1987 World Touring Car Championship season

The 1987 World Touring Car Championship season was the inaugural World Touring Car Championship

World Touring Car Championship

For the video game, known as World Touring Car Championship in Japan, see TOCA World Touring CarsThe FIA World Touring Car Championship is an international Touring Car championship sanctioned by the FIA.-History:...

season. It commenced on March 22, 1987 and ended on November 15 after eleven races. The championship was open to Touring Cars complying with FIA Group A

Group A

In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, the Group A referred to production-derived vehicles limited in terms of power, weight, allowed...

regulations.

Drivers and teams

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.	Driver
1	Pro Team Italia/Imberti	Maserati Biturbo Maserati Biturbo The Maserati Biturbo is a sports car introduced by Maserati in 1981. The Biturbo is a two-door, four-seater notchback coupé featuring, as the name implies, a two-litre V6 engine with two turbochargers and a luxurious interior.The car was designed by Pierangelo Andreani, an engineer from the De...	3	Bruno Giacomelli Bruno Giacomelli Bruno Giacomelli is a former racing driver from Italy.He won one of the two 1976 British Formula Three Championships and the 1978 Formula Two championship. He participated in 82 Formula One grands prix, debuting on September 11, 1977... Armin Hahne Armin Hahne Armin Hahne is a German racing driver, best known for his exploits in touring car racing. The highpoint of his career was winning both the 1982 and 1983 Spa 24 Hours driving BMW's. Another highlight of his career was driving in the factory supported Tom Walkinshaw Racing run Jaguar Racing team... Marcello Gunella Mario Hytten Nicola Tesini Kevin Bartlett Kevin Bartlett (race driver) Kevin Bartlett , often known by his nickname "KB", is an Australian former open wheel and touring car racing driver who won the CAMS Gold Star in 1968 and 1969, as well as the prestigious Bathurst 1000. Bartlett was named in Wheels magazine's annual yearbook in 2004 as one of Australia's 50...
6	Eggenberger Motorsport	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS Cosworth The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth was a high-performance version of the Ford Sierra. It was the result of a Ford Motorsport project with the purpose of producing an outright winner for Group A racing in Europe.- Development :... Ford Sierra RS 500	3	Steve Soper Steve Soper Steve Soper is a retired racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951. He raced in sports cars and touring cars at the top level for over 20 years. In 1983 he almost won the British Touring Car Championship before his Rover was deemed illegal. He finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a... Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist.- Driver :His greatest success came in the 1980s, as a driver for Ford.... Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné is a Belgian auto racing driver.-Career:He spent a large part of his career competing in Touring car racing. He twice finished third in the European Touring Car Championship in 1977 and 1979. He won two consecutive Spa 24 Hours in 1974 and 1975 with a BMW 3.0 CSi...
7	Eggenberger Motorsport	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS 500	3	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985.... Thierry Tassin Klaus Ludwig Klaus Ludwig Klaus Ludwig is a German race driver.- Biography :Unlike Hans-Joachim Stuck, Rolf Stommelen, Harald Ertl, Hans Heyer and Jochen Mass, he has never raced in single seaters... Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné is a Belgian auto racing driver.-Career:He spent a large part of his career competing in Touring car racing. He twice finished third in the European Touring Car Championship in 1977 and 1979. He won two consecutive Spa 24 Hours in 1974 and 1975 with a BMW 3.0 CSi... Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist.- Driver :His greatest success came in the 1980s, as a driver for Ford....
