Race 1 of 15 races in the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date
March 29 1987
Official name
Grand Prix of Japan[1][2][3]
Location
Suzuka Circuit
Course
Permanent racing facility
5.864 km (3.644 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider
Niall Mackenzie
Honda
Time
2:14.320
Fastest lap
Rider
Randy Mamola
Yamaha
Time
2:34.600
Podium
First
Randy Mamola
Second
Wayne Gardner
Third
Takumi Ito
250 cc
Pole position
Rider
Masahiro Shimizu
Honda
Time
2:18.720
Fastest lap
Rider
Masaru Kobayashi
Honda
Time
2:19.680
Podium
First
Masaru Kobayashi
Second
Sito Pons
Third
Reinhold Roth
125 cc
Pole position
Rider
No 125cc was held
Fastest lap
Rider
No 125cc was held
Podium
First
No 125cc was held
Second
No 125cc was held
Third
No 125cc was held
80 cc
Pole position
Rider
No 80cc was held
Fastest lap
Rider
No 80cc was held
Podium
First
No 80cc was held
Second
No 80cc was held
Third
No 80cc was held
The 1987 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 27–29 March 1987 at the Suzuka Circuit.
^"Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1987". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
^Mitchell, Malcolm. "1987 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^Mitchell, Malcolm. "Suzuka Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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