The 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1987 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, 12 April 1987. Nigel Mansell started on pole position in the Williams Honda and Alain Prost was the race winner in the McLaren TAG.
1987 Brazilian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 61 | 1:39:45.141 | 1:39:45.141 | - | - | 1:35.811 | 45 | 184.591 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 61 | +40.547 | 1:40:25.688 | +40.547 | +40.547 | 1:33.861 | 42 | 183.349 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 61 | +56.758 | 1:40:41.899 | +56.758 | +16.211 | 1:35.299 | 43 | 182.857 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 61 | +1:39.235 | 1:41:24.376 | +1:39.235 | +42.477 | 1:35.769 | 54 | 181.581 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 60 | +1 lap | 1:40:29.148 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:35.737 | 50 | 180.240 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 60 | +1 lap | 1:41:23.874 | 1 lap | +54.726 | 1:34.602 | 49 | 178.619 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 59 | +2 laps | 1:41:26.362 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:38.482 | 40 | 175.570 | 12 | |
| 8 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 58 | Spun Off | 1:36:31.385 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:35.773 | 37 | 181.385 | 9 | |
| 9 | 10 | Christian Danner | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 58 | +3 laps | 1:41:09.369 | 3 laps | +4:37.984 | 1:40.112 | 38 | 173.077 | 17 | |
| 10 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +3 laps | 1:41:34.177 | 3 laps | +24.808 | 1:41.495 | 26 | 172.373 | 18 | |
| 11 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +4 laps | 1:41:15.688 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:43.049 | 23 | 169.916 | 20 | |
| 12 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 55 | +6 laps | 1:40:54.893 | 6 laps | 2 laps | 1:43.129 | 27 | 164.517 | 22 | |
| DNF | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 52 | Overheating | 1:39:55.392 | 1:33.978 | 48 | 157.087 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 50 | Engine | 1:22:44.875 | 1:35.312 | 48 | 182.397 | 3 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 48 | Electrical | 1:20:32.474 | 1:36.846 | 44 | 179.898 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 21 | Differential | 36:05.894 | 1:38.194 | 19 | 175.605 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 20 | Engine | 34:02.191 | 1:36.553 | 18 | 177.374 | 8 | |||
| WD | 21 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 20 | Withdrew | 36:15.612 | 1:44.130 | 3 | 166.496 | 21 | |||
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 17 | Suspension | 29:16.640 | 1:39.108 | 16 | 175.276 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 15 | Turbo | 25:52.431 | 1:40.683 | 4 | 174.999 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 9 | Turbo | 14:47.016 | 1:36.511 | 5 | 183.767 | 4 | |||
| DSQ | 23 | Adrian Campos | Spain | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 3 | Disqualified | 5:24.369 | 1:40.714 | 2 | 167.509 | 16 | |||
| DNS | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | Non Started | 23 |