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1987 Japanese Grand Prix
Round
15/16
Date
Nov 1, 1987 at 00:00
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Circuit
Circuit length
5.859 m
Race distance
298.809 km
Berger
Winner
1:32:58.072
Winning time
Berger
Pole position
Prost
Fastest lap
1:43.844
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:32:58.072 | 1st | 51 | 9 |
| 2 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Lotus | +17.384 | 7th | 51 | 6 |
| 3 | #2 Stefan Johansson | McLaren | +17.694 | 9th | 51 | 4 |
| 4 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | +1:20.441 | 4th | 51 | 3 |
| 5 | #20 Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +1:25.576 | 3rd | 51 | 2 |
| 6 | #11 Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | +1:36.479 | 11th | 51 | 1 |
| 7 | #1 Alain Prost | McLaren | +1 lap | 2nd | 50 | |
| 8 | #3 Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | +1 lap | 19th | 50 | |
| 9 | #18 Eddie Cheever | Arrows | +1 lap | 12th | 50 | |
| 10 | #17 Derek Warwick | Arrows | +1 lap | 13th | 50 | |
| 11 | #7 Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | +2 laps | 8th | 49 | |
| 12 | #4 Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | +2 laps | 25th | 49 | |
| 13 | #26 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | +3 laps | 24th | 48 | |
| 14 | #29 Yannick Dalmas | Lola | +4 laps | 22nd | 47 | |
| 15 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Williams | Engine | 5th | 46 | |
| DNF | #25 René Arnoux | Ligier | Out of fuel | 17th | 44 | |
| DNF | #21 Alex Caffi | Osella | Out of fuel | 23rd | 43 | |
| DNF | #14 Roberto Moreno | AGS | Electrical | 26th | 38 | |
| DNF | #24 Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Engine | 14th | 35 | |
| DNF | #9 Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Engine | 15th | 32 | |
| DNF | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | Engine | 10th | 26 | |
| DNF | #19 Teo Fabi | Benetton | Engine | 6th | 16 | |
| DNF | #10 Christian Danner | Zakspeed | Engine | 16th | 13 | |
| DNF | #16 Ivan Capelli | March | Accident | 20th | 13 | |
| DNF | #23 Adrián Campos | Minardi | Engine | 21st | 2 | |
| DNF | #30 Philippe Alliot | Lola | Accident | 18th | 0 | |
| DNS | #5 Nigel Mansell | Williams | Accident in practice |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:46.113 | |
| 2 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:46.201 | +0.088 |
| 3 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:46.590 | +0.477 |
| 4 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:46.590 | +0.477 |
| 5 | #2 Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:46.890 | +0.777 |
| 6 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:47.740 | +1.627 |
| 7 | #20 Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:47.802 | +1.689 |
| 8 | #11 Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:48.607 | +2.494 |
| 9 | #7 Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:49.781 | +3.668 |
| 10 | #17 Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:49.794 | +3.681 |
| 11 | #18 Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:49.834 | +3.721 |
| 12 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:50.114 | +4.001 |
| 13 | #9 Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:50.604 | +4.491 |
| 14 | #19 Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:50.986 | +4.873 |
| 15 | #30 Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:51.230 | +5.117 |
| 16 | #24 Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:51.514 | +5.401 |
| 17 | #16 Ivan Capelli | March | 1:51.687 | +5.574 |
| 18 | #25 René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:52.262 | +6.149 |
| 19 | #3 Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:52.573 | +6.460 |
| 20 | #10 Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:52.661 | +6.548 |
| 21 | #29 Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 1:52.816 | +6.703 |
| 22 | #26 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:52.821 | +6.708 |
| 23 | #21 Alex Caffi | Osella | 1:53.218 | +7.105 |
| 24 | #4 Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:53.944 | +7.831 |
| 25 | #14 Roberto Moreno | AGS | 1:56.362 | +10.249 |
| 26 | #23 Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:57.255 | +11.142 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:40.042 | |
| 2 | #1 Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:40.652 | +0.610 |
| 3 | #20 Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:40.850 | +0.808 |
| 4 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:40.984 | +0.942 |
| 5 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:41.144 | +1.102 |
| 6 | #19 Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:41.679 | +1.637 |
| 7 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:42.616 | +2.574 |
| 8 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:42.723 | +2.681 |
| 9 | #7 Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:43.304 | +3.262 |
| 10 | #2 Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:43.371 | +3.329 |
