1987 Australian Grand Prix

Gerhard Berger won the 1987 Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide Street Circuit on 15 Nov 1987 for Ferrari, from pole position; Michele Alboreto was second and Thierry Boutsen third.

Berger led every one of the 82 laps. The fastest lap was Gerhard Berger's, 1:20.416. 9 of 27 starters were classified; 18 retired or were not classified. After the race Nelson Piquet won the championship with 73 points, 12 ahead of Nigel Mansell.

Date: 15 Nov 1987
Circuit: Adelaide Street Circuit, Adelaide, Australia
Round: 16 of 16
Winner: Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)

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Race classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	FL	Pts
1	28	BERGerhard Berger	Ferrari	1	82	1:52:56.144	1:20.416	9
2	27	ALBMichele Alboreto	Ferrari	6	82	+1:07.884		6
3	20	BOUThierry Boutsen	Benetton	5	81	+1 Lap		4
4	3	PALJonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	19	80	+2 Laps		3
5	29	DALYannick Dalmas	Larrousse	21	79	+3 Laps		0
6	14	MORRoberto Moreno	AGS	25	79	+3 Laps		1
7	10	DANChristian Danner	Zakspeed	24	79	+3 Laps		0
8	8	DECAndrea de Cesaris	Brabham	10	78	Spun off		0
9	5	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	7	76	Oil leak		0
D	12	SENAyrton Senna	Team Lotus	4	82	Disqualified		0
R	6	PIQNelson Piquet	Williams	3	58	Brakes		0
R	16	CAPIvan Capelli	March	23	58	Spun off		0
R	1	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	2	53	Brakes		0
R	18	CHEEddie Cheever	Arrows	11	53	Overheating		0
R	2	JOHStefan Johansson	McLaren	8	48	Brakes		0
R	19	FABTeo Fabi	Benetton	9	46	Brakes		0
R	23	CAMAdrián Campos	Minardi	26	46	Transmission		0
R	30	ALLPhilippe Alliot	Larrousse	17	45	Electrical		0
R	25	ARNRené Arnoux	Ligier	20	41	Ignition		0
R	7	MODStefano Modena	Brabham	15	31	Physical		0
R	26	GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	22	26	Ignition		0
R	11	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	14	22	Hydraulics		0
R	17	WARDerek Warwick	Arrows	12	19	Transmission		0
R	9	BRUMartin Brundle	Zakspeed	16	18	Engine		0
R	4	STRPhilippe Streiff	Tyrrell	18	6	Spun off		0
R	24	NANAlessandro Nannini	Minardi	13	0	Accident		0
F	21	CAFAlex Caffi	Osella	27	0	Did not qualify		0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 359 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Williams	3	73
2	Nigel Mansell		6	61
3	Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	2	57
4	Alain Prost	McLaren	3	46
5	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	2	36
6	Stefan Johansson	McLaren	0	30
7	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	0	17
8	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	0	16
9	Teo Fabi	Benetton	0	12
10	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	0	8

Constructors

Pos	Constructor	Wins	Points
1	Williams	9	137
2	McLaren	3	76
3	Team Lotus	2	64
4	Ferrari	2	53
5	Benetton	0	28
6	Tyrrell	0	11
7	Arrows	0	11
8	Brabham	0	10
9	Larrousse	0	3
10	Zakspeed	0	2

Full 1987 standings