Le Mans 24 Hours 1987 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 14.6.1987
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.535 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de L'Oest
Le Mans 24 Hours
FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship (round 5)

Weather:	intermittent rain
Start time:	13/6 16:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	63
Practiced:	50
Qualified:	48
Started:	48
Finished:	14
Classified:	12

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Group C1	27	26	6
Group C2	20	19	5
IMSA GTP/GTX	3	3	1
IMSA GTO

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Race notes:
4 full-course cautions

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 450 minutes on 8-9/6
30 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:

Overall:	17	Porsche 962C	Stuck / Bell / Holbert
Group C2:	111	Spice SE86C Ford	Spice / Velez / de Henning
IMSA GTP/GTX:	202	Mazda 757	Kennedy / Dieudonné / Galvin

Fastest Laps:

Overall:	62	Sauber C9 Mercedes	Johnny Dumfries (GB)	3:25.400	237.225 km/h
Group C2	102	Ecosse C286 Ford	Duez / Mallock / Leslie	3:45.700
IMSA GTP/GTX	202	Mazda 757	Kennedy / Dieudonné / Galvin	3:44.400

Pole Positions:

Overall:	18	Porsche 962C	Bob Wollek (F)	3:21.090
Group C2	127	Spice SE86C Hart	Nick Adams (GB)	3:40.020
IMSA GTP/GTX	201	Mazda 757	Katayama / Terada / Yorino	3:45.560

Notes of interest:

Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (12), Tiga (6), Sauber (4), Jaguar (3), Nissan (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (15), Ford (11), Jaguar (3), BMW (3), Nissan (3), Mercedes (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 962 (11), Tiga GC287 (4), Jaguar XJR-8 (3)
Driver nationalities:	F (41), GB (28), J (13), USA (11), D (7), B (6), CDN (5), ZA (5), S (3), CH (3), DK (3), AUS (3)
Team nationalities:	GB (13), F (12), D (8), J (7), CH (5)
Most used colours:	white (46%), red (17%), blue (13%), black (8%), yellow (6%)
Engine positions:	middle-engined (97%), rear-engined (3%)
Average engine size:	3268 cc (with regard to 58% turbocharged cars and 4% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 4187 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Georges Tessier (50), David Hobbs (48), Andy Petery (48)
Youngest known drivers:	George Fouché (22), Paul Belmondo (24), Philippe Gache (25)

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