Japanese Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Suzuka Circuit
RACE DATE
1 Nov 1987
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix.
WINNERBergerP1 → P1
RACE LAPS51
BIGGEST GAIN+13Streiff
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1:32:58.072Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 7 | +5 | 51 | +17.384Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 9 | +6 | 51 | +17.694Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | 51 | +1:20.441Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 3 | -2 | 51 | +1:25.576Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 11 | +5 | 51 | +1:36.479Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | -5 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 19 | +11 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 12 | +3 | 50 | Out of fuel | 0 | — |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 13 | +3 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | -3 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 25 | +13 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 24 | +11 | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| 14 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 22 | +8 | 47 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 5 | -10 | 46 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | René Arnoux | Ligier | 17 | +1 | 44 | Out of fuel | 0 | — |
| R | Alex Caffi | Osella | 23 | +6 | 43 | Out of fuel | 0 | — |
| R | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 26 | +8 | 38 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| R | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | -5 | 35 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 15 | -5 | 32 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 10 | -11 | 26 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | -16 | 16 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 16 | -7 | 13 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Ivan Capelli | March | 20 | -4 | 13 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 21 | -4 | 2 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 18 | -8 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
| W | Nigel Mansell | Williams | PIT / — | — | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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