| 11 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:43.618 | +3.576 |
| 12 | #11 Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:43.685 | +3.643 |
| 13 | #18 Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:44.277 | +4.235 |
| 14 | #17 Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:44.626 | +4.584 |
| 15 | #24 Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:45.612 | +5.570 |
| 16 | #9 Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:46.023 | +5.981 |
| 17 | #10 Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:46.116 | +6.074 |
| 18 | #25 René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:46.200 | +6.158 |
| 19 | #30 Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:47.395 | +7.353 |
| 20 | #3 Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:47.775 | +7.733 |
| 21 | #16 Ivan Capelli | March | 1:48.212 | +8.170 |
| 22 | #23 Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:48.337 | +8.295 |
| 23 | #29 Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 1:48.887 | +8.845 |
| 24 | #21 Alex Caffi | Osella | 1:49.017 | +8.975 |
| 25 | #26 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:49.641 | +9.599 |
| 26 | #4 Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:49.741 | +9.699 |
| 27 | #14 Roberto Moreno | AGS | 1:50.212 | +10.170 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:40.042 | |
| 2 | #1 Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:40.652 | +0.610 |
| 3 | #20 Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:40.850 | +0.808 |
| 4 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:40.984 | +0.942 |
| 5 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:41.144 | +1.102 |
| 6 | #19 Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:41.679 | +1.637 |
| 7 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:42.723 | +2.681 |
| 8 | #7 Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:43.304 | +3.262 |
| 9 | #2 Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:43.371 | +3.329 |
| 10 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:43.618 | +3.576 |
| 11 | #11 Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:43.685 | +3.643 |
| 12 | #18 Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:44.277 | +4.235 |
| 13 | #17 Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:44.626 | +4.584 |
| 14 | #24 Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:45.612 | +5.570 |
| 15 | #9 Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:46.023 | +5.981 |
| 16 | #10 Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:46.116 | +6.074 |
| 17 | #25 René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:46.200 | +6.158 |
| 18 | #30 Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:47.395 | +7.353 |
| 19 | #3 Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:47.775 | +7.733 |
| 20 | #16 Ivan Capelli | March | 1:48.212 | +8.170 |
| 21 | #23 Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:48.337 | +8.295 |
| 22 | #29 Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 1:48.887 | +8.845 |
| 23 | #26 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:49.641 | +9.599 |
| 24 | #4 Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:49.741 | +9.699 |
| 25 | #14 Roberto Moreno | AGS | 1:50.212 | +10.170 |
| 26 | #21 Alex Caffi | Osella | 1:50.902 | +10.860 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:41.423 | |
| 2 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:42.160 | +0.737 |
| 3 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:42.416 | +0.993 |
| 4 | #1 Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:42.496 | +1.073 |
| 5 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:42.616 | +1.193 |
| 6 | #20 Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:43.130 | +1.707 |
| 7 | #19 Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:43.351 | +1.928 |
| 8 | #2 Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:43.612 | +2.189 |
| 9 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:44.026 | +2.603 |
| 10 | #7 Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:44.767 | +3.344 |
| 11 | #17 Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:44.768 | +3.345 |
| 12 | #18 Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:45.427 | +4.004 |
| 13 | #11 Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:45.898 | +4.475 |
| 14 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:46.399 | +4.976 |
| 15 | #9 Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:46.715 | +5.292 |
| 16 | #3 Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:48.902 | +7.479 |
| 17 | #24 Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:48.948 | +7.525 |
| 18 | #21 Alex Caffi | Osella | 1:49.017 | +7.594 |
| 19 | #10 Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:49.337 | +7.914 |
| 20 | #30 Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:49.470 | +8.047 |
| 21 | #16 Ivan Capelli | March | 1:49.814 | +8.391 |
| 22 | #25 René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:50.542 | +9.119 |
