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.
B/LD-2
Team | Make | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Tyre | Rounds |
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British Barn Racing Team[N 2] | British Barn | British Barn JTK 62C | Ford DFL 3.3 L V8 | 151 | Jiro Yoneyama | D | 3–6 |
Hideshi Matsuda | 3, 5 | ||||||
Katsunori Iketani | 3 | ||||||
Kiyoshi Misaki | 4–5 | ||||||
Hideo Fukuyama | 6 | ||||||
Ba-Tsu Racing Team[N 3] | MCS | MCS Guppy | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 170 | Shuji Fujii | D | All |
Seiichi Sodeyama | 1–4, 6 | ||||||
Ichiro Mizuno | 3, 5 | ||||||
Kazuhiko Oda | 4–6 | ||||||
Shizumatsu Racing[N 4] | Mazda | Mazda 737C | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 285 | Tetsuji Shiratori | D | 2–3, 5–6 |
Kaneyuki Okamoto | 2–3, 5–6 | ||||||
Mitsuaki Tonoka | 3–6 |
A/LD-3
Team | Make | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Tyre | Rounds |
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Shinryo Auto | West | West 85S | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 6 | Hideki Uemura | B | 1 |
Yoshiyuki Ogura | 1 | ||||||
West 87S | Hideki Uemura | 4 | |||||
Akihiro Matsuda | 4 | ||||||
Auto Kamida[N 5] | West | West 87S | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 8 | Isao Nakahira | Y | 1, 4 |
Kenji Kuroki | 1 | ||||||
Koji Sato | 4 | ||||||
Katayama Racing | Oscar | Oscar SK85 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 9 | Soichiro Tanaka | D | 1, 4 |
Hiroaki Ishii | 1, 4 | ||||||
Kazuo Emi | 4 | ||||||
M505/Eibo | Porsche | Porsche 924 | Porsche M44/40 2.5 L I4 | 11 | Masaatsu Oya | D | 3, 6 |
Kinji Suzuki | 3, 6 | ||||||
Tetsuya Kawasaki | 3, 6 | ||||||
Team RS Kamata with Technica | West | West 83S | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 11 | Naonori Naekawa | B | 4 |
Tomoaki Niimi | 4 | ||||||
Unicorn Racing | Maxim | Maxim 61S | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 17 | Masami Shirai | D | 6 |
Shunji Abe | 6 | ||||||
Tetsuya Nakajima | 6 | ||||||
Pro Staff/Hobby R | Oscar | Oscar SK85 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 18 | Yuzo Kamata | D | 4 |
Hajime Oshiro | 4 | ||||||
Yoshiyuki Ogura | 4 | ||||||
Superman | Oscar | Oscar SK85 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 19 | Shinichi Takahisa | Y | 4 |
Seiichi Sodeyama | 4 | ||||||
Masami Miyoshi | 4 | ||||||
ADVAN/PIAA | West | West 85S | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 20 | Kenichi Kaneko | Y | 4 |
Tsuguaki Ogura | 4 | ||||||
Masakazu Okawa | 4 | ||||||
Cosmos/Motul | Oscar | Oscar SK85 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 22 | Yoshihide Fukuyasu | D | 4 |
Toshihiko Mochizuki | 4 | ||||||
Yoichiro Suzuki | 4 | ||||||
Matsumoto Hikkoshi Center | Oscar | Oscar SK85 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 29 | Norihiro Takeda | D | 1 |
Ichiro Mizuno | 1 | ||||||
Mazda Sport Car Club | Mazda | Mazda RX-7 254 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 30 | Iwao Sugai | D | 2–4, 6 |
Hiroshi Sugai | 2–4, 6 | ||||||
Takeshi Yamazaki | 4 | ||||||
Horii Racing | West | West 83S-II | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 31 | Nobuyoshi Horii | B | 1, 4 |
Hajime Kajiwara | 1, 4 | ||||||
Takada Bakery | Oscar | Oscar SK85 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 33 | Kazuo Fujita | D | 4 |
Seiji Imoto | 4 | ||||||
Tadao Yamauchi | 4 | ||||||
Yoshioka Seikei Geka | Mazda | Mazda RX-7 253 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 33 | Tatsuki Yoshioka | Y | 6 |
Kazuyuki Yoshizaki | 6 | ||||||
Tomiyasu Shofuku | West | West 83S-II | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 35 | Mitsutaka Hayakawa | B | 1 |
Masatoshi Yamaguchi | 1 | ||||||
Rev Racing | Oscar | Oscar SK85 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 47 | Seiji Imoto | D | 1 |
