Round 16 · 15 November 1987
1987 Australian Grand Prix: results
Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) won the 1987 Australian Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 15 November 1987 at Adelaide Street Circuit (Australia), starting from position 1. Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) and Thierry Boutsen (Benetton) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 1:52:56.144 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | +67.884 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 5 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 19 | +2 Laps | 3 | +2 Laps |
| 5 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 21 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 6 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 25 | +3 Laps | 1 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 24 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 10 | — | — | Spun off |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 7 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 10 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | — | — | Brakes |
| 12 | Ivan Capelli | March | 23 | — | — | Spun off |
| 13 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | — | — | Brakes |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 11 | — | — | Overheating |
| 15 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 8 | — | — | Brakes |
| 16 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 9 | — | — | Brakes |
| 17 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 26 | — | — | Transmission |
| 18 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 17 | — | — | Electrical |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | — | — | Ignition |
| 20 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 15 | — | — | Physical |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 22 | — | — | Ignition |
| 22 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 14 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 23 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | — | — | Transmission |
| 24 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | — | — | Spun off |
| 26 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 13 | — | — | Accident |