1987 season

Dropped scores
Title decided in round 15

‹ 1986 1988 ›

World ChampionNelson Piquet73 points · 3 wins
Constructors' championWilliams137 points

Races16
Different winners5
Pole-sitters4
Not classified53%216 of 408 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.

In this season not every result counted towards the championship: only a driver's best races went into the standings, the rest were dropped. The championship standings therefore sit below the sum of the points scored in races.

The title was decided in round 15: Japanese Grand Prix on 1 Nov 1987.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round. Not every result counted in this season: the chart shows the official championship standings, not the sum of the race points.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Nelson Piquet	6	6	6	12	18	24	30	39	48	54	63	67	70	73	73	73
Nigel Mansell	1	10	10	10	12	21	30	30	30	39	43	43	52	61	61	61
Ayrton Senna	0	6	6	15	24	27	31	35	41	43	49	49	51	51	57	57
Alain Prost	9	9	18	18	22	26	26	26	30	31	31	40	46	46	46	46
Gerhard Berger	3	3	3	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	18	18	18	27	36
Stefan Johansson	4	7	13	13	13	13	13	19	19	19	20	22	26	26	30	30
Michele Alboreto	0	4	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	17
Thierry Boutsen	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	8	10	10	10	10	12	16
Teo Fabi	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	7	7	10	10	12	12	12
Eddie Cheever	0	0	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	8	8	8
Jonathan Palmer	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7
Satoru Nakajima	0	1	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7
Riccardo Patrese	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	6
Andrea de Cesaris	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Philippe Streiff	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Derek Warwick	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Philippe Alliot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3
Martin Brundle	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Ivan Capelli	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
René Arnoux	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Roberto Moreno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Williams137
McLaren76
Lotus64
Ferrari53
Benetton28
Tyrrell11
Arrows11
Brabham10
5 further teams

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Williams	7	16	16	22	30	45	60	69	78	93	106	110	122	137	137	137
McLaren	13	16	31	31	35	39	39	45	49	50	51	62	72	72	76	76
Lotus	0	7	9	18	27	30	37	41	47	49	55	55	57	57	64	64
Ferrari	3	7	7	14	17	17	17	17	17	17	20	26	26	26	38	53
Benetton	2	2	2	2	2	4	5	5	8	15	17	20	20	22	24	28
Tyrrell	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	11
Arrows	0	0	3	3	4	4	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	11	11	11
Brabham	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	10	10	10
Lola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3
Zakspeed	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
AGS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ligier	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
March	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Williams	3	73
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	6	61
3	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	2	57
4	Alain Prost	McLaren	3	46
5	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	2	36
6	Stefan Johansson	McLaren		30
7	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari		17
8	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton		16
9	Teo Fabi	Benetton		12
10	Eddie Cheever	Arrows		8
11	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell		7
12	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus		7
13	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham, Williams		6
14	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham		4
15	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell		4
16	Derek Warwick	Arrows		3
17	Philippe Alliot	Lola		3
18	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed		2
19	Ivan Capelli	March		1
19	René Arnoux	Ligier		1
19	Roberto Moreno	AGS		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
1	Williams	137
2	McLaren	76
3	Lotus	64
4	Ferrari	53
5	Benetton	28
6	Tyrrell	11
7	Arrows	11
8	Brabham	10
9	Lola	3
10	Zakspeed	2
11	AGS	1
11	Ligier	1
11	March	1

