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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[edit]

C/LD-1[edit]

  • 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.
Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Alpha Nova Racing Porsche Porsche 962C Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6 1 Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Y All
Japan Kazuo Mogi All
United Kingdom Kenny Acheson 5
Alpha Cubic Racing Team Porsche Porsche 962C Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6 2 Japan Naoki Nagasaka B All
Japan Chiyomi Totani All
Japan Taku Akaike 4
Japan Hitoshi Ogawa 5
Auto Beaurex Motorsport Toyota TOM'S 86C Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 3 United Kingdom Will Hoy D All
Japan Kaoru Hoshino 1–5
United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott 6
Best House Racing Team LeMans LeMans LM07C Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 7 Japan Osamu Nakako Y All
Brazil Maurizio Sandro Sala 1–5
Japan Koji Sato 6
Leyton House Racing Porsche Porsche 962C Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6 16 Denmark Kris Nissen B All
Germany Volker Weidler 1–5
Argentina Oscar Larrauri 6
Hoshino Racing[N 1] Nissan Nissan R87E Nissan VEJ30 3.0 L Twin Turbo V8 23 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino B All
Japan Kenji Takahashi All
United Kingdom Dave Scott 5
From A Racing Porsche Porsche 962C Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6 27 Japan Hideki Okada B All
New Zealand Mike Thackwell 1
Denmark John Nielsen 2–6
Person's Racing Team Nissan Nissan R86V Nissan VG30T 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 28 Japan Takao Wada Y 3–6
Sweden Anders Olofsson 3–6
Hasemi Motorsport[N 1] Nissan Nissan R86V Nissan VG30T 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 32 Japan Masahiro Hasemi B 1
Japan Aguri Suzuki 1
Nissan R87E Nissan VEJ30 3.0 L Twin Turbo V8 Japan Masahiro Hasemi 2–6
Japan Aguri Suzuki 2–6
Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota Toyota 87C Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 36 United Kingdom Geoff Lees B All
Australia Alan Jones 1–3, 5
Japan Masanori Sekiya 2–3, 5
Japan Hitoshi Ogawa 4
Italy Mauro Baldi 6
37 Japan Masanori Sekiya 5–6
Japan Nobuhide Tachi 5
Japan Hitoshi Ogawa 6
Dome Toyota Toyota 87C Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 38 Sweden Eje Elgh D 1–5
United States Ross Cheever 1–5
Italy Paolo Barilla 6
Japan Yoshiyasu Tachi 6
SARD SARD SARD MC87S Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 50 Japan Shuroku Sasaki D All
Japan Taku Akaike 1
United Kingdom David Sears 2–3, 5–6
Japan Tsunehisa Asai 3–6
Rothmans Porsche Team Schuppan Porsche Porsche 962C Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6 99 Australia Geoff Brabham D 5–6
United Kingdom Derek Bell 5
Sweden Eje Elgh 6
Trust Racing Team Porsche Porsche 962C Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6 100 Australia Vern Schuppan D All
Japan Keiichi Suzuki All
United Kingdom James Weaver 4–5
Mazdaspeed Mazda Mazda 757E Mazda RE13G 2.0 L 3-rotor 201 Japan Yoshimi Katayama D 1–5
Japan Yojiro Terada 1–5
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné 2–5
202 Japan Takashi Yorino All
Republic of Ireland David Kennedy All
207 Japan Yoshimi Katayama 6
Japan Yojiro Terada 6

B/LD-2[edit]

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
British Barn Racing Team[N 2] British Barn British Barn JTK 62C Ford DFL 3.3 L V8 151 Japan Jiro Yoneyama D 3–6
Japan Hideshi Matsuda 3, 5
Japan Katsunori Iketani 3
Japan Kiyoshi Misaki 4–5
Japan Hideo Fukuyama 6
Ba-Tsu Racing Team[N 3] MCS MCS Guppy Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 170 Japan Shuji Fujii D All
Japan Seiichi Sodeyama 1–4, 6
Japan Ichiro Mizuno 3, 5
Japan Kazuhiko Oda 4–6
Shizumatsu Racing[N 4] Mazda Mazda 737C Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 285 Japan Tetsuji Shiratori D 2–3, 5–6
Japan Kaneyuki Okamoto 2–3, 5–6
Japan Mitsuaki Tonoka 3–6

A/LD-3[edit]

