Round 8 · 26 July 1987
1987 German Grand Prix: results
Nelson Piquet (Williams) won the 1987 German Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 26 July 1987 at Hockenheimring (Germany), starting from position 4. Stefan Johansson (McLaren) and Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) completed the podium. Pole position went to Nigel Mansell.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 4 | 1:21:25.091 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 8 | +99.591 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 22 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 23 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 21 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | — | — | Electrical |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 19 | — | — | Not classified |
| 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 10 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 6 | — | — | Engine |
| 12 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 13 | — | — | Turbo |
| 15 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 20 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 16 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 10 | — | — | Turbo |
| 17 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 26 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | — | — | Turbo |
| 21 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 25 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | — | — | Throttle |
| 23 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 14 | — | — | Turbo |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | March | 24 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 12 | — | — | Ignition |
| 26 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 11 | — | — | Ignition |