1987 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 51 | 1:32:58.072 | 9 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 51 | 1:33:15.456 | 6 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 51 | 1:33:15.766 | 4 | 9 | |
| 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 51 | 1:34:18.513 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 51 | 1:34:23.648 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 51 | 1:34:34.551 | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 50 | +1 lap | — | 2 | FL |
| 8 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 50 | +1 lap | — | 19 | |
| 9 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 50 | +1 lap | — | 12 | |
| 10 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 50 | +1 lap | — | 13 | |
| 11 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 49 | +2 laps | — | 8 | |
| 12 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 49 | +2 laps | — | 25 | |
| 13 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 48 | +3 laps | — | 24 | |
| 14 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 47 | +4 laps | — | 22 | |
| 15 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 46 | Engine | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 44 | Out of fuel | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 43 | Out of fuel | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 14 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 38 | Electrical | — | 26 | |
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 35 | Engine | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 32 | Engine | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 26 | Engine | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 16 | Engine | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 13 | Engine | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 13 | Accident | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 2 | Engine | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 0 | Accident | — | 18 | |
| DNS | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | — | Accident in practice | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:40.042 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:40.652 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:40.850 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:40.984 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | — | — | — | 1:41.144 |
| 6 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:41.679 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | — | — | — | 1:42.616 |
| 8 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:42.723 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:43.304 |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:43.371 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:43.618 |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:43.685 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:44.277 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:44.626 |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:45.612 |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | — | — | — | 1:46.023 |
| 17 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | — | — | — | 1:46.116 |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:46.200 |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | — | — | — | 1:47.395 |
| 20 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:47.775 |
| 21 | Ivan Capelli | March | — | — | — | 1:48.212 |
| 22 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:48.337 |
| 23 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | — | — | — | 1:48.887 |
| 24 | Alex Caffi | Osella | — | — | — | 1:49.017 |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:49.641 |
| 26 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:49.741 |
| 27 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | — | — | — | 1:50.212 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | — |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 3 | — |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 5 | — |
| 6 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | — |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 8 | — |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 9 | — |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 10 | — |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 11 | — |
| 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 12 | — |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 13 | — |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 14 | — |
| 14 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | — |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 16 | — |
| 16 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 17 | — |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | — |
| 18 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 19 | — |
| 19 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 20 | — |
| 20 | Ivan Capelli | March | 21 | — |
| 21 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 22 | — |
| 22 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 23 | — |
| 23 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 24 | — |
| 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 25 | — |
| 25 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 26 | — |
| 26 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 27 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 35 | 1:43.844 | — |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 34 | 1:45.540 | +1.696 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 49 | 1:45.805 | +1.961 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 34 | 1:46.323 | +2.479 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 28 | 1:46.534 | +2.690 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 41 | 1:46.706 | +2.862 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 41 | 1:47.182 | +3.338 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 41 | 1:47.421 | +3.577 |
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 27 | 1:48.206 | +4.362 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 24 | 1:48.581 | +4.737 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 73 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 61 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | 57 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | 46 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | 30 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | 27 |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | 12 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | 12 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | 11 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | 8 |
| 11 | Satoru Nakajima | 7 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | 6 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| 14 | Philippe Streiff | 4 |
| 15 | Jonathan Palmer | 4 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | 3 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | 3 |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | 2 |
| 19 | René Arnoux | 1 |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | 1 |