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Shinryo Auto West West 85S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 6 Japan Hideki Uemura B 1
Japan Yoshiyuki Ogura 1
West 87S Japan Hideki Uemura 4
Japan Akihiro Matsuda 4
Auto Kamida[N 5] West West 87S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 8 Japan Isao Nakahira Y 1, 4
Japan Kenji Kuroki 1
Japan Koji Sato 4
Katayama Racing Oscar Oscar SK85 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 9 Japan Soichiro Tanaka D 1, 4
Japan Hiroaki Ishii 1, 4
Japan Kazuo Emi 4
M505/Eibo Porsche Porsche 924 Porsche M44/40 2.5 L I4 11 Japan Masaatsu Oya D 3, 6
Japan Kinji Suzuki 3, 6
Japan Tetsuya Kawasaki 3, 6
Team RS Kamata with Technica West West 83S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 11 Japan Naonori Naekawa B 4
Japan Tomoaki Niimi 4
Unicorn Racing Maxim Maxim 61S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 17 Japan Masami Shirai D 6
Japan Shunji Abe 6
Japan Tetsuya Nakajima 6
Pro Staff/Hobby R Oscar Oscar SK85 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 18 Japan Yuzo Kamata D 4
Japan Hajime Oshiro 4
Japan Yoshiyuki Ogura 4
Superman Oscar Oscar SK85 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 19 Japan Shinichi Takahisa Y 4
Japan Seiichi Sodeyama 4
Japan Masami Miyoshi 4
ADVAN/PIAA West West 85S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 20 Japan Kenichi Kaneko Y 4
Japan Tsuguaki Ogura 4
Japan Masakazu Okawa 4
Cosmos/Motul Oscar Oscar SK85 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 22 Japan Yoshihide Fukuyasu D 4
Japan Toshihiko Mochizuki 4
Japan Yoichiro Suzuki 4
Matsumoto Hikkoshi Center Oscar Oscar SK85 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 29 Japan Norihiro Takeda D 1
Japan Ichiro Mizuno 1
Mazda Sport Car Club Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 30 Japan Iwao Sugai D 2–4, 6
Japan Hiroshi Sugai 2–4, 6
Japan Takeshi Yamazaki 4
Horii Racing West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 31 Japan Nobuyoshi Horii B 1, 4
Japan Hajime Kajiwara 1, 4
Takada Bakery Oscar Oscar SK85 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 33 Japan Kazuo Fujita D 4
Japan Seiji Imoto 4
Japan Tadao Yamauchi 4
Yoshioka Seikei Geka Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 33 Japan Tatsuki Yoshioka Y 6
Japan Kazuyuki Yoshizaki 6
Tomiyasu Shofuku West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 35 Japan Mitsutaka Hayakawa B 1
Japan Masatoshi Yamaguchi 1
Rev Racing Oscar Oscar SK85 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 47 Japan Seiji Imoto D 1
Japan Tadao Yamauchi 1
I World Oscar Oscar SK85 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 48 Japan Keiichi Mizutani Y 1, 3–4, 6
Japan Motozo Fujikawa 1, 3–4, 6
Mazda Auto Nishi Tokyo Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 55 Japan Shigeru Miura D 2–3, 6
Japan Kinji Suzuki 2
Japan Toshihiro Fukuzawa 3, 6
Tomei Jidosha Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 71 Japan Yoshiaki Jitsukawa D 2–3, 6
Japan Shinya Nishizawa 2–3, 6
Japan Michie Shinbori 2–3
Japan Masao Endo 6
Shasta Cola Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 72 Japan Yu Konishi Y 2–3
Japan Masami Shirai 2–3
Japan Shunji Abe 2–3
Fam Speed Maxim Maxim 61S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 74 Japan Terumitsu Fujieda D 2
Japan Zenkichi Maruko 2
Japan Atsushi Hayakawa 2
Mazda Auto Tokyo[N 6] West West 85S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 77 Japan Toshihiko Nogami D 2–4, 6
Japan Hideyuki Tamamoto 2–4, 6
Koyata Engei Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 80 Japan Shigeru Yokoyama B 3, 6
Japan Kenichi Suzuki 3, 6
Japan Akio Yokoyama 3
Cosmos/Woodpecker[N 7] West West 87S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 87 Japan Yoshifumi Yamazaki D 1, 4
Japan Masaki Ohashi 1, 4
Japan Naoto Chikada 4

Schedule[edit]

All races were held in Japan.

Round Race Circuit Date
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[edit]

Season results as follows:[1]

Round Circuit Winning Team
Winning Drivers
1 Suzuka Circuit
Report
#27 FromA [ja] Racing [ja] Porsche 962C
Japan Hideki Okada
New Zealand Mike Thackwell
2 Mt. Fuji
Report
#36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C
Japan Masanori Sekiya
Australia Alan Jones
United Kingdom Geoff Lees
3 Mt. Fuji #1 Alpha Nova [ja] Porsche 962C
Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi
United Kingdom Kenny Acheson
4 Suzuka Circuit
Report
#36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C
Japan Masanori Sekiya
Japan Hitoshi Ogawa
United Kingdom Geoff Lees
5 Mt. Fuji
Report
#5 Tom Walkinshaw Racing Jaguar XJR-8
United Kingdom John Watson
Netherlands Jan Lammers
6 Mt. Fuji #1 Alpha Nova [ja] Porsche 962C
Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi
United Kingdom Kenny Acheson

Point Ranking[edit]

Drivers[edit]

Rank Drivers Number/Team Points Wins Distance
1 Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi #1 Alpha Nova [ja] Porsche 962C 59 2 1825.339 km
2 United Kingdom Kenny Acheson 59 2 1155.306 km
3 United Kingdom Geoff Lees #36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C 52 2
4 Japan Hideki Okada #27 FromA [ja] Racing [ja] Porsche 962C 46 1
5 Japan Masanori Sekiya #36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C
#37 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C
40 2
6 Australia Vern Schuppan #100 Trust Racing Team [ja] Porsche 962C 36.5 0 1568.307 km

Makes[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b Competed as Nissan Motorsports International in Round 5
  2. ^ Competed as #171 in Group LD-1 in Rd. 3
  3. ^ Competed as #70 from Rd. 1–4
  4. ^ Competed as #85 from Rd. 1–4
  5. ^ Competed as #30 in Rd. 1
  6. ^ Competed as #73 in Rd. 1
  7. ^ Competed as #67 in Rd. 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ "JSPC 1987". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009.

External links[edit]

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