1987 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix

Summary

The 1987 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 26–27 September 1987 at the Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna.

Brazil  1987 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 14 of 15 races in the
1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date27 September 1987
Official nameGP Brasil[1]
LocationAutódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.835 km (2.383 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Wayne Gardner
Time 1:27.360
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Wayne Gardner
Time 1:28.790
Podium
First Australia Wayne Gardner
Second United States Eddie Lawson
Third United States Randy Mamola
250 cc
Pole position
Rider France Dominique Sarron
Time 1:30.290
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Sito Pons
Time 1:31.250
Podium
First France Dominique Sarron
Second Spain Sito Pons
Third Spain Carlos Cardús
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 edit

500 cc edit

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda 47'39.570 15
2   Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +5.190 12
3   Randy Mamola Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +12.610 10
4   Didier de Radiguès Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva +24.420 8
5   Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Jack Germain Yamaha +25.590 6
6   Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda +42.330 5
7   Tadahiko Taira Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +51.710 4
8   Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +56.690 3
9   Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +1'01.120 2
10   Mike Baldwin Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +1'03.720 1
11   Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Honda +1 lap
12   Marco Gentile Fior +1 lap
13   Wolfgang Von Muralt Suzuki +1 lap
14   Vincenzo Cascino Suzuki +3 laps
15   Gerhard Vogt Suzuki +3 laps
Ret   Raymond Roche Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva Retired
Ret   Rob McElnea Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Accident
DNS   Freddie Spencer Team HRC Honda Did not start
Sources: [2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1987". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. ^ "1987 Brazilian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ "motogp.com · BRASILIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1987". www.motogp.com.


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