Round 15 Finished

Japanese Grand Prix 1987

October 30, 1987 – November 1, 1987 · Suzuka Circuit — Japan · 51 laps

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Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time Gap Pts

1 –

Gerhard Berger

ferrari Ferrari · Ferrari · Goodyear

51 1:32:58.072 — 9

2 –

Ayrton Senna

team lotus Lotus · Honda · Goodyear

51 +17.384s +17.384s 6

3 –

Stefan Johansson

mclaren Mclaren · Tag · Goodyear

51 +17.694s +0.310s 4

4 –

Michele Alboreto

ferrari Ferrari · Ferrari · Goodyear

51 +1:20.441s +62.747s 3

5 –

Thierry Boutsen

benetton Benetton · Ford · Goodyear

51 +1:25.576s +5.135s 2

6 –

Satoru Nakajima

team lotus Lotus · Honda · Goodyear

51 +1:36.479s +10.903s 1

7 –

Alain Prost FL 1:43.844

mclaren Mclaren · Tag · Goodyear

50 +1 Lap — –

8 –

Jonathan Palmer

tyrrell Tyrrell · Ford · Goodyear

50 +1 Lap — –

9 –

Eddie Cheever

arrows Arrows · Megatron · Goodyear

50 DNF — –

10 –

Derek Warwick

arrows Arrows · Megatron · Goodyear

50 +1 Lap — –

11 –

Riccardo Patrese

brabham Brabham · Bmw · Goodyear

49 +2 Laps — –

12 –

Philippe Streiff

tyrrell Tyrrell · Ford · Goodyear

49 +2 Laps — –

13 –

Piercarlo Ghinzani

ligier Ligier · Megatron · Goodyear

48 +3 Laps — –

14 –

Yannick Dalmas

larrousse Lola · Ford · Goodyear

47 +4 Laps — –

15 –

Nelson Piquet

williams Williams · Honda · Goodyear

46 DNF — –

16 –

René Arnoux

ligier Ligier · Megatron · Goodyear

44 DNF — –

17 –

Alex Caffi

osella Osella · Alfa romeo · Goodyear

43 DNF — –

18 –

Roberto Moreno

ags Ags · Ford · Goodyear

38 DNF — –

19 –

Alessandro Nannini

minardi Minardi · Motori moderni · Goodyear

35 DNF — –

20 –

Martin Brundle

zakspeed Zakspeed · Zakspeed · Goodyear

32 DNF — –

21 –

Andrea de Cesaris

brabham Brabham · Bmw · Goodyear

26 DNF — –

22 –

Teo Fabi

benetton Benetton · Ford · Goodyear

16 DNF — –

23 –

Christian Danner

zakspeed Zakspeed · Zakspeed · Goodyear

13 DNF — –

24 –

Ivan Capelli

march March · Ford · Goodyear

13 DNF — –

25 –

Adrián Campos

minardi Minardi · Motori moderni · Goodyear

2 DNF — –

26 –

Philippe Alliot

larrousse Lola · Ford · Goodyear

– DNF — –

27 –

Nigel Mansell

williams Williams · Honda · Goodyear

– DNF — –

FL = Fastest Lap

Grid → Finish

▲ +13

Biggest Gainer

Philippe Streiff P25 → P12

▼ -27

Biggest Loser

Nigel Mansell P0 → P27

Pos. Driver Team Grid Finish Change

Gerhard Berger

ferrari 1 1 0

Ayrton Senna

team lotus 7 2 +5

Stefan Johansson

mclaren 9 3 +6

Michele Alboreto

ferrari 4 4 0

Thierry Boutsen

benetton 3 5 -2

Satoru Nakajima

team lotus 11 6 +5

Alain Prost

mclaren 2 7 -5

Jonathan Palmer

tyrrell 19 8 +11

Eddie Cheever

arrows 12 9 +3

Derek Warwick

arrows 13 10 +3

Riccardo Patrese

brabham 8 11 -3

Philippe Streiff

tyrrell 25 12 +13

Piercarlo Ghinzani

ligier 24 13 +11

