Round 1 · 12 April 1987
1987 Brazilian Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 12 April 1987 at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brazil), starting from position 5. Nelson Piquet (Williams) and Stefan Johansson (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to Nigel Mansell.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 1:39:45.141 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | +40.547 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 10 | +56.758 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 7 | +99.235 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 6 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | — | — | Spun off |
| 9 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 17 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 20 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 12 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 22 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 14 | — | — | Overheating |
| 14 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 11 | — | — | Electrical |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | — | — | Differential |
| 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 8 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 21 | — | — | Withdrew |
| 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | — | — | Suspension |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 19 | — | — | Turbo |
| 21 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 4 | — | — | Turbo |
| 22 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 16 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | March | 23 | — | — | Withdrew |