R15
1987 Standings — Round 16
After Australian Grand Prix
Pole Position
Gerhard BergerDrivers' Championship
| Pos | ± | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | 73 | - | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 6 | 61 | -12 | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | 57 | -16 | |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 46 | -27 | |
| 5 | 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2 | 36 | -37 |
| 6 | 1 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | - | 30 | -43 |
| 7 | 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | - | 17 | -56 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | - | 16 | -57 | |
| 9 | 2 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | - | 12 | -61 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | - | 8 | -65 | |
| 11 | 4 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | - | 7 | -66 |
| 12 | 1 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | - | 7 | -66 |
| 13 | 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | - | 6 | -67 |
| 14 | 1 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | - | 4 | -69 |
| 15 | 1 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | - | 4 | -69 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | - | 3 | -70 | |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | - | 3 | -70 | |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | - | 2 | -71 | |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | March | - | 1 | -72 | |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Ligier | - | 1 | -72 | |
| 21 | Roberto Moreno | AGS | - | 1 | -72 |
