1987 Detroit Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 63 | 1:50:16.358 | 9 | 2 | FL |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 63 | 1:50:50.177 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 63 | 1:51:01.685 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 63 | 1:51:18.959 | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 62 | +1 lap | 2 | 1 | Pole |
| 6 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 60 | +3 laps | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 60 | +3 laps | — | 11 | |
| 8 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 60 | +3 laps | — | 16 | |
| 9 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 60 | +3 laps | — | 9 | |
| 10 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 60 | +3 laps | — | 21 | |
| 11 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 60 | +3 laps | — | 13 | |
| 12 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 58 | +5 laps | — | 26 | |
| DNF | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 52 | Brakes | — | 4 | |
| NC | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 51 | +12 laps | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 44 | Wheel | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 38 | Accident | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 25 | Gearbox | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 22 | Gearbox | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 16 | Turbo | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | Accident | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 9 | Electrical | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | Accident | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 3 | Transmission | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 2 | Gearbox | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1 | Accident | — | 25 | |
| DNF | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 0 | Collision | — | 24 |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | — | — | — | 1:39.264 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:40.607 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | — | — | — | 1:40.942 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:42.050 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:42.357 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:42.361 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:42.684 |
| 8 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:42.918 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:43.479 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:43.541 |
| 11 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:43.797 |
| 12 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:43.816 |
| 13 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:44.350 |
| 14 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:45.037 |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | — | — | — | 1:45.291 |
| 16 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | — | — | — | 1:45.740 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:46.046 |
| 18 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:46.083 |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | Osella | — | — | — | 1:46.124 |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | — | — | — | 1:46.194 |
| 21 | René Arnoux | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:46.211 |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March | — | — | — | 1:46.269 |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:47.471 |
| 24 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:48.801 |
| 25 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:50.495 |
| 26 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | — | — | — | 1:53.644 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 2 | — |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | — |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 4 | — |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | — |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 6 | — |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 7 | — |
| 8 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 8 | — |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 9 | — |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | — |
| 11 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 11 | — |
| 12 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 12 | — |
| 13 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 13 | — |
| 14 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 14 | — |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 15 | — |
| 16 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 16 | — |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 17 | — |
| 18 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 18 | — |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 19 | — |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 20 | — |
| 21 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 21 | — |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | — |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 23 | — |
| 24 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 24 | — |
| 25 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 25 | — |
| 26 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 39 | 1:40.464 | — |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 36 | 1:40.535 | +0.071 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 57 | 1:41.196 | +0.732 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 56 | 1:41.340 | +0.876 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 46 | 1:42.238 | +1.774 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 41 | 1:42.252 | +1.788 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 53 | 1:42.332 | +1.868 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 35 | 1:43.951 | +3.487 |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 41 | 1:44.048 | +3.584 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 46 | 1:44.255 | +3.791 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 24 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 22 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 18 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | 13 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | 12 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | 9 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | 8 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | 4 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | 3 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | 2 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | 2 |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | 2 |
| 14 | René Arnoux | 1 |
| 14 | Ivan Capelli | 1 |