1987 F1 Championship Standings

1987 F1 Championship Standings
1987 F1 World Championship · 38 of 77

Drivers & Constructors Standings

Final standings · 16 rounds

6
Most GP driver wins
Nigel Mansell Nigel Mansell
73pts
World Champion
Nelson Piquet Nelson Piquet
5
Different GP winners
137pts
Constructors' Champion
Williams Williams
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Nelson Piquet clinched his third Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship in 1987 with 73 points, taking three wins, 11 podiums and four pole positions along the way. The Brazilian driver finished 12 points clear of his teammate, Nigel Mansell. The team of both drivers, Williams, also took their fourth Constructors' Championship with 137 points and nine race wins. It was their second constructors' crown in a row.

Piquet wrapped up the title with one round to spare, at the Japanese Grand Prix (round 15 of 16), while his team Williams had already secured the Constructors' crown two rounds earlier, at the Spanish Grand Prix (round 13 of 16).

See all 1987 F1 results for each race, driver and team. Here you can find the 1987 F1 teams overview, we also have all other F1 results since 1950.

Drivers Standings

1987 F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POSDriverPTS1987 Brazilian F1 GP1987 San Marino F1 GP1987 Belgian F1 GP1987 Monaco F1 GP1987 Detroit F1 GP1987 French F1 GP1987 British F1 GP1987 German F1 GP1987 Hungarian F1 GP1987 Austrian F1 GP1987 Italian F1 GP1987 Portuguese F1 GP1987 Spanish F1 GP1987 Mexican F1 GP1987 Japanese F1 GP1987 Australian F1 GP
1Nelson PiquetNelsonPiquet73 (76)2*DNSDNF222*211*21342*15DNF
2Nigel MansellNigelMansell6161DNFDNF511*DNF*141*3DNF11DNS-
3Ayrton SennaAyrtonSenna57DNF2DNF1*1*433252*75DNF2DSQ
4Alain ProstAlainProst461DNF1*933DNF7361512DNF7*DNF
5AustriaGerhardBerger364DNFDNF44DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF42*DNF*DNF11*
6SwedenStefanJohansson30342DNF78DNF2DNF7653DNF3DNF
7ItalyMicheleAlboreto1783DNF3DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF15DNF42
8BelgiumThierryBoutsen165DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF7DNF4451416DNF53
9ItalyTeoFabi12DNFDNF*DNF8DNF56DNFDNF374DNF5DNFDNF
10United StatesEddieCheever8DNFDNF4DNF6DNFDNFDNF8DNFDNF6849DNF
11United KingdomJonathanPalmer710DNFDNF5117857141410DNF784
12JapanSatoruNakajima776510DNFNC4DNFDNF131189DNF6DNF
13ItalyRiccardoPatrese6DNF9DNFDNF9DNFDNFDNF5DNFDNFDNF133119
14ItalyAndreade Cesaris4DNFDNF3DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF8
15FrancePhilippeStreiff41189DNFDNF6DNF49DNF12127812DNF
16United KingdomDerekWarwick3DNF11DNFDNFDNFDNF5DNF6DNFDNF1310DNF10DNF
17FrancePhilippeAlliot3-108DNFDNFDNFDNF6DNF12DNFDNF66DNFDNF
18United KingdomMartinBrundle2DNF5DNF7DNFDNFNCNCDNFDSQDNFDNF11DNFDNFDNF
19ItalyIvanCapelli1DNSDNFDNF6DNFDNFDNFDNF101113912DNFDNFDNF
20FranceRenéArnoux1-DNS61110DNFDNFDNFDNF1010DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
21BrazilRobertoMoreno1--------------DNF6
22FranceYannickDalmas0-------------9145
23GermanyChristianDanner097DNFEXC8DNFDNFDNFDNF99DNFDNFDNFDNF7
24ItalyPiercarloGhinzani0-DNF712DNFDNFEXCDNF1288DNFDNFDNF13DNF
25FrancePascalFabre0121310131299DNF13NCDNQ-DNF---
26ItalyAlessandroNannini0DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF11DNF1611DNFDNFDNFDNF
27ItalyAlexCaffi0DNF12DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNQDNFDNFDNQ
28SpainAdriánCampos0DSQDNFDNFDNSDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF14DNFDNFDNF
-SwitzerlandFrancoForini0----------DNFDNF----
-ItalyGabrieleTarquini0-DNF--------------
-ItalyStefanoModena0---------------DNF
-ItalyNicolaLarini0----------DNQ-DNF---

Best 11 of 16 results counted. Points in brackets are all points scored; the lower figure is the championship total.

