1987 Alternate Formula One season

1987 Formula One season
Gerhard Berger won his first World Championship after taking four victories.
Season
Races	16
Start date	12th April 1987
Start Event	Template:AUS Foster's Australian Grand Prix
End date	15th November 1987
End Event	Mexican Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	Template:AUT Gerhard Berger
Constructor's Champion	Template:GBR McLaren-TAG
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1986	1988

The 1987 Formula One season was the 38th Formula One World Championship season. World Champion Guillaume Gauthier provided the shock move of the off-season by signing with Lotus, in a straight swap with Ayrton Senna. He would go on to take just one victory in his title defence year, but with reliability amongst the top teams being low all season, Gauthier remained in contention. McLaren's Gerhard Berger would take four victories, which would be enough to see him and McLaren crowned World Champions.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	#	Driver	Rounds
Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus-Honda	99T	Honda RA166E 1.5 V6t	1	Guillaume Gauthier	All
				2	Derek Warwick	All
Data General Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell-Ford	DG016	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	3	Martin Brundle	All
				4	Jonathan Palmer	1-14, 16
					Eliseo Salazar	15
Canon Williams Honda Team	Williams-Honda	FW11B	Honda RA167E 1.5 V6t	5	Ayrton Senna	All
				6	Brendon Cassidy	All
West Zakspeed Racing	Zakspeed	871	Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4t	9	Stefan Johansson	All
				10	Valentino Nicchi	All
Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren-TAG	MP4/3	TAG/Porsche TTE PO1 1.5 V6t	11	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	All
				12	Gerhard Berger	All
Leyton House March Racing Team	March-Ford	871	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	15	Robert Kagan	All
				16	Ivan Capelli	All
USF&G Arrows Racing Team	Arrows-Motori Moderni	A10	Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6t	17	Nigel Mansell	All
				18	Chris Dagnall	All
Benetton Formula Ltd	Benetton-Ford	B187	Ford Cosworth GBA 1.5 V6t	19	Thierry Boutsen	All
				20	Yannick Dalmas	All
Osella Squadra Corse	Osella-Alfa Romeo	FA1I	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8t	21	Alex Caffi	All
				22	Frank Jelinski	All
Minardi Team SpA	Minardi-Motori Moderni	M187	Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6t	23	Pierluigi Martini	All
				24	Alessandro Nannini	All
Ligier Loto	Ligier-Alfa Romeo	JS29	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8t	25	René Arnoux	All
				26	Riccardo Patrese	All
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	F1/87	Ferrari 033D 1.5 V6t	27	Michele Alboreto	1-12, 14-16
					Andrea de Cesaris	13
				28	Alain Prost	All
Larrousse Calmels	Lola-Ford	LC87	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	29	Philippe Alliot	All
				30	Arsenio Matarazzo	All
Enzo Coloni Racing Car System	Coloni-Ford	FC187	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	31	Kazuki Fushida	All
				32	Nicola Larini	All

Season Calendar

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Drive of the Race	Reject of the Race
1	Foster's Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit	April 12	Brendon Cassidy	Brendon Cassidy	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-TAG	Nicola Larini	Ayrton Senna
2	Coca-Cola San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Dino Ferrari	May 3	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Williams-Honda	Pierluigi Martini	Brendon Cassidy
3	Champion Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	May 17	Brendon Cassidy	Ayrton Senna	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	McLaren-TAG	Jonathan Palmer	Guillaume Gauthier
4	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	May 31	Ayrton Senna	Brendon Cassidy	Guillaume Gauthier	Lotus-Honda	Valentino Nicchi	Williams-Honda
5	Molson Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport Park	June 14	Ayrton Senna	Brendon Cassidy	Brendon Cassidy	Williams-Honda	Kazuki Fushida	Ayrton Senna
6	Detroit Grand Prix	Detroit Street Circuit	June 21	Thierry Boutsen	Michele Alboreto	Derek Warwick	Lotus-Honda	Derek Warwick	Ayrton Senna
7	Marlboro French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard	July 12	Ayrton Senna	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Ayrton Senna	Williams-Honda	Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost
8	Shell Oils British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	July 19	Guillaume Gauthier	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Brendon Cassidy	Williams-Honda	Yannick Dalmas	Gerhard Berger
9	Mobil German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	August 3	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Michele Alboreto	Pierluigi Martini
10	Marlboro Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring	August 16	Ayrton Senna	Brendon Cassidy	Alain Prost	Ferrari	Ferrari	Derek Warwick
11	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Automotodrom Grobnik	August 23	Ayrton Senna	Brendon Cassidy	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-TAG	Martin Brundle	Guillaume Gauthier
12	ACI Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	September 13	Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Ferrari	Ligier-Alfa Romeo	Brendon Cassidy
13	SG Cigarettes Portugese Grand Prix	Autódromo do Estoril	September 27	Ayrton Senna	Gerhard Berger	Ayrton Senna	Williams-Honda	Arrows-Motori Moderni	Gerhard Berger
14	European Grand Prix	Circuit de Dijon-Prenois	October 11	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	McLaren-TAG	Minardi-Motori Moderni	Jonathan Palmer
15	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	November 1	Ayrton Senna	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-TAG	Benetton-Ford	Derek Warwick
16	Mexican Grand Prix	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	November 15	Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-TAG	Jonathan Palmer	Brendon Cassidy

