1987 seasonR15 · 1 November 1987 · Suzuka

Japanese Grand Prix 1987

Gerhard Berger won for Ferrari. Started from P1. This race decided the championship.

Laps51PoleBergerFastest lapProstDistance298.9 km
Start → finish · top ten1P1 Berger7P2 Senna9P3 JohanssonP4 Alboreto3P5 Boutsen11P6 NakajimaP7 Prost19P8 PalmerP9 Cheever13P10 Warwick

Race results

01Gerhard BergerFerrari1:32:58.0729
02Ayrton SennaLotus+17.3846
03Stefan JohanssonMcLaren+17.6944
04Michele AlboretoFerrari+1:20.4413
05Thierry BoutsenBenetton+1:25.5762
06Satoru NakajimaLotus+1:36.4791
07Alain Prostfastest lapMcLaren+1 lap
08Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+1 lap
09Eddie CheeverArrows+1 lap
10Derek WarwickArrows+1 lap
11Riccardo PatreseBrabham+2 laps
12Philippe StreiffTyrrell+2 laps
13Piercarlo GhinzaniLigier+3 laps
14Yannick DalmasLola+4 laps
15Nelson PiquetWilliams
—René ArnouxLigierOut of fuel
—Alex CaffiOsellaOut of fuel
—Roberto MorenoAGSElectrical
—Alessandro NanniniMinardiEngine
—Martin BrundleZakspeedEngine
—Andrea de CesarisBrabhamEngine
—Teo FabiBenettonEngine
—Christian DannerZakspeedEngine
—Ivan CapelliMarchAccident
—Adrián CamposMinardiEngine
—Philippe AlliotLolaAccident
—Nigel MansellWilliamsDid not start