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1987 Japanese Grand Prix

Round
15/16
Date
Nov 1, 1987 at 00:00 CET
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Circuit
Circuit length
5.859 m
Race distance
298.809 km (51 laps)
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

Driver 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.