Yannick Dalmas

larrousse 22 14 +8

Nelson Piquet

williams 5 15 -10

René Arnoux

ligier 17 16 +1

Alex Caffi

osella 23 17 +6

Roberto Moreno

ags 26 18 +8

Alessandro Nannini

minardi 14 19 -5

Martin Brundle

zakspeed 15 20 -5

Andrea de Cesaris

brabham 10 21 -11

Teo Fabi

benetton 6 22 -16

Christian Danner

zakspeed 16 23 -7

Ivan Capelli

march 20 24 -4

Adrián Campos

minardi 21 25 -4

Philippe Alliot

larrousse 18 26 -8

Nigel Mansell

williams 0 27 -27

Pos No. Driver Team Qualifying

0 –

Nigel Mansell

williams

—

1 –

Gerhard Berger

ferrari

—

2 –

Alain Prost

mclaren

—

3 –

Thierry Boutsen

benetton

—

4 –

Michele Alboreto

ferrari

—

5 –

Nelson Piquet

williams

—

6 –

Teo Fabi

benetton

—

7 –

Ayrton Senna

team lotus

—

8 –

Riccardo Patrese

brabham

—

9 –

Stefan Johansson

mclaren

—

10 –

Andrea de Cesaris

brabham

—

11 –

Satoru Nakajima

team lotus

—

12 –

Eddie Cheever

arrows

—

13 –

Derek Warwick

arrows

—

14 –

Alessandro Nannini

minardi

—

15 –

Martin Brundle

zakspeed

—

16 –

Christian Danner

zakspeed

—

17 –

René Arnoux

ligier

—

18 –

Philippe Alliot

larrousse

—

19 –

Jonathan Palmer

tyrrell

—

20 –

Ivan Capelli

march

—

21 –

Adrián Campos

minardi

—

22 –

Yannick Dalmas

larrousse

—

23 –

Alex Caffi

osella

—

24 –

Piercarlo Ghinzani

ligier

—

25 –

Philippe Streiff

tyrrell

—

26 –

Roberto Moreno

ags

—

Pos No. Driver Team Q1 Q2

1 –

Gerhard Berger

ferrari

1:42.160 1:40.042

2 –

Alain Prost

mclaren

1:42.496 1:40.652

3 –

Thierry Boutsen

benetton

1:43.130 1:40.850

4 –

Michele Alboreto

ferrari

1:42.416 1:40.984

5 –

Nelson Piquet

williams

1:41.423 1:41.144

6 –

Teo Fabi

benetton

1:43.351 1:41.679

7 –

Ayrton Senna

team lotus

1:44.026 1:42.723

8 –

Riccardo Patrese

brabham

1:44.767 1:43.304

9 –

Stefan Johansson

mclaren

1:43.612 1:43.371

10 –

Andrea de Cesaris

brabham

1:46.399 1:43.618

11 –

Satoru Nakajima

team lotus

1:45.898 1:43.685

12 –

Eddie Cheever

arrows

1:45.427 1:44.277

13 –

Derek Warwick

arrows

1:44.768 1:44.626

14 –

Alessandro Nannini

minardi

1:48.948 1:45.612

15 –

Martin Brundle

zakspeed

1:46.715 1:46.023

16 –

Christian Danner

zakspeed

1:49.337 1:46.116

17 –

René Arnoux

ligier

1:50.542 1:46.200

18 –

Philippe Alliot

larrousse

1:49.470 1:47.395

19 –

Jonathan Palmer

tyrrell

1:48.902 1:47.775

20 –

Ivan Capelli

march

1:49.814 1:48.212

21 –

Adrián Campos

minardi

1:53.455 1:48.337

22 –

Yannick Dalmas

larrousse

1:51.230 1:48.887

23 –

Alex Caffi

osella

1:49.017 1:50.902

24 –

Piercarlo Ghinzani

ligier

1:51.554 1:49.641

25 –

Philippe Streiff

tyrrell

1:50.896 1:49.741

26 –

Roberto Moreno

ags

1:51.835 1:50.212

27 –

Nigel Mansell

williams

1:42.616 –

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