1987 World Touring Car Championship season
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The 1987 World Touring Car Championship season was the inaugural World Touring Car Championship season. It commenced on 22 March 1987 and ended on 15 November after eleven races. The championship was open to Touring Cars complying with FIA Group A regulations. The Drivers title was won by Roberto Ravaglia and the Entrants title by Eggenberger Texaco Ford No 7.[1]
Teams and drivers
Fifteen registered entries were received for the championship. Although numerous other entries competed in races during the season only the following were eligible to score championship points. Cars competed in three engine capacity divisions:
- Division 1: 1 to 1600 cc
- Division 2: 1601 to 2500 cc
- Division 3: Over 2500 cc
No. | Team | Car | Div. | Tyre | Driver |
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1 | Pro Team Italia/Imberti | Maserati Biturbo | 3 | D | Bruno Giacomelli Armin Hahne Marcello Gunella Mario Hytten Nicola Tesini Kevin Bartlett |
6 | Eggenberger Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS 500 |
3 | P | Steve Soper Klaus Niedzwiedz Pierre Dieudonné |
7 | Eggenberger Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS 500 |
3 | P | Andy Rouse Thierry Tassin Klaus Ludwig Pierre Dieudonné Klaus Niedzwiedz |
8 | Andy Rouse Engineering | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS 500 |
3 | P | Klaus Ludwig Pierre Dieudonné Andy Rouse Thierry Tassin Win Percy Armin Hahne Bernd Schneider |
40 | Schnitzer | BMW M3 | 2 | Y | Ivan Capelli Roberto Ravaglia Roland Ratzenberger Emanuele Pirro |
42 | CiBiEmme Sport | BMW M3 | 2 | P | Riccardo Patrese Johnny Cecotto Gianfranco Brancatelli Mauro Baldi |
43 | Bigazzi | BMW M3 | 2 | P | Luis Pérez-Sala Olivier Grouillard Winfried Vogt |
46 | Schnitzer | BMW M3 | 2 | Y | Emanuele Pirro Roland Ratzenberger Roberto Ravaglia Markus Oestreich Dieter Quester |
75 | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo | 2 | P | Alessandro Nannini Michael Andretti Jacques Laffite Paolo Barilla Giorgio Pianta Jean-Louis Schlesser Nicola Larini |
76 | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo | 2 | P | Giorgio Francia Paolo Barilla Jean-Louis Schlesser Giorgio Pianta Alessandro Nannini |
77 | Brixia Corse | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo | 2 | P | Rinaldo Drovandi Claudio Langes Gabriele Tarquini |
78 | Brixia Corse | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo | 2 | P | Carlo Rossi Alessandro Santin |
79 | Albatech | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo | 2 | P | Walter Voulaz Marcello Cipriani d'Avanzo Massimo Siena |
80 | Q-Racing | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo | 2 | P | Thomas Lindström Mikael Naebrink |
100 | Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Benelux Scuderia Autolodi Corse S.r.l. |
Alfa Romeo 33 Series | 1 | P | Carlo Brambilla Giovanni Maggiorelli Luis Villamil Alain Thiebaut Daniele Toffoli Giorgio Francia |
Calendar
Round | Date | Country | Track, Event |
Overall winner | Winner championship | Report | ||
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# | Driver - Laps / Car | # | Driver - Laps, overall position | |||||
1 | 22 March | Italy | Monza Monza 500 |
5 | Allan Moffat John Harvey 86 laps / Holden VL Commodore SS Group A |
79 | Walter Voulaz Marcello Cipriani 79 laps, 7th / Alfa Romeo 75 |
Report |
2 | 19 April | Spain | Jarama Jarama 4 Hours |
46 | Emanuele Pirro Roberto Ravaglia Roland Ratzenberger 150 laps / BMW M3 |
46 | Emanuele Pirro Roberto Ravaglia Roland Ratzenberger 150 laps / BMW M3 |
Report |
3 | 10 May | France | Dijon Burgundy 500 |
42 | Gianfranco Brancatelli Johnny Cecotto 112 laps / BMW M3 |
42 | Gianfranco Brancatelli Johnny Cecotto 112 laps / BMW M3 |
Report |
4 | 12 July | Germany | Nürburgring Nürburgring Touring Car Grand Prix |
7 | Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz Pierre Dieudonné * 111 laps / Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
7 | Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz Pierre Dieudonné * 111 laps / Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
Report |
5 | 1-August 2 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps Spa 24 Hours |
