Round 5 · 21 June 1987
1987 Detroit Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) won the 1987 Detroit Grand Prix, round 5 of the championship, held on 21 June 1987 at Detroit Street Circuit (USA), starting from position 2. Nelson Piquet (Williams) and Alain Prost (McLaren) 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 | 1:50:16.358 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | +33.819 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | +45.327 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 12 | +62.601 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 6 | +3 Laps | 1 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 11 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 8 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 16 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 9 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 21 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 13 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 12 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 26 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 13 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 4 | — | — | Brakes |
| 14 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 23 | — | — | Clutch |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 14 | — | — | Wheel |
| 16 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 20 | — | — | Accident |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 7 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 18 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 15 | — | — | Turbo |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | — | — | Electrical |
| 22 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 8 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 19 | — | — | Transmission |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 17 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 25 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 25 | — | — | Accident |
| 26 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 24 | — | — | Accident |