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1987 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship

The 1987 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship was the fifth season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The 1987 champion was the #1 Advan Alpha Nova Porsche 962C driven by Kunimitsu Takahashi.

Entry list

C/LD-1

  • For the WEC-Japan event, JSPC teams used different car numbers to avoid conflicts with the car numbers of the entrants of the World Sportscar Championship; each car's WEC-Japan race number is displayed in tooltips.
TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRoundsPorschePorscheToyotaLeMansPorscheNissanPorscheNissanNissanToyotaToyotaSARDPorschePorscheMazda
Alpha Nova RacingPorsche 962CPorsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F61JPN Kunimitsu TakahashiAll
JPN Kazuo MogiAll
GBR Kenny Acheson5
Alpha Cubic Racing TeamPorsche 962CPorsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F62JPN Naoki NagasakaAll
JPN Chiyomi TotaniAll
JPN Taku Akaike4
JPN Hitoshi Ogawa5
Auto Beaurex MotorsportTOM'S 86CToyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I43GBR Will HoyAll
JPN Kaoru Hoshino1–5
GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott6
Best House Racing TeamLeMans LM07CToyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I47JPN Osamu NakakoAll
BRA Maurizio Sandro Sala1–5
JPN Koji Sato6
Leyton House RacingPorsche 962CPorsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F616DNK Kris NissenAll
GER Volker Weidler1–5
ARG Oscar Larrauri6
Hoshino RacingNissan R87ENissan VEJ30 3.0 L Twin Turbo V823JPN Kazuyoshi HoshinoAll
JPN Kenji TakahashiAll
GBR Dave Scott5
From A RacingPorsche 962CPorsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F627JPN Hideki OkadaAll
NZL Mike Thackwell1
DNK John Nielsen2–6
Person's Racing TeamNissan R86VNissan VG30T 3.0 L Twin Turbo V628JPN Takao Wada3–6
SWE Anders Olofsson3–6
Hasemi MotorsportNissan R86VNissan VG30T 3.0 L Twin Turbo V632JPN Masahiro Hasemi1
JPN Aguri Suzuki1
Nissan R87ENissan VEJ30 3.0 L Twin Turbo V8JPN Masahiro Hasemi2–6
JPN Aguri Suzuki2–6
Toyota Team TOM'SToyota 87CToyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I436GBR Geoff LeesAll
AUS Alan Jones1–3, 5
JPN Masanori Sekiya2–3, 5
JPN Hitoshi Ogawa4
ITA Mauro Baldi6
37JPN Masanori Sekiya5–6
JPN Nobuhide Tachi5
JPN Hitoshi Ogawa6
DomeToyota 87CToyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I438SWE Eje Elgh1–5
USA Ross Cheever1–5
ITA Paolo Barilla6
JPN Yoshiyasu Tachi6
SARDSARD MC87SToyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I450JPN Shuroku SasakiAll
JPN Taku Akaike1
GBR David Sears2–3, 5–6
JPN Tsunehisa Asai3–6
Rothmans Porsche Team SchuppanPorsche 962CPorsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F699AUS Geoff Brabham5–6
GBR Derek Bell5
SWE Eje Elgh6
Trust Racing TeamPorsche 962CPorsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6100AUS Vern SchuppanAll
JPN Keiichi SuzukiAll
GBR James Weaver4–5
MazdaspeedMazda 757EMazda RE13G 2.0 L 3-rotor201JPN Yoshimi Katayama1–5
JPN Yojiro Terada1–5
BEL Pierre Dieudonné2–5
202JPN Takashi YorinoAll
IRL David KennedyAll
207JPN Yoshimi Katayama6
JPN Yojiro Terada6

B/LD-2

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRoundsBritish BarnMCSMazda
British Barn Racing TeamBritish Barn JTK 62CFord DFL 3.3 L V8151JPN Jiro Yoneyama3–6
JPN Hideshi Matsuda3, 5
JPN Katsunori Iketani3
JPN Kiyoshi Misaki4–5
JPN Hideo Fukuyama6
Ba-Tsu Racing TeamMCS GuppyMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor170JPN Shuji FujiiAll
JPN Seiichi Sodeyama1–4, 6
JPN Ichiro Mizuno3, 5
JPN Kazuhiko Oda4–6
Shizumatsu RacingMazda 737CMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor285JPN Tetsuji Shiratori2–3, 5–6
JPN Kaneyuki Okamoto2–3, 5–6
JPN Mitsuaki Tonoka3–6

