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.
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