1987
Season

1987

Drivers' Champion
P1 N.Piquet 73 pts
P2 N.Mansell 61 pts
P3 A.Senna 57 pts
Constructors' Champion
P1 Williams 137 pts
P2 McLaren 76 pts
P3 Team Lotus 64 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts +/- Elo Peak
1 🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet Williams 73 3 -44 2,381 2,538
2 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell Williams 61 6 -143 2,195 2,572
3 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna Team Lotus 57 2 -35 2,372 2,598
4 🇫🇷 Alain Prost McLaren 46 3 -30 2,222 2,581
5 🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 36 2 +71 2,252 2,467
6 🇸🇪 Stefan Johansson McLaren 30 — -43 2,208 2,378
7 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 17 — +90 2,163 2,404
8 🇧🇪 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 16 — +56 2,238 2,438
9 🇮🇹 Teo Fabi Benetton 12 — -20 2,096 2,231
10 🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever Arrows 8 — -25 2,174 2,329
11 🇬🇧 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 7 — +45 2,246 2,255
12 🇯🇵 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 7 — -64 2,059 2,301
13 🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese Williams 6 — +36 2,128 2,527
14 🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham 4 — +85 1,989 2,348
15 🇫🇷 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 4 — -99 2,083 2,234
16 🇬🇧 Derek Warwick Arrows 3 — -66 2,038 2,381
17 🇫🇷 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 3 — -20 2,038 2,248
18 🇬🇧 Martin Brundle Zakspeed 2 — -48 1,950 2,512
19 🇮🇹 Ivan Capelli March 1 — +25 2,071 2,272
20 🇫🇷 René Arnoux Ligier 1 — -20 2,008 2,468
21 🇧🇷 Roberto Moreno AGS 1 — +91 2,037 2,318
22 🇫🇷 Yannick Dalmas Larrousse 0 — +70 2,136 2,203
23 🇩🇪 Christian Danner Zakspeed 0 — +93 1,991 2,199
24 🇮🇹 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier 0 — -38 2,009 2,123
25 🇫🇷 Pascal Fabre AGS 0 — -53 1,934 2,159
26 🇮🇹 Alessandro Nannini Minardi 0 — -52 1,904 2,395
27 🇮🇹 Alex Caffi Osella 0 — -54 1,876 2,297
28 🇪🇸 Adrián Campos Minardi 0 — +18 1,937 1,973
29 🇨🇭 Franco Forini Osella 0 — -5 1,971 1,976
30 🇮🇹 Stefano Modena Brabham 0 — -20 1,980 2,288
31 🇮🇹 Gabriele Tarquini Osella 0 — -21 1,979 2,168
32 🇮🇹 Nicola Larini Coloni 0 — -48 1,886 2,343

Race Finishes

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# Driver Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16
1 Piquet 73 P2 DNF DNF P2 P2 P2 P2 P1 P1 P2 P1 P3 P4 P2 DNF DNF
2 Mansell 61 P6 P1 DNF DNF P5 P1 P1 DNF DNF P1 P3 DNF P1 P1 DNF
3 Senna 57 DNF P2 DNF P1 P1 P4 P3 P3 P2 P5 P2 P7 P5 DNF P2 DSQ
4 Prost 46 P1 DNF P1 DNF P3 P3 DNF DNF P3 P6 P15 P1 P2 DNF P7 DNF
5 Berger 36 P4 DNF DNF P4 P4 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P4 P2 DNF DNF P1 P1
6 Johansson 30 P3 P4 P2 DNF P7 P8 DNF P2 DNF P7 P6 P5 P3 DNF P3 DNF
7 Alboreto 17 DNF P3 DNF P3 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P4 P2
8 Boutsen 16 P5 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P7 DNF P4 P4 P5 P14 DNF DNF P5 P3
9 Fabi 12 DNF DNF DNF P8 DNF P5 P6 DNF DNF P3 P7 DNF DNF P5 DNF DNF
10 Cheever 8 DNF DNF P4 DNF P6 DNF DNF DNF P8 DNF DNF P6 DNF P4 DNF DNF
11 Palmer 7 P10 DNF DNF P5 P11 P7 P8 P5 P7 P14 P14 P10 DNF P7 P8 P4
12 Nakajima 7 P7 DNF P5 P10 DNF NC P4 DNF DNF P13 P11 P8 P9 DNF P6 DNF
13 Patrese 6 DNF P9 DNF DNF P9 DNF DNF DNF P5 DNF DNF DNF P13 P3 P11 DNF
14 de Cesaris 4 DNF DNF P3 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF
15 Streiff 4 P11 P8 P9 DNF DNF P6 DNF P4 P9 DNF P12 P12 P7 P8 P12 DNF
16 Warwick 3 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P5 DNF P6 DNF DNF P13 P10 DNF P10 DNF
17 Alliot 3 P10 P8 DNF DNF DNF DNF P6 DNF P12 DNF DNF P6 P6 DNF DNF
18 Brundle 2 DNF P5 DNF P7 DNF DNF NC NC DNF DSQ DNF DNF P11 DNF DNF DNF
19 Capelli 1 DNS DNF DNF P6 DNF DNF DNF DNF P10 P11 P13 P9 P12 DNF DNF DNF
20 Arnoux 1 DNF P6 P11 P10 DNF DNF DNF DNF P10 P10 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF
21 Moreno 1 DNF P6
22 Dalmas 0 P9 P14 P5
23 Danner 0 P9 P7 DNF DSQ P8 DNF DNF DNF DNF P9 P9 DNF DNF DNF DNF P7
24 Ghinzani 0 DNF P7 P12 DNF DNF DSQ DNF P12 P8 P8 DNF DNF DNF P13 DNF
25 Fabre 0 P12 P13 P10 P13 P12 P9 P9 DNF P13 NC DNQ DNF
26 Nannini 0 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P11 DNF P16 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF
27 Caffi 0 DNS DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNQ DNF DNF DNQ
28 Campos 0 DSQ DNF DNF DNS DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P14 DNF DNF DNF
29 Forini 0 DNF DNF
30 Modena 0 DNF
31 Tarquini 0 DNF
32 Larini 0 DNQ DNF

