Formula 1 1987 15 1987-11-01 1987-11-01 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/6zp7hd1751032630.jpg https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/poster/zpu53t1751032589.jpg The 1987 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka on 1 November 1987. It was the fifteenth and penultimate race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship. The race was won by Austrian driver Gerhard Berger driving a Ferrari F1/87. It was the end of a 38-race losing streak for Formula One's most famous team and Berger's second Grand Prix victory having won the Mexican Grand Prix the previous year driving for Benetton. Berger won by 17 seconds over Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna driving a Lotus 99T. Third was the McLaren MP4/3 of Swedish driver Stefan Johansson. This would turn out to be Team Lotus's last second place finish. The 1987 Japanese Grand Prix was the first race to be held in Japan since James Hunt won in his McLaren at Fuji, in 1977. This time, the Grand Prix utilised the Honda-owned Suzuka Circuit, which originated as a test track for Honda motorcycles and automobiles. 506001