Lap Ledger1950–2027 · every championship race

Season · 16 rounds, all run

1987 FIA Formula One World Championship

Naturally aspirated cars readmitted alongside boost-limited turbos. Piquet's third title.

Rounds
16all run
Drivers' champion
Nelson Piquet73 points
Constructors' champion
Williams137 points
Margin
12over Nigel Mansell

How the title was decided

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Nelson PiquetNigel MansellAyrton Senna

The three drivers who finished highest, tracked from the opening round. Before 1991 only a driver's best few results counted, so a line can rise by less than they scored that weekend.

The numbers behind this chart, How the title was decided
How the title was decided
DriverAfter roundPoints
Nelson Piquet16
Nelson Piquet26
Nelson Piquet36
Nelson Piquet412
Nelson Piquet518
Nelson Piquet624
Nelson Piquet730
Nelson Piquet839
Nelson Piquet948
Nelson Piquet1054
Nelson Piquet1163
Nelson Piquet1267
Nelson Piquet1370
Nelson Piquet1473
Nelson Piquet1573
Nelson Piquet1673
Nigel Mansell11
Nigel Mansell210
Nigel Mansell310
Nigel Mansell410
Nigel Mansell512
Nigel Mansell621
Nigel Mansell730
Nigel Mansell830
Nigel Mansell930
Nigel Mansell1039
Nigel Mansell1143
Nigel Mansell1243
Nigel Mansell1352
Nigel Mansell1461
Nigel Mansell1561
Nigel Mansell1661
Ayrton Senna26
Ayrton Senna36
Ayrton Senna415
Ayrton Senna524
Ayrton Senna627
Ayrton Senna731
Ayrton Senna835
Ayrton Senna941
Ayrton Senna1043
Ayrton Senna1149
Ayrton Senna1249
Ayrton Senna1351
Ayrton Senna1451
Ayrton Senna1557
Ayrton Senna1657

Final drivers' standings

Final drivers' standings
PosDriverWinsPointsGap
1Nelson Piquet373—
2Nigel Mansell66112
3Ayrton Senna25716
4Alain Prost34627
5Gerhard Berger23637
6Stefan Johansson03043
7Michele Alboreto01756
8Thierry Boutsen01657
9Teo Fabi01261
10Eddie Cheever0865
11Jonathan Palmer0766
12Satoru Nakajima0766
13Riccardo Patrese0667
14Andrea de Cesaris0469
15Philippe Streiff0469
16Derek Warwick0370
17Philippe Alliot0370
18Martin Brundle0271
19Rene Arnoux0172
19Ivan Capelli0172
19Roberto Moreno0172
A driver with points and no position was excluded from the classification: the points stand, the position does not. Wins are counted from the race records, and a shared drive is a win for both of its drivers. The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all.

Final constructors' standings

Final constructors' standings
PosConstructorPointsGap
1Williams honda137—
2McLaren tag7661
3Team Lotus honda6473
4Ferrari ferrari5384
5Benetton ford28109
6Tyrrell ford11126
7Arrows megatron11126
8Brabham bmw10127
9Lola ford3134
10Zakspeed zakspeed2135
11Ligier megatron1136
11March ford1136
11AGS ford1136
The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all. The championship is contested by a chassis–engine pair, so one name can appear more than once with different engines.

The calendar

  1. R1Brazilianrun
  2. R2San Marinorun
  3. R3Belgianrun
  4. R4Monacorun
  5. R5Detroitrun
  6. R6Frenchrun
  7. R7Britishrun
  8. R8Germanrun
  9. R9Hungarianrun
  10. R10Austrianrun
  11. R11Italianrun
  12. R12Portugueserun
  13. R13Spanishrun
  14. R14Mexicanrun
  15. R15Japaneserun
  16. R16Australianrun

The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists. F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy.

