1987 Australian Touring Car season
1987 Australian Touring Car season | |||
Previous: | 1986 | Next: | 1988 |
The 1987 Australian Touring Car season was the 28th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
There were 16 touring car race meetings held during 1987; a nine round series, the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); a support programme event at the 1987 Australian Grand Prix and six long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros', two of those were rounds of the one-off 1987 World Touring Car Championship (WTCC).
Results and standings
Race calendar
The 1987 Australian touring car season consisted of 16 events.
Date | Series | Circuit | City / State | Winner | Team | Car | Report |
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15 Feb | Castrol Clash for Cash | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Steve Reed | Lansvale Smash Repairs | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | |
1 Mar | ATCC Round 1 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Glenn Seton | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | |
8 Mar | ATCC Round 2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | George Fury | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | |
13 Mar | ATCC Round 3 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 | |
22 Mar | A2TCC Round 1 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | John Smith | Toyota Team Australia | Toyota Corolla | |
26 Apr | ATCC Round 4 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | Glenn Seton | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | |
3 May | ATCC Round 5 | Adelaide International Raceway | Adelaide, South Australia | Dick Johnson | Shell Ultra-High Tech Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | |
31 May | ATCC Round 6 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 | |
7 Jun | ATCC Round 7 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Glenn Seton | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | |
A2TCC Round 2 | Mark Skaife | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Gazelle | ||||
21 Jun | ATCC Round 8 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 | |
5 Jul | ATCC Round 9 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 | |
19 Jul | A2TCC Round 3 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Mark Skaife | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Gazelle | |
2 Aug | Hardie Irrigation 100 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 | |
A2TCC Round 4 | Mark Skaife | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Gazelle | ||||
9 Aug | Yokohama/Bob Jane T-Marts 300 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | John Bowe Terry Shiel |
Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | |
6 Sep | Pepsi 250 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards Ludwig Finauer |
JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 | |
13 Sep | Castrol 500 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | George Fury Terry Shiel |
Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | report |
4 Oct | James Hardie 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Peter McLeod Peter Brock David Parsons |
HDT Racing P/L | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | report |
WTCC Round 8 | Johnny Cecotto Gianfranco Brancatelli |
CiBiEmme | BMW M3 | ||||
11 Oct | Bob Jane T-Marts 500 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Steve Soper Pierre Dieudonné |
Ford Texaco Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | report |
WTCC Round 9 | |||||||
14 Nov | South Pacific Touring Car Championship Round 1 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | Dick Johnson | Shell Ultra-High Tech Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | |
Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian Manufacturers' Championship
Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship
Hardie Irrigation 100
Pos. | Driver | No. | Team | Car |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
16 | Ralliart Australia | Mitsubishi Starion |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
53 | Archibald Motorsport | BMW M3 |
Yokohama/Bob Jane T-Marts 300
Pos. | Driver | No. | Team | Car |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
38 | Everlast Battery Service / Perkins Engineering |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
26 | Kalari Transport | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A |
Pepsi 250
Pos. | Driver | No. | Team | Car |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
1 | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
05 | HDT Racing P/L | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
3 | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 |
Castrol 500
World Touring Car Championship
James Hardie 1000
Bob Jane T-Marts 500
South Pacific Touring Car Championship
This race was a support event of the 1987 Australian Grand Prix. Top 10 results shown.
Pos. | Driver | No. | Team | Car | Grid |
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1 | ![]() |
17 | Shell Ultra-Hi Tech Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 7 |
3 | ![]() |
11 | Enzed Team Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | Bob Jane T-Marts | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 6 |
5 | ![]() |
57 | Caltex CXT Race Team | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
36 | Tony Kavich Racing | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 13 |
7 | ![]() |
6 | HDT Racing P/L | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 11 |
8 | ![]() |
26 | Kalari Transport Services | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 16 |
9 | ![]() |
36 | Grellis Marketing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 14 |
10 | ![]() |
19 | Reithmuller-Ward International Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz 190E | 20 |
References
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