1987 Japanese Grand Prix
The 1987 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka on 1 November 1987. It was the fifteenth and penultimate race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship.
| 1987 Japanese Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 16 in the 1987 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 1 November 1987 | ||
| Official name | XIII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.860 km (3.641 miles) | ||
| Distance | 51 laps, 298.860 km (185.703 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Attendance | 247,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:40.042 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | |
| Time | 1:43.844 on lap 35 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Lotus-Honda | ||
| Third |
| McLaren-TAG | |
|
Lap leaders | |||
The race was won by Austrian driver Gerhard Berger driving a Ferrari F1/87. It was the end of a 38-race losing streak for Formula One's most famous team and Berger's second Grand Prix victory having won the Mexican Grand Prix the previous year driving for Benetton. Berger won by 17 seconds over Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna driving a Lotus 99T. Third was the McLaren MP4/3 of Swedish driver Stefan Johansson. This would turn out to be Team Lotus's last second place finish.
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