1987 · Round 1 · 12 Apr 1987
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 1:39:45.141 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | +40.547s | 6 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 10 | +56.758s | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 7 | +1:39.235s | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 6 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | Spun off | |
| 9 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 17 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 20 | +4 laps | |
| 12 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 22 | +6 laps | |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 14 | DNF | |
| 14 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | DNF | |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 11 | DNF | |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | DNF | |
| 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 8 | DNF | |
| 18 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 21 | DNS | |
| 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | DNF | |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 19 | DNF | |
| 21 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 4 | DNF | |
| 22 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 16 | DSQ | |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | March | 23 | DNS |