1987 World Sportscar Championship season

1987 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1987 World Sportscar Championship season was the 35th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the World Sports-Prototype Championship which was a series which ran from March 22, 1987 to September 27, 1987 and was composed of ten races. The series was open to cars running under the Group C formula, with two classes known as C1 and C2. An invitational GTP class was also run for IMSA-spec cars. A Drivers Championship, an FIA Cup for Group C2 Drivers, a Teams Championship and an FIA Cup for Group C2 Teams were awarded by the FIA.

Contents

Schedule

Rnd Race Circuit Date
1 Grand Premio Fortuna (360 km) Circuito Permanente Del Jarama March 22
2 1000 km Jerez Circuito Permanente de Jerez March 29
3 1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza April 12
4 Autoglass 1000 Kilometres Silverstone Silverstone Circuit May 10
5 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe June 13
June 14
6 200 Meilen von Nürnberg Norisring June 28
7 Shell Gemini 1000 Kilometres Brands Hatch Brands Hatch July 26
8 International ADAC 1000km-Rennen Nürburgring August 30
9 Kouros 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps September 13
10 Mount Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Speedway September 27

Season results

Races

Rnd Circuit C1 Winning Team C2 Winning Team Results
C1 Winning Drivers C2 Winning Drivers
1 Jarama Silk Cut Jaguar Spice Engineering Results
Jan Lammers
John Watson		 Gordon Spice
Fermin Velez
2 Jerez Silk Cut Jaguar Spice Engineering Results
Eddie Cheever
Raul Boesel		 Gordon Spice
Fermin Velez
3 Monza Silk Cut Jaguar Spice Engineering Results
Jan Lammers
John Watson		 Gordon Spice
Fermin Velez
4 Silverstone Silk Cut Jaguar Ecurie Ecosse Results
Eddie Cheever
Raul Boesel		 Ray Mallock
David Leslie
5 La Sarthe Rothmans Porsche AG Spice Engineering Results
Hans Joachim Stuck
Derek Bell
Al Holbert		 Gordon Spice
Fermin Velez
Philippe de Henning
6 Norisring Richard Lloyd Racing Spice Engineering Results
Mauro Baldi
Jonathan Palmer		 Gordon Spice
Fermin Velez
7 Brands Hatch Silk Cut Jaguar Ecurie Ecosse Results
Raul Boesel
John Nielsen		 Ray Mallock
David Leslie
8 Nürburgring Silk Cut Jaguar Cosmic GP Motorsports Results
Eddie Cheever
Raul Boesel		 Costas Los
Dudley Wood
9 Spa-Francorchamps Silk Cut Jaguar Spice Engineering Results
Raul Boesel
Martin Brundle
Johnny Dumfries		 Gordon Spice
Fermin Velez
10 Fuji Silk Cut Jaguar Spice Engineering Results
Jan Lammers
John Watson		 Gordon Spice
Fermin Velez

Drivers Championship

Points towards the 1987 World Sports-Prototype Championship for Drivers were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Additionally, two bonus points were awarded to drivers of Group C2 cars finishing in the top ten outright positions.[1] However the following exceptions applied:

Only the best seven round results could be retained towards a driver’s total.[2]

The table below lists the top 36 placegetters.

