Round 1 · 12 April 1987
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
Pre-season
No standings yet
This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.
After the race
23 drivers
After Round 1
1
Alain Prost
McLaren
NEW
9
+9
2
Nelson Piquet
Williams
NEW
6
+6
3
Stefan Johansson
McLaren
NEW
4
+4
4
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
NEW
3
+3
5
Thierry Boutsen
Benetton
NEW
2
+2
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6
Nigel Mansell
Williams
NEW
1
+1
-
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
NEW
0
+0
-
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
NEW
0
+0
-
Christian Danner
Zakspeed
NEW
0
+0
-
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
NEW
0
+0
-
Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell
NEW
0
+0
-
Pascal Fabre
AGS
NEW
0
+0
-
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
NEW
0
+0
-
Ayrton Senna
Team Lotus
NEW
0
+0
-
Riccardo Patrese
Brabham
NEW
0
+0
-
Andrea de Cesaris
Brabham
NEW
0
+0
-
Derek Warwick
Arrows
NEW
0
+0
-
Alex Caffi
Osella
NEW
0
+0
-
Alessandro Nannini
Minardi
NEW
0
+0
-
Martin Brundle
Zakspeed
NEW
0
+0
-
Teo Fabi
Benetton
NEW
0
+0
-
Adrián Campos
Minardi
NEW
0
+0
-
Ivan Capelli
March
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
23 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 1:39:45.141 | 9 |
| 2 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | +40.547 | 6 |
| 3 | JOH Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 10 | +56.758 | 4 |
| 4 | BER Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 7 | +1:39.235 | 3 |
| 5 | BOU Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 6 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | MAN Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | NAK Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 2L | 0 |
| 8 | ALB Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 3L | 0 |
| 9 | DAN Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 17 | 3L | 0 |
| 10 | PAL Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | 3L | 0 |
| 11 | STR Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 20 | 4L | 0 |
| 12 | FAB Pascal Fabre | AGS | 22 | 6L | 0 |
| R | CHE Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | SEN Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | WAR Derek Warwick | Arrows | 8 | — | 0 |
| W | CAF Alex Caffi | Osella | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | NAN Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | BRU Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | FAB Teo Fabi | Benetton | 4 | — | 0 |
| D | CAM Adrián Campos | Minardi | 16 | — | 0 |
| W | CAP Ivan Capelli | March | 23 | — | 0 |