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1987 Brazil Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Jacarepagua circuit. Full information

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1987 Brazil Grand Prix

1987 Brazil Grand Prix is 437th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Jacarepagua circuit. Nigel Mansell won the pole position, Alain Prost won this race. This was his 26th victory. Nelson Piquet and Stefan Johansson also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 61 laps (307 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1986 Australia Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1987 San Marino Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1987 Brazil Grand Prix

53rd victory for the McLaren team
26th victory for the Alain Prost
49th podium for the Alain Prost
40th podium for the Nelson Piquet
7th podium for the Stefan Johansson

1987 Brazil Grand Prix

McLaren MP4/3 - 1987 Brazil Grand Prix winner

1987 Brazil Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Alain Prost	9.00	1h 39m 45.141s ( 184.592 km/h )	61	Marlboro McLaren International
2	Nelson Piquet	6.00	1h 40m 25.688s ( +40.547s )	61	Canon Williams Honda Team
3	Stefan Johansson	4.00	1h 40m 41.899s ( +56.758s )	61	Marlboro McLaren International
4	Gerhard Berger	3.00	1h 41m 24.376s ( +1m 39.235s )	61	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
5	Thierry Boutsen	2.00		60	Benetton Formula Ltd
6	Nigel Mansell	1.00		60	Canon Williams Honda Team
7	Satoru Nakajima	0		59	Camel Team Lotus Honda
8	Michele Alboreto	0	Spin	58	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
9	Christian Danner	0		58	West Zakspeed Racing
10	Jonathan Palmer	0		58	Data General Team Tyrrell
11	Philippe Streiff	0		57	Data General Team Tyrrell
12	Pascal Fabre	0		55	Team El Charro AGS
ab	Eddie Cheever	0	Overheating	52	USF&G Arrows Megatron
ab	Ayrton Senna	0	Oil pressure	50	Camel Team Lotus Honda
ab	Riccardo Patrese	0	Battery	48	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
ab	Andrea De Cesaris	0	Differential	21	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
ab	Derek Warwick	0	Valve	20	USF&G Arrows Megatron
ab	Alex Caffi	0	Exhausted	20	Osella Squadra Corse
ab	Alessandro Nannini	0	Wheel lost	17	Minardi F1 Team
ab	Martin Brundle	0	Turbo	15	West Zakspeed Racing
ab	Teo Fabi	0	Overheating	9	Benetton Formula Ltd
dsq	Adrian Campos	0	Starting procedure	3	Minardi F1 Team
f	Mauro Baldi	0	Fired		Motor Racing Developments Ltd
np	Ivan Capelli	0	Engine		Leyton House March Racing Team
f	René Arnoux	0	Engine unavailable		Ligier Loto
f	Philippe Alliot	0	Car unavailable		Larrousse & Calmels F1

Qualifying Results for the 1987 Brazil Grand Prix on the Jacarepagua circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Nigel Mansell	1'26''128	Canon Williams Honda Team
2	Nelson Piquet	1'26''567	Canon Williams Honda Team
3	Ayrton Senna	1'28''408	Camel Team Lotus Honda
4	Teo Fabi	1'28''417	Benetton Formula Ltd
5	Alain Prost	1'29''175	Marlboro McLaren International
6	Thierry Boutsen	1'29''450	Benetton Formula Ltd
7	Gerhard Berger	1'30''357	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
8	Derek Warwick	1'30''467	USF&G Arrows Megatron
9	Michele Alboreto	1'30''468	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
10	Stefan Johansson	1'30''476	Marlboro McLaren International
11	Riccardo Patrese	1'31''179	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
12	Satoru Nakajima	1'32''276	Camel Team Lotus Honda
13	Andrea De Cesaris	1'32''402	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
14	Eddie Cheever	1'32''769	USF&G Arrows Megatron
15	Alessandro Nannini	1'33''729	Minardi F1 Team
16	Adrian Campos	1'33''825	Minardi F1 Team
17	Christian Danner	1'35''212	West Zakspeed Racing
18	Jonathan Palmer	1'36''091	Data General Team Tyrrell
19	Martin Brundle	1'36''160	West Zakspeed Racing
20	Philippe Streiff	1'36''274	Data General Team Tyrrell
21	Alex Caffi	1'38''770	Osella Squadra Corse
22	Pascal Fabre	1'39''816	Team El Charro AGS
23	Ivan Capelli	1'43''580	Leyton House March Racing Team
0	Mauro Baldi	0	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
0	René Arnoux	0	Ligier Loto
0	Philippe Alliot	0	Larrousse & Calmels F1