Round 4 · 31 May 1987
1987 Monaco Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) won the 1987 Monaco Grand Prix, round 4 of the championship, held on 31 May 1987 at Circuit de Monaco (Monaco), starting from position 2. Nelson Piquet (Williams) and Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Nigel Mansell.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:57:54.085 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | +33.212 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | +72.839 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 15 | +2 Laps | 2 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | Ivan Capelli | March | 19 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 12 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 17 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 22 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 12 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 20 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 24 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 6 | — | — | Overheating |
| 15 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 11 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 10 | — | — | Electrical |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 16 | — | — | Electrical |
| 20 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 21 | — | — | Suspension |
| 21 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | — | — | Turbo |
| 22 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 13 | — | — | Electrical |
| 23 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 23 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 9 | — | — | Transmission |
| 25 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 26 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | — | — | — | Excluded |