| 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 12 of 16 in the1987 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 20 September 1987 | ||
| Official name | 16º Grande Prémio de Portugal | ||
| Location | Autódromo do Estoril,Estoril,Portugal | ||
| Course | Permanent Racing Facility | ||
| Course length | 4.35 km (2.702 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 304.5 km (189.14 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:17.620 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:19.282 on lap 66 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-TAG | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Williams-Honda | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1987 Portuguese Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held atEstoril on 20 September 1987. It was the twelfth race of the1987 Formula One World Championship. It was the 16thPortuguese Grand Prix and the fourth to be held at Estoril. The race was held over 70 laps of the 4.35-kilometre (2.7 mi) circuit for a race distance of 304.5 kilometres (189.2 mi).
The race was won by FrenchmanAlain Prost, driving aMcLaren-TAG, after he started from third position. Austrian driverGerhard Berger tookpole position in hisFerrari and led for most of the race, until he spun with three laps remaining. Prost duly went through to take his 28th Grand Prix victory, surpassingJackie Stewart's all-time record; he also achieved his 54th podium finish, equallingNiki Lauda's record. Berger finished second, some 20 seconds behind Prost, with Drivers' Championship leader, BrazilianNelson Piquet, third in hisWilliams-Honda.
The race was marred by a multi-car collision on the opening lap. Piquet andMichele Alboreto (Ferrari F1/87) collided at the start, withDerek Warwick (Arrows A10),Satoru Nakajima (Lotus 99T),Martin Brundle (Zakspeed 871),Christian Danner (Zakspeed 871),Philippe Alliot (Lola LC87),René Arnoux (Ligier JS29C) andAdrián Campos (Minardi M186) all involved in the ensuing accident. Only Danner was unable to restart as the Zakspeed team had only one usable car which went to Brundle.
With Piquet finishing third ahead of both Mansell and Senna, Piquet expanded his championship points lead to 18 points over Senna and 24 over Mansell.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap | |
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| 1 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:18.448 | 1:17.620 | ||
| 2 | 5 |  Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:17.951 | 1:18.235 | +0.331 | |
| 3 | 1 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:18.404 | 1:17.994 | +0.374 | |
| 4 | 6 |  Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 1:18.164 | no time | +0.544 | |
| 5 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 1:18.382 | 1:18.354 | +0.734 | |
| 6 | 27 |  Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:20.069 | 1:18.540 | +0.920 | |
| 7 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:21.506 | 1:19.965 | +2.345 | |
| 8 | 2 |  Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 1:20.134 | 1:20.227 | +2.514 | |
| 9 | 20 |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford | 1:20.305 | 1:20.558 | +2.685 | |
| 10 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford | 1:20.483 | 1:20.548 | +2.863 | |
| 11 | 18 |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:21.324 | 1:21.207 | +3.587 | |
| 12 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:21.397 | 1:21.587 | +3.777 | |
| 13 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 1:22.060 | 1:21.725 | +4.105 | |
| 14 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:21.784 | 1:22.128 | +4.164 | |
| 15 | 11 |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:22.222 | no time | +4.602 | |
| 16 | 10 |  Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:22.424 | 1:22.358 | +4.738 | |
| 17 | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:22.400 | 1:22.794 | +4.780 | |
| 18 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 1:23.637 | 1:23.237 | +5.617 | |
| 19 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford | 1:24.181 | 1:23.580 | +5.960 | |
| 20 | 23 |  Adrián Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:24.822 | 1:23.591 | +5.971 | |
| 21 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:23.810 | 1:24.436 | +6.190 | |
| 22 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford | 1:24.533 | 1:23.905 | +6.285 | |
| 23 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 1:24.105 | 1:24.979 | +6.485 | |
| 24 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:24.392 | 1:24.217 | +6.597 | |
| 25 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:24.792 | 1:25.232 | +7.172 | |
| 26 | 22 |  Franco Forini | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:27.219 | 1:26.635 | +9.015 | |
| DNQ | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford | 1:28.756 | 1:26.946 | +9.326 | |
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Numbers in brackets refer to positions ofnormally aspirated entrants competing for theJim Clark Trophy.
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