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1987
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts
PIQ (Nelson Piquet)	2^F	DNS	Ret	2	2	2^F	2^P	1	1^F	2^P	1^P	3	4^P	2^F	15	Ret	73
MAN (Nigel Mansell)	6^P	1	Ret^P	Ret^P	5^P	1^P	1^F	Ret^P^F	14^P	1^F	3	Ret	1	1^P	DNS		61
SEN (Ayrton Senna)	Ret	2^P	Ret	1^F	1^F	4	3	3	2	5	2^F	7	5	Ret	2	Ret	57
PRO (Alain Prost)	1	Ret	1^F	9	3	3	Ret	Ret	3	6	15	1	2	Ret	7^F	Ret	46
BER (Gerhard Berger)	4	Ret	Ret	4	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	2^P^F	Ret^F	Ret	1^P	1^P^F	36
JOH (Stefan Johansson)	3	4	2	Ret	7	8	Ret	2	Ret	7	6	5	3	Ret	3	Ret	30
ALB (Michele Alboreto)	8	3	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	4	2	17
BOU (Thierry Boutsen)	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	4	4	5	14	16	Ret	5	3	16
FAB (Teo Fabi)	Ret	Ret^F	Ret	8	Ret	5	6	Ret	Ret	3	7	4	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	12
CHE (Eddie Cheever)	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	6	8	4	9	Ret	8
PAL (Jonathan Palmer)	10	Ret	Ret	5	11	7	8	5	7	14	14	10	Ret	7	8	4	7
NAK (Satoru Nakajima)	7	6	5	10	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	13	11	8	9	Ret	6	Ret	7
PAT (Riccardo Patrese)	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	3	11	9	6
DEC (Andrea de Cesaris)	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	4
STR (Philippe Streiff)	11	8	9	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	4	9	25	12	12	7	8	12	Ret	4
WAR (Derek Warwick)	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	13	10	Ret	10	Ret	3
ALL (Philippe Alliot)		10	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	6	6	Ret	Ret	3
BRU (Martin Brundle)	Ret	5	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	2
CAP (Ivan Capelli)	DNS	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	11	13	9	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	1
ARN (René Arnoux)		DNS	6	11	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1
MOR (Roberto Moreno)															Ret	6	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	Brazil	Nelson Piquet	12 Apr 1987	Nigel Mansell	Alain Prost
2	San Marino	Enzo e Dino Ferrari	3 May 1987	Ayrton Senna	Nigel Mansell
3	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	17 May 1987	Nigel Mansell	Alain Prost
4	Monaco	Monaco	31 May 1987	Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna
5	Detroit	Detroit	21 Jun 1987	Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna
6	France	Paul Ricard	5 Jul 1987	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell
7	Great Britain	Silverstone	12 Jul 1987	Nelson Piquet	Nigel Mansell
8	Germany	Hockenheimring	26 Jul 1987	Nigel Mansell	Nelson Piquet
9	Hungary	Hungaroring	9 Aug 1987	Nigel Mansell	Nelson Piquet
10	Austria	Red Bull Ring	16 Aug 1987	Nelson Piquet	Nigel Mansell
11	Italy	Monza	6 Sept 1987	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet
12	Portugal	Estoril	20 Sept 1987	Gerhard Berger	Alain Prost
13	Spain	Jerez	27 Sept 1987	Nelson Piquet	Nigel Mansell
14	Mexico	Hermanos Rodríguez	18 Oct 1987	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell
15	JapanTitle decided	Suzuka	1 Nov 1987	Gerhard Berger	Gerhard Berger
16	Australia	Adelaide	15 Nov 1987	Gerhard Berger	Gerhard Berger

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
AGS	El Charro AGS	JH22	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Pascal Fabre, Roberto Moreno
Arrows	USF&G Arrows Megatron	A10	Megatron M12/13 1.5 L4 T	Goodyear	Derek Warwick, Eddie Cheever
Benetton	Benetton Formula	B187	Ford Cosworth GBA 1.5 V6 T	Goodyear	Teo Fabi, Thierry Boutsen
Brabham	Motor Racing Developments	BT56	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 T	Goodyear	Andrea de Cesaris, Riccardo Patrese, Stefano Modena
Coloni	Enzo Coloni Racing Car System	FC187	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Nicola Larini
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	F1/87	Ferrari 033D 1.5 V6 T	Goodyear	Gerhard Berger, Michele Alboreto
Ligier	Ligier Loto	JS29B, JS29C	Megatron M12/13 1.5 L4 T	Goodyear	Piercarlo Ghinzani, René Arnoux
Lola	Larrousse Calmels	LC87	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Philippe Alliot, Yannick Dalmas
Lotus	Camel Team Lotus Honda	99T	Honda RA166E 1.5 V6 T	Goodyear	Ayrton Senna, Satoru Nakajima
March	Leyton House March Racing Team	871, 87P	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Ivan Capelli
McLaren	Marlboro McLaren TAG Turbo	MP4/3	TAG TTE PO1 1.5 V6 T	Goodyear	Alain Prost, Stefan Johansson
Minardi	Minardi Team	M187	Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6 T	Goodyear	Adrián Campos, Alessandro Nannini
Osella	Landis & Gyr Osella	FA1G, FA1I	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8 T	Goodyear	Alex Caffi, Franco Forini, Gabriele Tarquini
Tyrrell	Data General Team Tyrrell	DG016	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Jonathan Palmer, Philippe Streiff
Williams	Canon Williams Honda Team	FW11B	Honda RA167E 1.5 V6 T	Goodyear	Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Riccardo Patrese
Zakspeed	West Zakspeed Racing	861, 871	Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4 T	Goodyear	Christian Danner, Martin Brundle

