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List of 1987 motorsport champions

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1987 motorsport champions
Previous: 1986 Next: 1988

This list of 1987 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Open wheel racing

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Series Driver Season article
FIA Formula One World Championship Brazil Nelson Piquet 1987 Formula One World Championship
Constructors: United Kingdom Williams-Honda
Jim Clark Trophy: United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer
CART PPG Indy Car World Series United States Bobby Rahal 1987 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
Manufacturers: United Kingdom Cosworth
Rookies: Italy Fabrizio Barbazza
American Racing Series Belgium Didier Theys 1987 American Racing Series season
International Formula 3000 Italy Stefano Modena 1987 International Formula 3000 season
All-Japan Formula 3000 Championship Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1987 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship
Australian Formula 2 Championship Australia Arthur Abrahams 1987 Australian Formula 2 Championship
Barber Saab Pro Series United States Ken Murillo 1987 Barber Saab Pro Series
Formula Fiat Spain Jordi Gené
Australian Drivers' Championship Australia David Brabham 1987 Australian Drivers' Championship
Formula Atlantic East Coast United Kingdom Calvin Fish 1987 Formula Atlantic East Coast season
Formula Atlantic West Coast United States Johnny O'Connell 1987 Formula Atlantic West Coast season
Cup of Peace and Friendship Soviet Union Toomas Napa 1987 Cup of Peace and Friendship
Nations: Soviet Union Soviet Union
SCCA Formula Super Vee United States Scott Atchison 1987 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
Formula Three
All-Japan Formula Three Championship United States Ross Cheever 1987 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
Teams: Japan TOM'S
Austria Formula 3 Cup Austria Franz Binder 1987 Austria Formula 3 Cup
British Formula Three Championship United Kingdom Johnny Herbert 1987 British Formula Three Championship
National: United Kingdom Gary Dunn
Chilean Formula Three Championship Chile Giuseppe Bacigalupo 1987 Chilean Formula Three Championship
European Formula Three Championship United Kingdom David Coyne
Formula Three Sudamericana Brazil Leonel Friedrich 1987 Formula 3 Sudamericana
French Formula Three Championship France Jean Alesi
German Formula Three Championship Germany Bernd Schneider 1987 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship Italy Enrico Bertaggia 1987 Italian Formula Three Championship
Teams: Italy Forti Corse
Soviet Formula 3 Championship Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Toomas Napa 1987 Soviet Formula 3 Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship Switzerland Jakob Bordoli 1987 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship France Claude Degremont 1987 French Formula Renault Championship
Formula Renault Argentina Argentina Daniel Neviani 1987 Formula Renault Argentina
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Australia Peter Verheyen 1987 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
Belgian Formula Ford Championship Belgium Patrick Dewulf
Benelux Formula Ford 1600 Championship Belgium Patrick Dewulf
Brazilian Formula Ford Championship Brazil Gil de Ferran
British Formula Ford Championship United Kingdom Eddie Irvine 1987 British Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford 2000 Championship Finland JJ Lehto
Danish Formula Ford Championship Denmark Svend Hansen
Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship Netherlands Piet Bouwmeister 1987 Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship
EFDA Formula Ford 2000 Championship Finland JJ Lehto
European Formula Ford Championship Denmark Svend Hansen 1987 European Formula Ford Championship
Finnish Formula Ford Championship Finland Mika Häkkinen
German Formula Ford Championship Germany Ellen Lohr 1987 German Formula Ford Championship
Formula Ford 1600 BRDC United Kingdom Eddie Irvine
Formula Ford Sweden Junior Finland Mika Häkkinen
Formula Ford 1600 Nordic Championship Finland Mika Häkkinen
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship New Zealand Shane Higgins 1986–87 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship
Spanish Formula Ford Championship Spain Antonio Albacete
Swedish Formula Ford Championship Sweden Michael Johansson

Drag racing

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Series Champion Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: United States Dick LaHaie 1987 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
Funny Car: United States Kenny Bernstein
Pro Stock: United States Bob Glidden
Pro Stock Motorcycle: United States Dave Schultz

Karting

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Series Driver Season article
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship FK: Italy Giampiero Simoni
FC: Italy Alessandro Piccini
CIK-FIA Junior World Cup Denmark Jan Magnussen
World Superkart Championship France Eric Gassin

Sports car

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Series Driver Season article
World Sportscar Championship C1: Brazil Raul Boesel 1987 World Sportscar Championship season
C1 Teams: United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar
C2: United Kingdom Gordon Spice
C2: Spain Fermín Vélez
C2 Teams: United Kingdom Spice Engineering
All Japan Sports Prototype Championship United Kingdom Kenny Acheson
Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi
1987 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship
Manufacturers: Germany Porsche
IMSA GT Championship GTP: United States Chip Robinson 1987 IMSA GT Championship season
Lights: United States Jim Downing
GTO: United States Chris Cord
GTU: United States Tommy Kendall
Australian Sports Car Championship Australia Andy Roberts 1987 Australian Sports Car Championship

Touring car

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Series Driver Season article
World Touring Car Championship Italy Roberto Ravaglia 1987 World Touring Car Championship season
European Touring Car Championship West Germany Winni Vogt 1987 European Touring Car Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship New Zealand Jim Richards 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship Australia Mark Skaife 1987 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship United Kingdom Chris Hodgetts 1987 British Touring Car Championship
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Belgium Eric van de Poele 1987 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
French Touring Car Championship France Érik Comas
Italian Touring Car Championship Italy Michele di Gioia
New Zealand Touring Car Championship New Zealand Glenn McIntyre 1987 New Zealand Touring Car Championship
Stock Car Brasil Brazil Zeca Giaffone 1987 Stock Car Brasil season
TC2000 Championship Argentina Silvio Oltra 1987 TC2000 Championship

Stock car

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Series Driver Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series United States Dale Earnhardt 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Manufacturers: United States Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series United States Larry Pearson 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series
Manufacturers: United States Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch North Series United States Joey Kourafas 1987 NASCAR Busch North Series
NASCAR Winston West Series United States Chad Little 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series United States Bill Venturini 1987 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
International Race of Champions United States Geoffrey Bodine IROC XI
Turismo Carretera Argentina Oscar Castellano 1987 Turismo Carretera

Rallying

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Series Driver/Co-Driver Season article
World Rally Championship Finland Juha Kankkunen 1987 World Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Finland Juha Piironen
Manufacturer: Italy Lancia
FIA Cup for Production Cars Italy Alex Fiorio
Italy Luigi Pirollo
New Zealand Rally Championship New Zealand Tony Teesdale 1987 New Zealand Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: New Zealand Greg Horne

Motorcycle

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Series Rider Season article
500cc World Championship Australia Wayne Gardner 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
250cc World Championship West Germany Anton Mang
125cc World Championship Italy Fausto Gresini
80cc World Championship Spain Jorge Martínez
Speedway World Championship Denmark Hans Nielsen 1987 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship United States Wayne Rainey

See also

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