The 1987 Detroit Grand Prix was Round 5 of the 1987 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Detroit in Michigan, United States on Sunday, 21 June 1987. Nigel Mansell started on pole position in the Williams Honda and Ayrton Senna was the race winner in the Lotus Honda.
1987 United States Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 63 | 1:50:16.358 | 1:50:16.358 | - | - | 1:40.464 | 39 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 63 | +33.819 | 1:50:50.177 | +33.819 | +33.819 | 1:41.196 | 57 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 63 | +45.327 | 1:51:01.685 | +45.327 | +11.508 | 1:41.340 | 56 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 63 | +1:02.601 | 1:51:18.959 | +1:02.601 | +17.274 | 1:42.238 | 46 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:40.535 | 36 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 60 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:43.951 | 35 | 6 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 60 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:42.332 | 53 | 11 | |||
| 8 | 10 | Christian Danner | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 60 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:47.532 | 38 | 16 | |||
| 9 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 60 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:44.255 | 46 | 9 | |||
| 10 | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 60 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:46.937 | 38 | 21 | |||
| 11 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 60 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:44.048 | 41 | 13 | |||
| 12 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:50.309 | 32 | 26 | ||
| DNF | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 52 | Brakes | 11 laps | 6 laps | 1:42.252 | 41 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 51 | Clutch | 12 laps | 1 lap | 1:47.477 | 21 | 23 | ||
| DNF | 4 | Philippe Streiff | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 44 | Wheel | 19 laps | 7 laps | 1:46.048 | 35 | 14 | ||
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 38 | Accident | 25 laps | 6 laps | 1:45.869 | 33 | 20 | ||
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 25 | Gearbox | 38 laps | 13 laps | 1:45.016 | 19 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 22 | Gearbox | 41 laps | 3 laps | 1:47.069 | 13 | 18 | ||
| DNF | 9 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 16 | Turbo | 47 laps | 6 laps | 1:48.744 | 14 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 12 | Accident | 51 laps | 4 laps | 1:47.260 | 11 | 10 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 9 | Electrical | 54 laps | 3 laps | 1:49.341 | 5 | 22 | ||
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 6 | Accident | 57 laps | 3 laps | 1:48.325 | 4 | 8 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 3 | Transmission | 60 laps | 3 laps | 1:53.496 | 2 | 19 | ||
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 2 | Gearbox | 61 laps | 1 lap | 1:53.860 | 2 | 17 | ||
| DNF | 23 | Adrian Campos | Spain | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 1 | Accident | 62 laps | 1 lap | 2:16.237 | 1 | 25 | ||
| DNF | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | Accident | 63 laps | 1 lap | 24 |