Pit Lane F1
1987 Season - Round 12 - 1987-09-20
Alain Prost won the 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix for McLaren, with Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) second and Nelson Piquet (Williams) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Jonathan Palmer (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix, completing round 12 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 | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Teo Fabi |
| Benetton |
| 10 |
| Out of fuel |
| 3 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 8 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 11 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 5 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 24 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 21 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 9 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | Injection | 0 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 17 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Franco Forini | Osella | 26 | Suspension | 0 |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | Radiator | 0 |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 25 | Turbo | 0 |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 23 | Ignition | 0 |
| 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | Electrical | 0 |
| 25 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 16 | Accident | 0 |
