The 1987 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 41st season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1987 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1987 Formula One World Champion
Piquet's teammate Nigel Mansell finished runner-up, despite having won more races than Piquet.
Ayrton Senna, driving for Lotus, finished third with 50 points more than his teammate Satoru Nakajima.
Williams-Honda won their second World Constructors' Championship in a row with the Williams FW11.
McLaren-TAG finished runner-up in the Constructors' Championship with the McLaren MP4/3.
The 1988 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 42nd season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1988 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1988 Formula One World Champion
1987 Formula One World Championship
…last race of the season, when the Williams driver was injured during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. He had already been signed by Williams for 1988. 1987 F3000 champion Stefano Modena stepped in to make his debut at Brabham. The Belgian Grand Prix and Monaco Grand Prix swapped places on the calendar…
Ayrton Senna won the first of his three Drivers' Championships with 90 points in his first year with McLaren.
Gerhard Berger finished third, driving for Ferrari.
McLaren-Honda won the World Constructors' Championship winning all but one race with the McLaren MP4/4.
Ferrari finished runner-up in the Constructors' Championship with the Ferrari F1/87/88C.