| 23 | #4 Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:50.896 | +9.473 |
| 24 | #29 Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 1:51.230 | +9.807 |
| 25 | #26 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:51.554 | +10.131 |
| 26 | #14 Roberto Moreno | AGS | 1:51.835 | +10.412 |
| 27 | #23 Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:53.455 | +12.032 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:43.844 | 35 | |
| 2 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:45.540 | +1.696 | 34 |
| 3 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:45.805 | +1.961 | 49 |
| 4 | #2 Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:46.323 | +2.479 | 34 |
| 5 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:46.534 | +2.690 | 28 |
| 6 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:46.706 | +2.862 | 41 |
| 7 | #20 Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:47.182 | +3.338 | 41 |
| 8 | #18 Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:47.421 | +3.577 | 41 |
| 9 | #11 Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:48.206 | +4.362 | 27 |
| 10 | #7 Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:48.581 | +4.737 | 24 |
| 11 | #19 Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:49.170 | +5.326 | 9 |
| 12 | #17 Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:49.221 | +5.377 | 33 |
| 13 | #25 René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:49.384 | +5.540 | 28 |
| 14 | #26 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:49.915 | +6.071 | 29 |
| 15 | #3 Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:50.111 | +6.267 | 34 |
| 16 | #9 Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:50.367 | +6.523 | 28 |
| 17 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:50.422 | +6.578 | 18 |
| 18 | #4 Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:51.236 | +7.392 | 44 |
| 19 | #24 Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:51.848 | +8.004 | 32 |
| 20 | #21 Alex Caffi | Osella | 1:51.917 | +8.073 | 35 |
| 21 | #29 Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 1:52.080 | +8.236 | 40 |
| 22 | #16 Ivan Capelli | March | 1:52.213 | +8.369 | 13 |
| 23 | #10 Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:52.813 | +8.969 | 7 |
| 24 | #14 Roberto Moreno | AGS | 1:54.015 | +10.171 | 15 |
| 25 | #23 Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:59.121 | +15.277 | 2 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | 11 | 73 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 6 | 7 | 61 | -12 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 2 | 8 | 57 | -16 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 7 | 46 | -27 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 0 | 5 | 30 | -43 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 27 | -46 |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 0 | 1 | 12 | -61 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 0 | 0 | 12 | -61 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 2 | 11 | -62 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 8 | -65 |
| 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 7 | -66 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 0 | 1 | 6 | -67 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 0 | 1 | 4 | -69 |
| 14 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 4 | -69 |
| 15 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 4 | -69 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 3 | -70 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 0 | 0 | 3 | -70 |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 0 | 0 | 2 | -71 |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 0 | 0 | 1 | -72 |
| 20 | Ivan Capelli | March | 0 | 0 | 1 | -72 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | Honda | 9 | 18 | 137 | |
| 2 | McLaren | TAG | 3 | 12 | 76 | -61 |
| 3 | Lotus | Honda | 2 | 8 | 64 | -73 |
| 4 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1 | 4 | 38 | -99 |
| 5 | Benetton | Ford | 0 | 1 | 24 | -113 |
| 6 | Arrows | Megatron | 0 | 0 | 11 | -126 |
| 7 | Brabham | BMW | 0 | 2 | 10 | -127 |
| 8 | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | 0 | 8 | -129 |
| 9 | Lola | Ford | 0 | 0 | 3 | -134 |
| 10 | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 0 | 0 | 2 | -135 |
| 11 | Ligier | Megatron | 0 | 0 | 1 | -136 |
| 12 | March | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -136 |
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The 1987 Japanese Grand Prix started Nov 1, 1987 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Gerhard Berger started from pole position with Alain Prost next to him. Thierry Boutsen started from third place.
In 1 hour, 32 minutes and 58 seconds Gerhard Berger finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Ayrton Senna in second and Stefan Johansson in third place.
After the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix, Nelson Piquet is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 73 points. Piquet is 12 points ahead of Nigel Mansell.