Gridpedia1987 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 12 Apr 1987
- Circuit
- Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Round
- 1 of 16
- Winner
- Alain Prost (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 61 | 1:39:45.141 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | 61 | +40.547 | 1:33.861 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 10 | 61 | +56.758 | 4 | |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 7 | 61 | +1:39.235 | 3 | |
| 5 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 6 | 60 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 60 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 59 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 58 | Spun off | 0 | |
| 9 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 17 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 20 | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 22 | 55 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 14 | 52 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | 50 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 11 | 48 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | 21 | Differential | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 8 | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 21 | 20 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | 17 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 19 | 15 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 4 | 9 | Turbo | 0 | |
| D | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 16 | 3 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| W | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 23 | 0 | Withdrew | 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 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |