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Alain Prost won the 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Gerhard Berger and Nelson Piquet at Autódromo do Estoril.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Alain Prost, Gerhard Berger, and Nelson Piquet
Race date
September 20, 1987
Pole
Gerhard Berger
Fastest lap
Gerhard Berger
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Autódromo do Estoril

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Gerhard Berger is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Nelson Piquet 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Jonathan Palmer from P24 to P10 (+14), Ivan Capelli from P22 to P9 (+13), and Philippe Streiff from P21 to P12 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Gerhard Berger started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 3 +2 laps, 3 +4 laps, 3 Finished, 2 +3 laps, and 2 Accident. Gerhard Berger holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:19.282 on lap 66. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alain ProstMcLaren1:37:03.9069
2Gerhard BergerFerrari1:37:24.3996
3Nelson PiquetWilliams1:38:07.2014
4Teo FabiBenettonOut of fuel3
5Stefan JohanssonMcLaren+1 lap2
6Eddie CheeverArrows+2 laps1
7Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus+2 laps0
8Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus+2 laps0
9Ivan CapelliMarch+3 laps0
10Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+3 laps0
11Alessandro NanniniMinardi+4 laps0
12Philippe StreiffTyrrell+4 laps0
13Derek WarwickArrows+4 laps0
14Thierry BoutsenBenetton+6 laps0
DNFAndrea de CesarisBrabhamInjection0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariGearbox0
DNFMartin BrundleZakspeedGearbox0
DNFFranco ForiniOsellaSuspension0
DNFPhilippe AlliotLolaEngine0
DNFRené ArnouxLigierRadiator0