Round 15 of 16 · Suzuka · 1 November 1987, Sunday
Japanese Grand Prix
Key highlights
Berger
pole position
51
laps
15
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:32:58.072 | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | +17.384 | 6 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | +17.694 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | +1:20.441 | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +1:25.576 | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | +1:36.479 | 1 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Out of fuel | |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | +3 Laps | |
| 14 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | +4 Laps | |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | Engine | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Ligier | Out of fuel | |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Osella | Out of fuel | |
| DNF | Roberto Moreno | AGS | Electrical | |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Engine | |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Engine | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | Engine | |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Engine | |
| DNF | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | Engine | |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | March | Accident | |
| DNF | Adrián Campos | Minardi | Engine | |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | Accident | |
| WD | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Accident |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- WD
- Withdrew