F1 Points Calculator - 1987 Season
Explore the 1987 Formula 1 World Championship results and simulate alternative
standings. Use our drag-and-drop calculator to replay the Williams-Honda civil war that
ended in Nelson Piquet's third title, scored under the classic 9-6-4-3-2-1 system with
only a driver's best 11 results counting.
1987 F1 Season Highlights
- 16 races — opening in Brazil (Rio) and closing at the Australian GP, Adelaide
- Nelson Piquet wins his third World Championship (73 pts) for Williams-Honda, on consistency over outright pace
- Nigel Mansell P2 (61 pts) — six wins to Piquet's three, but a heavy practice crash at Suzuka ended his title bid and his season
- Ayrton Senna P3 (57 pts) for Lotus-Honda, with the active-suspension 99T
- Williams-Honda take another dominant Constructors' Championship (137 pts to McLaren's 76)
- Last year of unrestricted turbos before pop-off valves and the naturally-aspirated transition began
- Classic 9-6-4-3-2-1 points system — only the top six score, best 11 results count
- No Sprint races, no fastest lap bonus point
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