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Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1987 · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1987 · race
PROVENANCE
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/437-race
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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Grand Prix context
Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1987 · Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1987 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:39:45.141 · 61 laps · tag | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:40:25.688 · 61 laps · honda | 6 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:40:41.899 · 61 laps · tag | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:41:24.376 · 61 laps · ferrari | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | Time not recorded · 60 laps · ford | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Time not recorded · 60 laps · honda | 1 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | Time not recorded · 59 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Spun off · Time not recorded · 58 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | Time not recorded · 58 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| NC | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Time not recorded · 52 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Engine · Time not recorded · 50 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Electrical · Time not recorded · 48 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | Differential · Time not recorded · 21 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Engine · Time not recorded · 20 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Osella | Withdrew · Time not recorded · 20 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Suspension · Time not recorded · 17 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Turbo · Time not recorded · 15 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Turbo · Time not recorded · 9 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DSQ | Adrián Campos | Minardi | Incorrect starting procedure · Time not recorded · 3 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Ivan Capelli | March | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:26.128 · honda | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:26.567 · honda | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:28.408 · honda | |
| 4 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:28.417 · ford | |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:29.175 · tag | |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:29.450 · ford | |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:30.357 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:30.467 · megatron | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:30.468 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:30.476 · tag | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:31.179 · bmw | |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:32.276 · honda | |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:32.402 · bmw | |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:32.769 · megatron | |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:33.729 · motori-moderni | |
| 16 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:33.825 · motori-moderni | |
| 17 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:35.212 · zakspeed | |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:36.091 · ford | |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:36.160 · zakspeed | |
| 20 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:36.274 · ford | |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 1:38.770 · alfa-romeo | |
| 22 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 1:39.816 · ford | |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:43.580 · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:26.128 · honda | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:26.567 · honda | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:28.408 · honda | |
| 4 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:28.417 · ford | |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:29.175 · tag | |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:29.450 · ford | |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:30.357 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:30.467 · megatron | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:30.468 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:30.476 · tag | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:31.179 · bmw | |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:32.276 · honda | |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:32.402 · bmw | |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:32.769 · megatron | |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:33.729 · motori-moderni | |
| 16 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:33.825 · motori-moderni | |
| 17 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:35.212 · zakspeed | |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:36.091 · ford | |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:36.160 · zakspeed | |
| 20 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:36.274 · ford | |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 1:38.770 · alfa-romeo | |
| 22 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 1:39.816 · ford | |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:43.580 · ford |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 1 | 1:33.161 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 2 | 1:33.432 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 3 | 1:33.547 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 4 | 1:33.595 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 5 | 1:34.126 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 6 | 1:34.615 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 7 | 1:35.030 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 8 | 1:35.424 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 9 | 1:35.639 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 10 | 1:35.780 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 11 | 1:35.816 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 12 | 1:36.468 |
| warmingUpResults | Satoru Nakajima | 13 | 1:37.435 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 14 | 1:38.302 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 15 | 1:39.438 |
| warmingUpResults | Christian Danner | 16 | 1:40.046 |
| warmingUpResults | Adrián Campos | 17 | 1:40.667 |
| warmingUpResults | Alex Caffi | 18 | 1:41.093 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 19 | 1:41.529 |
| warmingUpResults | Pascal Fabre | 20 | 1:43.442 |
| warmingUpResults | Ivan Capelli | 21 | 1:43.474 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Streiff | 22 | 1:44.308 |