1987 motorcycle world championship
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| 500 cm³ world champion | |
| Driver: | Wayne Gardner |
| Constructor: | Yamaha |
| 250 cc world champion | |
| Driver: | Toni Mang |
| Constructor: | Honda |
| 125 cc world champion | |
| Driver: | Fausto Gresini |
| Constructor: | Garelli |
| 80 cm³ world champion | |
| Driver: | Jorge Martínez |
| Constructor: | Derbi |
| Team (500 cm³) world champions | |
| Driver: |
Steve Webster Tony Hewitt |
| Constructor: | LCR - Krauser |
| <1986 season | |
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The 1987 motorcycle world championship season was the 39th in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship .
Fifteen races were held in the classes up to 500 cm³ and up to 250 cm³, eleven in the class up to 125 cm³, ten in the class up to 80 cm³ and eight races for the teams .
Distribution of points
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| space | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15th | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
All the results achieved were included in the evaluation.
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In the class up to 500 cm³, Wayne Gardner was the first Australian to win the title with seven wins and points in every race. Randy Mamola finished second for the fourth time in his career, one point ahead of Eddie Lawson , who won five races. After 20 years, another Grand Prix in Japan took place in Suzuka .
Carlos Lavado was unable to successfully defend his title in the 250cc class due to an injury sustained during pre-season testing. Toni Mang won his fifth world title in front of four other Honda drivers. Loris Reggiani won the first race in this class for Aprilia at the San Marino Grand Prix .
In the 125 cm³ class, Fausto Gresini won the world championship with victories in ten out of eleven races. Jorge Martínez successfully defended his title in the 80s.
500 cc class
Race results
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Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
The design engineer title was awarded to Yamaha .
250 cc class
Race results
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
The design engineer title was awarded to Honda .
125 cc class
Race results
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
The design engineer title was awarded to Garelli .
80 cc class
Race results
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
The design engineer title was awarded to Derbi .
Carriages (500 cm³)
Race results
| date | run | route | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Pole position | Nice Race lap | |
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| 1 | 04/26 |
 GP of Spain
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Jerez |
Steve Webster / Tony Hewitt |
Alain Michel / Jean-Marc Fresc |
Alfred Zurbrügg / Martin Zurbrügg |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
| 2 | 05/17 |
 GP of Germany
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Hockenheim |
Steve Webster / Tony Hewitt |
Egbert Streuer / Bernard Schnieders |
Alain Michel / Jean-Marc Fresc |
Steve Webster / Tony Hewitt |
Steve Webster / Tony Hewitt |
| 3 | 07.06. |
 Austrian GP
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Salzburgring |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Egbert Streuer / Bernard Schnieders |
Alain Michel / Jean-Marc Fresc |
Egbert Streuer / Bernard Schnieders |
Alain Michel / Jean-Marc Fresc |
| 4th | 06/27 |
 57. Dutch TT
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Aces |
Egbert Streuer / Bernard Schnieders |
Steve Webster / Tony Hewitt |
Alain Michel / Jean-Marc Fresc |
Egbert Streuer / Bernard Schnieders |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
| 5 | 07/19 |
 French GP
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Le Mans |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Egbert Streuer / Bernard Schnieders |
Steve Webster / Tony Hewitt |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Steve Webster / Tony Hewitt |
| 6th | 08/02 |
 British GP
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Donington |
Steve Webster / Tony Hewitt |
Egbert Streuer / Bernard Schnieders |
Rolf Steinhausen / Bruno Hiller |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Steve Webster / Tony Hewitt |
| 7th | 08/09 |
 Swedish GP
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Anderstorp |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Steve Webster / Tony Hewitt |
Alain Michel / Jean-Marc Fresc |
Steve Webster / Tony Hewitt |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
| 8th | 08/23 |
 Czechoslovakian GP
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Brno |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Egbert Streuer / Bernard Schnieders |
Steve Webster / Tony Hewitt |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Steve Webster / Tony Hewitt |
Driver ranking
| 1 |
Steve Webster
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Tony Hewitt |
LCR - Krauser | 97 |
| 2 |
Egbert Streuer
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Bernard Schnieders |
LCR- Yamaha | 75 |
| 3 |
 Rolf Biland
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Kurt Waltisperg |
LCR Krauser | 68 |
| 4th |
Alain Michel
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Jean-Marc Fresc |
LCR Krauser | 68 |
| 5 |
Alfred Zurbrügg
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Martin Zurbrügg or Andreas Räcke or Simon Birchall |
LCR Yamaha | 39 |
| 6th |
Steve Abbott
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Shaun Smith |
Windle -Yamaha | 26th |
| 7th |
Rolf Steinhausen
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Bruno Hiller |
Busch Yamaha | 24 |
| 8th |
Derek Jones
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Simon Birchall and Brian Ayres |
LCR Yamaha | 23 |
| 9 |
 Masato Kumano
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Andreas Räcke and Markus Fährni |
LCR Yamaha | 21st |
| 10 |
Theo van Kempen
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 Geral de Haas |
LCR Yamaha | 14th |
| 11 |
Yoshisada Kumagaya
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Brian Barlow and Wilson respectively |
Windle-Yamaha | 13 |
| 12 |
Markus Egloff
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Urs Egloff |
LCR Yamaha | 12 |
| 13 |
Pascal Larratte
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Jacques Corbier |
LCR Yamaha | 11 |
| 14th |
Wolfgang Stropek
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Hans-Peter Demling |
LCR Krauser | 9 |
| 15th |
Derek Bailey
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Brian Nixon |
LCR Yamaha | 8th |
| 16 |
René Progin
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Yvan Hunziker |
Seymaz- Krauser | 8th |
| 17th |
Barry Brindley
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Graham Rose |
Windle-Yamaha | 6th |
| 18th |
Bernd Scherer
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Wolfgang Gess |
BSR-Yamaha | 4th |
| 19th |
Fritz Stölzle
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Hubert Stölzle |
LCR Yamaha | 1 |
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Yvan Nigrowsky
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Martial Charpentier and Frédéric Meunier |
Seymaz-Yamaha | 1 |
Constructors' championship
The design engineer title was awarded to LCR - Krauser .
Web links
Commons : Motorcycle World Championship 1987 season - collection of images, videos and audio files