8	Andy Rouse Engineering Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS 500	3	Klaus Ludwig Klaus Ludwig Klaus Ludwig is a German race driver.- Biography :Unlike Hans-Joachim Stuck, Rolf Stommelen, Harald Ertl, Hans Heyer and Jochen Mass, he has never raced in single seaters... Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné is a Belgian auto racing driver.-Career:He spent a large part of his career competing in Touring car racing. He twice finished third in the European Touring Car Championship in 1977 and 1979. He won two consecutive Spa 24 Hours in 1974 and 1975 with a BMW 3.0 CSi... Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985.... Thierry Tassin Win Percy Win Percy Winston "Win" Percy is a former motor racing driver from England. He competed in many classes of motorsport during his long career, but is perhaps most famous as one of the greats of touring car racing. Joe Saward of Autosport magazine once described him as being "often regarded as the World's... Armin Hahne Armin Hahne Armin Hahne is a German racing driver, best known for his exploits in touring car racing. The highpoint of his career was winning both the 1982 and 1983 Spa 24 Hours driving BMW's. Another highlight of his career was driving in the factory supported Tom Walkinshaw Racing run Jaguar Racing team... Bernd Schneider Bernd Schneider (racecar driver) Bernd Schneider is a retired racing driver from Germany.-Early years:Schneider was named after legendary driver Bernd Rosemeyer, winner of the 1936 European Drivers Championship. Introduced to karting at an early age, he displayed an obvious talent for racing...
40	Schnitzer Schnitzer Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport is a motorsport team based in Freilassing near Munich, Germany. From the early days of its establishment, the team has operated an automobile racing squad for BMW, and has remarkable results in touring car and sports car racing scenes....	BMW M3	2	Ivan Capelli Ivan Capelli Ivan Franco Capelli is an Italian former Formula One driver. He participated in 98 Grands Prix, debuting on October 6, 1985. He achieved 3 podiums, and scored a total of 31 championship points... Roberto Ravaglia Roberto Ravaglia Roberto Ravaglia is a former auto racing driver, who currently runs ROAL Motorsport, who operate the BMW Team Italy-Spain operation in the World Touring Car Championship... Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger was an Austrian racing driver who raced in Formula Nippon, Formula 3000 and Formula One... Emanuele Pirro Emanuele Pirro Emanuele Pirro is an Italian former Formula One driver and five time Le Mans 24 hour winner.- Biography :...
42	CiBiEmme Sport	BMW M3	2	Riccardo Patrese Riccardo Patrese Riccardo Gabriele Patrese is an Italian former racing driver, who raced in Formula One from to .He became the first Formula One driver to achieve 200 Grand Prix starts when he appeared at the 1990 British Grand Prix, and the first to achieve 250 starts at the 1993 German Grand Prix... Johnny Cecotto Johnny Cecotto Alberto "Johnny" Cecotto is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver... Gianfranco Brancatelli Gianfranco Brancatelli Gianfranco Brancatelli is a former racing driver from Italy. His racing career began in 1973, in the Formula Abarth series. In 1975, he advanced to Italian Formula 3 racing... Mauro Baldi Mauro Baldi Mauro Baldi is an Italian former Formula One driver who raced for the Arrows, Alfa Romeo and Spirit teams.He started his career in rallying in 1972 and turned to circuit racing in 1975 with the Italian Renault 5 Cup...
43	Bigazzi	BMW M3	2	Luis Perez-Sala Luis Perez-Sala Luis Pérez-Sala Valls-Taberner is a Spanish former racing driver who competed in Formula One, Formula 3, Formula 3000 and Touring Cars.... Olivier Grouillard Olivier Grouillard Olivier Grouillard is a racing driver from France. He raced in Formula One from to , participating in 62 Grands Prix, scoring 1 championship point.... Winfried Vogt
46	Schnitzer	BMW M3	2	Emanuele Pirro Emanuele Pirro Emanuele Pirro is an Italian former Formula One driver and five time Le Mans 24 hour winner.- Biography :... Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger was an Austrian racing driver who raced in Formula Nippon, Formula 3000 and Formula One... Roberto Ravaglia Roberto Ravaglia Roberto Ravaglia is a former auto racing driver, who currently runs ROAL Motorsport, who operate the BMW Team Italy-Spain operation in the World Touring Car Championship... Markus Oestreich Dieter Quester Dieter Quester Dieter Quester is an active touring car racing driver from Austria. Dieter has participated in 53 24-Hour Races. He competed in a single Formula One race in which he finished ninth....
