1987 Detroit Grand Prix
🇺🇸 USA Detroit Street Circuit, Detroit, USA Round 5 of 16
Drivers' Championship — After This Race
| Pos | Δ | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 24 | 2 |
| 2 | -1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 22 | 2 |
| 3 | +1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | -1 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | = | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 12 | 1 |
| 6 | +1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | -1 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | = | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | = | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | = | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | = | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | = | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | = | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | = | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | = | Ivan Capelli | March | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Alex Caffi | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Gabriele Tarquini | Osella | 0 | 0 |