Round 15 · 1987
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit, Japan · Sun 1 Nov · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 1:32:58.072 | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Borgward | 7 | +17.384 | 6 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 9 | +17.694 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | +1:20.441 | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 3 | +1:25.576 | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Borgward | 11 | +1:36.479 | 1 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 19 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 12 | Out of fuel | |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 13 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 25 | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 24 | +3 Laps | |
| 14 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 22 | +4 Laps | |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 5 | Engine | |
| — | René Arnoux | Ligier | 17 | Out of fuel | |
| — | Alex Caffi | Osella | 23 | Out of fuel | |
| — | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 26 | Electrical | |
| — | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | Engine | |
| — | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 15 | Engine | |
| — | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 10 | Engine | |
| — | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | Engine | |
| — | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 16 | Engine | |
| — | Ivan Capelli | March | 20 | Accident | |
| — | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 21 | Engine | |
| — | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 18 | Accident | |
| — | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 0 | Accident |