75	Alfa Corse Alfa Corse Alfa Corse is the name of Alfa Romeo's factory racing team. Throughout the years, Alfa Corse has competed in various forms of motorsport, from Grand Prix motor racing to touring car racing....	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Alfa Romeo 75 The Alfa Romeo 75, sold in North America as the Milano, was a compact sports saloon / compact executive car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo between 1985 and 1992...	2	Alessandro Nannini Alessandro Nannini Alessandro "Sandro" Nannini is a former racing driver from Italy. He is the younger brother of rock-singer Gianna Nannini.-Biography:... Michael Andretti Michael Andretti Michael Mario Andretti is a retired American CART and Formula One driver and owner of the Andretti Autosport team in the IndyCar Series. Andretti is the son of Mario Andretti. His son is Marco Andretti.-Early career:... Jacques Laffite Jacques Laffite Jacques-Henri Laffite is a French former racing driver who competed in Formula One from to . He achieved six grand prix wins, all while driving for the Ligier team. He is now a TV commentator on French television TF1.... Paolo Barilla Paolo Barilla Paolo Barilla is a former Formula One driver who raced for the Minardi team. Paolo is one of the heirs of the vast Barilla pasta empire.Barilla started racing in 1975 and won the Italian 100cc karting title in 1976... Giorgio Pianta Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Louis Schlesser is a French racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. He is known for his successful wins of many different competitions... Nicola Larini Nicola Larini Nicola Larini is a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on September 6, 1987. He finished second in the tragic 1994 San Marino Grand Prix on a substitute outing for Ferrari, but only scored points once more in his career...
76	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	2	Giorgio Francia Giorgio Francia Giorgio Francia is a former racing driver from Italy. He was the German Formula Three champion in 1974.Francia unsuccessfully entered two Formula One Grands Prix. The first was in a works Brabham BT45B, in Martini Racing colours, at the 1977 Italian Grand Prix. He was withdrawn during practice... Paolo Barilla Paolo Barilla Paolo Barilla is a former Formula One driver who raced for the Minardi team. Paolo is one of the heirs of the vast Barilla pasta empire.Barilla started racing in 1975 and won the Italian 100cc karting title in 1976... Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Louis Schlesser is a French racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. He is known for his successful wins of many different competitions... Giorgio Pianta Alessandro Nannini Alessandro Nannini Alessandro "Sandro" Nannini is a former racing driver from Italy. He is the younger brother of rock-singer Gianna Nannini.-Biography:...
77	Brixia Corse	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	2	Rinaldo Drovandi Claudio Langes Claudio Langes Claudio Langes is a racing driver from Italy.In 1978 he won the Italian 125 cc go-kart championship. In subsequent years he competed in Formula 3 and in Formula 3000, where his best result was a third place at the Curaçao Grand Prix, achieved in 1985 with a March Formula 3000.Reaching Formula... Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini is a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 78 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on May 3, 1987. He scored 1 championship point, and holds the record for the most failed attempts to qualify...
78	Brixia Corse	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	2	Carlo Rossi Alessandro Santin Alessandro Santin Alessandro Santin was an Italian race car driver.Santin's main title was in the Italian Formula Three Championship in 1984, in which he drove a Ralt-Alfa to four wins...
79	Albatech	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	2	Walter Voulaz Marcello Cipriani d'Avanzo Massimo Siena
80	Q-Racing	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	2	Thomas Lindström Mikael Naebrink
100	Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Benelux Scuderia Autolodi Corse S.r.l.	Alfa Romeo 33 Series	1	Toby Giovanni Maggiorelli Luis Villamil Alain Thiebaut Daniele Toffoli Giorgio Francia Giorgio Francia Giorgio Francia is a former racing driver from Italy. He was the German Formula Three champion in 1974.Francia unsuccessfully entered two Formula One Grands Prix. The first was in a works Brabham BT45B, in Martini Racing colours, at the 1977 Italian Grand Prix. He was withdrawn during practice...

