| «1987-05» | USA Grand Prix - VI Detroit Grand Prix |
| 1987-06-21 | Detroit - 63 laps × 4.023 km : 253.449 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Honda | 01:42.223 | 01:39.264 | 01:39.264 | 145.902 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus • Honda | 01:42.985 | 01:40.607 | 01:40.607 | +01.343 (+1.353%) | +01.343 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams • Honda | 01:43.152 | 01:40.942 | 01:40.942 | +01.678 (+1.690%) | +00.335 |
| 4 | 4 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.686 | 01:42.050 | 01:42.050 | +02.786 (+2.807%) | +01.108 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:46.042 | 01:42.357 | 01:42.357 | +03.093 (+3.116%) | +00.307 |
| 6 | 6 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Megatron | 01:45.296 | 01:42.361 | 01:42.361 | +03.097 (+3.120%) | +00.004 |
| 7 | 7 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:45.437 | 01:42.684 | 01:42.684 | +03.420 (+3.445%) | +00.323 |
| 8 | 8 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.064 | 01:42.918 | 01:42.918 | +03.654 (+3.681%) | +00.234 |
| 9 | 9 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW | 01:46.932 | 01:43.479 | 01:43.479 | +04.215 (+4.246%) | +00.561 |
| 10 | 10 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Megatron | 01:45.234 | 01:43.541 | 01:43.541 | +04.277 (+4.309%) | +00.062 |
| 11 | 11 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:46.623 | 01:43.797 | 01:43.797 | +04.533 (+4.567%) | +00.256 |
| 12 | 12 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 01:45.054 | 01:43.816 | 01:43.816 | +04.552 (+4.586%) | +00.019 |
| 13 | 13 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.010 | 01:44.350 | 01:44.350 | +05.086 (+5.124%) | +00.534 |
| 14 | 14 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.963 | 01:45.037 | 01:45.037 | +05.773 (+5.816%) | +00.687 |
| 15 | 15 | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 01:48.932 | 01:45.291 | 01:45.291 | +06.027 (+6.072%) | +00.254 |
| 16 | 16 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 01:48.867 | 01:45.740 | 01:45.740 | +06.476 (+6.524%) | +00.449 |
| 17 | 17 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham • BMW | 01:47.670 | 01:46.046 | 01:46.046 | +06.782 (+6.832%) | +00.306 |
| 18 | 18 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:46.449 | 01:46.083 | 01:46.083 | +06.819 (+6.870%) | +00.037 |
| 19 | 19 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 01:55.787 | 01:46.124 | 01:46.124 | +06.860 (+6.911%) | +00.041 |
| 20 | 20 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.470 | 01:46.194 | 01:46.194 | +06.930 (+6.981%) | +00.070 |
| 21 | 21 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Megatron | 01:48.338 | 01:46.211 | 01:46.211 | +06.947 (+6.999%) | +00.017 |
| 22 | 22 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.969 | 01:46.269 | 01:46.269 | +07.005 (+7.057%) | +00.058 |
| 23 | 23 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier • Megatron | 01:48.661 | 01:47.471 | 01:47.471 | +08.207 (+8.268%) | +01.202 |
| 24 | 24 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Honda | 01:51.355 | 01:48.801 | 01:48.801 | +09.537 (+9.608%) | +01.330 |
| 25 | 25 | 23 | Adrian Campos | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:50.495 | 03:26.319 | 01:50.495 | +11.231 (+11.314%) | +01.694 |
| 26 | 26 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:57.475 | 01:53.644 | 01:53.644 | +14.380 (+14.487%) | +03.149 |