1987 James Hardie 1000

The 1987 James Hardie 1000 was the eighth round of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship, the first round to be held in the southern hemisphere. The race was held for cars eligible for Group A touring car regulations. It was the 25th anniversary of the original touring car endurance race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit in 1963. It was the 28th race that traces its lineage back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island. It was held on October 4, 1987 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst.

[edit] Hardies Heroes

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Car	Time
Pole	7	Eggenberger Motorsport	Klaus Ludwig	Ford Sierra RS500	2:16.969
2	9	Rousesport	Andy Rouse	Ford Sierra RS500	2:18.468
3	6	Eggenberger Motorsport	Steve Soper	Ford Sierra RS500	2:18.663
4	12	Eggenberger Motorsport	Klaus Niedzwiedz	Ford Sierra RS500	2:21.318
5	35	Oxo Supercube Motorsport	Andrew Miedecke	Ford Sierra RS500	2:22.057
6	42	CiBiEmme	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3	2:23.147
7	2	Bob Jane T-Marts Racing	Allan Grice	Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA	2:23.626
8	11	Enzed Team Perkins	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA	2:24.209
DSQ	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra RS500	2:22.744
DSQ	18	Dick Johnson Racing	Charlie O'Brien	Ford Sierra RS500	2:21.452

[edit] Official results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps	Qual Pos	Shootout Pos	Series Points
1	3	10	Holden Dealer Team	Peter McLeod Peter Brock David 'Skippy' Parsons Jon Crooke	Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA	158	20
2	3	15	Peter Jackson Nissan Racing	Glenn Seton John Bowe	Nissan Skyline RS DR30	157	15
3	3	30	Peter Jackson Nissan Racing	George Fury Terry Shiel	Nissan Skyline RS DR30	157	14
4	2	44	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards Tony Longhurst	BMW M3	156	12
5	3	16	Mitsubishi Ralliart	Gary Scott Akihiko Nakaya John French	Mitsubishi Starion	154	23
6	2	45	JPS Team BMW	Robbie Francevic Ludwig Finauer Jim Richards	BMW M3	156	22
7	2	42	CiBiEmme	Johnny Cecotto Gianfranco Brancatelli	BMW M3	154		6	40
8	3	4	Formula 1 Investments P/L	Graham Moore Michel Delcourt	Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA	152	29
9	3	26	Kalari Transport Services	Tony Noske Gary Rush	Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA	151	35
10	3	39	Lansvale Smash Repairs	Steve Reed Trevor Ashby	Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA	150	38
11	2	43	Bigazzi	Altfrid Heger Olivier Grouillard Winni Vogt	BMW M3	150	16		30
12	2	40	Schnitzer Motorsport	Emanuele Pirro Roberto Ravaglia Markus Oestreich Roland Ratzenberger	BMW M3	150	19		24
13	3	34	Oxo Supercube Motorsport	Bruce Stewart John Giddings	Ford Sierra RS500	150	24
14	3	38	Everlast Automotive Services	Brian Sampson Bill O'Brien	Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA	146	33
15	3	27	Ray Gulson	Graham Gulson Ray Gulson	BMW 635CSi	146	41
16	2	41	CiBiEmme	Gary Brabham Juan Manuel Fangio II	BMW M3	146	18
17	3	35	Oxo Supercube Motorsport	Andrew Miedecke Don Smith	Ford Sierra RS500	144		5
18	3	3	R.G. Lanyon	Peter Fitzgerald Peter Janson	Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA	144	37
19	2	60	Peter Jackson Nissan Racing	Mark Skaife Grant Jarrett	Nissan Gazelle	138	44
20	3	29	Ken Mathews	Ken Mathews Tony Mulvihill Barry Jones	Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA	136	32
21	3	24	Team Nissan Racing NZ	Graeme Bowkett Kent Baigent	Nissan Skyline RS DR30	135	17
22	3	36	Yellow Pages Racing	Tony Kavich Kerry Baily Allan Grice	Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA	131	31
