Japanese Grand Prix
1987 · Round 15 · Suzuka, Japan · Nov 1, 1987Race summary
Berger won the race from 1st on the grid, 17.4s ahead of Senna. Streiff was the standout mover, climbing from 25th to 12th. Piquet lost the most ground, from 5th on the grid down to 15th (down 10 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 51 | 1:32:58.072 | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 7 | 51 | +17.384 | 6 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 9 | 51 | +17.694 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | 51 | +1:20.441 | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 3 | 51 | +1:25.576 | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 11 | 51 | +1:36.479 | 1 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 19 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 12 | 50 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 13 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 25 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 24 | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 22 | 47 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 5 | 46 | Engine | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Ligier | 17 | 44 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| – | Alex Caffi | Osella | 23 | 43 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| – | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 26 | 38 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | 35 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 15 | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 10 | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 16 | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | March | 20 | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 21 | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 18 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Williams | – | 0 | Accident | 0 |