| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Honda | 01:27.901 | 01:26.128 | 01:26.128 | 210.287 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams • Honda | 01:27.822 | 01:26.567 | 01:26.567 | +00.439 (+0.510%) | +00.439 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus • Honda | 01:29.002 | 01:28.408 | 01:28.408 | +02.280 (+2.647%) | +01.841 |
| 4 | 4 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.439 | 01:28.417 | 01:28.417 | +02.289 (+2.658%) | +00.009 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:29.522 | 01:29.175 | 01:29.175 | +03.047 (+3.538%) | +00.758 |
| 6 | 6 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.166 | 01:29.450 | 01:29.450 | +03.322 (+3.857%) | +00.275 |
| 7 | 7 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 01:31.444 | 01:30.357 | 01:30.357 | +04.229 (+4.910%) | +00.907 |
| 8 | 8 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 01:32.531 | 01:30.467 | 01:30.467 | +04.339 (+5.038%) | +00.110 |
| 9 | 9 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:31.218 | 01:30.468 | 01:30.468 | +04.340 (+5.039%) | +00.001 |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:31.343 | 01:30.476 | 01:30.476 | +04.348 (+5.048%) | +00.008 |
| 11 | 11 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW | 01:32.001 | 01:31.179 | 01:31.179 | +05.051 (+5.865%) | +00.703 |
| 12 | 12 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 01:34.445 | 01:32.276 | 01:32.276 | +06.148 (+7.138%) | +01.097 |
| 13 | 13 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham • BMW | 01:32.402 | 01:34.115 | 01:32.402 | +06.274 (+7.285%) | +00.126 |
| 14 | 14 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 01:33.084 | 01:32.769 | 01:32.769 | +06.641 (+7.711%) | +00.367 |
| 15 | 15 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:33.980 | 01:33.729 | 01:33.729 | +07.601 (+8.825%) | +00.960 |
| 16 | 16 | 23 | Adrian Campos | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:33.825 | 01:33.825 | 01:33.825 | +07.697 (+8.937%) | +00.096 |
| 17 | 17 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 01:36.178 | 01:35.212 | 01:35.212 | +09.084 (+10.547%) | +01.387 |
| 18 | 18 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.488 | 01:36.091 | 01:36.091 | +09.963 (+11.568%) | +00.879 |
| 19 | 19 | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 01:37.235 | 01:36.160 | 01:36.160 | +10.032 (+11.648%) | +00.069 |
| 20 | 20 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.822 | 01:36.274 | 01:36.274 | +10.146 (+11.780%) | +00.114 |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 01:39.931 | 01:38.770 | 01:38.770 | +12.642 (+14.678%) | +02.496 |
| 22 | 22 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.126 | 01:39.816 | 01:39.816 | +13.688 (+15.893%) | +01.046 |
| 23 | 23 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.580 | 02:02.966 | 01:43.580 | +17.452 (+20.263%) | +03.764 |