1
Nelson Piquet
Williams
73 pts
2
Nigel Mansell
Williams
61 pts
3
Ayrton Senna
Team Lotus
57 pts
1
Williams
137 pts
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 12th. The last race of the season was the 1987 Australian Grand Prix on November 15th.
The season started with the 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix on April 12th. The last race of the season was the 1987 Australian Grand Prix on November 15th.
Number of races
16 races
First race
Brazilian Grand Prix (April 12th)
Last race
Australian Grand Prix (November 15th)
Most wins
Nigel Mansell (6)
Most pole positions
Nigel Mansell (8)
Most podiums
Nelson Piquet (11)
Most top 5 finishes
Nelson Piquet (12)
Most points finishes
Nelson Piquet (12)
Most DNF's
Andrea de Cesaris (14)
1987 standings
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | 11 | 73 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 6 | 7 | 61 | -12 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team 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 | 5 | 30 | -43 | |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 3 | 17 | -56 | |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1 | 16 | -57 | |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1 | 12 | -61 | |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 8 | -65 | ||
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 7 | -66 | ||
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 7 | -66 | ||
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1 | 6 | -67 | |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1 | 4 | -69 | |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 4 | -69 | ||
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 3 | -70 | ||
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 3 | -70 | ||
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 2 | -71 | ||
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1 | -72 | ||
| 20 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1 | -72 | ||
| 21 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 1 | -72 | ||
| 22 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 0 | -73 | ||
| 23 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 0 | -73 | ||
| 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 0 | -73 | ||
| 25 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 0 | -73 | ||
| 26 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 0 | -73 | ||
| 27 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 0 | -73 | ||
| 28 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 0 | -73 | ||
| 29 | Franco Forini | Osella | 0 | -73 | ||
| 30 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 0 | -73 | ||
| 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Osella | 0 | -73 | ||
| 32 | Nicola Larini | Coloni | 0 | -73 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 9 | 18 | 137 | |
| 2 | McLaren | 3 | 12 | 76 | -61 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 2 | 8 | 64 | -73 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 2 | 6 | 53 | -84 |
| 5 | Benetton | 2 | 28 | -109 | |
| 6 | Tyrrell | 11 | -126 | ||
| 7 | Arrows | 11 | -126 | ||
| 8 | Brabham | 2 | 10 | -127 | |
| 9 | Larrousse | 3 | -134 | ||
| 10 | Zakspeed | 2 | -135 | ||
| 11 | Ligier | 1 | -136 | ||
| 12 | AGS | 1 | -136 | ||
| 13 | March | 1 | -136 | ||
| 14 | Minardi | 0 | -137 | ||
| 15 | Osella | 0 | -137 | ||
| 16 | Coloni | 0 | -137 |
1987 schedule
| Date | Race | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12th | Brazilian Grand Prix | #1 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | Nigel Mansell |
| May 3rd | San Marino Grand Prix | #5 Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Ayrton Senna |
| May 17th | Belgian Grand Prix | #1 Alain Prost | Stefan Johansson | Andrea de Cesaris | Nigel Mansell |
| May 31st | Monaco Grand Prix | #12 Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | Michele Alboreto | Nigel Mansell |
| Jun 21st | Detroit Grand Prix | #12 Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell |
| Jul 5th | French Grand Prix | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell |
| Jul 12th | British Grand Prix | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet |
| Jul 26th | German Grand Prix | #6 Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell |
| Aug 9th | Hungarian Grand Prix | #6 Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell |
| Aug 16th | Austrian Grand Prix | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Teo Fabi | Nelson Piquet |
| Sep 6th | Italian Grand Prix | #6 Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet |
| Sep 20th | Portuguese Grand Prix | #1 Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Nelson Piquet | Gerhard Berger |
| Sep 27th | Spanish Grand Prix | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Stefan Johansson | Nelson Piquet |
| Oct 18th | Mexican Grand Prix | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Riccardo Patrese | Nigel Mansell |
| Nov 1st | Japanese Grand Prix | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Gerhard Berger |
| Nov 15th | Australian Grand Prix | #28 Gerhard Berger | Michele Alboreto | Thierry Boutsen | Gerhard Berger |