The 1987 San Marino Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1987 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Imola, Italy on Sunday, 3 May 1987. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the Lotus Honda and Nigel Mansell was the race winner in the Williams Honda.
1987 San Marino Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 59 | 1:31:24.076 | 1:31:24.076 | - | - | 1:30.711 | 56 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 59 | +27.5453 | 1:31:51.621 | +27.545 | +27.545 | 1:30.851 | 53 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 59 | +39.144 | 1:32:03.220 | +39.144 | +11.599 | 1:31.054 | 32 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 59 | +1:00.588 | 1:32:24.664 | +1:00.588 | +21.444 | 1:29.543 | 54 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 2 laps | 1:34.573 | 44 | 14 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 57 | Out of fuel | 2 laps | 1:31.891 | 57 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 10 | Christian Danner | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:34.996 | 31 | 17 | |||
| 8 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:35.406 | 49 | 20 | |||
| 9 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:31.564 | 46 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 56 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:33.668 | 53 | 21 | ||
| 11 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 55 | Out of Fuel | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:31.582 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 54 | Out of Fuel | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:34.506 | 31 | 19 | ||
| 13 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 1 lap | 1:38.543 | 6 | 24 | ||
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 51 | Turbo | 8 laps | 2 laps | 1:29.246 | 51 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 48 | Engine | 11 laps | 3 laps | 1:31.586 | 35 | 11 | ||
| DNF | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 48 | Clutch | 11 laps | 1:32.262 | 21 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 48 | Clutch | 11 laps | 1:36.182 | 17 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 39 | Spun Off | 20 laps | 9 laps | 1:31.160 | 37 | 13 | ||
| DNF | 23 | Adrian Campos | Spain | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 30 | Gearbox | 29 laps | 9 laps | 1:34.709 | 20 | 16 | ||
| DNF | 22 | Gabriele Tarquini | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 26 | Gearbox | 33 laps | 4 laps | 1:40.126 | 5 | 25 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 25 | Turbo | 34 laps | 1 lap | 1:34.036 | 14 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 18 | Engine | 41 laps | 7 laps | 1:37.839 | 14 | 22 | ||
| DNF | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 16 | Electrical | 43 laps | 2 laps | 1:32.929 | 4 | 5 | ||
| DNF | 1 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 14 | Electrical | 45 laps | 2 laps | 1:31.409 | 11 | 3 | ||
| DNF | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 7 | Handling | 52 laps | 7 laps | 1:34.817 | 4 | 18 | ||
| DNS | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Williams Honda | Goodyear | Injury | 59 laps | 7 laps | ||||||
| DNS | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | Suspension | 59 laps |