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Williams 137 9 7 2 -2 2,387 2,600
2 McLaren 76 3 3 6 -19 2,310 2,544
3 Team Lotus 64 2 4 2 -38 2,260 2,338
4 Ferrari 53 2 2 2 +42 2,196 2,569
5 Benetton 28 — — 2 +26 2,211 2,507
6 Tyrrell 11 — — — -20 2,223 2,348
7 Arrows 11 — — — -32 2,150 2,319
8 Brabham 10 — — 2 +15 2,046 2,325
9 Larrousse 3 — — — +21 2,136 2,237
10 Zakspeed 2 — — — +2 2,009 2,099
11 Ligier 1 — — — -30 2,082 2,382
12 AGS 1 — — — +49 2,090 2,156
13 March 1 — — — +21 2,085 2,240
14 Minardi 0 — — — -15 1,911 2,266
15 Osella 0 — — — -20 1,886 2,083
16 Coloni 0 — — — — 1,589 2,059

Official championship standings from the historical archive.

Constructor Standings

Calendar

Rd Circuit Date
1 Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet Brazil Apr 12
2 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Italy May 03
3 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Belgium May 17
4 Circuit de Monaco Monaco May 31
5 Detroit Street Circuit USA Jun 21
6 Circuit Paul Ricard France Jul 05
7 Silverstone Circuit UK Jul 12
8 Hockenheimring Germany Jul 26
9 Hungaroring Hungary Aug 09
10 Red Bull Ring Austria Aug 16
11 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Italy Sep 06
12 Autódromo do Estoril Portugal Sep 20
13 Circuito de Jerez Spain Sep 27
14 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico Oct 18
15 Suzuka Circuit Japan Nov 01
16 Adelaide Street Circuit Australia Nov 15

Teams

AGS
🇫🇷 Pascal Fabre 1934
🇧🇷 Roberto Moreno 2037
Arrows
🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever 2174
🇬🇧 Derek Warwick 2038
Benetton
🇧🇪 Thierry Boutsen 2238
🇮🇹 Teo Fabi 2096
Brabham
🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris 1989
🇮🇹 Stefano Modena 1980
Coloni
🇮🇹 Nicola Larini 1886
Ferrari
🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger 2252
🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto 2163
Larrousse
🇫🇷 Philippe Alliot 2038
🇫🇷 Yannick Dalmas 2136
Ligier
🇮🇹 Piercarlo Ghinzani 2009
🇫🇷 René Arnoux 2008
March
🇮🇹 Ivan Capelli 2071
McLaren
🇫🇷 Alain Prost 2222
🇸🇪 Stefan Johansson 2208
Minardi
🇮🇹 Alessandro Nannini 1904
🇪🇸 Adrián Campos 1937
Osella
🇮🇹 Alex Caffi 1876
🇮🇹 Gabriele Tarquini 1979
🇨🇭 Franco Forini 1971
Team Lotus
🇯🇵 Satoru Nakajima 2059
🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna 2372
Tyrrell
🇬🇧 Jonathan Palmer 2246
🇫🇷 Philippe Streiff 2083
Williams
🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet 2381
🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell 2195
🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese 2128
Zakspeed
🇩🇪 Christian Danner 1991
🇬🇧 Martin Brundle 1950

Points System

Race Points
P1 9
P2 6
P3 4
P4 3
P5 2
P6 1

Win increased to 9 points. Drop-scores applied until 1990.

Elo Ratings

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) E.Cheever +246
Biggest Race Gain R.Patrese Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (+109)
Biggest Race Drop N.Piquet Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (-152)
Avg Field Elo 2,080

Season Elo Gainers

1 E.Cheever +246
2 P.Ghinzani +201
3 A.Senna +200
4 Y.Dalmas +136
5 M.Alboreto +128

Season Elo Losers

1 R.Arnoux -218
2 M.Brundle -218
3 N.Mansell -193
4 A.Prost -191
5 A.Caffi -171