Round 5 of 16 · Detroit · 21 June 1987, Sunday
Detroit Grand Prix
Key highlights
Mansell
pole position
63
laps
12
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1:50:16.358 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | +33.819 | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +45.327 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | +1:02.601 | 3 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | +3 Laps | |
| 8 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | +3 Laps | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Ligier | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | |
| 12 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | +5 Laps | |
| DNF | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | Brakes | |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | Clutch | |
| DNF | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Wheel | |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | Accident | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Turbo | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Accident | |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | March | Electrical | |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Accident | |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Osella | Transmission | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Adrián Campos | Minardi | Accident | |
| DNF | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | Accident |
- DNF
- Did not finish