1987 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 55th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 13 and 14 June 1987. It was also the fifth round of the 1987 World Sports-Prototype Championship.
Track alterations[]
A chicane was installed in the middle of the Dunlop Curve, just prior to the Dunlop Bridge, in an attempt to slow speeds for sportscars as they went from the main straight to the Esses. The new chicane was also intended to slow motorcycles for races on the Bugatti Circuit.
Pre race[]
With the cancellation of the B Class, the race was the first in the history of Le Mans to lack any homologated class entries. The hiatus would last until 1993.
Race[]
Porsche 962C cars suffered from piston failure due to the wrong microchip fitted for fuel management, causing a lean mixture and burned pistons. The #17 car of Bell, Stuck, and Holbert escaped this fate with a new chip fitted, running largely uncontested to the finish.
Official results[]
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | C1 | 17 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | D | 355 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
2 | C1 | 72 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | G | 335 |
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
3 | C1 | 13 | ![]() |
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Cougar C20 | M | 332 |
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
4 | C1 | 11 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | Y | 327 |
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
5 | C1 | 4 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-8LM | D | 325 |
Jaguar 6.9L V12 | |||||||
6 | C2 | 111 | ![]() |
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Spice SE86C | A | 321 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
7 | GTP | 202 | ![]() |
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Mazda 757 | D | 319 |
Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-Rotor | |||||||
8 | C2 | 102 | ![]() |
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Ecosse C286 | Y | 308 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
9 | C2 | 121 | ![]() |
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Tiga GC287 | G | 275 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
10 | C2 | 114 | ![]() |
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Tiga GC287 | A | 272 |
Ford Cosworth DBT-E 2.3L Turbo I4 | |||||||
11 | C2 | 177 | ![]() |
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03 | A | 270 |
BMW M88 3.5L I6 | |||||||
12 | C1 | 40 | ![]() |
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Rondeau M482 | G | 260 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
13 NC |
C2 | 127 | ![]() |
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Spice SE86C | A | 240 |
Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4 | |||||||
14 NC |
C2 | 178 | ![]() |
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02 | A | 236 |
BMW M88 3.5L I6 | |||||||
15 DNF |
C2 | 181 | ![]() |
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Tiga GC287 | A | 260 |
Rover V64V 3.0L V6 | |||||||
16 DNF |
C2 | 108 | ![]() |
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Sauber SHS C6 | A | 257 |
BMW M88 3.5L I6 | |||||||
17 DNF |
C1 | 6 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-8LM | D | 231 |
Jaguar 6.9L V12 | |||||||
18 DNF |
C2 | 123 | ![]() |
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Tiga GC287 | G | 224 |
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
19 DNF |
C2 | 116 | ![]() |
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Alba AR3 | A | 219 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
20 DNF |
GTX | 203 | ![]() |
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Porsche 961 | D | 199 |
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
21 DNF |
C1 | 23 | ![]() |
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Nissan R87E | B | 181 |
Nissan VEJ30 3.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
22 DNF |
C2 | 103 | ![]() |
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Bardon DB1/2 | A | 172 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.0L V8 | |||||||
23 DNF |
C2 | 125 | ![]() |
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Tiga GC85 | A | 164 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
24 DNF |
C1 | 5 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-8LM | D | 158 |
Jaguar 6.9L V12 | |||||||
25 DNF |
C2 | 198 | ![]() |
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Tiga GC286 | A | 139 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
26 DNF |
C2 | 101 | ![]() |
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Ecosse C286 | Y | 135 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
27 DNF |
C1 | 61 | ![]() |
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Sauber C9 | M | 123 |
Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
28 DNF |
C1 | 3 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | M | 120 |
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
29 DNF |
C1 | 32 | ![]() |
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Nissan 87E | D | 117 |
Nissan VEJ30 3.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
30 DNF |
C1 | 15 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C GTi | G | 112 |
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
31 DNF |
C1 | 1 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | M | 88 |
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
32 DNF |
C1 | 29 | ![]() |
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Nissan R86V | Y | 86 |
Nissan VG30ET 3.0L Turbo V6 | |||||||
33 DNF |
C1 | 2 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | M | 40 |
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
34 DNF |
C1 | 37 | ![]() |
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Toyota 87C-L | B | 39 |
Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1L Turbo I4 | |||||||
35 DNF |
C1 | 62 | ![]() |
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Sauber C9 | M | 37 |
Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
36 DNF |
GTP | 201 | ![]() |
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Mazda 757 | D | 34 |
Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-Rotor | |||||||
37 DNF |
C1 | 36 | ![]() |
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Toyota 87C-L | B | 19 |
Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1L Turbo I4 | |||||||
38 DNF |
C2 | 113 | ![]() |
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Chevron B36 | A | 18 |
Talbot PRV 3.0L V6 | |||||||
39 DNF |
C1 | 18 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | D | 16 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
40 DNF |
C1 | 51 | ![]() |
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WM P86 | M | 14 |
Peugeot PRV 2.8L Turbo V6 | |||||||
41 DNF |
C1 | 52 | ![]() |
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WM P87 | M | 13 |
Peugeot PRV 2.8L Turbo V6 | |||||||
42 DNF |
C2 | 118 | ![]() |
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Royale RP40 | M | 13 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
43 DNF |
C2 | 200 | ![]() |
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Argo JM19 | G | 12 |
Porsche Type-930 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
44 DNF |
C1 | 8 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | G | 7 |
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
45 DNF |
C1 | 10 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | Y | 6 |
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
46 DNF |
C2 | 117 | ![]() |
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Argo JM19B | G | 5 |
Zakspeed 1.8L Turbo I4 | |||||||
47 DNF |
C1 | 7 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | G | 4 |
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
48 DNF |
C1 | 42 | ![]() |
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Sauber C8 | G | 4 |
Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
DNS | C1 | 19 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | D | - |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
DNQ | C2 | 171 | ![]() |
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Tiga GC286 | A | - |
Volvo 2.3L Turbo I4 |
Statistics[]
- Pole Position - Bob Wollek, #18 Rothmans Porsche AG - 3:21.090
- Fastest Lap - Johnny Dumfries, #62 Kouros Racing - 3:25.400
- Distance - 4791.777 km
- Average Speed - 199.661 km/h
References[]
- "FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship 1987 - 24 h Le Mans". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 26 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- "Le Mans 24 Hours 1987". Racing Sports Cars. 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- 24 Hours of Le Mans races
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