1987 Japanese Grand Prix

Round

15/16

Date

Nov 1, 1987 at 00:00 CET

Location

Suzuka, Japan

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Circuit length

5.859 m (18 turns)

Race distance

298.809 km (51 laps)

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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.