This list of 1987 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Series	Champion	Refer
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series	Steve Kinser
	Teams: Karl Kinser Racing

Series	Champion	Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series	Top Fuel: Dick LaHaie	1987 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
	Funny Car: Kenny Bernstein
	Pro Stock: Bob Glidden
	Pro Stock Motorcycle: Dave Schultz

Series	Driver	Season article
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship	FK: Giampiero Simoni
	FC: Alessandro Piccini
CIK-FIA Junior World Cup	Jan Magnussen
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship	FK: Alex Zanardi
	ICC: Paolo Pulliero
	ICA: Michael Schumacher
World Superkart Championship	Eric Gassin

Series	Rider	Season article
500cc World Championship	Wayne Gardner	1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
250cc World Championship	Anton Mang
125cc World Championship	Fausto Gresini
80cc World Championship	Jorge Martínez
Speedway World Championship	Hans Nielsen	1987 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship	Wayne Rainey
Australian Endurance Championship	Tony Armstrong

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA Formula One World Championship	Nelson Piquet	1987 Formula One World Championship
	Constructors: Williams-Honda
	Jim Clark Trophy: Jonathan Palmer
CART PPG Indy Car World Series	Bobby Rahal	1987 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
	Manufacturers: Cosworth
	Rookies: Fabrizio Barbazza
American Racing Series	Didier Theys	1987 American Racing Series season
International Formula 3000	Stefano Modena	1987 International Formula 3000 season
All-Japan Formula 3000 Championship	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	1987 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship
Australian Formula 2 Championship	Arthur Abrahams	1987 Australian Formula 2 Championship
Barber Saab Pro Series	Ken Murillo	1987 Barber Saab Pro Series
Formula Fiat	Jordi Gené
Australian Drivers' Championship	David Brabham	1987 Australian Drivers' Championship
Formula Atlantic East Coast	Calvin Fish	1987 Formula Atlantic East Coast season
Formula Atlantic West Coast	Johnny O'Connell	1987 Formula Atlantic West Coast season
Cup of Peace and Friendship	Toomas Napa	1987 Cup of Peace and Friendship
	Nations: Soviet Union
SCCA Formula Super Vee	Scott Atchison	1987 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
Formula Three
All-Japan Formula Three Championship	Ross Cheever	1987 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
	Teams: TOM'S
Austria Formula 3 Cup	Franz Binder	1987 Austria Formula 3 Cup
British Formula Three Championship	Johnny Herbert	1987 British Formula Three Championship
	National: Gary Dunn
Chilean Formula Three Championship	Giuseppe Bacigalupo	1987 Chilean Formula Three Championship
European Formula Three Championship	David Coyne
Formula Three Sudamericana	Leonel Friedrich	1987 Formula 3 Sudamericana
French Formula Three Championship	Jean Alesi
German Formula Three Championship	Bernd Schneider	1987 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship	Enrico Bertaggia	1987 Italian Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Forti Corse
Soviet Formula 3 Championship	Toomas Napa	1987 Soviet Formula 3 Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship	Jakob Bordoli	1987 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship	Claude Degremont	1987 French Formula Renault Championship
Formula Renault Argentina	Daniel Neviani	1987 Formula Renault Argentina
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship	Peter Verheyen	1987 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
Belgian Formula Ford Championship	Patrick Dewulf
Benelux Formula Ford 1600 Championship	Patrick Dewulf
Brazilian Formula Ford Championship	Gil de Ferran
British Formula Ford Championship	Eddie Irvine	1987 British Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford 2000 Championship	JJ Lehto
Danish Formula Ford Championship	Svend Hansen
Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship	Piet Bouwmeister	1987 Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship
EFDA Formula Ford 2000 Championship	JJ Lehto
European Formula Ford Championship	Svend Hansen	1987 European Formula Ford Championship
Finnish Formula Ford Championship	Mika Häkkinen
German Formula Ford Championship	Ellen Lohr	1987 German Formula Ford Championship
Formula Ford 1600 BRDC	Eddie Irvine
Formula Ford Sweden Junior	Mika Häkkinen
Formula Ford 1600 Nordic Championship	Mika Häkkinen
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship	Shane Higgins	1986–87 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship
Spanish Formula Ford Championship	Antonio Albacete
Swedish Formula Ford Championship	Michael Johansson

