1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 39th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

1987 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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1987 World Champions
500cc – Wayne Gardner (Honda)
250cc – Anton Mang (Honda)
125cc – Fausto Gresini (Garelli)
80cc – Jorge Martínez (Derbi)

Season summary

Wayne Gardner became Australia's first-ever 500cc World Champion in a season that saw him score points in every Grand Prix.^[1] Randy Mamola would finish second yet again, one point ahead of Eddie Lawson despite Lawson's five victories.^[1] 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.^[1]

Venezuelan Carlos Lavado's defense of his 250 crown was spoiled by injuries sustained in a pre-season crash.^[1] Anton Mang stepped up to claim his fifth world championship ahead of four other Hondas.^[1] A new brand would announce its arrival in the 250 class when an Aprilia ridden by Loris Reggiani won the San Marino Grand Prix.^[1] 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.^[2] Spain's Jorge Martinez won the 80cc crown for the second consecutive year.^[3]

The Portuguese round was held in Jarama, Spain because the Portuguese Federation had transferred their rights to the Jarama organisers.^[1] 1987 would be the first year that saw clutch starts replace push starts on the grounds of safety.^[1] 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.^[1]

The last round was in Argentina, which had not hosted a motorcycle Grand Prix since 1982. But appalling organization of the event saw the race nearly boycotted by the riders and their teams, and the race turned out to be a farcical embarrassment for the organizers. The safety of the Autódromo Municipal del Parque Almirante Brown de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires was totally unsuitable for racing; the organization of this Grand Prix was so bad that spectators had easy access to the circuit while the races were going on. The Argentine Grand Prix did not return until 1994.^[4]

1987 Grand Prix season calendar

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1987:^[5][6]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	29 March	Grand Prix of Japan	Suzuka Circuit
2	26 April	Marlboro Gran Premio de España	Circuito Permanente de Jerez
3	17 May	Großer Preis von Deutschland	Hockenheimring
4	24 May	Gran Premio delle Nazioni	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
5	7 June	Großer Preis von Österreich	Salzburgring
6	14 June	Yu Grand Prix	Automotodrom Rijeka
7	27 June	Dutch TT	TT Circuit Assen
8	19 July	Grand Prix de France	Bugatti Circuit
9	2 August	Shell Oils British Motorcycle Grand Prix	Donington Park
10	9 August	Swedish TT	Scandinavian Raceway
11	23 August	Grand Prix ČSSR-Brno	Brno Circuit
12	30 August	Grand Prix San Marino	Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica
13	13 September	Gran Premio Marlboro de Portugal	Circuito Permanente Del Jarama
14	27 September	GP Brasil	Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia
15	4 October	Gran Prix da la República Argentina	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez

Calendar changes

• The Japanese Grand Prix was added to the calendar after a 20-year absence. The venue hosting the race was the Suzuka Circuit instead of the previously used Fuji Speedway.
• The Spanish Grand Prix moved from the Jarama to the Jerez circuit.
• The Spanish Grand Prix was moved back, from 4 May to 29 April.
• The German Grand Prix moved from the Nürburgring to the Hockenheimring.
• The British Grand Prix moved from the Silverstone circuit to Donington Park.
• The Portuguese Grand Prix was added to the calendar. The Autódromo do Estoril was not yet suited for racing, so the Jarama circuit in Spain was chosen to host the venue instead.
• The Brazilian and Argentine Grand Prix were added to the calendar. The Brazilian round was completely new, while the Argentine round returned after a 4-year absence.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Date	Race	Location	80cc winner	125cc winner	250cc winner	500cc winner	Report
1	29 March	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka			Masaru Kobayashi	Randy Mamola	Report
2	26 April	Spanish Grand Prix	Jerez	Jorge Martínez	Fausto Gresini	Martin Wimmer	Wayne Gardner	Report
3	17 May	German Grand Prix	Hockenheim	Gerhard Waibel	Fausto Gresini	Anton Mang	Eddie Lawson	Report
4	24 May	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	Jorge Martínez	Fausto Gresini	Anton Mang	Wayne Gardner	Report
5	7 June	Austrian Grand Prix	Salzburgring	Jorge Martínez	Fausto Gresini	Anton Mang	Wayne Gardner	Report
6	14 June	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Automotodrom Rijeka	Jorge Martínez		Carlos Lavado	Wayne Gardner	Report
7	27 June	Dutch TT	Assen	Jorge Martínez	Fausto Gresini	Anton Mang	Eddie Lawson	Report
8	19 July	French Grand Prix	Le Mans		Fausto Gresini	Reinhold Roth	Randy Mamola	Report
9	2 August	British Grand Prix	Donington	Jorge Martínez	Fausto Gresini	Anton Mang	Eddie Lawson	Report
10	9 August	Swedish Grand Prix	Anderstorp		Fausto Gresini	Anton Mang	Wayne Gardner	Report
11	23 August	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno	Stefan Dörflinger	Fausto Gresini	Anton Mang	Wayne Gardner	Report
12	30 August	San Marino Grand Prix	Misano	Manuel Herreros	Fausto Gresini	Loris Reggiani	Randy Mamola	Report
13	13 September	Portuguese Grand Prix	Jarama	Jorge Martínez	Paolo Casoli	Anton Mang	Eddie Lawson	Report
14	27 September	Brazilian Grand Prix	Goiania			Dominique Sarron	Wayne Gardner	Report
15	4 October	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires			Sito Pons	Eddie Lawson	Report

