1987 Season

16 rounds. Piquet won the title by 12 points over Mansell; Williams won the constructors' championship by 61.

1987 race calendar with winners
RdGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
1Brazilian Grand Prix12 AprAlain ProstMcLaren611:39:45.141
2San Marino Grand Prix3 MayNigel MansellWilliams591:31:24.076
3Belgian Grand Prix17 MayAlain ProstMcLaren431:27:03.217
4Monaco Grand Prix31 MayAyrton SennaTeam Lotus781:57:54.085
5Detroit Grand Prix21 JunAyrton SennaTeam Lotus631:50:16.358
6French Grand Prix5 JulNigel MansellWilliams801:37:03.839
7British Grand Prix12 JulNigel MansellWilliams651:19:11.780
8German Grand Prix26 JulNelson PiquetWilliams441:21:25.091
9Hungarian Grand Prix9 AugNelson PiquetWilliams761:59:26.793
10Austrian Grand Prix16 AugNigel MansellWilliams521:18:44.898
11Italian Grand Prix6 SepNelson PiquetWilliams501:14:47.707
12Portuguese Grand Prix20 SepAlain ProstMcLaren701:37:03.906
13Spanish Grand Prix27 SepNigel MansellWilliams721:49:12.692
14Mexican Grand Prix18 OctNigel MansellWilliams631:26:24.207
15Japanese Grand Prix1 NovGerhard BergerFerrari511:32:58.072
16Australian Grand Prix15 NovGerhard BergerFerrari821:52:56.144
1987 drivers' championship standings
PosDriverNationalityTeamPtsGap
1Nelson PiquetBrazilianWilliams73
2Nigel MansellBritishWilliams61−12
3Ayrton SennaBrazilianTeam Lotus57−16
4Alain ProstFrenchMcLaren46−27
5Gerhard BergerAustrianFerrari36−37
6Stefan JohanssonSwedishMcLaren30−43
7Michele AlboretoItalianFerrari17−56
8Thierry BoutsenBelgianBenetton16−57
9Teo FabiItalianBenetton12−61
10Eddie CheeverAmericanArrows8−65
11Jonathan PalmerBritishTyrrell7−66
12Satoru NakajimaJapaneseTeam Lotus7−66
13Riccardo PatreseItalianWilliams6−67
14Andrea de CesarisItalianBrabham4−69
15Philippe StreiffFrenchTyrrell4−69
16Derek WarwickBritishArrows3−70
17Philippe AlliotFrenchLarrousse3−70
18Martin BrundleBritishZakspeed2−71
19Ivan CapelliItalianMarch1−72
20René ArnouxFrenchLigier1−72
21Roberto MorenoBrazilianAGS1−72
22Yannick DalmasFrenchLarrousse0−73
23Christian DannerGermanZakspeed0−73
24Piercarlo GhinzaniItalianLigier0−73
25Pascal FabreFrenchAGS0−73
26Alessandro NanniniItalianMinardi0−73
27Alex CaffiItalianOsella0−73
28Adrián CamposSpanishMinardi0−73
29Franco ForiniSwissOsella0−73
30Stefano ModenaItalianBrabham0−73
31Gabriele TarquiniItalianOsella0−73
32Nicola LariniItalianColoni0−73
1987 constructors' championship standings
PosTeamPtsGap
1Williams137
2McLaren76−61
3Team Lotus64−73
4Ferrari53−84
5Benetton28−109
6Tyrrell11−126
7Arrows11−126
8Brabham10−127
9Larrousse3−134
10Zakspeed2−135
11Ligier1−136
12AGS1−136
13March1−136
14Minardi0−137
15Osella0−137
16Coloni0−137