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950, with or without the dropped-scores rule of the time.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	77	73	P1
2	Ayrton Senna	58	57	P3
3	Nigel Mansell	57	61	P2
4	Alain Prost	44	46	P4
5	Gerhard Berger	37	36	P5
6	Stefan Johansson	29	30	P6
7	Michele Alboreto	17	17	P7
8	Thierry Boutsen	16	16	P8
9	Teo Fabi	12	12	P9
10	Jonathan Palmer	7	7	P11
11	Riccardo Patrese	6	6	P13
12	Eddie Cheever	6	8	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	74	−3	73	P1
2	Ayrton Senna	58		57	P3
3	Nigel Mansell	57		61	P2
4	Alain Prost	44		46	P4
5	Gerhard Berger	37		36	P5
6	Stefan Johansson	29		30	P6
7	Michele Alboreto	17		17	P7
8	Thierry Boutsen	16		16	P8
9	Teo Fabi	12		12	P9
10	Jonathan Palmer	7		7	P11
11	Riccardo Patrese	6		6	P13
12	Eddie Cheever	6		8	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	73	73	P1
2	Nigel Mansell	55	61	P2
3	Ayrton Senna	55	57	P3
4	Alain Prost	43	46	P4
5	Gerhard Berger	34	36	P5
6	Stefan Johansson	30	30	P6
7	Michele Alboreto	17	17	P7
8	Thierry Boutsen	16	16	P8
9	Teo Fabi	12	12	P9
10	Eddie Cheever	8	8	P10
11	Jonathan Palmer	7	7	P11
12	Satoru Nakajima	7	7	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	70	−3	73	P1
2	Nigel Mansell	55		61	P2
3	Ayrton Senna	55		57	P3
4	Alain Prost	43		46	P4
5	Gerhard Berger	34		36	P5
6	Stefan Johansson	30		30	P6
7	Michele Alboreto	17		17	P7
8	Thierry Boutsen	16		16	P8
9	Teo Fabi	12		12	P9
10	Eddie Cheever	8		8	P10
11	Jonathan Palmer	7		7	P11
12	Satoru Nakajima	7		7	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	76	73	P1
2	Nigel Mansell	61	61	P2
3	Ayrton Senna	57	57	P3
4	Alain Prost	46	46	P4
5	Gerhard Berger	36	36	P5
6	Stefan Johansson	30	30	P6
7	Michele Alboreto	17	17	P7
8	Thierry Boutsen	16	16	P8
9	Teo Fabi	12	12	P9
10	Eddie Cheever	8	8	P10
11	Jonathan Palmer	7	7	P11
12	Satoru Nakajima	7	7	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	79	73	P1
2	Nigel Mansell	67	61	P2
3	Ayrton Senna	59	57	P3
4	Alain Prost	49	46	P4
5	Gerhard Berger	38	36	P5
6	Stefan Johansson	30	30	P6
7	Michele Alboreto	17	17	P7
8	Thierry Boutsen	16	16	P8
9	Teo Fabi	12	12	P9
10	Eddie Cheever	8	8	P10
11	Jonathan Palmer	7	7	P11
12	Satoru Nakajima	7	7	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	76	−3	73	P1
2	Nigel Mansell	67		61	P2
3	Ayrton Senna	59		57	P3
4	Alain Prost	49		46	P4
5	Gerhard Berger	38		36	P5
6	Stefan Johansson	30		30	P6
7	Michele Alboreto	17		17	P7
8	Thierry Boutsen	16		16	P8
9	Teo Fabi	12		12	P9
10	Eddie Cheever	8		8	P10
11	Jonathan Palmer	7		7	P11
12	Satoru Nakajima	7		7	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	97	73	P1
2	Ayrton Senna	79	57	P3
3	Nigel Mansell	73	61	P2
4	Alain Prost	61	46	P4
5	Stefan Johansson	51	30	P6
6	Gerhard Berger	48	36	P5
