The 1987 Italian Grand Prix was Round 11 of the 1987 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Monza, Italy on Sunday, 6 September 1987. Nelson Piquet started on pole position in the Williams Honda and was the race winner.
1987 Italian 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 | 50 | 1:14:47.707 | 1:14:47.707 | - | - | 1:26.858 | 49 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 50 | +1.806 | 1:14:49.513 | +1.806 | +1.806 | 1:26.796 | 49 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 50 | +49.036 | 1:15:36.743 | +49.036 | +47.230 | 1:27.496 | 23 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 50 | +57.979 | 1:15:45.686 | +57.979 | +8.943 | 1:28.519 | 27 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +1:21.319 | 1:16:09.026 | +1:21.319 | +23.340 | 1:28.725 | 26 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 50 | +1:28.787 | 1:16:16.494 | +1:28.787 | +7.468 | 1:28.468 | 42 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 49 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:28.723 | 37 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 48 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:32.488 | 35 | 19 | ||
| 9 | 10 | Christian Danner | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 48 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:31.636 | 47 | 16 | |||
| 10 | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 48 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:31.335 | 40 | 15 | |||
| 11 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 47 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:31.849 | 37 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 47 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:34.722 | 32 | 24 | |||
| 13 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 47 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:35.266 | 34 | 25 | |||
| 14 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 47 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:35.154 | 37 | 22 | |||
| 15 | 1 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 46 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:26.882 | 37 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 45 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:32.588 | 40 | 18 | ||
| DNF | 9 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 43 | Gearbox | 7 laps | 2 laps | 1:32.663 | 24 | 17 | ||
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 37 | Spun Off | 13 laps | 6 laps | 1:34.912 | 36 | 23 | ||
| DNF | 23 | Adrian Campos | Spain | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 34 | Engine | 16 laps | 3 laps | 1:33.629 | 34 | 20 | ||
| DNF | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 27 | Halfshaft | 23 laps | 7 laps | 1:32.820 | 18 | 13 | ||
| DNF | 22 | Franco Forini | Switzerland | Osella Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 27 | Turbo | 23 laps | 1:37.964 | 26 | 26 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 16 | Suspension | 34 laps | 11 laps | 1:34.187 | 15 | 21 | ||
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 13 | Turbo | 37 laps | 3 laps | 1:30.124 | 10 | 8 | ||
| DNF | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 9 | Electrical | 41 laps | 4 laps | 1:33.180 | 7 | 12 | ||
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 7 | Suspension | 43 laps | 2 laps | 1:31.279 | 4 | 10 | ||
| DNF | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 5 | Engine | 45 laps | 2 laps | 1:31.497 | 4 | 9 | ||
| DNQ | 32 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Coloni Ford | Goodyear | 50 laps | 5 laps | |||||||
| DNQ | 14 | Pascal Fabre | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 50 laps |