Participants

500cc participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 1 Eddie Lawson All 5 Rob McElnea 1–14 21 Tadahiko Taira 1–7, 9–15 Rothmans Honda/HRC Honda Honda NSR500 2 Wayne Gardner All 16 Shunji Yatsushiro All Rothmans Racing Honda Honda NSR500 12 Roger Burnett 1–13 Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 3 Randy Mamola All 4 Mike Baldwin 1–2, 13–15 33 Richard Scott 2–12 Team Roberts Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 40 17 34 Kevin Magee 1, 7, 13 Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 6 Christian Sarron 1–5, 7–15 Team Cagiva - Alstare Cagiva Cagiva C587 7 Didier de Radiguès 1–5, 7–15 8 Raymond Roche 1–8, 11–15 Team Elf-ROC Honda Elf Honda NSR500 Elf 4 9 Ron Haslam 1–13 HB Honda Gallina Honda Honda NSR500 10 Pierfrancesco Chili All HB Honda/HRC Honda Honda NSR500 11 Niall Mackenzie 1–5, 7–15 Honda Racing Corporation Honda Honda NSR500 19 Freddie Spencer 9–12 Hein Gericke Racing Honda Honda RS500 Honda NSR500 14 Gustav Reiner 1–6, 8–9, 12–13 HG-Honda  ?? 36 34 Manfred Fischer 3–5, 7–10, 12 Servisco Honda Honda NS500 15 Fabio Biliotti 2–6, 9–13 Heron Suzuki GB Ltd Heron/Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 18 Kenny Irons 1–12 34 Kevin Schwantz 2, 4, 8 34 Donnie McLeod 3 Duckhams NLM Honda Honda Honda RS500 22 Simon Buckmaster 1–3, 5–13 Team Iberna Honda Honda RS500 23 Alessandro Valesi 1–2, 4–13 Frankonia-Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki RGB500 24 Wolfgang von Muralt 1–2, 4–14 Lucky Strike Fior Fior-Honda Honda RS500 25 Marco Gentile All Fior-SNCF Fior-Honda Honda RS500 53 26 Thierry Rapicault 2–4 55 72 Hervé Guilleux 5–11, 13 Suzuki Japan Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 32 Takumi Ito 1 Andy Leuthe Honda Honda RS500 40 Andy Leuthe 4–6, 8  ?? Honda Honda RS500 42 78 29 Fabio Barchitta 3–4, 6–13 Bruno Kneubühler Honda Honda RS500 45 65 55 Bruno Kneubühler 2–13 Honda Britain Honda Honda RS500 Honda NS500 57 33 Richard Scott 2–12 H.D.J. B.Y Honda Honda RS500 61 44 Maarten Duyzers 2–3, 5, 8–10 FE-GO Honda Honda RS500 75 50 Silvo Habat 6  ?? Honda Honda RS500  ?? Gerold Fischer 2–7, 10–11 Yamaha Japan Yamaha Yamaha YZR500  ?? Shinji Katayama 1  ?? Hiroyuki Kawasaki 1 Source:[7]

