1987 British motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1987 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 1–2 August 1987 at Donington Park.

United Kingdom  1987 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 15 races in the
1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date2 August 1987
Official nameShell Oils British Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationDonington Park
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.020 km (2.498 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Wayne Gardner
Time 1:38.290
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Tadahiko Taira
Podium
First United States Eddie Lawson
Second Australia Wayne Gardner
Third United States Randy Mamola
250 cc
Pole position
Rider France Patrick Igoa
Fastest lap
Rider West Germany Martin Wimmer
Podium
First West Germany Anton Mang
Second Italy Loris Reggiani
Third West Germany Martin Wimmer
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Bruno Casanova
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Fausto Gresini
Podium
First Italy Fausto Gresini
Second Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Third France Jean-Claude Selini
80 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Martínez
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jorge Martínez
Podium
First Spain Jorge Martínez
Second United Kingdom Ian McConnachie
Third West Germany Gerhard Waibel

Classification

500 cc

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United States Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha 50'09.770 15
2 Australia Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +4.610 12
3 United States Randy Mamola Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +14.920 10
4 France Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Jack Germain Yamaha +21.440 8
5 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +24.640 6
6 Belgium Didier de Radiguès Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva +31.540 5
7 United Kingdom Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Honda +31.930 4
8 Japan Tadahiko Taira Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +32.970 3
9 United Kingdom Roger Burnett Rothmans Honda Team Honda +35.960 2
10 United Kingdom Kenny Irons Heron Suzuki GB Suzuki +52.140 1
11 Japan Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1'07.580
12 Italy Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +1'15.960
13 New Zealand Richard Scott Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +1'21.440
14 Switzerland Marco Gentile Fior Fior +1'23.430
15 Italy Fabio Biliotti Honda +1'24.120
16 Switzerland Wolfgang Von Muralt Suzuki +1 lap
17 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Honda +1 lap
18 France Hervé Guilleux Fior +1 lap
19 Italy Alessandro Valesi Honda +1 lap
20 United Kingdom Joey Dunlop Honda +1 lap
21 France Louis-Luc Maisto Honda +1 lap
22 Republic of Ireland Alan Irwin Honda +1 lap
23 Netherlands Maarten Duyzers Honda +1 lap
24 San Marino Fabio Barchitta Honda +1 lap
25 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Silvo Habat Honda +2 laps
26 Netherlands Hennie Boerman Racing Team Docshop Honda +2 laps
Ret United Kingdom Rob McElnea Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Retired
Ret United Kingdom Simon Buckmaster Honda Retired
Ret United Kingdom Roger Marshall Suzuki Retired
Ret West Germany Gustav Reiner Team Hein Gericke Honda Accident
Ret United Kingdom Andy McGladdery Honda Retired
Ret United Kingdom Mark Phillips Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Steve Henshaw Honda Retired
Ret West Germany Manfred Fischer Team Hein Gericke Honda Retired
Ret United Kingdom Ray Swann Honda Retired
Ret United States Freddie Spencer Team HRC Honda Retired
DNQ United Kingdom Alan Jeffery Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe Honda Did not qualify
DNQ United Kingdom Ian Pratt Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Dennis Ireland Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Venezuela Larry Moreno Vacondio Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Austria Josef Doppler Honda Did not qualify
DNQ United Kingdom Steve Manley Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Denmark Claus Wulff Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources:[4][5]

References

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