1987 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

Summary

The 1987 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 8–9 August at the Scandinavian Raceway.

Sweden  1987 Swedish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 15 races in the
1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date9 August 1987
Official nameSwedish TT[1][2][3]
LocationScandinavian Raceway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.031 km (2.505 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Wayne Gardner
Time 1:35.720
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Australia Wayne Gardner
Second United States Eddie Lawson
Third United States Randy Mamola
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Luca Cadalora
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First West Germany Anton Mang
Second Italy Luca Cadalora
Third Italy Loris Reggiani
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Fausto Gresini
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Italy Fausto Gresini
Second Italy Bruno Casanova
Third Italy Domenico Brigaglia

Classification edit

500 cc edit

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda 48'46.360 15
2   Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +2.200 12
3   Randy Mamola Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +19.930 10
4   Rob McElnea Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +21.160 8
5   Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +29.660 6
6   Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Honda +34.400 5
7   Freddie Spencer Team HRC Honda +35.760 4
8   Didier de Radiguès Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva +42.640 3
9   Kenny Irons Heron Suzuki GB Suzuki +46.730 2
10   Roger Burnett Rothmans Honda Team Honda +51.230 1
11   Richard Scott Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +1'18.870
12   Fabio Biliotti Honda 1'34.720
13   Tadahiko Taira Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1'36.020
14   Bruno Kneubühler Honda +1 lap
15   Manfred Fischer Team Hein Gericke Honda +1 lap
16   Peter Sköld Honda +1 lap
17   Simon Buckmaster Honda +1 lap
18   Fabio Barchitta Honda +1 lap
19   Louis-Luc Maisto Honda +1 lap
20   Maarten Duyzers Honda +1 lap
21   Marco Gentile Fior Fior +1 lap
22   Ray Swann Honda +1 lap
23   Ari Rämö Honda +2 laps
24   Gerold Fischer Honda +1 lap
25   Geir Hestmann Suzuki +3 laps
Ret   Alessandro Valesi Honda Retired
Ret   Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda Accident
Ret   Pavel Dekanek Suzuki Retired
Ret   Wolfgang Von Muralt Suzuki Retired
Ret   Peter Linden Honda Retired
Ret   Claus Wulff Suzuki Retired
Ret   Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Jack Germain Yamaha Accident
Ret   Hervé Guilleux Fior Retired
Ret   Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda Accident
Sources: [4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1987". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1987 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Anderstorp Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. ^ "1987 Swedish MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. ^ "motogp.com · SWEDISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1987". www.motogp.com.


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