48 | Eric van de Poele Jean-Michel Martin Didier Theys 481 laps / BMW M3 |
43 | Luis Pérez-Sala Olivier Grouillard Winfried Vogt 473 laps, Runner-up / BMW M3 |
Report |
6 | 16 August | Czechoslovakia | Brno Grand Prix Brno |
7 | Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz 93 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 |
7 | Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz 93 laps / Ford Sierra RS 500 |
Report |
7 | 6 September | United Kingdom | Silverstone RAC Tourist Trophy |
48 | Enzo Calderari Fabio Mancini 105 laps / BMW M3 |
46 | Emanuele Pirro Roberto Ravaglia Roland Ratzenberger * 105 laps, Runner-up / BMW M3 |
Report |
8 | 4 October | Australia | Mount Panorama Bathurst 1000 |
10 | Peter McLeod Peter Brock David Parsons Jon Crooke * 158 laps / Holden VL Commodore SS Group A |
42 | Gianfranco Brancatelli Johnny Cecotto 154 laps / 7th / BMW M3 |
Report |
9 | 11 October | Australia | Calder Park Calder 500 |
6 | Steve Soper Pierre Dieudonné Klaus Niedzwiedz * 120 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 |
6 | Steve Soper Pierre Dieudonné Klaus Niedzwiedz * 120 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 |
Report |
10 | 26 October | New Zealand | Wellington Wellington 500 |
7 | Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz 150 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 |
7 | Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz 150 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 |
Report |
11 | 15 November | Japan | Fuji InterTEC 500 |
6 | Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz 112 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 |
6 | Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz 112 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 |
Report |
Note: "Overall winner" in the above table refers to the overall race winner and "Winner championship" refers to the highest placed entry which had been registered for the championship.
Results and standings
Races
Standings
Drivers' Championship
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Note: Race placings in the above table refer to the relative placings gained by registered championship entries and does not include other competitors.
Point system: 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 awarded to the top ten finishers for both outright and divisional results. Therefore, a driver could be awarded up to 40 points in a race. Points were only allocated to drivers of cars registered for the World Championship.
Entrants Championship
Position | Entrant | Division | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 | Total |
1 | Eggenberger Texaco Ford No 7 [1] | 3 | - | 30 | 25 | 40 | - | 40 | 30 | - | 23 | 40 | 40 | 268 |
2 | Schnitzer BMW M3 No 46 | 2 | - | 40 | - | 27 | 12 | 25 | 40 | - | 35 | 35 | 35 | 249 |
3 | Schnitzer BMW M3 No 40 | 2 | - | 30 | 30 | 35 | - | - | - | 24 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 198 |
4 | Eggenberger Texaco Ford No 6 | 3 | - | 23 | 32 | - | - | 30 | 16 | - | 40 | 27 | 25 | 193 |
5 | Bigazzi BMW M3 No 43 | 2 | - | 24 | - | 22 | 40 | 32 | - | 30 | - | - | 16 | 164 |
6 | CiBiEmme Sport BMW M3 No 42 | 2 | - | 16 | 40 | - | - | 20 | - | 40 | 22 | - | 20 | 158 |
Point system: 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 awarded to the top ten finishers for both outright and divisional results. Therefore, an entry could be awarded up to 40 points in a race. Points were allocated only to entries which were registered for the World Championship.
See also
References
- 1987 World Touring Car Championship - from History of the European Touring Car Championship
- 1987 World Touring Car Championship - Touring Car Racing.net
External links
- 1987 WTCC race results Retrieved from Motorsport Almanac on 30 September 2008
- Images from 1987 WTCC Round 5 – Spa 24 Hour – Spa Francorchamps Retrieved from Racing Sports Cars on 30 September 2008
- Images from 1987 WTCC Round 7 – Tourist Trophy - Silverstone Retrieved from Racing Sports Cars on 30 September 2008
- Images from 1987 WTCC Round 8 – James Hardie 1000 - Bathurst Retrieved from Autopics on 30 September 2008
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