1
30(FRA) Yannick Dalmas (Lola)1
31(BRA) Roberto Moreno (AGS)1
32(ITA) Stefano Modena (Brabham)1
← 1986 Constructors 1988 →

Notes

  • Riccardo Patrese retired from ten races for Brabham and one race for Williams.

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