Key Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider

250cc participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds HB-Venemotos Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 1 Carlos Lavado 2–10, 13–15 Campsa-Honda Honda Honda NSR250 2 Sito Pons All Rothmans Honda France Honda Honda NSR250 3 Dominique Sarron 1–6, 8–15 Rothmans Honda Honda Honda NSR250 4 Anton Mang All Pole Position/Ville d’Hyeres Honda Honda RS250R 5 Jean-François Baldé 1, 3–6, 8–14 Defi Defi-Rotax  ?? 5 Jean-François Baldé 1, 3–6, 8–14 Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 6 Martin Wimmer 1–2, 5–15 22 Luca Cadalora 1–5, 7–15  ?? Massimo Messere  ?? Team Parisienne-Elf Honda Honda NSR250 7 Jacques Cornu 1–10 23 Urs Lüzi 10–15 Honda RS250R 55 Bernard Hänggeli 2, 9, 11, 13 Team Iberna Honda Honda RS250R 8 Fausto Ricci 1–2, 12–13  ?? Honda Honda RS250R 10 Donnie Mcleod 1–13 Pepsi/Ehrlich Automotive EMC-Rotax  ?? 10 Donnie Mcleod 1–13 Team Ducados Angel Nieto Honda Honda NSR250 12 Carlos Cardús 1, 3–15 Racing Team Katayama Sekitoba-Honda Honda RS250R 14 Stéphane Mertens All 15 Virginio Ferrari 1 Team Italia Garelli Garelli Garelli 250 GP 16 Maurizio Vitali 1–6, 9–13 Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 17 Patrick Igoa 1–5, 7–15 21 Jean-Philippe Ruggia All Sonauto Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 21 Jean-Philippe Ruggia All  ?? Chevallier-Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 19 Jean Foray 2–3, 6–8, 10, 12–15 Atomic Road Racing Team Honda Honda RS250R 20 Hans Lindner 3–11 HB Römer Team Honda Honda NSR250 24 Reinhold Roth All Römer Racing Team Honda Honda RS250R 34 32 Harald Eckl 1–13 Honda France Honda Honda RS250R 25 Jean-Michel Mattioli All  ?? Honda Honda RS250R 27 Manfred Herweh 1–2, 4–13 Ducados-Yamaha Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 31 Joan Garriga 1–7, 11–15 Team Aprilia Aprilia AFI-Rotax  ?? 32 18 30 41 36 34 Loris Reggiani 2–6, 8–15 Pave d’Affinois Honda Honda RS250R 36 Guy Bertin All D Gallacher - Bradgate Containers Yamaha Honda Yamaha TZ 250 Honda RS250R 38 Kevin Mitchell 1, 6–7, 9–11 East West Transport Honda Honda RS250R 41 Garry Cowan 3, 5–9, 11–12 Ajinomoto Honda Honda NSR250 43 45 Masahiro Shimizu 1, 14–15 44 Masaru Kobayashi 1 HOMA Racing Team Honda Honda RS250R 43 Siegfried Minich 2, 5–7 Mitsui-Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 45 Jochen Schmid 2–10, 12 M.T.D Honda Honda RS250R 48 Bruno Bonhuil 1–4, 6, 8, 10–15 F.M.V. Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 49 33 Iván Palazzese 6, 11–12 Gazzaniga Corse Gazzaniga-Rotax  ??  ?? Stefano Caracchi 2, 4, 7–10, 12–15 Angelo Gazzaniga Honda Honda RS250R 49 Stefano Caracchi 2, 4, 7–10, 12–15  ?? Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 55 René Délaby 2–13  ?? Honda Honda RS250R  ?? Alain Bronec 2, 6, 8–11, 13–15 Moriwaki Honda Honda NSR250  ?? Alan Carter 1  ?? Honda Honda RS250R  ?? Hervé Duffard 2, 8–10, 14–15  ?? Honda Honda RS250R  ?? Urs Lüzi 10–15  ?? Honda Honda RS250R  ?? Alberto Rota 2–3, 12–13 Source: [8]

