1987 Japanese Grand Prix

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. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1987 Drivers World Championship and Nelson Piquet won the world title for the third and last time.

1987 Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapStartedPoints
128Gerhard BergerAustriaFerrariGoodyear511:32:58.0721:32:58.072--1:45.5403419
212Ayrton SennaBrazilLotus HondaGoodyear51+17.3841:33:15.456+17.384+17.3841:45.8054976
32Stefan JohanssonSwedenMcLaren TAGGoodyear51+17.6941:33:15.766+17.694+0.3101:46.3233494
427Michele AlboretoItalyFerrariGoodyear51+1:20.4411:34:18.513+1:20.441+1:02.7471:46.5342843
520Thierry BoutsenBelgiumBenetton FordGoodyear51+1:25.5761:34:23.648+1:25.576+5.1351:47.1824132
611Satoru NakajimaJapanLotus HondaGoodyear51+1:36.4791:34:34.551+1:36.479+10.9031:48.20627111
71Alain ProstFranceMcLaren TAGGoodyear50+1 lap1 lap1 lap1:43.844352
83Jonathan PalmerGreat BritainTyrrell FordGoodyear50+1 lap1 lap1:50.1113419
918Eddie CheeverUnited StatesArrows MegatronGoodyear50Out of Fuel1 lap1:47.4214112
1017Derek WarwickGreat BritainArrows MegatronGoodyear50+1 lap1 lap1:49.2213313
117Riccardo PatreseItalyBrabham BMWGoodyear49+2 laps2 laps1 lap1:48.581248
124Philippe StreiffFranceTyrrell FordGoodyear49+2 laps2 laps1:51.2364425
1326Piercarlo GhinzaniItalyLigier MegatronGoodyear48+3 laps3 laps1 lap1:49.9152924
1429Yannick DalmasFranceLola FordGoodyear47+4 laps4 laps1 lap1:52.0804022
156Nelson PiquetBrazilWilliams HondaGoodyear46Engine5 laps1 lap1:46.706415
DNF25René ArnouxFranceLigier MegatronGoodyear44Out of Fuel7 laps2 laps1:49.3842817
DNF21Alex CaffiItalyOsella Alfa RomeoGoodyear43Out of Fuel8 laps1 lap1:51.9173523
DNF14Roberto MorenoBrazilAGS FordGoodyear38Electrical13 laps5 laps1:54.0151526
DNF24Alessandro NanniniItalyMinardi Motori ModerniGoodyear35Engine16 laps3 laps1:51.8483214
DNF9Martin BrundleGreat BritainZakspeedGoodyear32Engine19 laps3 laps1:50.3672815
DNF8Andrea de CesarisItalyBrabham BMWGoodyear26Engine25 laps6 laps1:50.4221810
DNF19Teo FabiItalyBenetton FordGoodyear16Engine35 laps10 laps1:49.17096
DNF10Christian DannerGermanyZakspeedGoodyear13Engine38 laps3 laps1:52.813716
DNF16Ivan CapelliItalyMarch FordGoodyear13Accident38 laps1:52.2131320
DNF23Adrian CamposSpainMinardi Motori ModerniGoodyear2Engine49 laps11 laps1:59.121221
DNF30Philippe AlliotFranceLola FordGoodyearAccident51 laps2 laps18
DNS5Nigel MansellGreat BritainWilliams HondaGoodyearAccident51 laps