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Gerhard Berger won the 1987 Australian Grand Prix

Gerhard Berger won the 1987 Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Michele Alboreto and Thierry Boutsen at Adelaide Street Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Gerhard Berger
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Gerhard Berger, Michele Alboreto, and Thierry Boutsen
Race date
November 15, 1987
Pole
Gerhard Berger
Fastest lap
Gerhard Berger
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Adelaide Street Circuit

The decisive result

Gerhard Berger finished first for Ferrari. Michele Alboreto is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Thierry Boutsen 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Roberto Moreno from P25 to P6 (+19), Christian Danner from P24 to P7 (+17), and Yannick Dalmas from P21 to P5 (+16) 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 4 Brakes, 3 +3 laps, 3 Spun off, 2 Finished, and 2 Ignition. Gerhard Berger holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.416 on lap 72. 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
1Gerhard BergerFerrari1:52:56.1449
2Michele AlboretoFerrari1:54:04.0286
3Thierry BoutsenBenetton+1 lap4
4Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+2 laps3
5Yannick DalmasLola+3 laps0
6Roberto MorenoAGS+3 laps1
7Christian DannerZakspeed+3 laps0
8Andrea de CesarisBrabhamSpun off0
9Riccardo PatreseWilliamsOil leak0
DNFNelson PiquetWilliamsBrakes0
DNFIvan CapelliMarchSpun off0
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenBrakes0
DNFEddie CheeverArrowsOverheating0
DNFStefan JohanssonMcLarenBrakes0
DNFTeo FabiBenettonBrakes0
DNFAdrián CamposMinardiTransmission0
DNFPhilippe AlliotLolaElectrical0
DNFRené ArnouxLigierIgnition0
DNFStefano ModenaBrabhamPhysical0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniLigierIgnition0