| «1987-15» | Japan Grand Prix - XIV Japanese Grand Prix |
| 1987-11-01 | Suzuka - Suzuka International Racing Course - 51 laps × 5.859 km : 298.809 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 01:42.160 | 01:40.042 | 01:40.042 | 210.835 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:42.496 | 01:40.652 | 01:40.652 | +00.610 (+0.610%) | +00.610 |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.130 | 01:40.850 | 01:40.850 | +00.808 (+0.808%) | +00.198 |
| 4 | 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:42.416 | 01:40.984 | 01:40.984 | +00.942 (+0.942%) | +00.134 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams • Honda | 01:41.423 | 01:41.144 | 01:41.144 | +01.102 (+1.102%) | +00.160 |
| 6 | 6 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.351 | 01:41.679 | 01:41.679 | +01.637 (+1.636%) | +00.535 |
| 7 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Honda | 01:42.616 | 01:42.616 | +02.574 (+2.573%) | +00.937 | ||
| 8 | 7 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus • Honda | 01:44.026 | 01:42.723 | 01:42.723 | +02.681 (+2.680%) | +00.107 |
| 9 | 8 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW | 01:44.767 | 01:43.304 | 01:43.304 | +03.262 (+3.261%) | +00.581 |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:43.612 | 01:43.371 | 01:43.371 | +03.329 (+3.328%) | +00.067 |
| 11 | 10 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham • BMW | 01:46.399 | 01:43.618 | 01:43.618 | +03.576 (+3.574%) | +00.247 |
| 12 | 11 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 01:45.898 | 01:43.685 | 01:43.685 | +03.643 (+3.641%) | +00.067 |
| 13 | 12 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 01:45.427 | 01:44.277 | 01:44.277 | +04.235 (+4.233%) | +00.592 |
| 14 | 13 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 01:44.768 | 01:44.626 | 01:44.626 | +04.584 (+4.582%) | +00.349 |
| 15 | 14 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:48.948 | 01:45.612 | 01:45.612 | +05.570 (+5.568%) | +00.986 |
| 16 | 15 | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 01:46.715 | 01:46.023 | 01:46.023 | +05.981 (+5.978%) | +00.411 |
| 17 | 16 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 01:49.337 | 01:46.116 | 01:46.116 | +06.074 (+6.071%) | +00.093 |
| 18 | 17 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Megatron | 01:50.542 | 01:46.200 | 01:46.200 | +06.158 (+6.155%) | +00.084 |
| 19 | 18 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.470 | 01:47.395 | 01:47.395 | +07.353 (+7.350%) | +01.195 |
| 20 | 19 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.902 | 01:47.775 | 01:47.775 | +07.733 (+7.730%) | +00.380 |
| 21 | 20 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.814 | 01:48.212 | 01:48.212 | +08.170 (+8.167%) | +00.437 |
| 22 | 21 | 23 | Adrian Campos | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:53.455 | 01:48.337 | 01:48.337 | +08.295 (+8.292%) | +00.125 |
| 23 | 22 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.230 | 01:48.887 | 01:48.887 | +08.845 (+8.841%) | +00.550 |
| 24 | 23 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 01:49.017 | 01:50.902 | 01:49.017 | +08.975 (+8.971%) | +00.130 |
| 25 | 24 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier • Megatron | 01:51.554 | 01:49.641 | 01:49.641 | +09.599 (+9.595%) | +00.624 |
| 26 | 25 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.896 | 01:49.741 | 01:49.741 | +09.699 (+9.695%) | +00.100 |
| 27 | 26 | 14 | Roberto Moreno | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.835 | 01:50.212 | 01:50.212 | +10.170 (+10.166%) | +00.471 |