1987 Calendar

Round	Date	Country	Track, Event	#	Driver - Laps / Car	#	Driver - Laps, overall position	Report
Round	Date	Country	Track, Event	Overall winner		Winner championship		Report
1	March 22		Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near the town of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. The circuit's biggest event is the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, which has been hosted there since the sport's inception.... Monza 500	5	Allan Moffat Allan Moffat Allan George Moffat, OBE is an Australian racing driver known for his four wins in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 1000... John Harvey John Harvey (motorsport) John Francis Harvey is a retired Australian racing driver. He was a top speedway driver for many years in the 1950s/1960s winning many championship races including NSW Championship 3 successive years, Victorian Championship twice.After switching from speedway to road racing, Harvey drove cars... 86 laps / Holden VL Commodore Group A SS Holden VL Commodore The Holden VL Commodore and Calais were a range of mid-sized cars manufactured between 1986 and 1988 by the General Motors Australian arm, Holden...	79	Walter Voulaz Marcello Cipriani 79 laps, 7th	Report 1987 Monza 500 The 1987 Monza 500 was the first round of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship. The race was held for cars eligible for Group A touring car regulations...
2	April 19		Jarama Circuito Permanente Del Jarama The Circuito del Jarama , formerly known as Circuito Permanente del Jarama is a race course in Madrid, Spain which has hosted nine Formula One Spanish Grand Prix.... Jarama 4 Hours	46	Emanuele Pirro Emanuele Pirro Emanuele Pirro is an Italian former Formula One driver and five time Le Mans 24 hour winner.- Biography :... Roberto Ravaglia Roberto Ravaglia Roberto Ravaglia is a former auto racing driver, who currently runs ROAL Motorsport, who operate the BMW Team Italy-Spain operation in the World Touring Car Championship... Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger was an Austrian racing driver who raced in Formula Nippon, Formula 3000 and Formula One... 150 laps / BMW M3 BMW M3 The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E90/E92/E93 3-series, and sold with coupé, sedan and convertible body styles...	46	Emanuele Pirro Roberto Ravaglia Roland Ratzenberger 150 laps / BMW M3	Report
3	May 10		Dijon Dijon-Prenois Dijon-Prenois is a motor racing circuit located in Prenois, near Dijon, France. The undulating track is noted for its fast, sweeping bends.... Burgundy 500	42	Gianfranco Brancatelli Gianfranco Brancatelli Gianfranco Brancatelli is a former racing driver from Italy. His racing career began in 1973, in the Formula Abarth series. In 1975, he advanced to Italian Formula 3 racing... Johnny Cecotto Johnny Cecotto Alberto "Johnny" Cecotto is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver... 112 laps / BMW M3	42	Gianfranco Brancatelli Johnny Cecotto 112 laps / [BMW M3	Report
4	July 12		Nürburgring Nürburgring The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about... Nürburgring Touring Car Grand Prix	7	Klaus Ludwig Klaus Ludwig Klaus Ludwig is a German race driver.- Biography :Unlike Hans-Joachim Stuck, Rolf Stommelen, Harald Ertl, Hans Heyer and Jochen Mass, he has never raced in single seaters... Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist.- Driver :His greatest success came in the 1980s, as a driver for Ford.... Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné is a Belgian auto racing driver.-Career:He spent a large part of his career competing in Touring car racing. He twice finished third in the European Touring Car Championship in 1977 and 1979. He won two consecutive Spa 24 Hours in 1974 and 1975 with a BMW 3.0 CSi... * 111 laps / Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS Cosworth The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth was a high-performance version of the Ford Sierra. It was the result of a Ford Motorsport project with the purpose of producing an outright winner for Group A racing in Europe.- Development :...	7	Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz Pierre Dieudonné * 111 laps / Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	Report
5	1-August 2		Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It is also home to the all Volkswagen club event, 25 Hours of Spa, run by the Uniroyal Fun Cup. It is one of the most challenging race tracks in the world, mainly due to its... Spa 24 Hours Spa 24 Hours The Total 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance racing event held annually in Belgium at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Conceived by Jules de Their and Henri Langlois Van Ophem just one year after the first 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race was run under the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club Belgium...	48	Eric van de Poele Eric van de Poele Eric van de Poele is a Belgian racing driver and former Formula One driver. He participated in 29 Grands Prix, debuting on 10 March 1991. He scored no championship points.... Jean-Michel Martin Didier Theys Didier Theys Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa... 481 laps / BMW M3	43	Luis Perez-Sala Luis Perez-Sala Luis Pérez-Sala Valls-Taberner is a Spanish former racing driver who competed in Formula One, Formula 3, Formula 3000 and Touring Cars.... Olivier Grouillard Olivier Grouillard Olivier Grouillard is a racing driver from France. He raced in Formula One from to , participating in 62 Grands Prix, scoring 1 championship point.... Winfried Vogt 473 laps, Runner-up	Report
