Round 1 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, 1987-04-12. Alain Prost won it for McLaren. Podium: Alain Prost, Nelson Piquet, Stefan Johansson.
Winner
Alain Prost
McLaren
Pole
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not available
Fastest lap
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Circuit
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Brazil
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 61 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | 61 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 10 | 61 | Finished | 4.0 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 7 | 61 | Finished | 3.0 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 6 | 60 | +1 Lap | 2.0 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 60 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 59 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 58 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| 9 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 17 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0.0 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0.0 |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 20 | 57 | +4 Laps | 0.0 |
| 12 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 22 | 55 | +6 Laps | 0.0 |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 14 | 52 | Overheating | 0.0 |
| R | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | 50 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 11 | 48 | Electrical | 0.0 |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | 21 | Differential | 0.0 |
| R | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 8 | 20 | Engine | 0.0 |
| W | Alex Caffi | Osella | 21 | 20 | Withdrew | 0.0 |
| R | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | 17 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| R | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 19 | 15 | Turbo | 0.0 |
| R | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 4 | 9 | Turbo | 0.0 |
| D | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 16 | 3 | Disqualified | 0.0 |
| W | Ivan Capelli | March | 23 | 0 | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Grid movement
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