1987 British motorcycle Grand Prix

  1987 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 15 races in the
1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date2 August 1987
Official nameShell Oils British Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationDonington Park
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.020 km (2.498 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Wayne Gardner
Time 1:38.290
Fastest lap
Rider Tadahiko Taira
Podium
First Eddie Lawson
Second Wayne Gardner
Third Randy Mamola
250cc
Pole position
Rider Patrick Igoa
Fastest lap
Rider Martin Wimmer
Podium
First Anton Mang
Second Loris Reggiani
Third Martin Wimmer
125cc
Pole position
Rider Bruno Casanova
Fastest lap
Rider Fausto Gresini
Podium
First Fausto Gresini
Second Pier Paolo Bianchi
Third Jean-Claude Selini
80cc
Pole position
Rider Jorge Martínez
Fastest lap
Rider Jorge Martínez
Podium
First Jorge Martínez
Second Ian McConnachie
Third Gerhard Waibel

The 1987 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 1–2 August 1987 at Donington Park.

Classification

500 cc

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha 50'09.770 15
2 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +4.610 12
3 Randy Mamola Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +14.920 10
4 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Jack Germain Yamaha +21.440 8
5 Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +24.640 6
6 Didier de Radiguès Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva +31.540 5
7 Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Honda +31.930 4
8 Tadahiko Taira Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +32.970 3
9 Roger Burnett Rothmans Honda Team Honda +35.960 2
10 Kenny Irons Heron Suzuki GB Suzuki +52.140 1
11 Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1'07.580
12 Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +1'15.960
13 Richard Scott Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +1'21.440
14 Marco Gentile Fior Fior +1'23.430
15 Fabio Biliotti Honda +1'24.120
16 Wolfgang Von Muralt Suzuki +1 lap
17 Bruno Kneubühler Honda +1 lap
18 Hervé Guilleux Fior +1 lap
19 Alessandro Valesi Honda +1 lap
20 Joey Dunlop Honda +1 lap
21 Louis-Luc Maisto Honda +1 lap
22 Alan Irwin Honda +1 lap
23 Maarten Duyzers Honda +1 lap
24 Fabio Barchitta Honda +1 lap
25 Silvo Habat Honda +2 laps
26 Hennie Boerman Racing Team Docshop Honda +2 laps
Ret Rob McElnea Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Retired
Ret Simon Buckmaster Honda Retired
Ret Roger Marshall Suzuki Retired
Ret Gustav Reiner Team Hein Gericke Honda Accident
Ret Andy McGladdery Honda Retired
Ret Mark Phillips Suzuki Retired
Ret Steve Henshaw Honda Retired
Ret Manfred Fischer Team Hein Gericke Honda Retired
Ret Ray Swann Honda Retired
Ret Freddie Spencer Team HRC Honda Retired
DNQ Alan Jeffery Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Andreas Leuthe Honda Did not qualify
DNQ Ian Pratt Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Dennis Ireland Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Larry Moreno Vacondio Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Josef Doppler Honda Did not qualify
DNQ Steve Manley Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Claus Wulff Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1987". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1987 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Donington Park - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "1987 British MotoGP". 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ "motogp.com · BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1987". www.motogp.com.