Key Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider

Final standings

500cc standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Team	JPN	ESP	GER	NAT	AUT	YUG	NED	FRA	GBR	SWE	CZE	SMR	POR	BRA	ARG	Pts
1	Wayne Gardner	Honda	Rothmans Honda	2	1F	10P F	1P F	1P F	1P F	2P	4	2P	1P F	1P F	3	4F	1P F	3P	178
2	Randy Mamola	Yamaha	Team Lucky Strike Roberts	1F	6	2	Ret	2	2	3	1F	3	3	4	1F	2P	3	2	158
3	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	Marlboro Yamaha Team-Agostini	Ret	2P	1	2	Ret	3	1F	Ret	1	2	2	2P	1	2	1	157
4	Ron Haslam	Honda	Elf-Honda	5	3	3	5	4	4	5	5	7	6	14	Ret	9	11	10	72
5	Niall Mackenzie	Honda	HB-Honda	RetP	4	7	10	3	DNS	Ret	7	5	5	5	7	6	8	7	61
6	Tadahiko Taira	Yamaha	Marlboro Yamaha Team-Agostini	6	7	4	6	9	7	18		8F	13	3	4	Ret	7	8	56
7	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	Sonauto-Gauloises	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	6	DNS	Ret	3P	4	Ret	7	8	5	5	Ret	52
8	Pierfrancesco Chili	Honda	HB Honda	4	11	6	7	10	6	9	2	12	Ret	9	Ret	7	9	9	47
9	Shunji Yatsushiro	Honda	Rothmans Honda	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	7	8	14	8	11	Ret	6	5	8	6	4	40
10	Robert McElnea	Yamaha	Marlboro Yamaha Team-Agostini	Ret	Ret	5	4	5	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	4	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	39
11	Roger Burnett	Honda	Rothmans Honda	8	9	8	11	8	11	7	10	9	10	10	6	Ret			25
12	Didier de Radigues	Cagiva	Team Cagiva-Alstare	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	12	DNS	6	Ret	6	8	12	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	21
13	Raymond Roche	Cagiva	Team Cagiva-Alstare	10	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	5	Ret	Ret			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	15
14	Kenny Irons	Suzuki	Heron-Suzuki	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	8	6	10	9	Ret	Ret				12
15	Kevin Magee	Yamaha	Team Lucky Strike-Roberts	NC						10						3			11
16	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	Heron-Suzuki		5		8				9								11
17	Takumi Ito	Suzuki	Suzuki Japan	3															10
18	Mike Baldwin	Yamaha	Team Lucky Strike Roberts	Ret	Ret	DNS											10	6	6
19	Gustav Reiner	Honda	Hein Gericke Racing	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	Ret			9	10			5
20	Hiroyuki Kawasaki	Yamaha	Yamaha Japan	7															4
21	Freddie Spencer	Honda	HRC						DNS				7	11	Ret		DNS		4
22	Richard Scott	Honda	Honda		10	13	13						11		Ret				3
		Yamaha	Team Lucky Strike Roberts					11	9	Ret	Ret	13		13
23	Shinji Katayama	Yamaha	Yamaha Japan	9															2
24	Marco Gentile	Honda	Lucky Strike Fior	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	23	13	11	14	21	Ret	10	Ret	12	11	1
	Bruno Kneubühler	Honda	Bruno Kneubühler		18	11	14	Ret	15	21	Ret	17	14	Ret	15	11			0
	Ray Swann	Honda	Honda							11	DNS	Ret	22	Ret	14	13			0
	Daniel Amatriain	Honda	Honda		16	19	Ret			22	17				11	Ret			0
	Norio Iobe	Honda	Honda	11															0
	Fabio Biliotti	Honda	Servisco		Ret	14	20	13	12	DNS		15	12	Ret	Ret	Ret			0
	Manfred Fischer	Honda	Hein Gericke Racing			Ret	12	18		Ret	12	Ret	15		16				0
	Simon Buckmaster	Honda	Duckhams NLM Honda	13	15	20	DNS	17	16	12	13	Ret	17	17	18	14			0
	Wolfgang von Muralt	Suzuki	Frankonia-Suzuki	14	17		Ret	14	14	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	13	DNS	0
	Alessandro Valesi	Honda	Team Iberna	Ret	14	DNS	18	15	13	Ret	Ret	19	Ret	Ret	12	Ret			0
	Gerhard Vogt	Suzuki	Suzuki													17	15	12	0
	Hisashi Yamana	Yamaha	Yamaha	12															0
	Fabio Barchitta	Honda	Honda			16	17		17	15	Ret	24	18	16	13	Ret			0
	Vincenzo Cascino	Suzuki	Suzuki											22		18	14	13	0
	Thierry Rapicault	Honda	Fior-SNCF		13	Ret	Ret												0
	Silvo Habat	Honda	FE-GO			Ret		21	Ret	19	14	25		Ret	Ret				0
	Massimo Broccoli	Honda	Honda				15		18					15	Ret				0
	Maarten Duyzers	Honda	H.D.J. B.Y.		19	22	DNS	22			15	23	20			DNS			0
	Esko Kuparinen	Yamaha	Yamaha	15		Ret	22												0
	Henry Boerman	Assmex	Assmex									26							0
		Honda	Honda													15
	Donnie MacLeod	Suzuki	Heron Suzuki GB			15													0
	Gerold Fischer	Honda	Honda		Ret	21	Ret	19	21	16			24	18					0
	Marco Papa	Honda	Honda			18	16			DNS					17				0
	Karl Truchsess	Honda	Honda				16		Ret					Ret	20				0
	Ian Pratt	Honda	Honda								20					16			0
	Vittoria Scatola	Paton	Paton				21		Ret		16				Ret				0
	Peter Sköld	Honda	Honda										16						0
	Steve Manley	Suzuki	Suzuki			23		24		17									0
	Ari Rämö	Honda	Honda			17					Ret		23						0
	Herve Guilleux	Fior [it]	Fior-SNCF					20	20		Ret	18	Ret	Ret		Ret			0
	Daniel Pauget	Honda	Honda								18								0
	Jean-Luc Maisto	Honda	Honda		20						22		19						0
		Plein-Pot	Plein-Pot						Ret			21
	Rudolf Zeller	Honda	Honda					25						19					0
	Andreas Leuthe	Honda	Andy Leuthe				Ret	Ret	19		Ret								0
	Vittorio Gibertini	Suzuki	Suzuki				19								Ret				0
	Rachel Nicotte	Suzuki	Suzuki								19								0
	Romolo Balbi	Honda	Honda												19				0
	Josef Doppler	Honda	Honda					Ret						20					0
	Joey Dunlop	Honda	Honda									20							0
	Tony Carey	Suzuki	Suzuki		21											Ret			0
	Alan Jeffery	Suzuki	Suzuki							Ret	21								0
	Claus Wulff	Honda	Honda										Ret	21					0
	Marco Marchesani	Suzuki	Suzuki				Ret								21				0
	Georg Jung	Honda	Honda			24		23	22										0
	Christoph Bürki	Honda	Honda		22			Ret											0
	Alan Irwin	Honda	Honda									22							0
	Pavol Dekanek	Honda	Honda						Ret				Ret	23					0
	Larry Moreno Vacondio	Suzuki	Suzuki											24		Ret			0
	Helmut Schütz	Honda	Honda			25		Ret	Ret										0
	Dimitrios Papandreou	Suzuki	Suzuki						25										0
	Geir Hestmann	Suzuki	Suzuki										25						0
	Dietmar Marehardt	Suzuki	Suzuki											25					0
	Michael Rudroff	Honda	Honda			Ret		Ret											0
	Mark Phillips	Honda	Honda							Ret		Ret							0
	Susumu Shimada	Suzuki	Suzuki	Ret															0
	Norihiko Fujiwara	Yamaha	Yamaha	Ret															0
	Keiji Kinoshita	Honda	Honda	Ret															0
	Masaru Mizutani	Suzuki	Suzuki	Ret															0
	José Parra	Suzuki	Suzuki		Ret														0
	Franz Kaserer	Suzuki	Suzuki					Ret											0
	Rob Punt	Suzuki	Suzuki							Ret									0
	Henk van der Mark	Suzuki	Suzuki							Ret									0
	Kees van der Endt	Honda	Honda								Ret								0
	Roger Marshall	Honda	Honda									Ret							0
	Andy McGladdery	Honda	Honda									Ret							0
	Steve Henshaw	Honda	Honda									Ret							0
	Peter Linden	Honda	Honda										Ret						0
	Leandro Becheroni	Honda	Honda												Ret				0
	Osamu Hiwatashi	Honda	Honda	DNS															0
	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Team Lucky Strike Roberts				DNS												0
	Koos van Leijen	Suzuki	Suzuki							DNS									0
	Rolf Aljes	Suzuki	Suzuki								DNS								0
Pos.	Rider	Bike	Team	JPN	ESP	GER	NAT	AUT	YUG	NED	FRA	GBR	SWE	CZE	SMR	POR	BRA	ARG	Pts

