1987 Formula 1 Season
16 races · Champion: Nelson Piquet
Driver Standings
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 73 | 3 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 61 | 6 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 57 | 2 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 46 | 3 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 36 | 2 |
| 6 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 30 | 0 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 1 | 0 |
| Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 0 | 0 | |
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 0 | 0 | |
| Pascal Fabre | AGS | 0 | 0 | |
| Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Caffi | Osella | 0 | 0 | |
| Adrián Campos | Minardi | 0 | 0 | |
| Franco Forini | Osella | 0 | 0 | |
| Gabriele Tarquini | Osella | 0 | 0 | |
| Stefano Modena | Brabham | 0 | 0 | |
| Nicola Larini | Coloni | 0 | 0 |
Races
R11987-04-12
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Alain Prost
R21987-05-03
San Marino Grand Prix
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Nigel Mansell
R31987-05-17
Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Alain Prost
R41987-05-31
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
Ayrton Senna
R51987-06-21
Detroit Grand Prix
Detroit Street Circuit
Ayrton Senna
R61987-07-05
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard
Nigel Mansell
R71987-07-12
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
Nigel Mansell
R81987-07-26
German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring
Nelson Piquet
R91987-08-09
Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
Nelson Piquet
R101987-08-16
Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring
Nigel Mansell
R111987-09-06
Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Nelson Piquet
R121987-09-20
Portuguese Grand Prix
Autódromo do Estoril
Alain Prost
R131987-09-27
Spanish Grand Prix
Circuito de Jerez
Nigel Mansell
R141987-10-18
Mexican Grand Prix
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Nigel Mansell
R151987-11-01
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit
Gerhard Berger
R161987-11-15
Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide Street Circuit
Gerhard Berger
The 1987 Season
Honda turbo power propelled Williams in 1987, with teammates Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell waging an intense intra-team battle. Piquet captured his third drivers' title, securing it after Mansell was sidelined by a heavy crash in practice at Suzuka.
Williams dominated the constructors' championship as the FW11B proved the strongest package on the grid. The simmering rivalry between the two British-based stars defined a fractious but supremely successful season for the team.