Position [3] Driver Car Entrant R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Total
1 Raul Boesel Jaguar XJR-8 Silk Cut Jaguar 12 20 - 20 (8) (10) 20 20 20 15 127
2 Jan Lammers Jaguar XJR-8 Silk Cut Jaguar 20 - 20 15 - - 12 - 15 20 102
John Watson Jaguar XJR-8 Silk Cut Jaguar 20 - 20 15 - - 12 - 15 20 102
4 Eddie Cheever Jaguar XJR-8 Silk Cut Jaguar 12 20 - 20 8 10 - 20 10 - 100
5 Hans Stuck Porsche 962C Porsche AG & Joest Racing 15 12 15 12 20 - 10 15 (8) - 99
Derek Bell Porsche 962C Porsche AG & Joest Racing 15 12 15 12 20 - 10 15 (8) (6) 99
7 Oscar Larrauri Porsche 962C Brun Motorsport 8 4 - - - 15 8 12 12 10 69
8 Mauro Baldi Porsche 962C Liqui Moly Equipe 3 - - - - 20 15 8 - 12 58
Jochen Mass Porsche 962C Porsche AG & Brun Motorsport - - 6 10 - - 8 12 12 10 58
10 Johnny Dumfries Ecosse C286 Ford, Porsche 962C, Jaguar XJR-8 Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse, Liqui Moly Equipe, Silk Cut Jaguar - - - 5 - - 15 - 20 15 55
11 Fermin Velez Spice SE86C & SE87C Ford Spice Engineering (4) 12 6 6 8 8 5 - (3) 5 50
Gordon Spice Spice SE86C & SE87C Ford Spice Engineering (4) 12 6 6 8 8 5 - (3) 5 50
13 Frank Jelinski Porsche 962C Brun Motorsport & Joest Racing Team 4 - 12 - - - - 10 6 8 40
14 David Leslie Ecosse C286 Ford Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse - 10 5 8 5 6 6 - - - 40
Ray Mallock Ecosse C286 Ford Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse - 10 5 8 5 6 6 - - - 40
16 Jésus Pareja Porsche 962C Brun Motorsport 8 4 12 8 - 1 2 - 3 - 38
17 John Nielsen Jaguar XJR-8 & Porsche 962C Silk Cut Jaguar & From A Racing - - - - - - 20 - 10 2 32
18 Jonathan Palmer Porsche 962C Liqui Moly Equipe 3 - - - - 20 - 8 - - 31
19 Volker Weidler Porsche 962C Kremer Porsche 10 15 - - - - 6 - - - 31
Kris Nissen Porsche 962C Kremer Porsche 10 15 - - - - 6 - - - 31
21 Jürgen Lässig Porsche 962C Primagaz Competition - - - - 15 8 - - - - 23
22 Pierre Yver Porsche 962C Primagaz Competition - - - - 15 8 - - - - 23
23 John Winter Porsche 962C Joest Racing Team - - 10 - - 12 - - - - 22
24 Martin Brundle Jaguar XJR-8 Silk Cut Jaguar - - - - - - - - 20 - 20
Al Holbert Porsche 962C Porsche AG - - - - 20 - - - - - 20
26 Stanley Dickens Porsche 962C Joest Racing Team - - 10 - - - - 10 - - 20
27 Gianfranco Brancatelli Porsche 962C Brun Motorsport 6 6 8 - - - - - - - 20
Massimo Sigala Porsche 962C Brun Motorsport 6 6 8 - - - - - - - 20
29 Mike Thackwell Sauber C9 Mercedes & Porsche 962C Kouros Racing & Liqui Moly Equipe - - - - - - - - 4 12 16
30 Bob Wollek Porsche 962C Porsche AG - - 6 10 - - - - - - 16
31 Walter Brun Porsche 962C Brun Motorsport 4 - - 8 - 1 2 - - - 15
32 Hervé Regout Cougar C20 Porsche Primagaz Competition - - 2 - 12 - - - - - 14
33 Sarel van der Merwe Porsche 962C Joest Racing Team - - - - - 12 - - - - 12
Pierre-Henri Raphanel Cougar C20 Porsche Primagaz Competition - - - - 12 - - - - - 12
35 Franz Konrad Porsche 962C Kremer Porsche - - - - 10 - - - - - 10
George Fouché Porsche 962C Kremer Porsche - - - - 10 - - - - - 10

FIA Cup for Group C2 Drivers

Points towards the 1987 FIA Cup for Group C2 Sports-Prototypes Drivers were awarded to the top 10 Group C2 class finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Only the best seven round results could be retained towards a driver’s total.

The table below lists the top 36 placegetters.

