Race results
Race startApril 11, 1987 at 21:00Brasilia Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:39:45.141 | 61 | - | - | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | +40.547 | 61 | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | +56.758 | 61 | - | - | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | +1:39.235 | 61 | - | - | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +1 Lap | 60 | - | - | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | +1 Lap | 60 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 59 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | DNF (Spun off) | 58 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | +3 Laps | 58 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 58 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | +4 Laps | 57 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | +6 Laps | 55 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | DNF (Overheating) | 52 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 50 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | DNF (Electrical) | 48 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | DNF (Differential) | 21 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 20 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella | DNS (Withdrew) | 20 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | DNF (Suspension) | 17 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | DNF (Turbo) | 15 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | DNF (Turbo) | 9 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | DSQ | 3 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | DNS (Withdrew) | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 |