Pit Lane F1
1987 Season - Round 1 - 1987-04-12
Alain Prost won the 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix for McLaren, with Nelson Piquet (Williams) second and Stefan Johansson (McLaren) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Pascal Fabre (AGS) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
23 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 10 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Gerhard Berger |
| Ferrari |
| 7 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 6 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | Spun off | 0 |
| 9 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 17 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 20 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 22 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 14 | Overheating | 0 |
| 14 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 11 | Electrical | 0 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | Differential | 0 |
| 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 21 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 19 | Turbo | 0 |
| 21 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 4 | Turbo | 0 |
| 22 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 16 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | March | 23 | Withdrew | 0 |
