1987 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

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Sweden  1987 Swedish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 15 races in the
1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date9 August 1987
Official nameSwedish TT[1][2][3]
LocationScandinavian Raceway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.031 km (2.505 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Wayne Gardner
Time 1:35.720
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Australia Wayne Gardner
Second United States Eddie Lawson
Third United States Randy Mamola
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Luca Cadalora
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First West Germany Anton Mang
Second Italy Luca Cadalora
Third Italy Loris Reggiani
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Fausto Gresini
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Italy Fausto Gresini
Second Italy Bruno Casanova
Third Italy Domenico Brigaglia

The 1987 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 8–9 August at the Scandinavian Raceway.

Classification[edit]

500 cc[edit]

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Australia Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda 48'46.360 15
2 United States Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +2.200 12
3 United States Randy Mamola Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +19.930 10
4 United Kingdom Rob McElnea Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +21.160 8
5 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Team HRC Honda +29.660 6
6 United Kingdom Ron Haslam Team ROC Elf Honda Honda +34.400 5
7 United States Freddie Spencer Team HRC Honda +35.760 4
8 Belgium Didier de Radiguès Cagiva-Bastos-Alstare Cagiva +42.640 3
9 United Kingdom Kenny Irons Heron Suzuki GB Suzuki +46.730 2
10 United Kingdom Roger Burnett Rothmans Honda Team Honda +51.230 1
11 New Zealand Richard Scott Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +1'18.870
12 Italy Fabio Biliotti Honda 1'34.720
13 Japan Tadahiko Taira Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1'36.020
14 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Honda +1 lap
15 West Germany Manfred Fischer Team Hein Gericke Honda +1 lap
16 Sweden Peter Sköld Honda +1 lap
17 United Kingdom Simon Buckmaster Honda +1 lap
18 San Marino Fabio Barchitta Honda +1 lap
19 France Louis-Luc Maisto Honda +1 lap
20 Netherlands Maarten Duyzers Honda +1 lap
21 Switzerland Marco Gentile Fior Fior +1 lap
22 United Kingdom Ray Swann Honda +1 lap
23 Finland Ari Rämö Honda +2 laps
24 West Germany Gerold Fischer Honda +1 lap
25 Norway Geir Hestmann Suzuki +3 laps
Ret Italy Alessandro Valesi Honda Retired
Ret Italy Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda Accident
Ret Czechoslovakia Pavel Dekanek Suzuki Retired
Ret Switzerland Wolfgang Von Muralt Suzuki Retired
Ret Sweden Peter Linden Honda Retired
Ret Denmark Claus Wulff Suzuki Retired
Ret France Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Jack Germain Yamaha Accident
Ret France Hervé Guilleux Fior Retired
Ret Japan Shunji Yatsushiro Rothmans Honda Team Honda Accident
Sources: [4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1987". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1987 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Anderstorp Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. ^ "1987 Swedish MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. ^ "motogp.com · SWEDISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1987". www.motogp.com.


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