Round 5 · 21 June 1987
Detroit Grand Prix
Detroit Street Circuit · Detroit, USA
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
27 drivers
After Round 4
1
Alain Prost
McLaren
18
pts
2
Ayrton Senna
Team Lotus
15
pts
3
Stefan Johansson
McLaren
13
pts
4
Nelson Piquet
Williams
12
pts
5
Nigel Mansell
Williams
10
pts
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6
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
8
pts
7
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
6
pts
8
Andrea de Cesaris
Brabham
4
pts
9
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
3
pts
10
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
3
pts
11
Martin Brundle
Zakspeed
2
pts
12
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
2
pts
13
Thierry Boutsen
Benetton
2
pts
14
René Arnoux
Ligier
1
pts
15
Ivan Capelli
March
1
pts
-
Christian Danner
Zakspeed
0
pts
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Ligier
0
pts
-
Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
0
pts
-
Teo Fabi
Benetton
0
pts
-
Riccardo Patrese
Brabham
0
pts
-
Pascal Fabre
AGS
0
pts
-
Derek Warwick
Arrows
0
pts
-
Alex Caffi
Osella
0
pts
-
Alessandro Nannini
Minardi
0
pts
-
Adrián Campos
Minardi
0
pts
-
Gabriele Tarquini
Osella
0
pts
After the race
27 drivers
After Round 5
1
Ayrton Senna
Team Lotus
↑1
24
+9
2
Alain Prost
McLaren
↓1
22
+4
3
Nelson Piquet
Williams
↑1
18
+6
4
Stefan Johansson
McLaren
↓1
13
+0
5
Nigel Mansell
Williams
—
12
+2
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6
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
↑1
9
+3
7
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
↓1
8
+0
8
Andrea de Cesaris
Brabham
—
4
+0
9
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
—
4
+1
10
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
—
3
+0
11
Martin Brundle
Zakspeed
—
2
+0
12
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
—
2
+0
13
Thierry Boutsen
Benetton
—
2
+0
14
René Arnoux
Ligier
—
1
+0
15
Ivan Capelli
March
—
1
+0
-
Christian Danner
Zakspeed
—
0
+0
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
—
0
+0
-
Teo Fabi
Benetton
—
0
+0
-
Riccardo Patrese
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Pascal Fabre
AGS
—
0
+0
-
Derek Warwick
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Alex Caffi
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Alessandro Nannini
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Adrián Campos
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Gabriele Tarquini
Osella
—
0
+0
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Race classification
26 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEN Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:50:16.358 | 9 |
| 2 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | +33.819 | 6 |
| 3 | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | +45.327 | 4 |
| 4 | BER Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 12 | +1:02.601 | 3 |
| 5 | MAN Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | CHE Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 6 | 3L | 1 |
| 7 | JOH Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 11 | 3L | 0 |
| 8 | DAN Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 16 | 3L | 0 |
| 9 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 9 | 3L | 0 |
| 10 | ARN René Arnoux | Ligier | 21 | 3L | 0 |
| 11 | PAL Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 13 | 3L | 0 |
| 12 | FAB Pascal Fabre | AGS | 26 | 5L | 0 |
| R | BOU Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | STR Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | ALL Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | ALB Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | NAN Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | BRU Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | WAR Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | CAP Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | FAB Teo Fabi | Benetton | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | CAF Alex Caffi | Osella | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | CAM Adrián Campos | Minardi | 25 | — | 0 |
| R | NAK Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 24 | — | 0 |