Brazil Grand Prix 1987: results

Round 1 of the 1987 season, 12 April 1987, at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet. Alain Prost won for McLaren from P5 on the grid. Nigel Mansell took pole position. Fastest lap: Nelson Piquet, 1:33.861 (lap 42).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Alain ProstMcLaren1:39:45.1419
2Nelson PiquetWilliams+40.5476
3Stefan JohanssonMcLaren+56.7584
4Gerhard BergerFerrari+1:39.2353
5Thierry BoutsenBenetton+1 lap2
6Nigel MansellWilliams+1 lap1
7Satoru NakajimaLotus+2 laps0
8Michele AlboretoFerrariSpun off0
9Christian DannerZakspeed+3 laps0
10Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+3 laps0
11Philippe StreiffTyrrell+4 laps0
12Pascal FabreAGS+6 laps0
NCEddie CheeverArrows+9 laps0
DNFAyrton SennaLotusEngine0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBrabhamElectrical0
DNFAndrea De CesarisBrabhamDifferential0
DNFDerek WarwickArrowsEngine0
DNFAlex CaffiOsellaWithdrew0
DNFAlessandro NanniniMinardiSuspension0
DNFMartin BrundleZakspeedTurbo0
DNFTeo FabiBenettonTurbo0
DSQAdrián CamposMinardiIncorrect starting procedure0
DNSIvan CapelliMarch—0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Nigel MansellWilliams
2Nelson PiquetWilliams
3Ayrton SennaLotus
4Teo FabiBenetton
5Alain ProstMcLaren
6Thierry BoutsenBenetton
7Gerhard BergerFerrari
8Derek WarwickArrows
9Michele AlboretoFerrari
10Stefan JohanssonMcLaren
11Riccardo PatreseBrabham
12Satoru NakajimaLotus
13Andrea De CesarisBrabham
14Eddie CheeverArrows
15Alessandro NanniniMinardi
16Adrián CamposMinardi
17Christian DannerZakspeed
18Jonathan PalmerTyrrell
19Martin BrundleZakspeed
20Philippe StreiffTyrrell
21Alex CaffiOsella
22Pascal FabreAGS
23Ivan CapelliMarch

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