Position [4] Driver Car Entrant R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Total
1 Fermin Velez Spice SE86C & SE87C Ford Spice Engineering 20 20 20 (15) 20 20 (15) - 20 20 140
Gordon Spice Spice SE86C & SE87C Ford Spice Engineering 20 20 20 (15) 20 20 (15) - 20 20 140
3 David Leslie Ecosse C286 Ford Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse 15 15 15 20 15 15 20 - (12) (15) 115
Ray Mallock Ecosse C286 Ford Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse 15 15 15 20 15 15 20 - (12) (15) 115
5 Mike Wilds Gebhardt JC843 Ford & Ecosse C286 Ford ADA Engineering & Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse 10 - - 12 - - 12 12 15 12 73
6 Marc Duez Ecosse C286 Ford Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse - - - - 15 - 12 - 15 12 54
7 Thorkild Thyrring Tiga GC287 Ford Tiga Ford DK 12 - - - 10 8 4 - - 8 42
8 Costas Los Tiga GC286 & GC287 Ford Cosmik RBR & GP Motorsport - 12 - - 12 - - 20 - - 44
9 Rainieri Randaccio Tiga GC85 Ford Kelmar Racing - - - 10 - 10 8 15 - - 43
10 Martin Scanche Argo JM19B Zakspeed Team Lucky Strike Schanche - - 10 - - 6 10 - 10 - 36
Will Hoy Argo JM19B Zakspeed Team Lucky Strike Schanche - - 10 - - 6 10 - 10 - 36
12 Hellmut Mundas URD C81/2 BMW URD Junior Team 8 - 12 4 - - - 10 - - 34
Rudolf Seher URD C81/2 BMW URD Junior Team 8 - 12 4 - - - 10 - - 34
14 Pasquale Barberio Tiga GC286 & Tiga GC85 Ford Cosmik RBR & Kelmar Racing - 12 - - - - - 15 6 33
15 Dudley Wood Tiga GC287 Ford GP Motorsport - - - - 12 - - 20 - - 32
16 Nick Adams Spice SE87C Ford & Spice SE86C Hart Spice Engineering & Chamberlain Engineering - - - - 6 12 3 6 1 - 28
17 Ian Harrower Gebhardt JC843 Ford & Tiga GC287 Ford ADA Engineering & Tiga Ford DK 10 - - - 10 - - - - - 20
18 Duncan Bain Tiga GC287 Rover Dune Motorsport - - - 6 - 12 - - - - 18
19 John Sheldon Tiga GC287 Ford Tiga Ford DK - - - - 10 8 - - - - 18
20 Jean-Louis Ricci Spice SE86C Ford Chamberlain Engineering - - - - - - 6 3 8 - 17
21 Dominique Lacaud ALD 02 & 03 BMW Auto Louis Descartes - - - 3 8 - - - 3 - 14
22 Johnny Dumfries Ecosse C286 Ford Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse - - - 12 - - - - - - 12
Leif Lindström Tiga GC287 Ford Tiga Ford DK 12 - - - - - - - - - 12
Win Percy Ecosse C286 Ford Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse - - - - - - - 12 - - 12
Ray Bellm Spice SE87C Ford Spice Engineering - - - - - 12 - - - - 12
26 Peter Elgaard Tiga GC287 Ford Tiga Ford DK - - - - - - - 4 - 8 12
27 Ian Khan Spice SE86C Hart Chamberlain Engineering - - - - - - - - 1 10 11
28 Maurizio Gellini Tiga GC85 Ford Kelmar Racing - - - - - 10 - - - - 10
Graham Duxbury Spice SE86C Hart Chamberlain Engineering - - - - - - - - - 10 10
30 Olindo Iacobelli Spice SE86C Hart Chamberlain Engineering - - - - - - 6 3 - - 9
31 Ian Taylor Tiga GC287 Ford Charles Ivey Engineering - - - 8 - - - - - - 8
Peter Lovett Tiga GC287 Ford Charles Ivey Engineering - - - 8 - - - - - - 8
Max Cohen-Olivar Tiga GC286 Ford Cosmik RBR - - - - - - - 8 - - 8
Georges Tessier Spice SE86C Hart Chamberlain Engineering - - - - - - - - 8 - 8
Louis Descartes ALD 03 BMW Auto Louis Descartes - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Bob Juggins Spice SE86C Hart Chamberlain Engineering - - - - - - - 6 - - 6

Teams Championship

Points towards the 1987 World Sports-Prototype Championship for Teams were awarded to the top 10 outright finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 with the following exceptions:

Only the best seven round results could be retained towards a Team’s total.

