Round 1 of 16 · Rio de Janeiro · 12 April 1987, Sunday
Brazilian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Mansell
pole position
61
laps
12
finishers out of 22
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:39:45.141 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | +40.547 | 6 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | +56.758 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | +1:39.235 | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Spun off | |
| 9 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | +4 Laps | |
| 12 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | +6 Laps | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Overheating | |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | Engine | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Electrical | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | Differential | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Engine | |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Osella | Withdrew | |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Suspension | |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Turbo | |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Turbo | |
| DSQ | Adrián Campos | Minardi | Disqualified | |
| WD | Ivan Capelli | March | Withdrew |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DSQ
- Disqualified
- WD
- Withdrew