250cc standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Team	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Anton Mang	4	West Germany	Rothmans-Honda	NSR250	136	8
2	Reinhold Roth	24	West Germany	HB Römer-Honda	NSR250	108	1
3	Sito Pons	2	Spain	Campsa-Honda	NSR250	108	1
4	Dominique Sarron	3	France	Rothmans-Honda France	NSR250	97	1
5	Carlos Cardús	12	Spain	Ducados-Honda	NSR250	70	0
6	Loris Reggiani	32	Italy	Aprilia	RS250	68	1
7	Luca Cadalora	22	Italy	Marlboro-Yamaha	YZR250	63	0
8	Martin Wimmer	6	West Germany	Marlboro-Yamaha	YZR250	61	1
9	Jacques Cornu	7	Switzerland	Parisienne Elf-Honda	NSR250	50	0
10	Carlos Lavado	1	Venezuela	HB Venemotos-Yamaha	YZR250	46	1
11	Juan Garriga		Spain	Ducados-Yamaha	YZR250	46
12	Patrick Igoa		France	Yamaha	YZR250	42
13	Masahiro Shimizu		Japan	Honda		20
14	Masaru Kobayashi		Japan	Honda		15	1
15	Manfred Herweh		West Germany			11
16	Ivan Palazzese		Venezuela			9
17	Jean Philippe Ruggia		France	Yamaha		7
18	Jean-François Baldé		France			6
19	Maurizio Vitali		Italy			6
20	Hans Lindner		Austria			5
21	Urs Lüzi		Switzerland			5
22	Donnie McLeod		United Kingdom			4
23	Stephane Mertens		Belgium			2
24	Masumitsu Taguchi		Japan			2
25	Guy Bertin		France			1
26	Stefano Caracchi		France			1
27	Takayoshi Yamamoto		Japan			1

