1987 French motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1987 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–19 July 1987 at the Bugatti Circuit located in Le Mans.

  1987 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 15 races in the
1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date19 July 1987
Official nameGrand Prix de France[1][2][3]
LocationBugatti Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 7.004 km (4.352 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Christian Sarron
Time 1:42.380
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Randy Mamola
Second Pierfrancesco Chili
Third Christian Sarron
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Dominique Sarron
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Reinhold Roth
Second Dominique Sarron
Third Carlos Cardús
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Fausto Gresini
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Fausto Gresini
Second Ezio Gianola
Third Bruno Casanova

Classification

500 cc
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Randy Mamola Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha 58'43.500 15
2 Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +34.180 12
3 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Jack Germain Yamaha +40.640 10
4 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +44.190 8
5 Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Honda +50.250 6
6 Kenny Irons Heron Suzuki GB Suzuki +1'06.020 5
7 Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +1'33.530 4
8 Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1'38.850 3
9 Kevin Schwantz Heron Suzuki GB Suzuki +1'39.390 2
10 Roger Burnett Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1'57.870 1
11 Marco Gentile Fior Fior +1 lap
12 Manfred Fischer Team Hein Gericke Honda +1 lap
13 Simon Buckmaster Honda +1 lap
14 Silvo Habat Honda +1 lap
15 Maarten Duyzers Honda +2 laps
16 Vittorio Scatola Team Paton Paton +2 laps
17 Daniel Vila Amatriain Honda +2 laps
18 Daniel Pauget Suzuki +2 laps
19 Rachel Nicotte Suzuki +2 laps
20 Ian Pratt Suzuki +2 laps
21 Alan Jeffery Suzuki +3 laps
22 Louis-Luc Maisto Honda +3 laps
Ret Fabio Barchitta Honda Retired
Ret Kees van der Endt Honda Accident
Ret Hervé Guilleux Fior Retired
Ret Bruno Kneubühler Honda Retired
Ret Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Accident
Ret Andreas Leuthe Honda Retired
Ret Rob McElnea Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Accident
Ret Wolfgang Von Muralt Suzuki Accident
Ret Didier de Radiguès Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva Retired
Ret Gustav Reiner Team Hein Gericke Honda Retired
Ret Ari Rämö Honda Retired
Ret Raymond Roche Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva Retired
Ret Richard Scott Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha Retired
Ret Alessandro Valesi Honda Retired
DNS Ray Swann Honda Did not start
DNS Rolf Aljes Suzuki Did not start
DNS Tadahiko Taira Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Did not start
DNQ Stelio Marmaras Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources: [4][5]

References
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1987". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1987 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Le Mans - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. "1987 French MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. "motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1987". www.motogp.com.
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