Championship Standings

Driver's Championship

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	9	6	4	3	2	1

• Only the 11 best points finishes counted towards the world championship

Pos Driver AUS SMR BEL MON CAN DET FRA GBR GER HUN YUG ITA POR EUR JAP MEX Pts 1 Gerhard Berger 1 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 1 Ret 4 Ret 1 1 47 2 Brendon Cassidy 2 6 3 Ret 1 6† 2 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 2 Ret 46 3 Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler 4 9 1 Ret Ret 3 3 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 1 3 Ret 45 4 Derek Warwick 5 4 4 Ret 3 1 4 Ret Ret 5 2 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 35 5 Guillaume Gauthier Ret 2 8 1 2 Ret 5 Ret Ret 4 3 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 34 6 Alain Prost 3 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 1 Ret 1 18† Ret Ret 2 33 7 Ayrton Senna 6 1 9 Ret Ret 4 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 31 8 Michele Alboreto Ret 3 6 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 1 3 Ret Ret INJ Ret Ret Ret 18 9 Thierry Boutsen 7 8 2 Ret 4 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 17 10 Chris Dagnall Ret 7 Ret 2 5 Ret Ret Ret 2 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 16 11 Nigel Mansell 8 10 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 5 Ret Ret Ret 8 12 Alessandro Nannini Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 8 13 Pierluigi Martini Ret 11 Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6† Ret 4 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 14 Philippe Alliot Ret 17 Ret 10 9 13 6 10 4 9 Ret 8 12 Ret Ret 5 6 15 Martin Brundle 12 14 13 6 7 Ret 8 9 3 7 Ret Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 5 16 Yannick Dalmas 9 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret 5 17 Ivan Capelli Ret Ret 14 9 Ret 9 7 14† Ret Ret 5 DNQ 16 Ret Ret 4 5 18 Arsenio Matarazzo 14 15 15 11 DNQ Ret DNQ 11 DNQ 11 6 6 15 4 11 Ret 5 19 Robert Kagan Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 13 Ret DNQ 5 Ret 7 DNQ 14 DNQ 15 6 5 20 René Arnoux Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 10 5 9 Ret 5 21 Stefan Johansson 10 12 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 7† Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 7 Ret 4 22 Valentino Nicchi 11 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 8† 10 Ret 4 23 Jonathan Palmer 16 Ret 11 8 Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret INJ 3 4 24 Riccardo Patrese Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 9 Ret 8 Ret 4 25 Kazuki Fushida DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 8 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 7 DNQ 6 14 DNQ 1 26 Nicola Larini 13 DNQ 12 7 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 17 Ret Ret DNQ 0 27 Alex Caffi 15 13 Ret DNQ 11 8 Ret 8 Ret DNQ 8 Ret Ret 7 DNQ Ret 0 28 Eliseo Salazar 13 0 29 Frank Jelinski DNQ 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 0 30 Andrea de Cesaris Ret 0

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) Orange Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Pale Blue Withdrawn (WD) Blank Did Not Enter (No text) Excluded (EX) Did not Start (DNS) Did not Arrive (DNA) Event cancelled (C) Injured (INJ) Bold denotes pole position Italics denote fastest lap † Classification despite retirement ‡ Race not run to scheduled distance

Constructor Standings

Pos	Constructor	#	AUS	SMR	BEL	MON	CAN	DET	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	YUG	ITA	POR	EUR	JAP	MEX	Pts
1	McLaren-TAG	11	4	9	1	Ret	Ret	3	3	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	1	3	Ret	92
		12	1	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	1	Ret	4	Ret	1	1
2	Williams-Honda	5	6	1	9	Ret	Ret	4	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	77
		6	2	6	3	Ret	1	6†	2	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	2	Ret
3	Lotus-Honda	1	Ret	2	8	1	2	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	4	3	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	69
		2	5	4	4	Ret	3	1	4	Ret	Ret	5	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret
4	Ferrari	27	Ret	3	6	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	1	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	51
		28	3	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	1	Ret	1	18†	Ret	Ret	2
5	Arrows-Motori Moderni	17	8	10	10	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	24
		18	Ret	7	Ret	2	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	6	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret
6	Benetton-Ford	19	8	7	2	Ret	4	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	22
		20	9	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	6	Ret
7	Minardi-Motori Moderni	23	Ret	11	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6†	Ret	4	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	15
		24	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	Ret
8	Lola-Ford	29	Ret	17	Ret	10	9	13	6	10	4	9	Ret	8	12	Ret	Ret	5	11
		30	14	15	15	11	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	11	DNQ	11	6	6	15	4	11	Ret
9	March-Ford	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	13	Ret	DNQ	5	Ret	7	DNQ	14	DNQ	15	6	10
		16	Ret	Ret	14	9	Ret	9	7	14†	Ret	Ret	5	DNQ	16	Ret	Ret	4
10	Tyrrell-Ford	3	12	14	13	6	7	Ret	8	9	3	7	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	12	Ret	9
		4	16	Ret	11	8	Ret	12	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	13	3
11	Ligier-Alfa Romeo	25	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	10	5	9	Ret	9
		26	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	9	Ret	8	Ret
12	Zakspeed	9	10	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	7†	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	7	Ret	8
		10	11	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	8†	10	Ret
13	Coloni-Ford	31	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	8	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	7	DNQ	6	14	DNQ	1
		32	13	DNQ	12	7	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	DNQ
14	Osella-Alfa Romeo	21	15	13	Ret	DNQ	11	8	Ret	8	Ret	DNQ	8	Ret	Ret	7	DNQ	Ret	0
		22	DNQ	16	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret