Gridpedia1987 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 1 Nov 1987
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 15 of 16
- Winner
- Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 51 | 1:32:58.072 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 7 | 51 | +17.384 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 9 | 51 | +17.694 | 4 | |
| 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | 51 | +1:20.441 | 3 | |
| 5 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 3 | 51 | +1:25.576 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 11 | 51 | +1:36.479 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 50 | +1 Lap | 1:43.844 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 19 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 12 | 50 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 13 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 25 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 24 | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 22 | 47 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 5 | 46 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 17 | 44 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 23 | 43 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 26 | 38 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | 35 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 15 | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 10 | 26 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 16 | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 20 | 13 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 21 | 2 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 18 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | PL | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | 73 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 6 | 61 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | 57 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 46 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 0 | 8 |