Round 1 · 1987
Brazilian Grand Prix
WinnerPROMcLaren · from P5
PoleMNS
Fastest lap1:33.861Piquet · L42
Biggest gain+10Fabre P22→P12
Retirements10of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 5 | +4 | 61 | 1:39:45.141 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Williams | 2 | 0 | 61 | +40.550 FL | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson JOF | McLaren | 10 | +7 | 61 | +56.760 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 7 | +3 | 61 | +1:39.240 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Benetton | 6 | +1 | 60 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 | -5 | 60 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Team Lotus | 12 | +5 | 59 | +2 laps | — | |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Ferrari | 9 | +1 | 58 | +3 laps | — | |
| 9 | Christian Danner DAN | Zakspeed | 17 | +8 | 58 | +3 laps | — | |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer PAO | Tyrrell | 18 | +8 | 58 | +3 laps | — | |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff STI | Tyrrell | 20 | +9 | 57 | +4 laps | — | |
| 12 | Pascal Fabre FAE | AGS | 22 | +10 | 55 | +6 laps | — | |
| — | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Arrows | 14 | 52 | DNF · L52 | — | ||
| — | Martin Brundle BRL | Zakspeed | 19 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Brabham | 11 | 48 | DNF · L48 | — | ||
| — | Brabham | 13 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | |||
| — | Derek Warwick WAW | Arrows | 8 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | ||
| — | Teo Fabi FAB | Benetton | 4 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | ||
| — | Ayrton Senna SEY | Team Lotus | 3 | 50 | DNF · L50 | — | ||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | March | 23 | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 15 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | |||
| — | Alex Caffi CAF | Osella | 21 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 16 | 3 | DSQ | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Williams | 2 | |
| 1985 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 6 |
| 1984 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 4 |
| 1983 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Brabham | 4 | |
| 1982 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | Toleman | 1 |
| 1981 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams | 2 |
| 1978 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 4 |