Series	Driver/Co-Driver	Season article
World Rally Championship	Juha Kankkunen	1987 World Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Juha Piironen
	Manufacturer: Lancia
FIA Cup for Production Cars	Alex Fiorio Luigi Pirollo
African Rally Championship	Alain Ambrosino	1987 African Rally Championship
Australian Rally Championship	Greg Carr	1987 Australian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Fred Gocentas
British Rally Championship	Jimmy McRae	1987 British Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Ian Grindrod
Canadian Rally Championship	Alain Bergeron	1987 Canadian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Martin Headland
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft	Armin Schwarz
Estonian Rally Championship	Toomas Seger	1987 Estonian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Tiit Paju
European Rally Championship	Dario Cerrato	1987 European Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Giuseppe Cerri
Finnish Rally Championship	Group A: Mikael Sundström	1987 Finnish Rally Championship
	Group 2: Sakari Vierimaa
	Group B: Petteri Lindström
French Rally Championship	Didier Auriol
Hungarian Rally Championship	László Ranga
	Co-Drivers: Mihály Dudás
Italian Rally Championship	Group B: Michele Rayneri
	Group B Co-Drivers: Carlo Cassina
	Group B Manufacturers: Lancia
	Group A: Fabrizio Tabaton
	Group A Co-Drivers: Luciano Tedeschini
	Group A Manufacturers: Lancia
Middle East Rally Championship	Mohammed Ben Sulayem
New Zealand Rally Championship	Tony Teesdale	1987 New Zealand Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Greg Horne
Polish Rally Championship	Marian Bublewicz
Romanian Rally Championship	Ludovic Balint
Scottish Rally Championship	Murray Grierson
	Co-Drivers: Roger Anderson
South African National Rally Championship	Geoff Mortimer
	Co-Drivers: Franz Boshoff
	Manufacturers: Nissan
Spanish Rally Championship	Carlos Sainz
	Co-Drivers: Antonio Boto

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship	Div 1: Per-Ove Davidsson
	Div 2: Seppo Niittymäki
British Rallycross Championship	Mark Rennison

Series	Driver	Season article
World Sportscar Championship	C1: Raul Boesel	1987 World Sportscar Championship season
	C1 Teams: Silk Cut Jaguar
	C2: Gordon Spice C2: Fermín Vélez
	C2 Teams: Spice Engineering
All Japan Sports Prototype Championship	Kenny Acheson Kunimitsu Takahashi	1987 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship
	Manufacturers: Porsche
IMSA GT Championship	GTP: Chip Robinson	1987 IMSA GT Championship season
	Lights: Jim Downing
	GTO: Chris Cord
	GTU: Tommy Kendall
ADAC Supercup	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1987 ADAC Supercup
	Teams: Porsche AG
Australian Sports Car Championship	Andy Roberts	1987 Australian Sports Car Championship
Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Sprint Challenge
Porsche Carrera Cup France	René Metge	1987 Porsche Carrera Cup France
Porsche 944 Turbo Cup	Roland Asch	1987 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup
	Teams: Max Moritz Racing Team

Series	Driver	Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series	Dale Earnhardt	1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Larry Pearson	1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch North Series	Joey Kourafas	1987 NASCAR Busch North Series
NASCAR Winston West Series	Chad Little	1987 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series	Bill Venturini	1987 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
International Race of Champions	Geoffrey Bodine	IROC XI
Turismo Carretera	Oscar Castellano	1987 Turismo Carretera

Series	Driver	Season article
World Touring Car Championship	Roberto Ravaglia	1987 World Touring Car Championship season
European Touring Car Championship	Winni Vogt	1987 European Touring Car Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship	Jim Richards	1987 Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship	Mark Skaife	1987 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship	Chris Hodgetts	1987 British Touring Car Championship
Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos	Clemente Faria Vinicius Pimentel	1987 Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft	Eric van de Poele	1987 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
Europa Cup Renault Alpine V6 Turbo	Massimo Sigala	1987 Europa Cup Renault Alpine V6 Turbo
Finnish Touring Car Championship	Leif Wiik
French Touring Car Championship	Érik Comas
Italian Touring Car Championship	Michele di Gioia
Japanese Touring Car Championship	Naoki Nagasaka	1987 Japanese Touring Car Championship
	JTC-2: Haruto Yanagida
	JTC-3: Osamu Nakako
New Zealand Touring Car Championship	Glenn McIntyre	1987 New Zealand Touring Car Championship
Stock Car Brasil	Zeca Giaffone	1987 Stock Car Brasil season
TC2000 Championship	Silvio Oltra	1987 TC2000 Championship

Series	Driver	Season article
European Truck Racing Championship	Class A: Rod Chapman	1987 European Truck Racing Championship
	Class B: George Allen
	Class C: Slim Borgudd

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