1987 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

  1987 Japan Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 15 races in the
1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
DateMarch 29 1987
Official nameGrand Prix of Japan[1][2][3]
LocationSuzuka Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.864 km (3.644 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Niall Mackenzie Honda
Time 2:14.320
Fastest lap
Rider Randy Mamola Yamaha
Time 2:34.600
Podium
First Randy Mamola
Second Wayne Gardner
Third Takumi Ito
250cc
Pole position
Rider Masahiro Shimizu Honda
Time 2:18.720
Fastest lap
Rider Masaru Kobayashi Honda
Time 2:19.680
Podium
First Masaru Kobayashi
Second Sito Pons
Third Reinhold Roth
125cc
Pole position
Rider No 125cc was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 125cc was held
Podium
First No 125cc was held
Second No 125cc was held
Third No 125cc was held
80cc
Pole position
Rider No 80cc was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 80cc was held
Podium
First No 80cc was held
Second No 80cc was held
Third No 80cc was held

The 1987 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 27–29 March 1987 at the Suzuka Circuit.

Classification

500 cc

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Randy Mamola Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha 57'22.880 15
2 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +42.390 12
3 Takumi Ito Suzuki Japan Suzuki +51.300 10
4 Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +1'20.360 8
5 Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Honda +1'22.950 6
6 Tadahiko Taira Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1'38.680 5
7 Hiroyuki Kawasaki Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +1'40.070 4
8 Roger Burnett Rothmans Honda Team Honda +2'08.260 3
9 Shinji Katayama Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +2'16.340 2
10 Raymond Roche Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva +2'28.180 1
11 Norio Iobe Technical Sports Kanto Honda +1 lap
12 Hisashi Yamana Suzuki +1 lap
13 Simon Buckmaster Honda +1 lap
14 Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki +1 lap
15 Esko Kuparinen Honda +1 lap
Ret Mike Baldwin Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha Accident
Ret Norihiko Fujiwara Moto Shop Kajigaya Racing Yamaha Retired
Ret Marco Gentile Fior Fior Retired
Ret Kenny Irons Heron Suzuki GB Suzuki Retired
Ret Keiji Kinoshita Team HRC Honda Accident
Ret Rob McElnea Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Retired
Ret Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Retired
Ret Kevin Magee Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Accident
Ret Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda Accident
Ret Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Jack Germain Yamaha Accident
Ret Masaru Mizutani Walter Wolf Suzuki MIIP Suzuki Retired
Ret Didier de Radiguès Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva Retired
Ret Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda Accident
Ret Gustav Reiner Team Hein Gericke Honda Retired
Ret Susumu Shimada SRS Sugaya Suzuki Retired
Ret Alessandro Valesi Honda Retired
DNS Osamu Hiwatashi Moriwaki Racing Honda Did not start
DNS Freddie Spencer Team HRC Honda Did not start
Sources: [4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1987". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1987 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Suzuka Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ^ "1987 Japanese MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ^ "JAPANESE GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1986". Motogp.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.


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