1987 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1987 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 23–26 April 1987 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez.

Spain  1987 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 15 races in the
1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date26 April 1987
Official nameMarlboro Gran Premio de España[1]
LocationCircuito Permanente de Jerez
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.428 km (2.751 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United States Eddie Lawson
Time 1:50.690
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Australia Wayne Gardner
Second United States Eddie Lawson
Third United Kingdom Ron Haslam
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Luca Cadalora
Time 1:52.200
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First West Germany Martin Wimmer
Second Italy Luca Cadalora
Third Spain Juan Garriga
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Domenico Brigaglia
Time 1:57.590
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Italy Fausto Gresini
Second Italy Domenico Brigaglia
Third Italy Paolo Casoli
80 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Martínez
Time 2:02.790
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Spain Jorge Martínez
Second Spain Àlex Crivillé
Third Spain Julián Miralles

Classification edit

500 cc edit

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda 56'02.070 15
2   Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +23.550 12
3   Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Honda +49.090 10
4   Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +50.690 8
5   Kevin Schwantz Heron Suzuki GB Suzuki +1'10.470 6
6   Randy Mamola Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +1'12.810 5
7   Tadahiko Taira Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1'14.210 4
8   Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1'18.260 3
9   Roger Burnett Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1'40.040 2
10   Richard Scott Honda GB Honda +1'45.040 1
Ret   Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +1'56.000
12   Marco Gentile Fior Fior +1 lap
13   Thierry Rapicault Fior Fior +1 lap
14   Alessandro Valesi Honda +1 lap
15   Simon Buckmaster Honda +1 lap
16   Daniel Vila Amatriain Honda +1 lap
17   Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki +1 lap
18   Bruno Kneubühler Honda +1 lap
19   Maarten Duyzers Honda +2 laps
20   Louis-Luc Maisto Honda +2 laps
21   Tony Carey Suzuki +4 laps
Ret   Mike Baldwin Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha Clutch
Ret   Fabio Biliotti Honda Retired
Ret   Gerold Fischer Honda Retired
Ret   Kenny Irons Heron Suzuki GB Suzuki Accident
Ret   Rob McElnea Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Accident
Ret   José Parra Suzuki Retired
Ret   Didier de Radiguès Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva Brake problems
Ret   Gustav Reiner Team Hein Gericke Honda Accident
Ret   Raymond Roche Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva Retired
Ret   Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Jack Germain Yamaha Accident
DNQ   Larry Moreno Vacondio Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources:[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1987". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ^ "1987 Spanish MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.


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