Japan Grand Prix 1987: results

Round 15 of the 1987 season, 1 November 1987, at Suzuka Circuit. Gerhard Berger won for Ferrari from pole position. Fastest lap: Alain Prost, 1:43.844 (lap 35).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Gerhard BergerFerrari1:32:58.0729
2Ayrton SennaLotus+17.3846
3Stefan JohanssonMcLaren+17.6944
4Michele AlboretoFerrari+1:20.4413
5Thierry BoutsenBenetton+1:25.5762
6Satoru NakajimaLotus+1:36.4791
7Alain ProstMcLaren+1 lap0
8Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+1 lap0
9Eddie CheeverArrows+1 lap0
10Derek WarwickArrows+1 lap0
11Riccardo PatreseBrabham+2 laps0
12Philippe StreiffTyrrell+2 laps0
13Piercarlo GhinzaniLigier+3 laps0
14Yannick DalmasLola+4 laps0
15Nelson PiquetWilliamsEngine0
DNFRené ArnouxLigierOut of fuel0
DNFAlex CaffiOsellaOut of fuel0
DNFRoberto MorenoAGSElectrical0
DNFAlessandro NanniniMinardiEngine0
DNFMartin BrundleZakspeedEngine0
DNFAndrea De CesarisBrabhamEngine0
DNFTeo FabiBenettonEngine0
DNFChristian DannerZakspeedEngine0
DNFIvan CapelliMarchAccident0
DNFAdrián CamposMinardiEngine0
DNFPhilippe AlliotLolaAccident0
DNSNigel MansellWilliamsAccident in practice0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Gerhard BergerFerrari
2Alain ProstMcLaren
3Thierry BoutsenBenetton
4Michele AlboretoFerrari
5Nelson PiquetWilliams
6Teo FabiBenetton
7Nigel MansellWilliams
8Ayrton SennaLotus
9Riccardo PatreseBrabham
10Stefan JohanssonMcLaren
11Andrea De CesarisBrabham
12Satoru NakajimaLotus
13Eddie CheeverArrows
14Derek WarwickArrows
15Alessandro NanniniMinardi
16Martin BrundleZakspeed
17Christian DannerZakspeed
18René ArnouxLigier
19Philippe AlliotLola
20Jonathan PalmerTyrrell
21Ivan CapelliMarch
22Adrián CamposMinardi
23Yannick DalmasLola
24Alex CaffiOsella
25Piercarlo GhinzaniLigier
26Philippe StreiffTyrrell
27Roberto MorenoAGS

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