The 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix was Round 9 of the 1987 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Hungaroring in Hungary on Sunday, 9 August 1987. Nigel Mansell started on pole position in the Williams Honda and his team-mate Nelson Piquet was the race winner.
1987 Hungarian 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 | 76 | 1:59:26.793 | 1:59:26.793 | - | - | 1:30.149 | 63 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 76 | +37.727 | 2:00:04.520 | +37.727 | +37.727 | 1:32.426 | 43 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 76 | +1:27.456 | 2:00:54.249 | +1:27.456 | +49.729 | 1:31.602 | 57 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:32.524 | 39 | 7 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 75 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:34.387 | 42 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 74 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:34.163 | 53 | 9 | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:34.824 | 61 | 16 | |||
| 8 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 74 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:32.603 | 68 | 11 | |||
| 9 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:35.069 | 62 | 14 | |||
| 10 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:34.926 | 70 | 18 | |||
| 11 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 73 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:34.519 | 70 | 20 | ||
| 12 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 73 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:36.045 | 53 | 25 | |||
| 13 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 71 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:36.043 | 61 | 26 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 70 | Wheel | 6 laps | 1 lap | 1:30.298 | 65 | 1 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 64 | Fuel System | 12 laps | 6 laps | 1:37.046 | 18 | 21 | ||
| DNF | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 57 | Electrical | 19 laps | 7 laps | 1:37.169 | 17 | 19 | ||
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 48 | Accident | 28 laps | 9 laps | 1:35.210 | 47 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 9 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 45 | Turbo | 31 laps | 3 laps | 1:36.195 | 41 | 22 | ||
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 43 | Engine | 33 laps | 2 laps | 1:32.679 | 39 | 5 | ||
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 43 | Gearbox | 33 laps | 1:34.039 | 34 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 14 | Gearbox | 62 laps | 29 laps | 1:34.843 | 14 | 8 | ||
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 14 | Gearbox | 62 laps | 1:35.210 | 14 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Adrian Campos | Spain | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 14 | Spun Off | 62 laps | 1:39.486 | 13 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 13 | Differential | 63 laps | 1 lap | 1:33.826 | 12 | 2 | ||
| DNF | 10 | Christian Danner | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 3 | Engine | 73 laps | 10 laps | 1:39.650 | 3 | 23 | ||
| DNF | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 1 | Gearbox | 75 laps | 2 laps | 2:30.651 | 1 | 17 |