1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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This article recaps the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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[edit] Season summary
Wayne Gardner became Australia's first-ever 500cc World Champion in a season that saw him score points in every Grand Prix. Randy Mamola would finish second yet again, one point ahead of Eddie Lawson despite Lawson's five victories. The first Japanese Grand Prix in 20 years was held at the Suzuka Circuit. Along with rounds in Brazil and Argentina, the championship was becoming a real world championship.
Venezuelan Carlos Lavado's defense of his 250 crown was spoiled by injuries sustained in a pre-season crash. Anton Mang stepped up to claim his fifth world championship ahead of four other Hondas. A new brand would announce its arrival in the 250 class when an Aprilia ridden by Loris Reggiani won the San Marino Grand Prix. Garelli's Fausto Gresini won ten out of eleven races in the 125 class, but ruined his bid for a perfect season when he crashed at the last round in Jarama. Spain's Jorge Martinez won the 80cc crown for the second consecutive year.
The Portuguese round was held in Jarama, Spain because the Portuguese Federation had transferred their rights to the Jarama organisers. 1987 would be the first year that saw clutch starts replace push starts on the grounds of safety. The FIM also announced that the 80cc class would be discontinued after 1989 and that the 125 class would be restricted to single cylinder machines.
[edit] 1987 500 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japanese Grand Prix |
Suzuka |  Randy Mamola |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 |  Spanish Grand Prix |
Jerez |  Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 3 |  West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 |  Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 5 |  Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 6 |  Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Rijeka | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 7 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 8 |  French Grand Prix |
Le Mans | Randy Mamola |
Yamaha | Report |
| 9 |  British Grand Prix |
Donington | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 10 |  Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 11 |  Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 12 |  San Marino Grand Prix |
Misano | Randy Mamola |
Yamaha | Report |
| 13 |  Portuguese Grand Prix |
Jarama | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 14 |  Brazilian Grand Prix |
Goiania | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 15 |  Argentine Grand Prix |
Buenos Aires | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
[edit] 1987 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gardner |
2 | Australia | Rothmans-Honda | 178 | 7 |
| 2 | Randy Mamola |
3 | United States | Lucky Strike-Yamaha | 158 | 3 |
| 3 | Eddie Lawson |
1 | United States | Marlboro-Yamaha | 157 | 5 |
| 4 | Ron Haslam |
9 | United Kingdom | Elf-Honda | 72 | 0 |
| 5 | Niall Mackenzie |
11 | United Kingdom | HB-Honda | 61 | 0 |
| 6 | Tadahiko Taira |
21 | Japan | Marlboro-Yamaha | 56 | 0 |
| 7 | Christian Sarron |
6 | France | Gauloises-Yamaha | 52 | 0 |
| 8 | Pier-Francesco Chili |
10 | Italy | HB-Honda | 47 | 0 |
| 9 | Shunji Yatsushiro |
16 | Japan | Rothmans-Honda | 40 | 0 |
| 10 | Rob McElnea |
5 | United Kingdom | Marlboro-Yamaha | 39 | 0 |
[edit] 1987 250 cc Season Review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese Grand Prix |
Suzuka | Masaru Kobayashi |
Honda | Report |
| 2 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jerez | Martin Wimmer |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Anton Mang |
Honda | Report |
| 4 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Anton Mang |
Honda | Report |
| 5 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Anton Mang |
Honda | Report |
| 6 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Rijeka |  Carlos Lavado |
Yamaha | Report |
| 7 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Anton Mang |
Honda | Report |
| 8 | French Grand Prix |
Le Mans | Reinhold Roth |
Honda | Report |
| 9 | British Grand Prix |
Donington | Anton Mang |
Honda | Report |
| 10 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Anton Mang |
Honda | Report |
| 11 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Anton Mang |
Honda | Report |
| 12 | San Marino Grand Prix |
Misano | Loris Reggiani |
Aprilia | Report |
| 13 | Portuguese Grand Prix |
Jarama | Anton Mang |
Honda | Report |
| 14 | Brazilian Grand Prix |
Goiania | Dominique Sarron |
Honda | Report |
| 15 | Argentine Grand Prix |
Buenos Aires | Sito Pons |
Honda | Report |
[edit] 1987 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Mang |
4 | West Germany | Honda | 136 | 8 |
| 2 | Reinhold Roth |
West Germany | Honda | 108 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sito Pons |
2 | Spain | Honda | 108 | 1 |
| 4 | Dominique Sarron |
3 | France | Honda | 97 | 1 |
| 5 | Carlos Cardús |
Spain | Honda | 70 | 0 | |
| 6 | Loris Reggiani |
Italy | Aprilia | 68 | 1 | |
| 7 | Luca Cadalora |
Italy | Yamaha | 63 | 0 | |
| 8 | Martin Wimmer |
6 | West Germany | Yamaha | 61 | 1 |
| 9 |  Jacques Cornu |
7 | Switzerland | Honda | 50 | 0 |
| 10 | Carlos Lavado |
1 | Venezuela | Yamaha | 46 | 1 |
[edit] 1987 125 cc Season Review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jerez | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
| 2 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
| 3 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
| 4 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
| 5 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
| 6 | French Grand Prix |
Le Mans | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
| 7 | British Grand Prix |
Donington | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
| 8 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
| 9 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
| 10 | San Marino Grand Prix |
Misano | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
| 11 | Portuguese Grand Prix |
Jarama | Paolo Casoli |
AGV | Report |
[edit] 1987 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fausto Gresini |
2 | Italy | Garelli | 150 | 10 |
| 2 | Bruno Casanova |
Italy | Garelli | 88 | 0 | |
| 3 | Paolo Casoli |
Italy | AGV | 61 | 1 | |
| 4 | Domenico Brigaglia |
3 | Italy | AGV | 58 | 0 |
| 5 | August Auinger |
4 | Austria | MBA | 54 | 0 |
| 6 | Ezio Gianola |
5 | Italy | Honda | 45 | 0 |
| 7 | Pier Paolo Bianchi |
8 | Italy | MBA | 43 | 0 |
| 8 | Andres Sanchez |
Spain | Ducados | 40 | 0 | |
| 9 |  Lucio Pietroniro |
7 | Belgium | MBA | 32 | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Leitner |
Austria | MBA | 32 | 0 |
[edit] 1987 80 cc Season Review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning Rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jerez | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 2 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Gerhard Weibel |
Krauser | Report |
| 3 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 4 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 6 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Rijeka | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 5 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 7 | British Grand Prix |
Donington | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 9 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Stefan Dörflinger |
Krauser | Report |
| 10 | San Marino Grand Prix |
Misano | Manuel Herreros |
Derbi | Report |
| 11 | Portuguese Grand Prix |
Jarama | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
[edit] 1987 80 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Martinez |
1 | Spain | Derbi | 129 | 7 |
| 2 | Manuel Herreros |
2 | Spain | Derbi | 86 | 1 |
| 3 | Gerhard Waibel |
5 | West Germany | Krauser | 82 | 0 |
| 4 | Stefan Dörflinger |
3 | Switzerland | Krauser | 75 | 1 |
| 5 | Ian McConnachie |
5 | United Kingdom | Krauser | 51 | 1 |
| 6 | Jorg Seel |
6 | West Germany | Seel | 38 | 0 |
| 7 | Hubert Abold |
9 | West Germany | Krauser | 33 | 0 |
| 8 | Luis Reyes |
Spain | Autisa | 31 | 0 | |
| 9 | Josef Fischer |
9 | Austria | Krauser | 19 | 0 |
| 10 | Julian Miralles |
Spain | Derbi | 18 | 0 |
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