A/LD-3

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRoundsWestWestOscarPorscheWestMaximOscarOscarWestOscarOscarMazdaWestOscarMazdaWestOscarOscarMazdaNissanMazdaMaximWestMazdaWest
Shinryo AutoWest 85SMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor6JPN Hideki Uemura1
JPN Yoshiyuki Ogura1
West 87SJPN Hideki Uemura4
JPN Akihiro Matsuda4
Auto KamidaWest 87SMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor8JPN Isao Nakahira1, 4
JPN Kenji Kuroki1
JPN Koji Sato4
Katayama RacingOscar SK85Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor9JPN Soichiro Tanaka1, 4
JPN Hiroaki Ishii1, 4
JPN Kazuo Emi4
M505/EiboPorsche 924Porsche M44/40 2.5 L I411JPN Masaatsu Oya3, 6
JPN Kinji Suzuki3, 6
JPN Tetsuya Kawasaki3, 6
Team RS Kamata with TechnicaWest 83SMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor11JPN Naonori Naekawa4
JPN Tomoaki Niimi4
Unicorn RacingMaxim 61SMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor17JPN Masami Shirai6
JPN Shunji Abe6
JPN Tetsuya Nakajima6
Pro Staff/Hobby ROscar SK85Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor18JPN Yuzo Kamata4
JPN Hajime Oshiro4
JPN Yoshiyuki Ogura4
SupermanOscar SK85Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor19JPN Shinichi Takahisa4
JPN Seiichi Sodeyama4
JPN Masami Miyoshi4
ADVAN/PIAAWest 85SMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor20JPN Kenichi Kaneko4
JPN Tsuguaki Ogura4
JPN Masakazu Okawa4
Cosmos/MotulOscar SK85Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor22JPN Yoshihide Fukuyasu4
JPN Toshihiko Mochizuki4
JPN Yoichiro Suzuki4
Matsumoto Hikkoshi CenterOscar SK85Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor29JPN Norihiro Takeda1
JPN Ichiro Mizuno1
Mazda Sport Car ClubMazda RX-7 254Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor30JPN Iwao Sugai2–4, 6
JPN Hiroshi Sugai2–4, 6
JPN Takeshi Yamazaki4
Horii RacingWest 83S-IIMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor31JPN Nobuyoshi Horii1, 4
JPN Hajime Kajiwara1, 4
Takada BakeryOscar SK85Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor33JPN Kazuo Fujita4
JPN Seiji Imoto4
JPN Tadao Yamauchi4
Yoshioka Seikei GekaMazda RX-7 253Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor33JPN Tatsuki Yoshioka6
JPN Kazuyuki Yoshizaki6
Tomiyasu ShofukuWest 83S-IIMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor35JPN Mitsutaka Hayakawa1
JPN Masatoshi Yamaguchi1
Rev RacingOscar SK85Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor47JPN Seiji Imoto1
JPN Tadao Yamauchi1
I WorldOscar SK85Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor48JPN Keiichi Mizutani1, 3–4, 6
JPN Motozo Fujikawa1, 3–4, 6
Mazda Auto Nishi TokyoMazda RX-7 254Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor55JPN Shigeru Miura2–3, 6
JPN Kinji Suzuki2
JPN Toshihiro Fukuzawa3, 6
Tomei JidoshaNissan SunnyNissan A12 1.3 L I471JPN Yoshiaki Jitsukawa2–3, 6
JPN Shinya Nishizawa2–3, 6
JPN Michie Shinbori2–3
JPN Masao Endo6
Shasta ColaMazda RX-7 254Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor72JPN Yu Konishi2–3
JPN Masami Shirai2–3
JPN Shunji Abe2–3
Fam SpeedMaxim 61SMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor74JPN Terumitsu Fujieda2
JPN Zenkichi Maruko2
JPN Atsushi Hayakawa2
Mazda Auto TokyoWest 85SMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor77JPN Toshihiko Nogami2–4, 6
JPN Hideyuki Tamamoto2–4, 6
Koyata Engei RacingMazda RX-7 254Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor80JPN Shigeru Yokoyama3, 6
JPN Kenichi Suzuki3, 6
JPN Akio Yokoyama3
Cosmos/WoodpeckerWest 87SMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor87JPN Yoshifumi Yamazaki1, 4
JPN Masaki Ohashi1, 4
JPN Naoto Chikada4

Schedule

All races were held in Japan.

RoundRaceCircuitDate123456
Suzuka Circuit12 April
All Japan Fuji 1000 kmFuji Speedway3 May
Fuji Speedway19 July
International Suzuka 1000 kmSuzuka Circuit23 August
Fuji Speedway27 September
Fuji Speedway29 November

Season results

Season results as follows:

RoundCircuitWinning teamWinning drivers
1Suzuka Circuit
*Report*#27 Porsche 962C
JPN Hideki Okada
NZL Mike Thackwell
2Mt. Fuji
*Report*#36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C
JPN Masanori Sekiya
AUS Alan Jones
GBR Geoff Lees
3Mt. Fuji#1 Alpha Porsche 962C
JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi
GBR Kenny Acheson
4Suzuka Circuit
*Report*#36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C
JPN Masanori Sekiya
JPN Hitoshi Ogawa
GBR Geoff Lees
5Mt. Fuji
*Report*#5 Tom Walkinshaw Racing Jaguar XJR-8
GBR John Watson
NLD Jan Lammers
6Mt. Fuji#1 Alpha Porsche 962C
JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi
GBR Kenny Acheson

Point Ranking

Drivers

RankDriversNumber/TeamPointsWinsDistance123456
JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi#1 Alpha Porsche 962C5921825.339 km
GBR Kenny Acheson5921155.306 km
GBR Geoff Lees#36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C522
JPN Hideki Okada#27 Porsche 962C461
JPN Masanori Sekiya#36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C
#37 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C402
AUS Vern Schuppan#100 Trust Porsche 962C36.501568.307 km

Makes

RankMakePointsWins123456789
Porsche703
Toyota522
Mazda340
March-Nissan220
Jaguar201
LM-Toyota8.50
TOM'S-Toyota80
Dome-Toyota70
SARD-Toyota70

Notes

References

References

  1. "JSPC 1987".
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