6	August 16	Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...	Brno Masaryk Circuit The Masaryk circuit or Masarykring, now referred to as the Brno Circuit, refers two Czech racing circuits located close to the city of Brno.The original circuit was made up of public roads, and at its longest measured nearly... Grand Prix Brno Czechoslovakian Grand Prix The Czechoslovakian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor racing event first held on September 28, 1930 at the Masaryk Circuit now referred to as the Brno Circuit. It was held in the town of Brno in Czechoslovakia .From 1934 onwards, the race was dominated by the German Silver Arrows...	7	Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz 93 laps / Ford Sierra RS 500 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth was a high-performance version of the Ford Sierra. It was the result of a Ford Motorsport project with the purpose of producing an outright winner for Group A racing in Europe.- Development :...	7	Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz 93 laps / Ford Sierra RS 500	Report
7	September 6		Silverstone Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... RAC Tourist Trophy RAC Tourist Trophy The International Tourist Trophy is an award given by the Royal Automobile Club and awarded semi-annually to the winners of a selected motor racing event each year in the United Kingdom. It was first awarded in 1905 and continues to be awarded to this day, making it the longest lasting trophy in...	48	Enzo Calderari Fabio Mancini 105 laps / BMW M3	46	Emanuele Pirro Roberto Ravaglia Roland Ratzenberger * 105 laps, Runner-up	Report
8	October 4		Bathurst Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October... Bathurst 1000 Bathurst 1000 The Bathurst 1000 is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia...	10	Peter McLeod Peter McLeod Peter Gerard McLeod , was an Australian racing driver, best known as co-winner of the 1987 James Hardie 1000 at Bathurst and for driving the distinctive yellow and black Slick 50 Mazda RX-7 Group C touring car during the early to mid 1980's.-Group C Touring Cars:McLeod began his racing career in... Peter Brock Peter Brock Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other... David Parsons David 'Skippy' Parsons David John 'Skippy' Parsons , was an Australian racing driver, who while never a full time racing driver, drove for the biggest racing teams in Australia.... Jon Crooke * 158 laps / Holden VL Commodore Group A SS	42	Gianfranco Brancatelli Gianfranco Brancatelli Gianfranco Brancatelli is a former racing driver from Italy. His racing career began in 1973, in the Formula Abarth series. In 1975, he advanced to Italian Formula 3 racing... Johnny Cecotto Johnny Cecotto Alberto "Johnny" Cecotto is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver... 154 laps / 7th	Report 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...
9	October 11		Calder Calder Park Raceway Calder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a drag strip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either clockwise or counter-clockwise .-History:Calder Park... Calder 500	6	Steve Soper Steve Soper Steve Soper is a retired racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951. He raced in sports cars and touring cars at the top level for over 20 years. In 1983 he almost won the British Touring Car Championship before his Rover was deemed illegal. He finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a... Pierre Dieudonné Klaus Niedzwiedz * 120 laps / Ford Sierra RS 500	6	Steve Soper Pierre Dieudonné Klaus Niedzwiedz * 120 laps / Ford Sierra RS 500	Report 1987 Bob Jane T-Marts 500 The 1987 Bob Jane T-Marts 500 was the ninth round of the 1987 World Touring Car Championship. The race, which was open to Group A Touring Cars, was held on 11 October 1987 at Calder Park Raceway in outer Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on the rarely used combined circuit which incorporated both...
10	October 26		Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range... Wellington 500 Wellington 500 The Wellington 500 was a street race for touring cars which took place at Wellington City in Wellington, New Zealand. The race was first proposed in 1984 and first took place a year later with a different layout from that to the original proposal....	7	Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz 150 laps / Ford Sierra RS 500	7	Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz 150 laps / Ford Sierra RS 500	Report 1987 Wellington 500 The 1987 Nissan Mobil 500 was the tenth round of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship. The race was held for cars eligible for Group A touring car regulations. It was held on October 26, 1987 at the Wellington Street Circuit in the docks area of Wellington, New Zealand.-Official...
11	November 15		Fuji Fuji Speedway is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing... InterTEC 500	6	Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz 112 laps / Ford Sierra RS 500	6	Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz 112 laps / Ford Sierra RS 500	Report

