Round 3 · 17 May 1987
1987 Belgian Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1987 Belgian Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 17 May 1987 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), starting from position 6. Stefan Johansson (McLaren) and Andrea de Cesaris (Brabham) completed the podium. Pole position went to Nigel Mansell.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 | 1:27:03.217 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 10 | +24.764 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 11 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 15 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 16 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 17 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 22 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 9 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 23 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 10 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 25 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 11 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 18 | — | — | Overheating |
| 13 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 7 | — | — | Wheel bearing |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | — | — | Accident |
| 15 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | — | — | Accident |
| 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | — | — | Exhaust |
| 18 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 26 | — | — | Fuel leak |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | — | — | Transmission |
| 20 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 20 | — | — | Brakes |
| 21 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | — | — | Radiator |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | — | — | Clutch |
| 23 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | — | — | Turbo |
| 25 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 19 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 26 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 24 | — | — | Accident |