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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.
| 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 | ||||||
All races were held in Japan.
| Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Suzuka 500 km | Suzuka Circuit | 12 April |
| 2 | All Japan Fuji 1000 km | Fuji Speedway | 3 May |
| 3 | All Japan Fuji 500 Miles | Fuji Speedway | 19 July |
| 4 | International Suzuka 1000 km | Suzuka Circuit | 23 August |
| 5 | WEC-Japan | Fuji Speedway | 27 September |
| 6 | All Japan Fuji 500 km | Fuji Speedway | 29 November |
Season results as follows: [1]
| Round | Circuit | Winning Team |
|---|---|---|
| Winning Drivers | ||
| 1 | Suzuka Circuit Report | #27 FromA Racing 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 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 Porsche 962C |
| Kunimitsu Takahashi Kenny Acheson | ||
| Rank | Drivers | Number/Team | Points | Wins | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | #1 Alpha Nova 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 Racing 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 Porsche 962C | 36.5 | 0 | 1568.307 km |
| 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 |
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