The calendar
RGrand PrixCircuitDatesWinnerConstructorPoleFastest lap
1Brazilian Grand PrixJacarepaguaAlain ProstMcLarenNigel MansellNelson Piquet
2San Marino Grand PrixAutodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariNigel MansellWilliamsAyrton SennaTeo Fabi
3Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa-FrancorchampsAlain ProstMcLarenNigel MansellAlain Prost
4Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de MonacoAyrton SennaTeam LotusNigel MansellAyrton Senna
5Detroit Grand PrixDetroit Street CircuitAyrton SennaTeam LotusNigel MansellAyrton Senna
6French Grand PrixCircuit Paul RicardNigel MansellWilliamsNigel MansellNelson Piquet
7British Grand PrixSilverstone CircuitNigel MansellWilliamsNelson PiquetNigel Mansell
8German Grand PrixHockenheimringNelson PiquetWilliamsNigel MansellNigel Mansell
9Hungarian Grand PrixHungaroringNelson PiquetWilliamsNigel MansellNelson Piquet
10Austrian Grand PrixRed Bull RingNigel MansellWilliamsNelson PiquetNigel Mansell
11Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale MonzaNelson PiquetWilliamsNelson PiquetAyrton Senna
12Portuguese Grand PrixAutodromo do EstorilAlain ProstMcLarenGerhard BergerGerhard Berger
13Spanish Grand PrixCircuito de JerezNigel MansellWilliamsNelson PiquetGerhard Berger
14Mexican Grand PrixAutodromo Hermanos RodriguezNigel MansellWilliamsNigel MansellNelson Piquet
15Japanese Grand PrixSuzuka CircuitGerhard BergerFerrariGerhard BergerAlain Prost
16Australian Grand PrixAdelaide Street CircuitGerhard BergerFerrariGerhard BergerGerhard Berger
Two names in one cell is a shared drive: both drivers are classified in that position, and both are winners. Open any round for its full classification.

Who entered

Who entered
ConstructorEntered asChassisDesignsEnginesTyres
AGSEl Charro AGSAGS JH221Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear
ArrowsUSF&G Arrows MegatronArrows A101Megatron M12/13 1.5 L4 TGoodyear
BenettonBenetton FormulaBenetton B1871Ford Cosworth GBA 1.5 V6 TGoodyear
BrabhamMotor Racing DevelopmentsBrabham BT561BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 TGoodyear
ColoniEnzo Coloni Racing Car SystemColoni FC1871Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear
FerrariScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACFerrari F1/871Ferrari 033D 1.5 V6 TGoodyear
LigierLigier LotoLigier JS29B, Ligier JS29C2Megatron M12/13 1.5 L4 TGoodyear
LolaLarrousse CalmelsLola LC871Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear
MarchLeyton House March Racing TeamMarch 87P, March 8712Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear
McLarenMarlboro McLaren TAG TurboMcLaren MP4/31TAG TTE PO1 1.5 V6 TGoodyear
MinardiMinardi TeamMinardi M1871Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6 TGoodyear
OsellaLandis & Gyr OsellaOsella FA1I, Osella FA1G2Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8 TGoodyear
Team LotusCamel Team Lotus HondaLotus 99T1Honda RA166E 1.5 V6 TGoodyear
TyrrellData General Team TyrrellTyrrell DG0161Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear
WilliamsCanon Williams Honda TeamWilliams FW11B1Honda RA167E 1.5 V6 TGoodyear
ZakspeedWest Zakspeed RacingZakspeed 861, Zakspeed 8712Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4 TGoodyear
Where an entrant ran more than one design, no source records which car raced which round — so those race results carry no chassis.

Photographs

From Wikimedia Commons, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require.

Williams FW11
Williams FW11
Williams FW11 Honda Collection Hall · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
McLaren MP4/3
McLaren MP4/3
McLaren MP4-3 · John Chapman ( Pyrope ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ferrari F1/87
Ferrari F1/87
Ferrari F1-87 · Etienne (Li) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lotus 99T
Lotus 99T
1987 Lotus 99T 2 · Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arrows A10
Arrows A10
Arrows A10 at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed · Matthew Lamb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Brabham BT56
Brabham BT56
Brabham BT56 NEC Jan 1994 (51897762409) · Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
2 more photographs
Lola LC87
Lola LC87
Lola LC87 · GTHO · CC BY-SA 4.0
AGS JH22
AGS JH22
Manoir de l'Automobile - 198 - AGS F1 JH 22 1986-1987 · Koreller · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

Where this comes from

Team
Williams
Runner-up
Nigel Mansell — 61
Engine formula
3.5 L naturally aspirated or 1.5 L turbocharged (boost limited)
Tyres
Goodyear (sole supplier)
Entered
32 drivers, 16 constructors, 9 engine makers — counted from the entries, whether or not they started