1987 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

Japan  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)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Honda
Time 2:14.320
Fastest lap
Rider United States Randy Mamola Yamaha
Time 2:34.600
Podium
First United States Randy Mamola
Second Australia Wayne Gardner
Third Japan Takumi Ito
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Masahiro Shimizu Honda
Time 2:18.720
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Masaru Kobayashi Honda
Time 2:19.680
Podium
First Japan Masaru Kobayashi
Second Spain Sito Pons
Third West Germany Reinhold Roth
125 cc
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
80 cc
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

Classification

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