1987 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1987 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–7 June 1987 at the Salzburgring.

Austria  1987 Austrian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 15 races in the
1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date7 June 1987
Official nameGroßer Preis von Österreich[1][2][3]
LocationSalzburgring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.246 km (2.638 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Wayne Gardner
Time 1:21.460
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Australia Wayne Gardner
Second United States Randy Mamola
Third United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First West Germany Anton Mang
Second Italy Loris Reggiani
Third West Germany Reinhold Roth
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Italy Fausto Gresini
Second Italy Bruno Casanova
Third Italy Paolo Casoli
80 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Spain Jorge Martínez
Second West Germany Gerhard Waibel
Third Spain Manuel Herreros

Classification edit

500 cc edit

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda 39'57.890 15
2   Randy Mamola Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +2.370 12
3   Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +13.210 10
4   Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Honda +19.370 8
5   Rob McElnea Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +24.370 6
6   Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Jack Germain Yamaha +34.210 5
7   Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda +44.180 4
8   Roger Burnett Rothmans Honda Team Honda +56.630 3
9   Tadahiko Taira Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +56.970 2
10   Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +57.200 1
11   Richard Scott Honda GB Honda +1'11.930
12   Didier de Radiguès Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva +1'18.460s
13   Fabio Biliotti Honda +1 lap
14   Wolfgang Von Muralt Suzuki +1 lap
15   Alessandro Valesi Honda +1 lap
16   Karl Truchsess Honda +1 lap
17   Simon Buckmaster Honda +1 lap
18   Manfred Fischer Team Hein Gericke Honda +1 lap
19   Gerold Fisher Honda +1 lap
20   Hervé Guilleux Fior +1 lap
21   Silvo Habat Honda +2 laps
22   Maarten Duyzers Honda +2 laps
23   Georg Jung Honda +2 laps
24   Steve Manley Suzuki +2 laps
25   Rudolf Zeller Honda +2 laps
Ret   Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Retired
Ret   Christopher Bürki Honda Retired
Ret   Josef Doppler Honda Retired
Ret   Marco Gentile Fior Fior Retired
Ret   Kenny Irons Heron Suzuki GB Retired
Ret   Franz Kaserer Suzuki Retired
Ret   Bruno Kneubühler Honda Retired
Ret   Gustav Reiner Team Hein Gericke Honda Accident
Ret   Raymond Roche Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva Retired
Ret   Andreas Leuthe Honda Retired
Ret   Michael Rudroff Honda Retired
Ret   Helmut Schütz Honda Retired
DNQ   Dietmar Marehardt Honda Did not qualify
DNQ   Fabio Barchitta Honda Did not qualify
Sources: [4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1987". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1987 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Salzburgring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "1987 Austrian MotoGP". 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ "motogp.com · AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1987". www.motogp.com.


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