Drivers

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Pos	Driver	Car	ITA Autodromo Nazionale Monza The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near the town of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. The circuit's biggest event is the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, which has been hosted there since the sport's inception....	SPA Circuito Permanente Del Jarama The Circuito del Jarama , formerly known as Circuito Permanente del Jarama is a race course in Madrid, Spain which has hosted nine Formula One Spanish Grand Prix....	FRA Dijon-Prenois Dijon-Prenois is a motor racing circuit located in Prenois, near Dijon, France. The undulating track is noted for its fast, sweeping bends....	GER Nürburgring The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about...	BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It is also home to the all Volkswagen club event, 25 Hours of Spa, run by the Uniroyal Fun Cup. It is one of the most challenging race tracks in the world, mainly due to its...	CZE Masaryk Circuit The Masaryk circuit or Masarykring, now referred to as the Brno Circuit, refers two Czech racing circuits located close to the city of Brno.The original circuit was made up of public roads, and at its longest measured nearly...	GBR Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	MPC Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October...	CPR Calder Park Raceway Calder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a drag strip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either clockwise or counter-clockwise .-History:Calder Park...	NZL Wellington 500 The Wellington 500 was a street race for touring cars which took place at Wellington City in Wellington, New Zealand. The race was first proposed in 1984 and first took place a year later with a different layout from that to the original proposal....	JAP Fuji Speedway is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing...	Points
1	Roberto Ravaglia Roberto Ravaglia Roberto Ravaglia is a former auto racing driver, who currently runs ROAL Motorsport, who operate the BMW Team Italy-Spain operation in the World Touring Car Championship...	BMW M3	DSQ	1st	Ret	2nd	Ret	4th	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	269
2	Klaus Ludwig Klaus Ludwig Klaus Ludwig is a German race driver.- Biography :Unlike Hans-Joachim Stuck, Rolf Stommelen, Harald Ertl, Hans Heyer and Jochen Mass, he has never raced in single seaters...	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS Cosworth The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth was a high-performance version of the Ford Sierra. It was the result of a Ford Motorsport project with the purpose of producing an outright winner for Group A racing in Europe.- Development :... Ford Sierra RS500	DSQ	4th	4th	1st	Ret	1st	4th	DSQ	5th	1st	1st	268
2	Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Niedzwiedz is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist.- Driver :His greatest success came in the 1980s, as a driver for Ford....	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS500	DSQ	5th	3rd	1st	Ret	1st	4th	DSQ	5th	1st	1st	268
4	Emanuele Pirro Emanuele Pirro Emanuele Pirro is an Italian former Formula One driver and five time Le Mans 24 hour winner.- Biography :...	BMW M3	DSQ	1st	Ret	2nd	Ret	Ret	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	244
5	Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné Pierre Dieudonné is a Belgian auto racing driver.-Career:He spent a large part of his career competing in Touring car racing. He twice finished third in the European Touring Car Championship in 1977 and 1979. He won two consecutive Spa 24 Hours in 1974 and 1975 with a BMW 3.0 CSi...	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS500	DSQ	4th	4th	Ret	Ret	2nd	7th	DSQ	1st	3rd	4th	193
