1987 in motorsport
Appearance
The following is an overview of the events of 1987 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
Annual events
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
Date | Event | Ref |
---|---|---|
1–22 January | 9th Dakar Rally | [1] |
31 January-1 February | 25th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
15 February | 29th Daytona 500 | [3] |
25 May-5 June | 70th Isle of Man TT | [4] |
24 May | 71st Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
31 May | 45th Monaco Grand Prix | [6] |
13–14 June | 55th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
20–21 June | 15th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [8] |
1–2 August | 39th 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
26 July | 10th Suzuka 8 Hours | [10] |
4 October | 28th James Hardie 1000 | [11] |
29 November | 34th Macau Grand Prix | [12] |
Births
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | February | Jonathan Rea | British | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (2015-2017). | [13] |
20 | April | Hayden Paddon | New Zealand | Rally driver | 2016 Rally Argentina winner. | [14] |
4 | May | Jorge Lorenzo | Spanish | Motorcycle racer | MotoGP World champion (2010, 2012, 2015). | [15] |
3 | July | Sebastian Vettel | German | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (2010-2013) | [16] |
19 | August | Nico Hülkenberg | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2015). | [17] |
11 | October | Mads Østberg | Norwegian | Rally driver | 2012 Rally de Portugal winner. | [18] |
Deaths
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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23 | August | Didier Pironi | 35 | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1978). | [19] |
19 | October | Hermann Lang | 78 | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1952). | [20] |
See also
References
- ^ "1987 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1987 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1987 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1987". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1987 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1987 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1987". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1987". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1987 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "1987 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1987 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Sylvain Guintoli". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Hayden Paddon". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Jorge Lorenzo". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Sebastian Vettel — Biography". Grand Prix History. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Nico Hülkenberg". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Mads Østberg". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Didier Pironi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Hermann Lang". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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