1987 in motorsport
# 1987 in motorsport

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 |
| - | - |
| 1–22 January | 9th Dakar Rally |
| 31 January-1 February | 25th 24 Hours of Daytona |
| 15 February | 29th Daytona 500 |
| 25 May-5 June | 70th Isle of Man TT |
| 24 May | 71st Indianapolis 500 |
| 31 May | 45th Monaco Grand Prix |
| 13–14 June | 55th 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| 20–21 June | 15th 24 Hours of Nurburgring |
| 1–2 August | 39th 24 Hours of Spa |
| 26 July | 10th Suzuka 8 Hours |
| 4 October | 28th James Hardie 1000 |
| 29 November | 34th Macau Grand Prix |

## Births

| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | February | Jonathan Rea | British | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (2015-2017). |
| 20 | April | Hayden Paddon | New Zealand | Rally driver | 2016 Rally Argentina winner. |
| 4 | May | Jorge Lorenzo | Spanish | Motorcycle racer | MotoGP World champion (2010, 2012, 2015). |
| 3 | July | Sebastian Vettel | German | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (2010-2013) |
| 19 | August | Nico Hülkenberg | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2015). |
| 11 | October | Mads Østberg | Norwegian | Rally driver | 2012 Rally de Portugal winner. |

## Deaths

| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | August | Didier Pironi | 35 | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1978). | |
| 19 | October | Hermann Lang | 78 | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1952). | |
