The 1987 Macau Grand Prix was the 34th running of the annual race and the fifth time it was headlined by Formula 3. The event was held on the Guia circuit in Macau on 29 November 1987. Martin Donnelly started on pole position and was the race winner.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Martin Donnelly | Great Britain | Toyota Team TOM'S | 20 | 48:33.820 | - | - | 151.100 | |
| 2 | 9 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Intersport Racing | 20 | 48:41.280 | +7.460 | +7.460 | 150.714 | |
| 3 | 23 | Bernd Schneider | Germany | Team Schübel | 20 | 49:11.350 | +37.530 | +30.070 | 2:23.050 | 149.179 |
| 4 | 3 | Julian Bailey | Great Britain | Reynard R&D | 20 | 49:11.530 | +37.710 | +0.180 | 149.170 | |
| 5 | 5 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | West Surrey Racing | 20 | 49:17.470 | +43.650 | +5.940 | 148.870 | |
| 6 | 25 | Enrico Bertaggia | Italy | Forti Corse | 20 | 49:25.540 | +51.720 | +8.070 | 148.465 | |
| 7 | 17 | Didier Artzet | France | Oreca | 20 | 49:31.690 | +57.870 | +6.150 | 148.158 | |
| 8 | 21 | Éric Bernard | France | KTR Racing | 20 | 49:31.940 | +58.120 | +0.250 | 148.145 | |
| 9 | 18 | Johnny Dumfries | Great Britain | Volkswagen Motorsport | 20 | 49:44.850 | +1:11.030 | +12.910 | 147.504 | |
| 10 | 34 | Eric Bachelart | Belgium | Sport Auto Racing | 20 | 49:45.420 | +1:11.600 | +0.570 | 147.476 | |
| 11 | 32 | Dave Scott | Great Britain | Le Mans Motor Corporation | 20 | 50:04.760 | +1:30.940 | +19.340 | 146.527 | |
| 12 | 1 | Andy Wallace | Great Britain | Madgwick Motorsport | 20 | 53:57.020 | +5:23.200 | +3:52.260 | 136.013 | |
| 13 | 20 | Ross Cheever | United States | Funaki Racing | 19 | 48:48.720 | +14.900 | 1 lap | 142.815 | |
| 14 | 29 | Michael Johansson | Sweden | Tommy Jagerwall | 19 | 49:28.550 | +54.730 | +39.830 | 140.899 | |
| 15 | 12 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Euroteam | 18 | 45:01.830 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 146.660 | |
| 16 | 37 | Akihiko Nakaya | Japan | VW Asia Motor Sports | 18 | 45:38.960 | 2 laps | +37.130 | 144.672 | |
| 17 | 27 | Akio Morimoto | Japan | Team Kitamura | 18 | 46:47.050 | 2 laps | +1:08.090 | 141.163 | |
| 18 | 8 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Eddie Jordan Racing | 18 | 49:56.060 | +1:22.240 | +3:09.010 | 132.257 | |
| 19 | 33 | Maurizio Sandro Sala | Brazil | Le Mans Motor Corporation | 17 | 42:52.490 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 145.476 | |
| 20 | 10 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Intersport Racing | 17 | 42:54.990 | 3 laps | +2.500 | 145.335 | |
| 21 | 30 | Rickard Rydell | Sweden | Picko Troberg Racing | 17 | 43:55.430 | 3 laps | +1:00.440 | 142.002 | |
| DNF | 6 | Bertrand Gachot | France | West Surrey Racing | 15 | 47:29.970 | 115.864 | |||
| DNF | 24 | Joachim Winkelhock | Germany | WTS Racing | 15 | 40:49.180 | 134.824 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Mauro Martini | Italy | Forti Corse | 7 | 17:57.600 | 143.001 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Jean Alesi | France | Oreca | 4 | 18:19.810 | 80.064 | |||
| DNF | 35 | Didier Theys | Belgium | KTR Racing | 3 | 17:13.030 | 63.930 | |||
| DNF | 26 | Fabien Giroix | France | Equipe Serge Saulnier | 2 | 5:14.920 | 139.806 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Mike Thackwell | New Zealand | David Price Racing | ||||||
| DNF | 7 | Emanuele Pirro | Italy | Eddie Jordan Racing | ||||||
| DNS | 2 | Thomas Danielsson | Sweden | Madgwick Motorsport |