Pit Lane F1
1987 Season - Round 16 - 1987-11-15
Gerhard Berger won the 1987 Australian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) and Thierry Boutsen (Benetton) home for Ferrari.
Roberto Moreno (AGS) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 19-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 19 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1987 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 16 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 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 5 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jonathan Palmer |
| Tyrrell |
| 19 |
| +2 Laps |
| 3 |
| 5 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 21 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 6 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 25 | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 24 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 7 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 10 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | Brakes | 0 |
| 12 | Ivan Capelli | March | 23 | Spun off | 0 |
| 13 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Brakes | 0 |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 11 | Overheating | 0 |
| 15 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 8 | Brakes | 0 |
| 16 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 9 | Brakes | 0 |
| 17 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 26 | Transmission | 0 |
| 18 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 17 | Electrical | 0 |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | Ignition | 0 |
| 20 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 15 | Physical | 0 |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 22 | Ignition | 0 |
| 22 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 14 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 23 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | Transmission | 0 |
| 24 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| 26 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 13 | Accident | 0 |
