Round 5 · 1987
Detroit Grand Prix
WinnerSEYTeam Lotus · from P2
PoleMNS
Fastest lap1:40.464Senna · L39
Biggest gain+14Fabre P26→P12
Retirements14of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna SEY | Team Lotus | 2 | +1 | 63 | 1:50:16.358 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Williams | 3 | +1 | 63 | +33.820 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 5 | +2 | 63 | +45.330 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 12 | +8 | 63 | +1:02.600 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 | -4 | 62 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Arrows | 6 | 0 | 60 | +3 laps | — | 1 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson JOF | McLaren | 11 | +4 | 60 | +3 laps | — | |
| 8 | Christian Danner DAN | Zakspeed | 16 | +8 | 60 | +3 laps | — | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Brabham | 9 | 0 | 60 | +3 laps | — | |
| 10 | Ligier | 21 | +11 | 60 | +3 laps | — | ||
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer PAO | Tyrrell | 13 | +2 | 60 | +3 laps | — | |
| 12 | Pascal Fabre FAE | AGS | 26 | +14 | 58 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Martin Brundle BRL | Zakspeed | 15 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Brabham | 17 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | |||
| — | Ligier | 23 | 51 | DNF · L51 | — | |||
| — | Michele Alboreto ALB | Ferrari | 7 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — | ||
| — | Derek Warwick WAW | Arrows | 10 | 12 | DNF · L12 | — | ||
| — | Teo Fabi FAB | Benetton | 8 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Benetton | 4 | 52 | DNF · L52 | — | ||
| — | Philippe Alliot ALI | Lola | 20 | 38 | DNF · L38 | — | ||
| — | Philippe Streiff STI | Tyrrell | 14 | 44 | DNF · L44 | — | ||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | March | 22 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 18 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | |||
| — | Alex Caffi CAF | Osella | 19 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Team Lotus | 24 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 25 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Detroit street circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Detroit Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1985 | Detroit Grand Prix | Keke Rosberg ROG | Williams | 5 |
| 1984 | Detroit Grand Prix | Brabham | 1 | |
| 1983 | Detroit Grand Prix | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell | 6 |
| 1982 | Detroit Grand Prix | John Watson WAT | McLaren | 17 |