1987 Season - Round 11 - 1987-09-06
Nelson Piquet won the 1987 Italian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) and Nigel Mansell (Williams) home for Williams.
Philippe Streiff (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1987 Italian Grand Prix, completing round 11 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Gerhard Berger |
| Ferrari |
| 3 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 6 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 11 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 7 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 14 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 24 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Ivan Capelli | March | 25 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 22 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 18 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 17 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 23 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 13 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 21 | Franco Forini | Osella | 26 | Turbo | 0 |
| 22 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 21 | Suspension | 0 |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 8 | Turbo | 0 |
| 24 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | Electrical | 0 |
| 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 10 | Suspension | 0 |
| 26 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 9 | Engine | 0 |