- 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans
Le Mans Races
Previous = 1986
Current = 1987
Next = 1988The 198724 Hours of Le Mans was the 55th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place onJune 13 and 14,1987 . 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 .Official Results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
tatistics
* Pole Position - #18 Rothmans Porsche AG - 3:21.090
* Fastest Lap - #62 Kouros Racing - 3:25.400
* Distance - 4791.777 km
* Average Speed - 199.661 km/hReferences
:* citeweb | url = http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1987.html#5 | title = FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship 1987 - 24 h Le Mans | publisher = World Sports Racing Prototypes | date = 2 October 2005 | accessdate = 2008-04-10:* citeweb | url = http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Le_Mans-1987-06-14-photo.html | title = Le Mans 24 Hours 1987 | publisher = Racing Sports Cars | date = 4 October 2007 | accessdate = 2008-04-10Sportscar Race Report
Year_of_race = 1987
Sportscar_Series = World Sportscar Championship
Previous_race_in_season =1987 1000km of Silverstone
Next_race_in_season =1987 200 Miles of Norisring
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