7	Thierry Boutsen	30	16	P8
8	Michele Alboreto	26	17	P7
9	Teo Fabi	25	12	P9
10	Jonathan Palmer	21	7	P11
11	Eddie Cheever	18	8	P10
12	Satoru Nakajima	18	7	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	92	−5	73	P1
2	Ayrton Senna	77	−2	57	P3
3	Nigel Mansell	73		61	P2
4	Alain Prost	61		46	P4
5	Stefan Johansson	51		30	P6
6	Gerhard Berger	48		36	P5
7	Thierry Boutsen	30		16	P8
8	Michele Alboreto	26		17	P7
9	Teo Fabi	25		12	P9
10	Jonathan Palmer	21		7	P11
11	Eddie Cheever	18		8	P10
12	Satoru Nakajima	18		7	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	228	73	P1
2	Ayrton Senna	190	57	P3
3	Nigel Mansell	183	61	P2
4	Alain Prost	154	46	P4
5	Stefan Johansson	127	30	P6
6	Gerhard Berger	116	36	P5
7	Thierry Boutsen	75	16	P8
8	Teo Fabi	65	12	P9
9	Michele Alboreto	64	17	P7
10	Jonathan Palmer	60	7	P11
11	Satoru Nakajima	51	7	P12
12	Eddie Cheever	50	8	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	216	−12	73	P1
2	Ayrton Senna	184	−6	57	P3
3	Nigel Mansell	183		61	P2
4	Alain Prost	154		46	P4
5	Stefan Johansson	127		30	P6
6	Gerhard Berger	116		36	P5
7	Thierry Boutsen	75		16	P8
8	Teo Fabi	65		12	P9
9	Michele Alboreto	64		17	P7
10	Jonathan Palmer	60		7	P11
11	Satoru Nakajima	51		7	P12
12	Eddie Cheever	50		8	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	232	73	P1
2	Ayrton Senna	193	57	P3
3	Nigel Mansell	185	61	P2
4	Alain Prost	156	46	P4
5	Stefan Johansson	127	30	P6
6	Gerhard Berger	118	36	P5
7	Thierry Boutsen	75	16	P8
8	Teo Fabi	65	12	P9
9	Michele Alboreto	64	17	P7
10	Jonathan Palmer	60	7	P11
11	Satoru Nakajima	51	7	P12
12	Eddie Cheever	50	8	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	220	−12	73	P1
2	Ayrton Senna	187	−6	57	P3
3	Nigel Mansell	185		61	P2
4	Alain Prost	156		46	P4
5	Stefan Johansson	127		30	P6
6	Gerhard Berger	118		36	P5
7	Thierry Boutsen	75		16	P8
8	Teo Fabi	65		12	P9
9	Michele Alboreto	64		17	P7
10	Jonathan Palmer	60		7	P11
11	Satoru Nakajima	51		7	P12
12	Eddie Cheever	50		8	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	228	73	P1
2	Ayrton Senna	190	57	P3
3	Nigel Mansell	183	61	P2
4	Alain Prost	154	46	P4
5	Stefan Johansson	127	30	P6
6	Gerhard Berger	116	36	P5
7	Thierry Boutsen	75	16	P8
8	Teo Fabi	65	12	P9
9	Michele Alboreto	64	17	P7
10	Jonathan Palmer	60	7	P11
11	Satoru Nakajima	51	7	P12
12	Eddie Cheever	50	8	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	216	−12	73	P1
2	Ayrton Senna	184	−6	57	P3
3	Nigel Mansell	183		61	P2
4	Alain Prost	154		46	P4
5	Stefan Johansson	127		30	P6
6	Gerhard Berger	116		36	P5
7	Thierry Boutsen	75		16	P8
8	Teo Fabi	65		12	P9
9	Michele Alboreto	64		17	P7
10	Jonathan Palmer	60		7	P11
11	Satoru Nakajima	51		7	P12
12	Eddie Cheever	50		8	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.