1987 in motorsport
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
Births
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, births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.