1987 Drivers' Championship Progression

P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14P15P16P17P18P19P20P21P22P23P24P25P26P27P28P29P30P31P32PiquetMansellSennaProstBergerJohanssonAlboretoBoutsenFabiCheeverPalmerNakajimaPatreseCesarisStreiffWarwickAlliotBrundleCapelliArnouxMorenoDalmasDannerFabreTarquiniGhinzaniNanniniCaffiForiniCamposLariniModena👑

1987 F1 Driver Statistics

POSDriverTeamGP1st2nd3rdPodPoleLapsFLDNFPTS
1Nelson PiquetNelsonPiquetWilliams163711148894476
2Alain ProstAlainProstMcLaren16313708452646
3Ayrton SennaAyrtonSennaTeam Lotus16242819563457
4AustriaGerhardBergerFerrari16210336693936
5SwedenStefanJohanssonMcLaren16023507710530
6ItalyMicheleAlboretoFerrari160123070301217
7BelgiumThierryBoutsenBenetton16001107550816
8ItalyTeoFabiBenetton160011068011012
9United StatesEddieCheeverUnited KingdomArrows16000007510118
10United KingdomJonathanPalmerUnited KingdomTyrrell1600000901037
11JapanSatoruNakajimaTeam Lotus1600000685077
12ItalyRiccardoPatreseBrabham16001106550106
13ItalyAndreade CesarisBrabham16001104550154
14FrancePhilippeStreiffUnited KingdomTyrrell1600000755054
15United KingdomDerekWarwickUnited KingdomArrows16000006500113
16United KingdomMartinBrundleGermanyZakspeed16000005830132
17ItalyIvanCapelliUnited KingdomMarch16000006080101
18GermanyChristianDannerGermanyZakspeed16000005060100
19ItalyAlexCaffiItalyOsella16000003870160
20ItalyAlessandroNanniniItalyMinardi16000004220140
21SpainAdriánCamposItalyMinardi16000003710150
22Nigel MansellNigelMansellWilliams15601787173661
23FrancePhilippeAlliotFranceLarrousse1500000623093
24FranceRenéArnouxFranceLigier15000005690101
25ItalyPiercarloGhinzaniFranceLigier1500000564090
26FrancePascalFabreFranceAGS1200000544040
27FranceYannickDalmasFranceLarrousse300000185000
28BrazilRobertoMorenoFranceAGS200000117011
29ItalyNicolaLariniItalyColoni2000008020
30SwitzerlandFrancoForiniItalyOsella20000059020
31ItalyStefanoModenaBrabham10000031010
32ItalyGabrieleTarquiniItalyOsella10000026010
Constructors Standings

1987 F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POSTeamCarPTS1987 Brazilian F1 GP1987 San Marino F1 GP1987 Belgian F1 GP1987 Monaco F1 GP1987 Detroit F1 GP1987 French F1 GP1987 British F1 GP1987 German F1 GP1987 Hungarian F1 GP1987 Austrian F1 GP1987 Italian F1 GP1987 Portuguese F1 GP1987 Spanish F1 GP1987 Mexican F1 GP1987 Japanese F1 GP1987 Australian F1 GP
1WilliamsWilliams FW11513761DNFDNF511DNF1413DNF11DNS9
62DNSDNF2222112134215DNF
2McLarenMcLaren MP4/31761DNF1933DNF7361512DNF7DNF
2342DNF78DNF2DNF7653DNF3DNF
3Team LotusLotus 99T116476510DNFNC4DNFDNF131189DNF6DNF
12DNF2DNF1143325275DNF2DSQ
4FerrariFerrari F1-87275383DNF3DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF15DNF42
284DNFDNF44DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF42DNFDNF11
5BenettonBenetton B1871928DNFDNFDNF8DNF56DNFDNF374DNF5DNFDNF
205DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF7DNF4451416DNF53
6United KingdomTyrrellTyrrell DG01631110DNFDNF5117857141410DNF784
41189DNFDNF6DNF49DNF12127812DNF
7United KingdomArrowsArrows A101711DNF11DNFDNFDNFDNF5DNF6DNFDNF1310DNF10DNF
18DNFDNF4DNF6DNFDNFDNF8DNFDNF6849DNF
8BrabhamBrabham BT56710DNF9DNFDNF9DNFDNFDNF5DNFDNFDNF13311DNF
8DNFDNF3DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF8
9FranceLarrousseLola LC87293-------------9145
30-108DNFDNFDNFDNF6DNF12DNFDNF66DNFDNF
10GermanyZakspeedZakspeed 861BZakspeed 87192DNF5DNF7DNFDNFNCNCDNFDSQDNFDNF11DNFDNFDNF
1097DNFEXC8DNFDNFDNFDNF99DNFDNFDNFDNF7
11FranceLigierLigier JS29C251-DNS61110DNFDNFDNFDNF1010DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
26-DNF712DNFDNFEXCDNF1288DNFDNFDNF13DNF
12FranceAGSAGS JH22141121310131299DNF13NCDNQ-DNF-DNF6
13United KingdomMarchMarch 87PMarch 871161DNSDNFDNF6DNFDNFDNFDNF101113912DNFDNFDNF
14ItalyMinardiMinardi M187230DSQDNFDNFDNSDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF14DNFDNFDNF
24DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF11DNF1611DNFDNFDNFDNF
15ItalyOsellaOsella FA1I210DNF12DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNQDNFDNFDNQ
22-DNF--------DNFDNF----
-ItalyColoniColoni FC187320----------DNQ-DNF---

