| 1987 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |
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The 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 39th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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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.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Team | Machine | Points | Wins | Poles | F.Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gardner | 2 | Australia | Rothmans-Honda | NSR500 | 178 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| 2 | Randy Mamola | 3 | United States | Lucky Strike-Yamaha | YZR500 | 158 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Eddie Lawson | 1 | United States | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR500 | 157 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Ron Haslam | 9 | United Kingdom | Elf-Honda | Elf4-NSR500 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Niall Mackenzie | 11 | United Kingdom | HB-Honda | NSR500 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Tadahiko Taira | 21 | Japan | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR500 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Christian Sarron | 6 | France | Gauloises-Yamaha | YZR500 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Pier-Francesco Chili | 10 | Italy | HB-Honda | NS500 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Shunji Yatsushiro | 16 | Japan | Rothmans-Honda | NSR500 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Rob McElnea | 5 | United Kingdom | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR500 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Roger Burnett | 12 | United Kingdom | Rothmans-Honda | NSR500 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Didier de Radiguès | 7 | Belgium | Cagiva | GP500 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 51 | 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 | Julian Miralles | Spain | Derbi | 18 | 0 |
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