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[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	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Y	All
					Kazuo Mogi		All
					Kenny Acheson		5
Alpha Cubic Racing Team	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	2	Naoki Nagasaka	B	All
					Chiyomi Totani		All
					Taku Akaike		4
					Hitoshi Ogawa		5
Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Toyota	TOM'S 86C	Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	3	Will Hoy	D	All
					Kaoru Hoshino		1–5
					Andrew Gilbert-Scott		6
Best House Racing Team	LeMans	LeMans LM07C	Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	7	Osamu Nakako	Y	All
					Maurizio Sandro Sala		1–5
					Koji Sato		6
Leyton House Racing	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	16	Kris Nissen	B	All
					Volker Weidler		1–5
					Oscar Larrauri		6
Hoshino Racing^{[N 1]}	Nissan	Nissan R87E	Nissan VEJ30 3.0 L Twin Turbo V8	23	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	B	All
					Kenji Takahashi		All
					Dave Scott		5
From A Racing	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	27	Hideki Okada	B	All
					Mike Thackwell		1
					John Nielsen		2–6
Person's Racing Team	Nissan	Nissan R86V	Nissan VG30T 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6	28	Takao Wada	Y	3–6
Person's Racing Team	Nissan	Nissan R86V	Nissan VG30T 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6	28	Anders Olofsson	Y	3–6
Hasemi Motorsport^{[N 1]}	Nissan	Nissan R86V	Nissan VG30T 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6	32	Masahiro Hasemi	B	1
		Nissan R86V	Nissan VG30T 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6		Aguri Suzuki		1
		Nissan R87E	Nissan VEJ30 3.0 L Twin Turbo V8		Masahiro Hasemi		2–6
		Nissan R87E	Nissan VEJ30 3.0 L Twin Turbo V8		Aguri Suzuki		2–6
Toyota Team TOM'S	Toyota	Toyota 87C	Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	36	Geoff Lees	B	All
					Alan Jones		1–3, 5
					Masanori Sekiya		2–3, 5
					Hitoshi Ogawa		4
					Mauro Baldi		6
				37	Masanori Sekiya		5–6
					Nobuhide Tachi		5
					Hitoshi Ogawa		6
Dome	Toyota	Toyota 87C	Toyota 3S-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	38	Eje Elgh	D	1–5
					Ross Cheever		1–5
					Paolo Barilla		6
					Yoshiyasu Tachi		6
SARD	SARD	SARD MC87S	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	50	Shuroku Sasaki	D	All
					Taku Akaike		1
					David Sears		2–3, 5–6
					Tsunehisa Asai		3–6
Rothmans Porsche Team Schuppan	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	99	Geoff Brabham	D	5–6
					Derek Bell		5
					Eje Elgh		6
Trust Racing Team	Porsche	Porsche 962C	Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6	100	Vern Schuppan	D	All
					Keiichi Suzuki		All
					James Weaver		4–5
Mazdaspeed	Mazda	Mazda 757E	Mazda RE13G 2.0 L 3-rotor	201	Yoshimi Katayama	D	1–5
					Yojiro Terada		1–5
					Pierre Dieudonné		2–5
				202	Takashi Yorino		All
				202	David Kennedy		All
				207	Yoshimi Katayama		6
				207	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	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[edit]

Team	Make	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Tyre	Rounds
Shinryo Auto	West	West 85S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	6	Hideki Uemura	B	1
		West 85S			Yoshiyuki Ogura		1
		West 87S			Hideki Uemura		4
		West 87S			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
Team RS Kamata with Technica	West	West 83S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	11	Tomoaki Niimi	B	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
Matsumoto Hikkoshi Center	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	29	Ichiro Mizuno	D	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
Horii Racing	West	West 83S-II	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	31	Hajime Kajiwara	B	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
Yoshioka Seikei Geka	Mazda	Mazda RX-7 253	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	33	Kazuyuki Yoshizaki	Y	6
Tomiyasu Shofuku	West	West 83S-II	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	35	Mitsutaka Hayakawa	B	1
Tomiyasu Shofuku	West	West 83S-II	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	35	Masatoshi Yamaguchi	B	1
Rev Racing	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	47	Seiji Imoto	D	1
Rev Racing	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	47	Tadao Yamauchi	D	1
I World	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	48	Keiichi Mizutani	Y	1, 3–4, 6
I World	Oscar	Oscar SK85	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	48	Motozo Fujikawa	Y	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
Mazda Auto Tokyo^{[N 6]}	West	West 85S	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	77	Hideyuki Tamamoto	D	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[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
Round	Circuit	Winning Drivers
1	Suzuka Circuit Report	#27 FromA [ja] Racing [ja] Porsche 962C
1	Suzuka Circuit Report	Hideki Okada Mike Thackwell
2	Mt. Fuji Report	#36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C
2	Mt. Fuji Report	Masanori Sekiya Alan Jones Geoff Lees
3	Mt. Fuji	#1 Alpha Nova [ja] Porsche 962C
3	Mt. Fuji	Kunimitsu Takahashi Kenny Acheson
4	Suzuka Circuit Report	#36 Toyota Team TOM'S Toyota 87C
4	Suzuka Circuit Report	Masanori Sekiya Hitoshi Ogawa Geoff Lees
5	Mt. Fuji Report	#5 Tom Walkinshaw Racing Jaguar XJR-8
5	Mt. Fuji Report	John Watson Jan Lammers
6	Mt. Fuji	#1 Alpha Nova [ja] Porsche 962C
6	Mt. Fuji	Kunimitsu Takahashi Kenny Acheson

Point Ranking[edit]

Drivers[edit]

Rank	Drivers	Number/Team	Points	Wins	Distance
1	Kunimitsu Takahashi	#1 Alpha Nova [ja] Porsche 962C	59	2	1825.339 km
2	Kenny Acheson	#1 Alpha Nova [ja] Porsche 962C	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[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]

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

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

1987 全日本スポーツプロトタイプカー耐久選手権 (in Japanese)

[nismo-1] 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

[8] "JSPC 1987". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009.

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