Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s1987 Belgian Grand Prix
| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | XLV Grand Prix de Belgique |
| Track: | Circuit de Spa Francorchamps |
| Round: | 3 of 16 |
| Race date: | Sunday, May 17th, 1987 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Alain Prost | Stefan Johansson | Andrea de Cesaris |
| Constructor | McLaren-TAG | McLaren-TAG | Brabham-BMW |
| Car | McLaren MP4/3 | McLaren MP4/3 | Brabham BT56 |
| Engine | TAG P01 | TAG P01 | BMW M12/13 |
| Tyre | Goodyear | Goodyear | Goodyear |
| Time | 1:27:03.217 | 1:27:27.981 | 1:26:10.046 |
| Gap | 24.764 secs | 1 Lap |
Fastest weekend laptimes
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda | 1:52.026 0 | 1:59.651 17 | 1:52.026 17 | |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda | 1:53.416 0 | 1:59.572 11 | 1:53.416 11 | |
| 3 | 12 | Ayrton Senna Lotus-Honda | 1:53.426 0 | No Time 0 | 1:53.426 0 | |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger Ferrari | 1:53.451 0 | 2:09.474 2 | 1:53.451 2 | |
| 5 | 27 | Michele Alboreto Ferrari | 1:53.511 0 | 2:00.017 9 | 1:53.511 9 | |
| 6 | 1 | Alain Prost McLaren-TAG | 1:54.186 0 | 1:57.153 43 | 1:54.186 43 | |
| 7 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:54.300 0 | 2:01.020 18 | 1:54.300 18 | |
| 8 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW | 1:55.064 0 | 2:05.206 5 | 1:55.064 5 | |
| 9 | 19 | Teo Fabi Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:55.339 0 | 1:59.927 34 | 1:55.339 34 | |
| 10 | 2 | Stefan Johansson McLaren-TAG | 1:55.781 0 | 1:59.015 43 | 1:55.781 43 | |
| 11 | 18 | Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron | 1:55.899 0 | 2:03.091 42 | 1:55.899 42 | |
| 12 | 17 | Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron | 1:56.359 0 | 2:03.843 8 | 1:56.359 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris Brabham-BMW | 1:57.101 0 | 2:00.154 42 | 1:57.101 42 | |
| 14 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:58.132 0 | 2:17.571 1 | 1:58.132 1 | |
| 15 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda | 1:58.649 0 | 2:02.706 42 | 1:58.649 42 | |
| 16 | 25 | René Arnoux Ligier-Megatron | 1:59.117 0 | 2:04.471 41 | 1:59.117 41 | |
| 17 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier-Megatron | 1:59.291 0 | 2:04.691 40 | 1:59.291 40 | |
| 18 | 9 | Martin Brundle Zakspeed | 2:00.433 0 | 2:04.227 19 | 2:00.433 19 | |
| 19 | 23 | Adrián Campos Minardi-Motori Moderni | 2:00.763 0 | No Time 0 | 2:00.763 0 | |
| 20 | 10 | Christian Danner Zakspeed | 2:01.072 0 | 2:05.247 9 | 2:01.072 9 | |
| 21 | 16 | Ivan Capelli March-Ford Cosworth | 2:02.036 0 | 2:06.011 14 | 2:02.036 14 | |
| 22 | 30 | Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford Cosworth | 2:02.347 0 | 2:05.456 40 | 2:02.347 40 | |
| 23 | 4 | Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 2:03.098 0 | 2:09.872 39 | 2:03.098 39 | |
| 24 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 2:04.677 0 | 2:04.677 0 | ||
| 25 | 21 | Alex Caffi Osella-Alfa Romeo | 2:12.086 0 | 2:05.825 11 | 2:05.825 11 | |
| 26 | 14 | Pascal Fabre AGS-Ford Cosworth | 2:07.361 0 | 2:09.977 38 | 2:07.361 38 |