1987 Constructors' Championship Progression

P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14P15P16WilliamsMcLarenTeam LotusFerrariBenettonTyrrellArrowsBrabhamLarrousseZakspeedLigierAGSMarchMinardiOsellaColoni👑
Race Results

1987 F1 Race-by-Race Results

1987 F1 World Championship
NOGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
11987 Brazilian F1 GP 1987 Brazilian F1 GPApril 12Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren6101:39:45.141
21987 San Marino F1 GP 1987 San Marino F1 GPMay 3Nigel MansellNigel MansellWilliams5901:31:24.076
31987 Belgian F1 GP 1987 Belgian F1 GPMay 17Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren4301:27:03.217
41987 Monaco F1 GP 1987 Monaco F1 GPMay 31Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaTeam Lotus7801:57:54.085
51987 Detroit F1 GP 1987 Detroit F1 GPJune 21Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaTeam Lotus6301:50:16.358
61987 French F1 GP 1987 French F1 GPJuly 5Nigel MansellNigel MansellWilliams8001:37:03.839
71987 British F1 GP 1987 British F1 GPJuly 12Nigel MansellNigel MansellWilliams6501:19:11.780
81987 German F1 GP 1987 German F1 GPJuly 26Nelson PiquetNelson PiquetWilliams4401:21:25.091
91987 Hungarian F1 GP 1987 Hungarian F1 GPAugust 9Nelson PiquetNelson PiquetWilliams7601:59:26.793
101987 Austrian F1 GP 1987 Austrian F1 GPAugust 16Nigel MansellNigel MansellWilliams5201:18:44.898
111987 Italian F1 GP 1987 Italian F1 GPSeptember 6Nelson PiquetNelson PiquetWilliams5001:14:47.707
121987 Portuguese F1 GP 1987 Portuguese F1 GPSeptember 20Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren7001:37:03.906
131987 Spanish F1 GP 1987 Spanish F1 GPSeptember 27Nigel MansellNigel MansellWilliams7201:49:12.692
141987 Mexican F1 GP 1987 Mexican F1 GPOctober 18Nigel MansellNigel MansellWilliams6301:26:24.207
151987 Japanese F1 GP 1987 Japanese F1 GPNovember 1AustriaGerhard BergerFerrari5101:32:58.072
161987 Australian F1 GP 1987 Australian F1 GPNovember 15AustriaGerhard BergerFerrari8201:52:56.144

1987 points distribution: P1 = 9, P2 = 6, P3 = 4, P4 = 3, P5 = 2, P6 = 1 point.

  • Positions in bold show the driver who started from pole position.
  • Positions marked with an asterisk (*) show the driver who set the fastest lap.
  • DNQ = Did not qualify · DNS = Did not start · DNF = Did not finish · NC = Not classified · EXC = Excluded · DSQ = Disqualified

1987 F1 Championship — Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 1987 F1 Drivers' Championship?

Nelson Piquet won the 1987 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship with 73 points, finishing 12 points ahead of Nigel Mansell.

After which race was the 1987 F1 Drivers' Championship decided?

Nelson Piquet clinched the 1987 Drivers' Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix, round 15 of 16, with one round to spare.

How many F1 World Drivers' Championships had Nelson Piquet won by 1987?

1987 was Nelson Piquet's third Drivers' title.

How many races did Nelson Piquet win in 1987?

Nelson Piquet won 3 of the 16 races in 1987, with 11 podiums and 4 pole positions.

Who finished runner-up in the 1987 F1 Drivers' Championship?

Nigel Mansell finished runner-up, 12 points behind Nelson Piquet.

Which team won the 1987 F1 Constructors' Championship?

Williams won the 1987 Constructors' Championship with 137 points.

When did Williams win the 1987 F1 Constructors' Championship?

Williams secured the 1987 Constructors' Championship at the Spanish Grand Prix, round 13 of 16.

Did the 1987 F1 Drivers' champion also win the Constructors' Championship?

Yes. Nelson Piquet drove for Williams, which also took the 1987 Constructors' Championship, a championship double.

How many races are in the 1987 F1 season?

The 1987 Formula 1 season featured 16 Grand Prix rounds.