- Winner
- Gerhard Berger
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Gerhard Berger, Ayrton Senna, and Stefan Johansson
- Race date
- November 1, 1987
- Pole
- Gerhard Berger
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Classified drivers
- 27
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit
The decisive result
Gerhard Berger finished first for Ferrari. Ayrton Senna is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Stefan Johansson 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Philippe Streiff from P25 to P12 (+13), Jonathan Palmer from P19 to P8 (+11), and Piercarlo Ghinzani from P24 to P13 (+11) 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 7 Engine, 6 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Accident. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:43.844 on lap 35. 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.