Pit Lane F1
1987 Season - Round 15 - 1987-11-01
Gerhard Berger won the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) and Stefan Johansson (McLaren) home for Ferrari.
Philippe Streiff (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
27 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 7 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Michele Alboreto |
| Ferrari |
| 4 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 3 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 11 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 12 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 25 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 24 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 22 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 17 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 17 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 23 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 18 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 26 | Electrical | 0 |
| 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | March | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| 27 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 0 | Accident | 0 |
