1987 in motorsport explained

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

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
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

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
2	February	Jonathan Rea	British	Motorcycle racer	Superbike World champion (-).	^[13]
20	April	Hayden Paddon	New Zealand	Rally driver	2016 Rally Argentina winner.	^[14]
4	May	Jorge Lorenzo	Spanish	Motorcycle racer	MotoGP World champion .	^[15]
3	July	Sebastian Vettel	German	Racing driver	Formula One World Champion (-)	^[16]
19	August	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[17]
11	October	Mads Østberg	Norwegian	Rally driver	2012 Rally de Portugal winner.	^[18]

Deaths

Date	Month	Name	Age	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
23	August	Didier Pironi	35	French	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[19]
19	October	Hermann Lang	78	German	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[20]

See also

• List of 1987 motorsport champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1987 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127192237/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1987.pdf. 2018-01-27. dead.
2. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1987 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: 1987 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
4. Web site: TT 1987. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
5. Web site: 1987 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
6. Web site: 1987 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1987. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
8. Web site: Freunde der Nordschleife - 1987. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
9. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
10. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 1987 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 8 August 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080808113727/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/878h.html. dead.
11. Web site: 1987 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
12. Web site: 1987 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
13. Web site: Sylvain Guintoli. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
14. News: Hayden Paddon. 27 April 2018. ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com.
15. Web site: Jorge Lorenzo. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
16. Web site: Sebastian Vettel — Biography. Grand Prix History. 10 May 2017.
17. Web site: Nico Hülkenberg. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 17 April 2018.
18. News: Mads Østberg. 27 April 2018. ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com.
19. Web site: Didier Pironi. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
20. Web site: Hermann Lang. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.