Race results
Race startOctober 17, 1987 at 18:00Central Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:26:24.207 | 63 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | +26.176 | 63 | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | +1:26.879 | 63 | - | - | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | +1:41.352 | 63 | - | - | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | +2 Laps | 61 | - | - | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | +3 Laps | 60 | - | - | 24 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 60 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 60 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| 9 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | +4 Laps | 59 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | DNF (Spun off) | 54 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | DNF (Water leak) | 51 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella | DNF (Engine) | 50 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | DNF (Water leak) | 43 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | DNF (Transmission) | 32 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | DNF (Overheating) | 29 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | DNF (Accident) | 26 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | DNF (Accident) | 22 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | DNF (Turbo) | 20 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | DNF (Electrical) | 15 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | DNF (Turbo) | 13 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 12 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | DNF (Turbo) | 3 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 1 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | DNF (Accident) | 1 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | DNF (Accident) | 1 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 |