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1987 United States Grand Prix Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 5 of 16 Sunday, June 21, 1987 at Detroit Street Circuit, Detroit, MI 63 laps on a 4.023 kilometer street course (253.449 kilometers) Time of race: 1:50:16.358 Average speed: 137.917 kph Pole time: 99.264 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 33.819 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1987 Formula One results   /   1987 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 2 12   Ayrton Senna Camel Team Lotus Honda Lotus 100T / Honda RA166E 63 1:50:16.358 30 9 2 3 6   Nelson Piquet Canon Williams Honda Williams FW11B / Honda RA167E 63 +33.819 0 6 3 5 1   Alain Prost Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4-3 / TAG Porsche P01 63 +45.327 0 4 4 12 28   Gerhard Berger Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari F1-87 / Ferrari 033D 63 +62.601 0 3 5 1 5   Nigel Mansell Canon Williams Honda Williams FW11B / Honda RA167E 62 +1 lap 33 2 6 6 18   Eddie Cheever, Jr. US F&G Arrows Megatron Arrows A10 / Megatron M12 60 +3 laps 0 1 7 11 2   Stefan Johansson Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4-3 / TAG Porsche P01 60 +3 laps 0 0 8 16 10   Christian Danner West Zakspeed Racing Zakspeed 871 / Zakspeed 1500/4 60 +3 laps 0 0 9 9 7   Riccardo Patrese Motor Racing Developments Brabham BT56 / BMW M12 60 +3 laps 0 0 10 21 25   Rene Arnoux Ligier Loto Ligier JS29B / Megatron M12 60 +3 laps 0 0 11 13 3   Jonathan Palmer Data General Team Tyrrell Tyrrell DG016 / Ford Cosworth DFZ 60 +3 laps 0 0 12 26 14   Pascal Fabre Team El Charro AGS AGS JH22 / Ford Cosworth DFZ 58 +5 laps 0 0 ret 4 20   Thierry Boutsen Benetton Formula Benetton B187 / Ford GBA 52 brakes 0 0 ret 23 26   Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier Loto Ligier JS29B / Megatron M12 51 clutch 0 0 ret 14 4   Philippe Streiff Data General Team Tyrrell Tyrrell DG016 / Ford Cosworth DFZ 44 wheel 0 0 ret 20 30   Philippe Alliot Larrousse & Calmels F1 Lola LC867 / Ford Cosworth DFZ 38 crash 0 0 ret 7 27   Michele Alboreto Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari F1-87 / Ferrari 033D 25 gearbox 0 0 ret 18 24   Alessandro Nannini Minardi Team Minardi M86 / Motori Moderni 615-90 22 gearbox 0 0 ret 15 9   Martin Brundle West Zakspeed Racing Zakspeed 871 / Zakspeed 1500/4 16 turbo 0 0 ret 10 17   Derek Warwick US F&G Arrows Megatron Arrows A10 / Megatron M12 12 crash 0 0 ret 22 16   Ivan Capelli Leyton House March Racing Team March 871 / Ford Cosworth DFZ 9 electrical 0 0 ret 8 19   Teo Fabi Benetton Formula Benetton B187 / Ford GBA 6 crash 0 0 ret 19 21   Alex Caffi Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1I / Alfa Romeo 890T 3 transmission 0 0 ret 17 8   Andrea de Cesaris Motor Racing Developments Brabham BT56 / BMW M12 2 gearbox 0 0 ret 25 23   Adrian Campos Minardi Team Minardi M86 / Motori Moderni 615-90 1 crash 0 0 ret 24 11   Satoru Nakajima Camel Team Lotus Honda Lotus 100T / Honda RA166E 0 crash 0 0

Fastest Lap: 144.159 kph by Ayrton Senna Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Nigel Mansell 1 33 33   Ayrton Senna 34 63 30 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Ayrton Senna 24     2   Alain Prost 22   -2   3   Nelson Piquet 18   -6   4   Stefan Johansson 13   -11   5   Nigel Mansell 12   -12   6   Gerhard Berger 9   -15   7   Michele Alboreto 8   -16   8   Andrea de Cesaris 4   -20   8   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 4   -20   10   Satoru Nakajima 3   -21   11   Thierry Boutsen 2   -22   11   Martin Brundle 2   -22   11   Jonathan Palmer 2   -22   14   Ivan Capelli 1   -23   14   Rene Arnoux 1   -23