Round 12 · 20 September 1987
1987 Portuguese Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix, round 12 of the championship, held on 20 September 1987 at Autódromo do Estoril (Portugal), starting from position 3. Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) and Nelson Piquet (Williams) completed the podium. Pole position went to Gerhard Berger.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 1:37:03.906 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | +20.493 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 4 | +63.295 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 10 | — | 3 | Out of fuel |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 8 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 11 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 5 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 15 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 24 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 21 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 14 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 9 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | — | — | Injection |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 17 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Franco Forini | Osella | 26 | — | — | Suspension |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | — | — | Radiator |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 25 | — | — | Turbo |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 23 | — | — | Ignition |
| 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | — | — | Electrical |
| 25 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 26 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 16 | — | — | Accident |