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1987 Formula 1 World Championship
1st
Nelson Piquet
Williams
73 pts
2nd
Nigel Mansell
Williams
61 pts
3rd
Ayrton Senna
Lotus
57 pts
1st
Williams
137 pts
16
Races
First race
Apr 12, 1987
Date first race
Last race
Nov 15, 1987
Date last race
MAN (6)
Most wins
MAN (8)
Most pole positions
PIQ (11)
Most podiums
PIQ (12)
Most in points
PIQ (4)
Most fastest laps
DEC (14)
Most DNF
1987 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 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 36 | -37 |
| 6 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 0 | 5 | 30 | -43 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 3 | 17 | -56 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 0 | 1 | 16 | -57 |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 0 | 1 | 12 | -61 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 8 | -65 |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 7 | -66 |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 7 | -66 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 0 | 1 | 6 | -67 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 0 | 1 | 4 | -69 |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | 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 |
| 21 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 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 | 2 | 6 | 53 | -84 |
| 5 | Benetton | Ford | 0 | 2 | 28 | -109 |
| 6 | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | 0 | 11 | -126 |
| 7 | Arrows | Megatron | 0 | 0 | 11 | -126 |
| 8 | Brabham | BMW | 0 | 2 | 10 | -127 |
| 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 |
| 13 | AGS | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -136 |
1987 schedule
| Race | Date | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Pole position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix | Apr 12 | #1 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | Nigel Mansell |
| 2 | 1987 San Marino Grand Prix | May 3 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Ayrton Senna |
| 3 | 1987 Belgian Grand Prix | May 17 | #1 Alain Prost | Stefan Johansson | Andrea de Cesaris | Nigel Mansell |
| 4 | 1987 Monaco Grand Prix | May 31 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | Michele Alboreto | Nigel Mansell |
| 5 | 1987 Detroit Grand Prix | Jun 21 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell |
| 6 | 1987 French Grand Prix | Jul 5 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell |
| 7 | 1987 British Grand Prix | Jul 12 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet |
| 8 | 1987 German Grand Prix | Jul 26 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell |
| 9 | 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix | Aug 9 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell |
| 10 | 1987 Austrian Grand Prix | Aug 16 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Teo Fabi | Nelson Piquet |
| 11 | 1987 Italian Grand Prix | Sep 6 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet |
| 12 | 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix | Sep 20 | #1 Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Nelson Piquet | Gerhard Berger |
| 13 | 1987 Spanish Grand Prix | Sep 27 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Stefan Johansson | Nelson Piquet |
| 14 | 1987 Mexican Grand Prix | Oct 18 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Riccardo Patrese | Nigel Mansell |
| 15 | 1987 Japanese Grand Prix | Nov 1 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Gerhard Berger |
| 16 | 1987 Australian Grand Prix | Nov 15 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Michele Alboreto | Thierry Boutsen | Gerhard Berger |
Nelson Piquet is the 1987 Formula 1 World Champion. Piquet won 3 out of 16 races and scored a total of 73 points. With 12 points behind Nigel Mansell finished the season in second place and Ayrton Senna as third. Williams won the 1987 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 137 points.
The season started with the 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix on April 12. The last race of the season was the 1987 Australian Grand Prix on November 15.