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Rd9 Rd10 Total
1 Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-8 Jaguar 7.0L V12 20 20 20 20 8 10 20 20 20 20 178
2 Brun Motorsport Porsche 962C Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 8 6 12 8 15 8 12 12 10 91
3 Rothmans Porsche AG Porsche 962C Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 15 12 15 12 20 74
4 Joest Racing Porsche 962C Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 10 12 10 15 8 8 61
5 Richard Lloyd Racing Porsche 962C
Porsche 962C GTi		 Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 3

 20

 15

 8
12		 58
6 Kremer Porsche Racing Porsche 962C Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 10 15 10 6 41
7 Spice Engineering Spice SE86C
Spice SE87C		 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 2

 10

 4

 4

 6

 6
3
1
3		 39
8 Primagaz Competition Cougar C20B
Porsche 962C		 Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6		 2
15
8
4
2		 31
9 Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse Ecosse C286 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 8 3 6 3 4 4 28
10 Mazdaspeed Mazda 757 Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-Rotor 4 4 8
11 Rothmans Porsche Team Schuppan Porsche 962C Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 6 6
12 Kouros Sauber Mercedes Sauber C9 Mercedes M117 5.0L Turbo V8 4 4
13 Cosmik GP Motorsport Tiga GC286
Tiga GC287		 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
2
2		 4
14 Kelmar Racing Tiga Tiga GC85 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 1 2 1 4
15 Victor-Dauer Racing Porsche 962C Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 3 3
16= From-A Porsche Porsche 962C Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 2 2
16= Richard Cleare Racing March 85G Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 2 2
18= Team Tiga Ford Denmark Tiga GC287 Ford Cosworth DBT-E 2.3L Turbo I4 1 1
18= URD Junior Team URD C81 BMW 3.5L I6 1 1
18= Nisseki Trust Racing Team Porsche 962C Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 1 1

1987 FIA Cup for Group C2 Teams

Points towards the 1987 FIA Cup for Group C2 Sports-Prototypes Teams were awarded to the top 10 Group C2 class finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.

Only the best seven round results could be retained towards a Team’s total.

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Rd9 Rd10 Total
1 Spice Engineering Spice SE86C
Spice SE87C		 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 20 20 20 15 20 20 15 20 20 170
2 Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse Ecosse C286 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 15 15 15 20 15 15 20 12 15 15 157
3 Kelmar Racing Tiga Tiga GC85 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 10 10 8 15 6 49
4 Team Tiga Ford Denmark Tiga GC287 Ford Cosworth DBT-E 2.3L Turbo I4 12 10 8 4 8 46
5 Lucky Strike Team Schanche Argo JM19B Zakspeed 1.9L Turbo I4 10 6 10 10 36
6 URD Junior Team URD C83 BMW 3.5L I6 8 12 4 10 34
7 Chamberlain Engineering Spice SE86C Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8		 3

 6

 6

 8

 10

 33
8 Cosmik GP Motorsport Tiga GC286
Tiga GC287		 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
12
20		 32
9 Roy Baker Racing Tiga GC286 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 12 8 20
10 Automobiles Louis Descartes ALD 02
ALD 03		 BMW 3.5L I6 3 8 3 14
11 ADA Engineering Gebhardt JC843
ADA 02		 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 10

 10
12 Charles Ivey Racing Tiga GC287 Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 8 8
13 Dune Motorsport Tiga GC287 Rover V64V 3.0L V6 6 6
14 Ark Racing Ceekar Ceekar 83J Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 4 4
15 CEE Sports Racing Tiga GC286 Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4 2 2

References

  1. ^ Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 261
  2. ^ Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 301
  3. ^ FIA Yearbook, 1988, white section, pages 88-89
  4. ^ FIA Yearbook, 1988, white section, pages 90-91

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