^[9][10]

125cc standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Fausto Gresini	2	Italy	Garelli	150	10
2	Bruno Casanova	23	Italy	Garelli	88	0
3	Paolo Casoli	14	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	26	Spain	Ducados	40	0
9	Lucio Pietroniro	7	Belgium	MBA	32	0
10	Mike Leitner	22	Austria	MBA	32	0
11	Johnny Wickstroem		Finland		21
12	Gastone Grassetti		Italy		17
13	Jean Claude Selini		France		16
14	Thierry Feuz		Switzerland		13
15	Jussi Hautaniemi		Finland		10
16	Adi Stadler		West Germany		9
17	Ivan Troisi		Venezuela		8
18	Claudio Macciotta		Italy		6
19	Corrado Catalano		Italy		6
20	Esa Kytölä		Finland		4
21	Olivier Liégeois		Belgium		4
22	Hakan Olsson		Sweden		2
23	Robin Milton		United Kingdom		2
24	Bady Hassaine		Algeria		2
25	Flemming Kistrup		Denmark		1
26	Norbert Peschke		West Germany		1
27	Willy Perez		Argentina		1

^[11]

80cc standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Jorge Martínez	1	Spain	Derbi	129	7
2	Manuel Herreros	2	Spain	Derbi	86	1
3	Gerhard Waibel	5	West Germany	Krauser	82	1
4	Stefan Dörflinger	3	Switzerland	Krauser	75	1
5	Ian McConnachie	5	United Kingdom	Krauser	53	0
6	Jörg Seel	6	West Germany	Seel	38	0
7	Hubert Abold	9	West Germany	Krauser	33	0
8	Luis Reyes	22	Spain	Autisa	31	0
9	Josef Fischer	9	Austria	Krauser	19	0
10	Julián Miralles		Spain	Derbi	18	0
11	Àlex Crivillé				12
12	Günter Schirnhofer				12
13	Hans Spaan				11
14	Karoly Juhasz				10
15	Joan Bolart				10
16	Paolo Priori				9
17	Alex Barros				8
18	Giuseppe Ascareggi				5
19	Heinz Paschen				4
20	Richard Bay				3
21	Peter Öttl				3
22	Ernst Gschwender				2
23	Herri Torrontegui				1
24	Theo Timmer				1
25	Jacques Bernard				1
26	Ralf Waldmann				1

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Further reading

• Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5

References

1. Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
2. "Fausto Gresini career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
3. "Jorge Martinez career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
4. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01.
5. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1987". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
6. "1987 World Motorcycle Championship | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
7. "Motorcycle Racing Online - 500cc Grand Prix entry list for 1987".
8. "Motorcycle Racing Online - 250cc Grand Prix entry list for 1987".
9. "1987 500cc Final Standings". motogp.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
10. "1987 250cc Entries List". f1network.net. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
11. "1987 125cc Final Standings". motogp.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
12. "1987 80cc Final Standings". motogp.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

External links

• "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.