| «1987-01» | Brazil Grand Prix - XVI Grande Premio do Brasil |
| 1987-04-12 | Jacarepagua - Autódromo do Rio de Janeiro - 61 laps × 5.031 km : 306.891 km |
| Pos | Qualy | Car | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Honda |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams • Honda |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus • Honda |
| 4 | 4 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton • Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren • TAG Porsche |
| 6 | 6 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | 7 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 8 | 8 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron |
| 9 | 9 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren • TAG Porsche |
| 11 | 11 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW |
| 12 | 12 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda |
| 13 | 13 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham • BMW |
| 14 | 14 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron |
| 15 | 15 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi • Motori Moderni |
| 16 | 16 | 23 | Adrian Campos | Minardi • Motori Moderni |
| 17 | 17 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed |
| 18 | 18 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | 19 | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed |
| 20 | 20 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella • Alfa Romeo |
| 22 | 22 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS • Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | 23 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Ford Cosworth |