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1987 IndyCar season

PPG Indy Car World Series
Season
Races	16
Start date	April 4
End date	November 1
Awards
Drivers' champion	Bobby Rahal
Constructors' Cup	March
Manufacturers' Cup	Cosworth
Nations' Cup	United States
Rookie of the Year	Fabrizio Barbazza
Indianapolis 500 winner	Al Unser

Chronology
Previous season	Next season
1986	1988

The 1987 IndyCar season, the ninth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 16 races, beginning in Long Beach, California on April 4 and concluding in Miami, Florida on November 1. There was one non-championship event, the Marlboro Challenge. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Bobby Rahal and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Al Unser. Rookie of the Year was Fabrizio Barbazza. The 71st Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by the USAC, but counted in the CART points standings.

Contents

1 Grands Prix
2 Race results
3 References
4 See also

Grands Prix

Rd	Race Name	Circuit	City/Location	Date
1	Long Beach Grand Prix	Street Circuit	Long Beach, California	April 5
2	Dana 200	Phoenix International Raceway	Phoenix, Arizona	April 12
3	Indy 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	May 24
4	Dana-Rex Mays 200	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	May 31
5	Budweiser/G.I.Joe's 200	Portland International Raceway	Portland, Oregon	June 14
6	Meadowlands Grand Prix	Street Circuit	East Rutherford, New Jersey	June 28
7	Cleveland Grand Prix	Burke Lakefront Airport	Cleveland, Ohio	July 5
8	Molson Indy Toronto	Exhibition Place	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	July 19
9	Marlboro 500	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	August 2
10	Quaker State 500	Pocono International Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania	August 16
11	Road America 200	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 30
12	Escort Radar Warning 200	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	September 6
13	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix	Nazareth Speedway	Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania	September 20
14	Laguna Seca 300k	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	October 11
NC	Marlboro Challenge	Tamiami Park	Miami, Florida	October 31
15	Miami Indy Challenge 200	Tamiami Park	Miami, Florida	November 1

Race results

Rd	Name	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	Long Beach Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	1:05.886	Mario Andretti	Newman-Haas Racing	Report
2	Dana 200	Mario Andretti	21.832	Roberto Guerrero	Vince Granatelli Racing	Report
3	Indy 500	Mario Andretti	2:47.139	Al Unser	Penske Racing	Report
4	Dana-Rex Mays 200	Roberto Guerrero	23.544	Michael Andretti	Kraco Racing	Report
5	Budweiser/G.I.Joe's 200	Roberto Guerrero	59.207	Bobby Rahal	Truesports	Report
6	Meadowlands Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	1:01.097	Bobby Rahal	Truesports	Report
7	Cleveland Grand Prix	Roberto Guerrero	1:05.509	Emerson Fittipaldi	Patrick Racing	Report
8	Molson Indy Toronto	Bobby Rahal		Emerson Fittipaldi	Patrick Racing	Report
9	Marlboro 500	Michael Andretti	33.406	Michael Andretti	Kraco Racing	Report
10	Quaker State 500	Mario Andretti	44.795	Rick Mears	Team Penske	Report
11	Road America 200	Mario Andretti	1:52.687	Mario Andretti	Newman-Haas Racing	Report
12	Escort Radar Warning 200	Roberto Guerrero	1:15.585	Roberto Guerrero	Vince Granatelli Racing	Report
13	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix	Michael Andretti	21.926	Michael Andretti	Kraco Racing	Report
14	Laguna Seca 300k	Mario Andretti	52.926	Bobby Rahal	Truesports	Report
NC	Marlboro Challenge	Raul Boesel		Bobby Rahal	Truesports
15	Miami Indy Challenge 200	Mario Andretti	1:54.630	Michael Andretti	Kraco Racing	Report

References

Åberg, Andreas. "PPG Indy Car World Series 1987". Driver Database. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/5-1987/. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
"1987 PPG Indy Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1987.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
"Official Box Score: 71st Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. http://www.indy500.com/stats/view/boxscore/year/1987/. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
"Standings after Miami". Champ Car World Series. http://www.champcar.ws/Results/Standings.asp?Year=1987. Retrieved 2009-05-19. ^{[dead link]}

v t e American Championship car racing (IndyCar) seasons

AAA	1905 1906–1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

NASCAR	1952 1953

USAC	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84

CART / CCWS	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ~~2008~~

IRL / INDYCAR	1996 1996–97 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Years marked in italics are not official championship years.

v t e IndyCar / CART / Champ Car seasons (1979-2008)

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ~~2008~~

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