1987 Drivers Championship Final Standings
Points towards the 1987 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placed drivers at each round. However only the best eleven round results were counted towards each driver's championship total.
Pos |
Driver |
BRA
|
SMR
|
BEL
|
MON
|
DET
|
FRA
|
GBR
|
GER
|
HUN
|
AUT
|
ITA
|
POR
|
ESP
|
MEX
|
JPN
|
AUS
|
Points |
1 |
Nelson Piquet |
2 |
DNS |
Ret |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
15† |
Ret |
73 (76) |
2 |
Nigel Mansell |
6 |
1 |
Ret |
Ret |
5 |
1 |
1 |
Ret |
14† |
1 |
3 |
Ret |
1 |
1 |
DNS |
|
61 |
3 |
Ayrton Senna |
Ret |
2 |
Ret |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
Ret |
2 |
DSQ |
57 |
4 |
Alain Prost |
1 |
Ret |
1 |
9† |
3 |
3 |
Ret |
7† |
3 |
6 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
Ret |
7 |
Ret |
46 |
5 |
Gerhard Berger |
4 |
Ret |
Ret |
4 |
4 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
4 |
2 |
Ret |
Ret |
1 |
1 |
36 |
6 |
Stefan Johansson |
3 |
4 |
2 |
Ret |
7 |
8 |
Ret |
2 |
Ret |
7 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
Ret |
3 |
Ret |
30 |
7 |
Michele Alboreto |
8† |
3 |
Ret |
3 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
15† |
Ret |
4 |
2 |
17 |
8 |
Thierry Boutsen |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
7 |
Ret |
4 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
16† |
Ret |
5 |
3 |
16 |
9 |
Teo Fabi |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
5 |
6 |
Ret |
Ret |
3 |
7 |
4† |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
12 |
10 |
Eddie Cheever |
Ret |
Ret |
4 |
Ret |
6 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
6 |
8† |
4 |
9† |
Ret |
8 |
11 |
Jonathan Palmer |
10 |
Ret |
Ret |
5 |
11 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
10 |
Ret |
7 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
Satoru Nakajima |
7 |
6† |
5 |
10 |
Ret |
NC |
4 |
Ret |
Ret |
13 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
Ret |
6 |
Ret |
7 |
13 |
Riccardo Patrese |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
13 |
3 |
11 |
9† |
6 |
14 |
Andrea de Cesaris |
Ret |
Ret |
3 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
8† |
4 |
15 |
Philippe Streiff |
11 |
8 |
9 |
Ret |
Ret |
6 |
Ret |
4 |
9 |
Ret |
12 |
12 |
7 |
8 |
12 |
Ret |
4 |
16 |
Derek Warwick |
Ret |
11† |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
6 |
Ret |
Ret |
13 |
10 |
Ret |
10 |
Ret |
3 |
17 |
Philippe Alliot |
|
10 |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
6 |
Ret |
12 |
Ret |
Ret |
6 |
6 |
Ret |
Ret |
3 |
18 |
Martin Brundle |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
7 |
Ret |
Ret |
NC |
NC |
Ret |
DSQ |
Ret |
Ret |
11 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
2 |
19 |
Ivan Capelli |
DNS |
Ret |
Ret |
6 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
10 |
11 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
1 |
20 |
René Arnoux |
|
DNS |
6 |
11 |
10 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
10 |
10 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
1 |
21 |
Roberto Moreno |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
6 |
1 |
— |
Yannick Dalmas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
14 |
5 |
0* |
— |
Christian Danner |
9 |
7 |
Ret |
EX |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
9 |
9 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
7 |
0 |
— |
Piercarlo Ghinzani |
|
Ret |
7 |
12 |
Ret |
Ret |
EX |
Ret |
12 |
8 |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
13 |
Ret |
0 |
— |
Pascal Fabre |
12 |
13 |
10 |
13 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
Ret |
13 |
NC |
DNQ |
DNQ |
Ret |
DNQ |
|
|
0 |
— |
Alessandro Nannini |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
11 |
Ret |
16 |
11† |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
0 |
— |
Alex Caffi |
Ret |
12† |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
DNQ |
Ret |
Ret |
DNQ |
0 |
— |
Adrián Campos |
DSQ |
Ret |
Ret |
DNS |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
14 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
0 |
— |
Franco Forini |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
Ret |
DNQ |
|
|
|
0 |
— |
Stefano Modena |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
0 |
— |
Gabriele Tarquini |
|
Ret |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
— |
Nicola Larini |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DNQ |
|
Ret |
|
|
|
0 |
Pos |
Driver |
BRA
|
SMR
|
BEL
|
MON
|
DET
|
FRA
|
GBR
|
GER
|
HUN
|
AUT
|
ITA
|
POR
|
ESP
|
MEX
|
JPN
|
AUS
|
Points |
|
Key
Colour |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
Points finish |
Blue |
Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
White |
Did not start (DNS) |
Race cancelled (C) |
Light blue |
Practiced only (PO) |
Friday test driver (TD)
(from 2003 onwards) |
Blank |
Did not practice (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
Did not arrive (DNA) |
Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
|
† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.