Tadao Yamauchi | 1 | ||||||
I World | Oscar | Oscar SK85 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 48 | Keiichi Mizutani | Y | 1, 3–4, 6 |
Motozo Fujikawa | 1, 3–4, 6 | ||||||
Mazda Auto Nishi Tokyo | Mazda | Mazda RX-7 254 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 55 | Shigeru Miura | D | 2–3, 6 |
Kinji Suzuki | 2 | ||||||
Toshihiro Fukuzawa | 3, 6 | ||||||
Tomei Jidosha | Nissan | Nissan Sunny | Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 | 71 | Yoshiaki Jitsukawa | D | 2–3, 6 |
Shinya Nishizawa | 2–3, 6 | ||||||
Michie Shinbori | 2–3 | ||||||
Masao Endo | 6 | ||||||
Shasta Cola | Mazda | Mazda RX-7 254 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 72 | Yu Konishi | Y | 2–3 |
Masami Shirai | 2–3 | ||||||
Shunji Abe | 2–3 | ||||||
Fam Speed | Maxim | Maxim 61S | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 74 | Terumitsu Fujieda | D | 2 |
Zenkichi Maruko | 2 | ||||||
Atsushi Hayakawa | 2 | ||||||
Mazda Auto Tokyo[N 6] | West | West 85S | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 77 | Toshihiko Nogami | D | 2–4, 6 |
Hideyuki Tamamoto | 2–4, 6 | ||||||
Koyata Engei Racing | Mazda | Mazda RX-7 254 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 80 | Shigeru Yokoyama | B | 3, 6 |
Kenichi Suzuki | 3, 6 | ||||||
Akio Yokoyama | 3 | ||||||
Cosmos/Woodpecker[N 7] | West | West 87S | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 87 | Yoshifumi Yamazaki | D | 1, 4 |
Masaki Ohashi | 1, 4 | ||||||
Naoto Chikada | 4 |
Schedule
All races were held in Japan.
Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
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1 | International Suzuka 500 km [ja] | Suzuka Circuit | 12 April |
2 | All Japan Fuji 1000 km | Fuji Speedway | 3 May |
3 | All Japan Fuji 500 Miles [ja] | Fuji Speedway | 19 July |
4 | International Suzuka 1000 km | Suzuka Circuit | 23 August |
5 | WEC-Japan [ja] | Fuji Speedway | 27 September |
6 | All Japan Fuji 500 km [ja] | Fuji Speedway | 29 November |
Season results
Season results as follows:[1]
Round | Circuit | Winning Team |
---|---|---|
Winning Drivers | ||
1 | Suzuka Circuit Report | #27 FromA [ja] Racing [ja] Porsche 962C |
Hideki Okada Mike Thackwell | ||
2 | Mt. Fuji Report | #36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C |
Masanori Sekiya Alan Jones Geoff Lees | ||
3 | Mt. Fuji | #1 Alpha Nova [ja] Porsche 962C |
Kunimitsu Takahashi Kenny Acheson | ||
4 | Suzuka Circuit Report | #36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C |
Masanori Sekiya Hitoshi Ogawa Geoff Lees | ||
5 | Mt. Fuji Report | #5 Tom Walkinshaw Racing Jaguar XJR-8 |
John Watson Jan Lammers | ||
6 | Mt. Fuji | #1 Alpha Nova [ja] Porsche 962C |
Kunimitsu Takahashi Kenny Acheson |
Point Ranking
Drivers
Rank | Drivers | Number/Team | Points | Wins | Distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | #1 Alpha Nova [ja] Porsche 962C | 59 | 2 | 1825.339 km |
2 | Kenny Acheson | 59 | 2 | 1155.306 km | |
3 | Geoff Lees | #36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C | 52 | 2 | |
4 | Hideki Okada | #27 FromA [ja] Racing [ja] Porsche 962C | 46 | 1 | |
5 | Masanori Sekiya | #36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C #37 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C | 40 | 2 | |
6 | Vern Schuppan | #100 Trust Racing Team [ja] Porsche 962C | 36.5 | 0 | 1568.307 km |
Makes
Rank | Make | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Porsche | 70 | 3 |
2 | Toyota | 52 | 2 |
3 | Mazda | 34 | 0 |
4 | March-Nissan | 22 | 0 |
5 | Jaguar | 20 | 1 |
6 | LM-Toyota | 8.5 | 0 |
7 | TOM'S-Toyota | 8 | 0 |
8 | Dome-Toyota | 7 | 0 |
9 | SARD-Toyota | 7 | 0 |
Notes
References
- ^ "JSPC 1987". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009.
External links
- 1987 全日本スポーツプロトタイプカー耐久選手権 (in Japanese)