| 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 16 in the 1987 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 12 April 1987 | ||
| Official name | 16º Grande Premio do Brasil | ||
| Location |
Jacarepaguá Circuit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.031 km (3.126 miles) | ||
| Distance | 61 laps, 306.891 km (190.693 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:26.128 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | |
| Time | 1:33.861 on lap 41 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-TAG | ||
| Second | Williams-Honda | ||
| Third | McLaren-TAG | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 April 1987 at the Jacarepaguá Circuit in Rio de Janeiro. The race, contested over 61 laps, was the sixteenth Brazilian Grand Prix and the eighth to be held at Jacarepaguá, and the first race of the 1987 Formula One season.
The race was won by defending World Champion Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-TAG. Local hero Nelson Piquet was second in a Williams-Honda, while Prost's new teammate Stefan Johansson took third.