1987 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING 1
01 Nov 1987
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Williams Honda | 1:41.423 |
| 2 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:42.160 |
| 3 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:42.416 |
| 4 | 1 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren TAG | 1:42.496 |
| 5 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Honda | 1:42.616 |
| 6 | 20 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Benetton Ford | 1:43.130 |
| 7 | 19 | Teo FabiFAB | Benetton Ford | 1:43.351 |
| 8 | 2 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | McLaren TAG | 1:43.612 |
| 9 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | Lotus Honda | 1:44.026 |
| 10 | 7 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Brabham BMW | 1:44.767 |
| 11 | 17 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Megatron | 1:44.768 |
| 12 | 18 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Megatron | 1:45.427 |
| 13 | 11 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Honda | 1:45.898 |
| 14 | 8 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Brabham BMW | 1:46.399 |
| 15 | 9 | Martin BrundleBRU | Zakspeed | 1:46.715 |
| 16 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:48.902 |
| 17 | 24 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Minardi Motori Moderni | 1:48.948 |
| 18 | 21 | Alex CaffiCAF | Osella Alfa Romeo | 1:49.017 |
| 19 | 10 | Christian DannerDAN | Zakspeed | 1:49.337 |
| 20 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Ford | 1:49.470 |
| 21 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Ford | 1:49.814 |
| 22 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Megatron | 1:50.542 |
| 23 | 4 | Philippe StreiffSTR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:50.896 |
| 24 | 29 | Yannick DalmasDAL | Lola Ford | 1:51.230 |
| 25 | 26 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Ligier Megatron | 1:51.554 |
| 26 | 14 | Roberto MorenoMOR | AGS Ford | 1:51.835 |
| 27 | 23 | Adrian CamposCAM | Minardi Motori Moderni | 1:53.455 |