September 20, 1987 Autódromo do Estoril | Lap distance 4.350 km
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 1 | Alain Prost (FRA) | McLaren MP4-3 | TAG TTE PO1 | Goodyear | 70 | 3.000000.906 | 3 | 7.000000.994 | 2 | 9.000000.509 | (65) | |
| 2 | 6 | 28 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Ferrari F1-87 | Ferrari 033 | Goodyear | 70 | 4.000000.399 | +0.000 | 1 | 7.000000.620 | 1 | 9.000000.282 | (66) |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Williams FW11B | Honda RA167G | Goodyear | 70 | 7.000000.201 | +3.000000.295 | 4 | 8.000000.164 | 4 | 1.000000.191 | (41) |
| 4 | 3 | 19 | Teo Fabi (ITA) | Benetton B187 | Ford F1 | Goodyear | 69 | 9.000000.290 | +1 lap | 10 | 0.000 | 6 | 1.000000.821 | (45) |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Stefan Johansson (SWE) | McLaren MP4-3 | TAG TTE PO1 | Goodyear | 69 | 9.000000.676 | +1 lap | 8 | 0.000 | 9 | 2.000000.807 | (45) |
| 6 | 1 | 18 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Arrows A10 | Megatron | Goodyear | 68 | 7.000000.064 | +2 laps | 11 | 1.000000.207 | 8 | 2.000000.682 | (53) |
| 7 | 12 | Ayrton Senna (BRA) | Team Lotus 99T | Honda RA167G | Goodyear | 68 | 1.000000.697 | +2 laps | 5 | 8.000000.354 | 3 | 0.000 | (62) | |
| 8 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima (JPN) | Team Lotus 99T | Honda RA167G | Goodyear | 68 | 6.000000.177 | +2 laps | 15 | 2.000000.222 | 13 | 3.000000.828 | (63) | |
| 9 | 16 | Ivan Capelli (ITA) | March 871 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 67 | 9.000000.896 | +3 laps | 22 | 3.000000.905 | 18 | 5.000000.012 | (64) | |
| 10 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer (GBR) | Tyrrell DG016 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 67 | 0.000 | +3 laps | 24 | 4.000000.217 | 16 | 4.000000.652 | (64) | |
| 11 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini (ITA) | Minardi M187 | Motori Moderni 6VTC | Goodyear | 66 | 7.000000.753 | +4 laps | 14 | 1.000000.784 | 15 | 4.000000.626 | (48) | |
| 12 | 4 | Philippe Streiff (FRA) | Tyrrell DG016 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 66 | 0.000 | +4 laps | 21 | 3.000000.810 | 17 | 5.000000.003 | (51) | |
| 13 | 17 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Arrows A10 | Megatron | Goodyear | 66 | 8.000000.782 | +4 laps | 12 | 1.000000.397 | 12 | 3.000000.259 | (55) | |
| 14 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen (BEL) | Benetton B187 | Ford F1 | Goodyear | 64 | 9.000000.726 | +6 laps | 9 | 0.000 | 5 | 1.000000.535 | (50) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| injection | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | Brabham BT56 | BMW M12/13/1 | Goodyear | 54 | 8.000000.518 | 13 | 1.000000.725 | 7 | 2.000000.504 | (52) | ||
| gearbox | 27 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Ferrari F1-87 | Ferrari 033 | Goodyear | 38 | 2.000000.447 | 6 | 8.000000.540 | 11 | 2.000000.989 | (33) | ||
| gearbox | 9 | Martin Brundle (GBR) | Zakspeed 871 | Zakspeed 871 | Goodyear | 35 | 5.000000.433 | 17 | 2.000000.400 | 19 | 5.000000.760 | (28) | ||
| suspension | 22 | Franco Forini (SUI) | Osella FA1G | Alfa Romeo 890T | Goodyear | 32 | 3.000000.135 | 26 | 6.000000.635 | 25 | 9.000000.223 | (20) | ||
| engine | 30 | Philippe Alliot (FRA) | Lola LC87 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 31 | 1.000000.839 | 19 | 3.000000.580 | 24 | 7.000000.020 | (22) | ||
| radiator | 25 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Ligier JS29C | Megatron | Goodyear | 29 | 3.000000.364 | 18 | 3.000000.237 | 20 | 6.000000.131 | (21) | ||
| turbo | 21 | Alex Caffi (ITA) | Osella FA1I | Alfa Romeo 890T | Goodyear | 27 | 2.000000.052 | 25 | 4.000000.792 | 21 | 6.000000.811 | (23) | ||
| ignition | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani (ITA) | Ligier JS29C | Megatron | Goodyear | 24 | 0.000 | 23 | 4.000000.105 | 21 | 6.000000.811 | (20) | ||
| accident | 23 | Adrián Campos (ESP) | Minardi M187 | Motori Moderni 6VTC | Goodyear | 24 | 2.000000.849 | 20 | 3.000000.591 | 23 | 6.000000.892 | (8) | ||
| electrical | 5 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Williams FW11B | Honda RA167G | Goodyear | 13 | 2.000000.827 | 2 | 7.000000.951 | 10 | 2.000000.834 | (12) | ||
| engine | 7 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Brabham BT56 | BMW M12/13/1 | Goodyear | 13 | 7.000000.666 | 7 | 9.000000.965 | 14 | 4.000000.433 | (12) | ||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 10 | Christian Danner (GER) | Zakspeed 871 | Zakspeed 871 | Goodyear | 16 | 2.000000.358 | |||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 14 | Pascal Fabre (FRA) | AGS JH22 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Goodyear | 6.000000.946 | ||||||||
