1987 Season
Races
16
Champion
Nelson Piquet
Constructor
Williams
The 1987 Formula 1 World Championship featured 16 Grand Prix races across the season. Nelson Piquet of Brazilian claimed the Drivers' Championship with 73 points and 3 race victories. Nigel Mansell finished as runner-up, 12 points behind. Williams won the Constructors' Championship with 137 points. 5 different drivers stood on the top step of the podium during the 1987 campaign. The top three in the final standings were Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna.
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Championship Battle
Championship Progression
Who won the 1987 F1 driver championship?
| Pos | Driver | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 3 | 73 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 6 | 61 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | 2 | 57 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | 3 | 46 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | 2 | 36 |
| 6 | Stefan Johansson | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | René Arnoux | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Roberto Moreno | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Yannick Dalmas | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Christian Danner | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Pascal Fabre | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Alessandro Nannini | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Alex Caffi | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Adrián Campos | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Franco Forini | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Stefano Modena | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Nicola Larini | 0 | 0 |
