1987 Foster's Australian Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 82 | 1:52:56.144 | 9 | 1 | Pole FL GS |
| 2 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 82 | 1:54:04.028 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 81 | +1 lap | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 80 | +2 laps | 3 | 19 | |
| 5 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 79 | +3 laps | — | 21 | |
| 6 | 14 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 79 | +3 laps | 1 | 25 | |
| 7 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 79 | +3 laps | — | 24 | |
| 8 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 78 | Spun off | — | 10 | |
| 9 | 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 76 | Oil leak | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 58 | Brakes | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 58 | Spun off | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 53 | Brakes | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 53 | Overheating | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 48 | Brakes | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 46 | Brakes | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 46 | Transmission | — | 26 | |
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 45 | Electrical | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 41 | Ignition | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 7 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 31 | Physical | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 26 | Ignition | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 22 | Hydraulics | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 19 | Transmission | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 18 | Engine | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 6 | Spun off | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 0 | Accident | — | 13 | |
| DSQ | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 82 | Illegal brake ducts | — | 4 | |
| DNQ | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:17.267 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:17.967 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | — | — | — | 1:18.017 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:18.488 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:18.523 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:18.578 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | — | — | — | 1:18.813 |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:18.826 |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:19.461 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:19.590 |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:20.187 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:20.638 |
| 13 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:20.701 |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:20.891 |
| 15 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:21.014 |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | — | — | — | 1:21.483 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | — | — | — | 1:21.888 |
| 18 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:21.971 |
| 19 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:22.087 |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:22.303 |
| 21 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | — | — | — | 1:22.650 |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:22.689 |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | March | — | — | — | 1:22.698 |
| 24 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | — | — | — | 1:22.736 |
| 25 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | — | — | — | 1:23.659 |
| 26 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:24.121 |
| 27 | Alex Caffi | Osella | — | — | — | 1:25.872 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | — |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | — |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 4 | — |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 5 | — |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | — |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 7 | — |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 8 | — |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 9 | — |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 10 | — |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 11 | — |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | — |
| 13 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 13 | — |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 14 | — |
| 15 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 15 | — |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 16 | — |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 17 | — |
| 18 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | — |
| 19 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 19 | — |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | — |
| 21 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 21 | — |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 22 | — |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | March | 23 | — |
| 24 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 24 | — |
| 25 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | 25 | — |
| 26 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 72 | 1:20.416 | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 63 | 1:20.456 | +0.040 |
| 3 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 65 | 1:20.917 | +0.501 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 48 | 1:21.124 | +0.708 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 47 | 1:21.381 | +0.965 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 52 | 1:21.491 | +1.075 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 40 | 1:21.981 | +1.565 |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 38 | 1:22.232 | +1.816 |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 44 | 1:22.246 | +1.830 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 45 | 1:22.769 | +2.353 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 73 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 61 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | 57 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | 46 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | 36 |
| 6 | Stefan Johansson | 30 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | 17 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | 16 |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | 12 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | 8 |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | 7 |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | 7 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | 6 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | 4 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | 3 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | 3 |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | 2 |
| 19 | René Arnoux | 1 |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | 1 |
