1987 in motorsport

List of years in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 1987 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

Date Event Ref
1–22 January 9th Dakar Rally [1]
31 January-1 February 25th 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
15 February 29th Daytona 500 [3]
25 May-5 June 70th Isle of Man TT [4]
24 May 71st Indianapolis 500 [5]
31 May 45th Monaco Grand Prix [6]
13–14 June 55th 24 Hours of Le Mans [7]
20–21 June 15th 24 Hours of Nurburgring [8]
1–2 August 39th 24 Hours of Spa [9]
26 July 10th Suzuka 8 Hours [10]
4 October 28th James Hardie 1000 [11]
29 November 34th Macau Grand Prix [12]

Births

Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
3 July Sebastian Vettel German Racing driver Formula One World Champion (2010-2013) [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1987 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Daytona 24 Hours 1987 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1987 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "TT 1987". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "1987 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "1987 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1987". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1987". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1987 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "1987 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "1987 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Sebastian Vettel — Biography". Grand Prix History. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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