F1RACE LAB
FORMULA 1, EXAMINED.
AN INDEPENDENT DATA PROJECT
04 / 1987 / CONSTRUCTOR DOSSIER

Team Lotus

Explore Team Lotus's 1987 Formula 1 results, drivers, podiums and constructor standings. Browse the team's recorded seasons.

British

16 Grands Prix · 2 drivers in the race record

CHAMPIONSHIPP3
OFFICIAL POINTS64
GRAND PRIX WINS2
PODIUM FINISHES8Across all race entries

The season in numbers.

32 CAR STARTS
BEST FINISHP1
POLE STARTS1Race grid position 1
AVERAGE GRID9.5
AVERAGE FINISH9.3
DID NOT FINISH9
FINISH RATE65.6%
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed car starts. Each car is counted separately. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed car starts.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: +13

+6421 completed car starts with valid positions
GRANDS PRIX16

The drivers behind it.

Constructor driver contributions
DriverChampionship positionCar startsWinsPodiumsDNFsGP points in these results
Satoru Nakajima ↗P12160067
Ayrton Senna ↗P31628357

Championship position: final for completed seasons, latest available for ongoing seasons. This is the driver’s overall season classification, including results with other constructors. — = not available.

Weekend by weekend.

GRAND PRIX RESULTS
Constructor race results
Round / Grand PrixDateDriverGridFinishChangeGP pointsStatus
ROUND 01Brazilian12 AprSatoru Nakajima127+50+2 Laps
ROUND 01Brazilian12 AprAyrton Senna3R-110Engine
ROUND 02San Marino3 MayAyrton Senna12-16Finished
ROUND 02San Marino3 MaySatoru Nakajima126+61Out of fuel
ROUND 03Belgian17 MaySatoru Nakajima155+102+1 Lap
ROUND 03Belgian17 MayAyrton Senna3R-120Accident
ROUND 04Monaco31 MayAyrton Senna21+19Finished
ROUND 04Monaco31 MaySatoru Nakajima1710+70+3 Laps
ROUND 05Detroit21 JunAyrton Senna21+19Finished
ROUND 05Detroit21 JunSatoru Nakajima24R-20Accident
ROUND 06French5 JulAyrton Senna34-13+1 Lap
ROUND 06French5 JulSatoru Nakajima16R+50Not classified
ROUND 07British12 JulAyrton Senna3304+1 Lap
ROUND 07British12 JulSatoru Nakajima124+83+2 Laps
ROUND 08German26 JulAyrton Senna23-14+1 Lap
ROUND 08German26 JulSatoru Nakajima14R-90Turbo
ROUND 09Hungarian9 AugAyrton Senna62+46Finished
ROUND 09Hungarian9 AugSatoru Nakajima17R-90Driveshaft
ROUND 10Austrian16 AugAyrton Senna75+22+2 Laps
ROUND 10Austrian16 AugSatoru Nakajima131300+3 Laps
ROUND 11Italian6 SeptAyrton Senna42+26Finished
ROUND 11Italian6 SeptSatoru Nakajima1411+30+3 Laps
ROUND 12Portuguese20 SeptAyrton Senna57-20+2 Laps
ROUND 12Portuguese20 SeptSatoru Nakajima158+70+2 Laps
ROUND 13Spanish27 SeptAyrton Senna5502Finished
ROUND 13Spanish27 SeptSatoru Nakajima189+90+2 Laps
ROUND 14Mexican18 OctAyrton Senna7R-30Spun off
ROUND 14Mexican18 OctSatoru Nakajima16R-80Accident
ROUND 15Japanese1 NovAyrton Senna72+56Finished
ROUND 15Japanese1 NovSatoru Nakajima116+51Finished
ROUND 16Australian15 NovAyrton Senna4D0Disqualified
ROUND 16Australian15 NovSatoru Nakajima14R-80Hydraulics

A season in motion.

CLASSIFIED POSITIONS
P1P7P14P20P26R1R5R9R12R16Satoru Nakajima · Round 1 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P7Satoru Nakajima · Round 2 (San Marino Grand Prix) · P6Satoru Nakajima · Round 3 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P5Satoru Nakajima · Round 4 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P10Satoru Nakajima · Round 5 (Detroit Grand Prix) · P26Satoru Nakajima · Round 6 (French Grand Prix) · P11Satoru Nakajima · Round 7 (British Grand Prix) · P4Satoru Nakajima · Round 8 (German Grand Prix) · P23Satoru Nakajima · Round 9 (Hungarian Grand Prix) · P26Satoru Nakajima · Round 10 (Austrian Grand Prix) · P13Satoru Nakajima · Round 11 (Italian Grand Prix) · P11Satoru Nakajima · Round 12 (Portuguese Grand Prix) · P8Satoru Nakajima · Round 13 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P9Satoru Nakajima · Round 14 (Mexican Grand Prix) · P24Satoru Nakajima · Round 15 (Japanese Grand Prix) · P6Satoru Nakajima · Round 16 (Australian Grand Prix) · P22Ayrton Senna · Round 1 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P14Ayrton Senna · Round 2 (San Marino Grand Prix) · P2Ayrton Senna · Round 3 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P15Ayrton Senna · Round 4 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P1Ayrton Senna · Round 5 (Detroit Grand Prix) · P1Ayrton Senna · Round 6 (French Grand Prix) · P4Ayrton Senna · Round 7 (British Grand Prix) · P3Ayrton Senna · Round 8 (German Grand Prix) · P3Ayrton Senna · Round 9 (Hungarian Grand Prix) · P2Ayrton Senna · Round 10 (Austrian Grand Prix) · P5Ayrton Senna · Round 11 (Italian Grand Prix) · P2Ayrton Senna · Round 12 (Portuguese Grand Prix) · P7Ayrton Senna · Round 13 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P5Ayrton Senna · Round 14 (Mexican Grand Prix) · P10Ayrton Senna · Round 15 (Japanese Grand Prix) · P2

Lower position numbers are higher on the chart. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

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Team Lotus 1987 race form
RoundSatoru NakajimaAyrton Senna
Round 1P7P14
Round 2P6P2
Round 3P5P15
Round 4P10P1
Round 5P26P1
Round 6P11P4
Round 7P4P3
Round 8P23P3
Round 9P26P2
Round 10P13P5
Round 11P11P2
Round 12P8P7
Round 13P9P5
Round 14P24P10
Round 15P6P2
Round 16P22

The championship record.

OFFICIAL POINTS / ROUND

Official constructor totals after each Grand Prix, including sprint points and recorded adjustments.

How to read these statistics

All figures refer to Team Lotus in 1987, using this constructor’s Jolpica ID. Team renames with a different ID are separate records. Podiums, starts, DNFs and averages count race entries, not weekends. A double podium counts twice. Pole starts use the final race grid, not qualifying classification. Non-starters and disqualifications are excluded from position averages and changes as appropriate; lapped finishes count as finishes. Official championship points may differ from the sum of driver race points because of sprint scoring, historical rules and penalties. Before the constructors’ championship existed, official standings and points may be unavailable. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish separately for each completed car start with valid positive positions, using only entries for this constructor in the selected season. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and pit-lane or unknown grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible entries; zero means no net change. The tooltip retains the previous calculation as Net Positions incl. DNFs. This is not an overtake count. Shared drives can produce multiple historical entries.

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