The 1987 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1987 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 1 November 1987. Gerhard Berger started on pole position for Ferrari and was the race winner.
1987 Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 51 | 1:32:58.072 | 1:32:58.072 | - | - | 1:45.540 | 34 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 51 | +17.384 | 1:33:15.456 | +17.384 | +17.384 | 1:45.805 | 49 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 51 | +17.694 | 1:33:15.766 | +17.694 | +0.310 | 1:46.323 | 34 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 51 | +1:20.441 | 1:34:18.513 | +1:20.441 | +1:02.747 | 1:46.534 | 28 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 51 | +1:25.576 | 1:34:23.648 | +1:25.576 | +5.135 | 1:47.182 | 41 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 51 | +1:36.479 | 1:34:34.551 | +1:36.479 | +10.903 | 1:48.206 | 27 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 50 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:43.844 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:50.111 | 34 | 19 | |||
| 9 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 50 | Out of Fuel | 1 lap | 1:47.421 | 41 | 12 | |||
| 10 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 50 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:49.221 | 33 | 13 | |||
| 11 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 49 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:48.581 | 24 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 49 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:51.236 | 44 | 25 | |||
| 13 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 48 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:49.915 | 29 | 24 | ||
| 14 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 47 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:52.080 | 40 | 22 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 46 | Engine | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:46.706 | 41 | 5 | ||
| DNF | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 44 | Out of Fuel | 7 laps | 2 laps | 1:49.384 | 28 | 17 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 43 | Out of Fuel | 8 laps | 1 lap | 1:51.917 | 35 | 23 | ||
| DNF | 14 | Roberto Moreno | Brazil | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 38 | Electrical | 13 laps | 5 laps | 1:54.015 | 15 | 26 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 35 | Engine | 16 laps | 3 laps | 1:51.848 | 32 | 14 | ||
| DNF | 9 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 32 | Engine | 19 laps | 3 laps | 1:50.367 | 28 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 26 | Engine | 25 laps | 6 laps | 1:50.422 | 18 | 10 | ||
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Engine | 35 laps | 10 laps | 1:49.170 | 9 | 6 | ||
| DNF | 10 | Christian Danner | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 13 | Engine | 38 laps | 3 laps | 1:52.813 | 7 | 16 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 13 | Accident | 38 laps | 1:52.213 | 13 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Adrian Campos | Spain | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 2 | Engine | 49 laps | 11 laps | 1:59.121 | 2 | 21 | ||
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | Accident | 51 laps | 2 laps | 18 | |||||
| DNS | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | Accident | 51 laps |