1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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This article recaps the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

Contents 1 Season summary 2 1987 500 cc Season review 2.1 1987 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 3 1987 250 cc Season Review 3.1 1987 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 4 1987 125 cc Season Review 4.1 1987 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 5 1987 80 cc Season Review 5.1 1987 80 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

[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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