| Grand Prix: | French |
| Flag: | France |
| Official Name: | Grand Prix de France[1] [2] [3] |
| Location: | Bugatti Circuit |
| Course Mi: | 2.635 |
| Course Km: | 4.240 |
| Race No: | 8 |
| Season No: | 15 |
| Date: | 19 July |
| Year: | 1987 |
| Pole Rider 500: | Christian Sarron |
| Pole Rider 500 Country: | FRA |
| Pole Rider 500 Bike: | Yamaha |
| Pole Time 500: | 1:42.380 |
| Fast Rider 500: | Randy Mamola |
| Fast Rider 500 Country: | USA |
| Fast Rider 500 Bike: | Yamaha |
| Fast Time 500: | 1:59.290 |
| First Rider 500: | Randy Mamola |
| First Rider 500 Country: | USA |
| Second Rider 500: | Pierfrancesco Chili |
| Second Rider 500 Country: | ITA |
| Third Rider 500: | Christian Sarron |
| Third Rider 500 Country: | FRA |
| Pole Rider 250: | Dominique Sarron |
| Pole Rider 250 Country: | FRA |
| Fast Rider 250: | Unknown |
| First Rider 250: | Reinhold Roth |
| First Rider 250 Country: | BRD |
| Second Rider 250: | Dominique Sarron |
| Second Rider 250 Country: | FRA |
| Third Rider 250: | Carlos Cardús |
| Third Rider 250 Country: | ESP |
| Pole Rider 125: | Fausto Gresini |
| Pole Rider 125 Country: | ITA |
| Fast Rider 125: | Unknown |
| First Rider 125: | Fausto Gresini |
| First Rider 125 Country: | ITA |
| Second Rider 125: | Ezio Gianola |
| Second Rider 125 Country: | ITA |
| Third Rider 125: | Bruno Casanova |
| Third Rider 125 Country: | ITA |
| Pole Rider 80: | No 80cc race was held |
| Fast Rider 80: | Unknown |
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.
| 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] | ||||||||