# 1987 Formula 1 season

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World Champion: **Nelson Piquet** (Williams, Brazil).

## Specs and regulations
- Engine: 1.5 L turbo (boost capped) or 3.5 L naturally aspirated
- Points: 9 points for a win (9-6-4-3-2-1)
- Races: 16

## Calendar and winners
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Circuit | Winner | Team |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 1987-04-12 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 2 | San Marino Grand Prix | 1987-05-03 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 3 | Belgian Grand Prix | 1987-05-17 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 4 | Monaco Grand Prix | 1987-05-31 | Circuit de Monaco | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus |
| 5 | Detroit Grand Prix | 1987-06-21 | Detroit Street Circuit | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus |
| 6 | French Grand Prix | 1987-07-05 | Circuit Paul Ricard | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 7 | British Grand Prix | 1987-07-12 | Silverstone Circuit | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 8 | German Grand Prix | 1987-07-26 | Hockenheimring | Nelson Piquet | Williams |
| 9 | Hungarian Grand Prix | 1987-08-09 | Hungaroring | Nelson Piquet | Williams |
| 10 | Austrian Grand Prix | 1987-08-16 | Red Bull Ring | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 11 | Italian Grand Prix | 1987-09-06 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Nelson Piquet | Williams |
| 12 | Portuguese Grand Prix | 1987-09-20 | Autódromo do Estoril | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 13 | Spanish Grand Prix | 1987-09-27 | Circuito de Jerez | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 14 | Mexican Grand Prix | 1987-10-18 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 15 | Japanese Grand Prix | 1987-11-01 | Suzuka Circuit | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 16 | Australian Grand Prix | 1987-11-15 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |

## Drivers' standings (final)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Nelson Piquet](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/piquet.md) | Williams | 73 | 3 |
| 2 | [Nigel Mansell](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/mansell.md) | Williams | 61 | 6 |
| 3 | [Ayrton Senna](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/senna.md) | Team Lotus | 57 | 2 |
| 4 | [Alain Prost](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/prost.md) | McLaren | 46 | 3 |
| 5 | [Gerhard Berger](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/berger.md) | Ferrari | 36 | 2 |
| 6 | [Stefan Johansson](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/johansson.md) | McLaren | 30 | 0 |
| 7 | [Michele Alboreto](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/alboreto.md) | Ferrari | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | [Thierry Boutsen](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/boutsen.md) | Benetton | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | [Teo Fabi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/fabi.md) | Benetton | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | [Eddie Cheever](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/cheever.md) | Arrows | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | [Jonathan Palmer](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/palmer.md) | Tyrrell | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | [Satoru Nakajima](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/satoru-nakajima.md) | Team Lotus | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | [Riccardo Patrese](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/patrese.md) | Williams | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | [Andrea de Cesaris](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/cesaris.md) | Brabham | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | [Philippe Streiff](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/streiff.md) | Tyrrell | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | [Derek Warwick](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/warwick.md) | Arrows | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | [Philippe Alliot](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/alliot.md) | Larrousse | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | [Martin Brundle](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/brundle.md) | Zakspeed | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | [Ivan Capelli](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/capelli.md) | March | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | [René Arnoux](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/arnoux.md) | Ligier | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | [Roberto Moreno](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/moreno.md) | AGS | 1 | 0 |
| - | [Yannick Dalmas](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/dalmas.md) | Larrousse | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Christian Danner](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/danner.md) | Zakspeed | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Piercarlo Ghinzani](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ghinzani.md) | Ligier | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Pascal Fabre](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/fabre.md) | AGS | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Alessandro Nannini](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/nannini.md) | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Alex Caffi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/caffi.md) | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Adrián Campos](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/campos.md) | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Franco Forini](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/forini.md) | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Gabriele Tarquini](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/tarquini.md) | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Stefano Modena](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/modena.md) | Brabham | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Nicola Larini](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/larini.md) | Coloni | 0 | 0 |

## Constructors' standings (final)
| Pos | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Williams](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/williams.md) | 137 | 9 |
| 2 | [McLaren](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/mclaren.md) | 76 | 3 |
| 3 | [Team Lotus](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/team-lotus.md) | 64 | 2 |
| 4 | [Ferrari](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ferrari.md) | 53 | 2 |
| 5 | [Benetton](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/benetton.md) | 28 | 0 |
| 6 | [Tyrrell](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/tyrrell.md) | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | [Arrows](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/arrows.md) | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | [Brabham](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/brabham.md) | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | [Larrousse](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/larrousse.md) | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | [Zakspeed](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/zakspeed.md) | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | [Ligier](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ligier.md) | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | [AGS](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ags.md) | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | [March](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/march.md) | 1 | 0 |
| - | [Minardi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/minardi.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Osella](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/osella.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Coloni](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/coloni.md) | 0 | 0 |

[1986 season](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1986.md) · [1988 season](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1988.md)