23	1	93	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden Bryan Bate Garry Willmington	Toyota Sprinter AE86	123	47
DNF	1	90	Toyota Team Australia	Drew Price John Smith John Faulkner	Toyota Corolla GT	119	43
DNF	1	91	Toyota Team Australia	John Faulkner Mike Quinn John Smith	Toyota Corolla GT	118	45
DNF	3	2	Bob Jane T-Marts Racing	Allan Grice Win Percy	Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA	96		7
DNF	1	92	Ratcliff Transport Spares	David Ratcliff Mark Gibbs	Toyota Sprinter AE86	96	49
DNF	3	37	Brian Callaghan Racing	Barry Graham Brian Callaghan	Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA	86	26
DNF	1	94	Gullivers Ltd	Andrew Bagnall Chris Hodgetts Mark Jennings	Toyota Sprinter AE86	77	46
DNF	3	19	Canam Enterprises	Graeme Cameron Wayne Wilkinson	Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA	71	25
DNF	2	50	Phil Ward Racing	Llyndon Riethmuller Phil Ward Chris Clearihan	Mercedes-Benz 190E	70	40
DNF	1	100	Alfa Romeo	Giorgio Francia Daniele Toffoli	Alfa Romeo 33	55	48
DNF	2	47	Schnitzer Motorsport	Anette Meeuvissen Mercedes Stermitz Roland Ratzenberger	BMW M3	45	42
DNF	2	46	Schnitzer Motorsport	Markus Oestreich Roland Ratzenberger Emanuele Pirro Roberto Ravaglia	BMW M3	41	13
DNF	3	05	Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock David 'Skippy' Parsons	Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA	34	11
DNF	2	57	Network Alfa	Colin Bond Lucio Cesario	Alfa Romeo 75	34	21
DNF	3	9	Rousesport	Andy Rouse Thierry Tassin Allan Moffat	Ford Sierra RS500	31		2
DNF	3	32	Warren Cullen	Gary Cooke Gary Sprague Warren Cullen	Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA	31	27
DNF	3	1	Pro Team Italia/Imberti	Armin Hahne Kevin Bartlett Bruno Giacomelli	Maserati Biturbo	29	34
DNF	3	22	Lusty Engineering	Graham Lusty John Lusty	Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA	17	39
DNF	3	21	D.F.C. NZ Ltd	Graeme Crosby John Billington	Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA	9	28
DNF	3	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Dick Johnson Gregg Hansford	Ford Sierra RS500	3		DSQ
DNF	3	11	Enzed Team Perkins	Larry Perkins Denny Hulme	Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA	2		8
DNF	3	18	Dick Johnson Racing	Charlie O'Brien Neville Crichton	Ford Sierra RS500	2		DSQ
DSQ	3	6	Eggenberger Motorsport	Steve Soper Pierre Dieudonné	Ford Sierra RS500	161		3
DSQ	3	7	Eggenberger Motorsport	Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz	Ford Sierra RS500	159		1
DSQ	2	53	Viacard Services	Ian Tulloch Trevor Crowe Jim Keogh	BMW M3	151	36
DSQ	3	14	Murray Carter Racing	Murray Carter Steve Masterton Denis Morley	Nissan Skyline RS DR30	147	30
DNS	3	12	Eggenberger Motorsport	Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Ludwig	Ford Sierra RS500	0		4
DNQ	3	20	Terry Finnigan	Terry Finnigan Geoff Leeds	Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA
DNQ	3	31	Lester Smerdon	Lester Smerdon Bruce Williams	Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA
DNQ	3	23	Jagparts Racing	Alf Grant Gerald Kay	Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA
DNQ	3	33	Peter Williamson Toyota	Peter Williamson Chris Clearihan John Sax	Toyota Celica Supra
DNQ	3	28	Wayne Clift	Bernie Stack Wayne Clift	Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA
DNQ	3	25	Team Nissan Racing NZ	Kent Baigent Graeme Bowkett	Nissan Skyline RS DR30
DNQ	3	13	Viacard Services	Ian Tulloch Trevor Crowe Jim Keogh	BMW 635CSi

Italics indicate driver practiced this car but did not race.

[edit] Statistics

• Pole Position - #7 Klaus Ludwig - 2.16.969
• Fastest Lap - #35 Andrew Miedecke - 2:22.50 (new lap record)
• Average Speed - 140km/h

[edit] External links

• CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles
• www.touringcarracing.net
• race results