1987 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1987 in motorsport

Years in motorsport

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1987 in sports

* Air sports
* American football
* Aquatic sports
* Association football
* Athletics
* Australian rules football
* Badminton
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* Basketball
* Canadian football
* Chess
* Climbing
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* Sumo
* Cricket
* 1986–87
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* Cycling
* Dance sports
* Darts
* Equestrianism
* Esports
* Field hockey
* Flying disc
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Ice sports
* Korfball
* Lumberjack sports
* Mind sports
* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
* Orienteering
* Paralympic sports
* Precision sports
* Shooting
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

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

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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

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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

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Date  | Month  | Name  | Nationality  | Occupation  | Note  | Ref

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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

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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

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* List of 1987 motorsport champions

## References

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1. ^ "1987 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
2. ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1987 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
3. ^ "1987 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
4. ^ "TT 1987". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
5. ^ "1987 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
6. ^ "1987 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
7. ^ "Le Mans Register - 1987". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
8. ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1987". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
9. ^ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
10. ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1987 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
11. ^ "1987 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
12. ^ "1987 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
13. ^ "Sylvain Guintoli". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
14. ^ "Hayden Paddon". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
15. ^ "Jorge Lorenzo". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
16. ^ "Sebastian Vettel — Biography". Grand Prix History. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
17. ^ "Nico Hülkenberg". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
18. ^ "Mads Østberg". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
19. ^ "Didier Pironi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
20. ^ "Hermann Lang". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.

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