1987 USA GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
21 Jun 1987
Detroit Street Circuit, United States
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Honda | 1:39.264 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | Lotus Honda | 1:40.607 |
| 3 | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Williams Honda | 1:40.942 |
| 4 | 20 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Benetton Ford | 1:42.050 |
| 5 | 1 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren TAG | 1:42.357 |
| 6 | 18 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Megatron | 1:42.361 |
| 7 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:42.684 |
| 8 | 19 | Teo FabiFAB | Benetton Ford | 1:42.918 |
| 9 | 7 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Brabham BMW | 1:43.479 |
| 10 | 17 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Megatron | 1:43.541 |
| 11 | 2 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | McLaren TAG | 1:43.797 |
| 12 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:43.816 |
| 13 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:44.350 |
| 14 | 4 | Philippe StreiffSTR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:45.037 |
| 15 | 9 | Martin BrundleBRU | Zakspeed | 1:45.291 |
| 16 | 10 | Christian DannerDAN | Zakspeed | 1:45.740 |
| 17 | 8 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Brabham BMW | 1:46.046 |
| 18 | 24 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Minardi Motori Moderni | 1:46.083 |
| 19 | 21 | Alex CaffiCAF | Osella Alfa Romeo | 1:46.124 |
| 20 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Ford | 1:46.194 |
| 21 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Megatron | 1:46.211 |
| 22 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Ford | 1:46.269 |
| 23 | 26 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Ligier Megatron | 1:47.471 |
| 24 | 11 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Honda | 1:48.801 |
| 25 | 23 | Adrian CamposCAM | Minardi Motori Moderni | 1:50.495 |
| 26 | 14 | Pascal FabreFAB | AGS Ford | 1:53.644 |