Dirt oval racing
| Series | Champion | Refer |
|---|---|---|
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series |  Steve Kinser | |
| Teams: Karl Kinser Racing | ||
| 1987 motorsport champions | |
| Previous: 1986 | Next: 1988 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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