The 1987 German Grand Prix was Round 8 of the 1987 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Hockenheim in Germany on Sunday, 26 July 1987. Nigel Mansell started on pole position in the Williams Honda and his team-mate Nelson Piquet was the race winner.
1987 Mobil German Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 44 | 1:21:25.091 | 1:21:25.091 | - | - | 1:47.517 | 39 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 44 | +1:39.591 | 1:23:04.682 | +1:39.591 | +1:39.591 | 1:49.778 | 22 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 43 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:49.187 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 43 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:54.228 | 20 | 22 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 43 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:54.294 | 20 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 42 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:54.771 | 7 | 21 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 39 | Electrical | 5 laps | 3 laps | 1:46.807 | 24 | 3 | ||
| NC | 9 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 34 | +10 laps | 10 laps | 5 laps | 1:49.742 | 34 | 19 | ||
| DNF | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 32 | Engine | 12 laps | 2 laps | 1:52.512 | 5 | 17 | ||
| DNF | 23 | Adrian Campos | Spain | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 28 | Engine | 16 laps | 4 laps | 1:54.705 | 23 | 18 | ||
| DNF | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 26 | Engine | 18 laps | 2 laps | 1:49.864 | 4 | 6 | ||
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 25 | Engine | 19 laps | 1 lap | 1:45.716 | 24 | 1 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 25 | Engine | 19 laps | 1:52.382 | 6 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 23 | Turbo | 21 laps | 2 laps | 1:50.608 | 17 | 13 | ||
| DNF | 10 | Christian Danner | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 21 | Halfshaft | 23 laps | 2 laps | 1:54.464 | 7 | 20 | ||
| DNF | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 19 | Turbo | 25 laps | 2 laps | 1:50.667 | 6 | 10 | ||
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 18 | Engine | 26 laps | 1 lap | 1:50.758 | 8 | 9 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 17 | Engine | 27 laps | 1 lap | 1:55.549 | 5 | 26 | ||
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 12 | Engine | 32 laps | 5 laps | 1:50.436 | 7 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 10 | Turbo | 34 laps | 2 laps | 1:49.509 | 5 | 5 | ||
| DNF | 14 | Pascal Fabre | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 10 | Engine | 34 laps | 1:58.770 | 2 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 9 | Throttle | 35 laps | 1 lap | 1:51.014 | 8 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 9 | Suspension | 35 laps | 1:51.054 | 6 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Engine | 37 laps | 2 laps | 1:57.292 | 6 | 24 | ||
| DNF | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 6 | Ignition | 38 laps | 1 lap | 1:53.433 | 2 | 12 | ||
| DNF | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 5 | Ignition | 39 laps | 1 lap | 1:53.002 | 3 | 11 |