Portuguese Grand Prix
1987 · Round 12 · Estoril, Portugal · Sep 20, 1987Race summary
Victory went to Prost (from 3rd on the grid), with a 20.5s margin. Palmer made the biggest gain, from 24th on the grid to 10th (up 14 places). Boutsen had a difficult race, dropping from 9th to 14th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 70 | 1:37:03.906 | 9 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 70 | +20.493 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 4 | 70 | +1:03.295 | 4 |
| 4 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 10 | 69 | Out of fuel | 3 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 8 | 69 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 11 | 68 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 5 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 15 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | 67 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 24 | 67 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | 66 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 21 | 66 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | 66 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 9 | 64 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | 54 | Injection | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | 38 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 17 | 35 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Franco Forini | Osella | 26 | 32 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 31 | Engine | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | 29 | Radiator | 0 |
| – | Alex Caffi | Osella | 25 | 27 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 23 | 24 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 20 | 24 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 13 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 7 | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 16 | 0 | Accident | 0 |