5	Steve Soper Steve Soper Steve Soper is a retired racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951. He raced in sports cars and touring cars at the top level for over 20 years. In 1983 he almost won the British Touring Car Championship before his Rover was deemed illegal. He finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a...	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS500	DSQ	5th	3rd	Ret	Ret	2nd	7th	DSQ	1st	3rd	4th	193
7	Olivier Grouillard Olivier Grouillard Olivier Grouillard is a racing driver from France. He raced in Formula One from to , participating in 62 Grands Prix, scoring 1 championship point....	BMW M3	DSQ	3rd		4th	1st	3rd	Ret	2nd		Ret	6th	164
8	Johnny Cecotto Johnny Cecotto Alberto "Johnny" Cecotto is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver...	BMW M3	DSQ	6th	1st	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	1st	4th	Ret	5th	158
8	Gianfranco Brancatelli Gianfranco Brancatelli Gianfranco Brancatelli is a former racing driver from Italy. His racing career began in 1973, in the Formula Abarth series. In 1975, he advanced to Italian Formula 3 racing...	BMW M3		6th	1st	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	1st	4th	Ret	5th	158
10	Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger was an Austrian racing driver who raced in Formula Nippon, Formula 3000 and Formula One...	BMW M3	DSQ	2nd	Ret	3rd	6th	4th	Ret	Ret	3rd	4th		146
11	Luis Perez-Sala Luis Perez-Sala Luis Pérez-Sala Valls-Taberner is a Spanish former racing driver who competed in Formula One, Formula 3, Formula 3000 and Touring Cars....	BMW M3	DSQ	3rd		4th	1st	3rd	Ret				6th	134
12	Giorgio Francia Giorgio Francia Giorgio Francia is a former racing driver from Italy. He was the German Formula Three champion in 1974.Francia unsuccessfully entered two Formula One Grands Prix. The first was in a works Brabham BT45B, in Martini Racing colours, at the 1977 Italian Grand Prix. He was withdrawn during practice...	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Alfa Romeo 75 The Alfa Romeo 75, sold in North America as the Milano, was a compact sports saloon / compact executive car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo between 1985 and 1992... Alfa Romeo 33	Ret	Ret	6th	7th	5th	Ret	2nd	Ret	6th	5th		130
13	Markus Oestreich	BMW M3	DSQ		Ret	3rd	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	3rd	4th	3rd	118
14	Daniele Toffoli	Alfa Romeo 33					Ret		9th	Ret	6th	5th	8th	99
15	Walter Voulaz	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	1st	7th	10th	Ret	4th	9th	8th					94
15	Marcello Cipriani	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	1st	7th	10th	Ret	4th	9th	8th					94
17	Jacques Laffite Jacques Laffite Jacques-Henri Laffite is a French former racing driver who competed in Formula One from to . He achieved six grand prix wins, all while driving for the Ligier team. He is now a TV commentator on French television TF1....	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		10th	7th	6th	3rd	8th	5th					86
18	Carlo Rossi	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	2nd	Ret	9th	9th	Ret	7th	3rd					80
18	Alessandro Santin Alessandro Santin Alessandro Santin was an Italian race car driver.Santin's main title was in the Italian Formula Three Championship in 1984, in which he drove a Ralt-Alfa to four wins...	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	2nd	Ret	9th	9th	Ret	7th	3rd					80
20	Armin Hahne Armin Hahne Armin Hahne is a German racing driver, best known for his exploits in touring car racing. The highpoint of his career was winning both the 1982 and 1983 Spa 24 Hours driving BMW's. Another highlight of his career was driving in the factory supported Tom Walkinshaw Racing run Jaguar Racing team...	Maserati Biturbo Maserati Biturbo The Maserati Biturbo is a sports car introduced by Maserati in 1981. The Biturbo is a two-door, four-seater notchback coupé featuring, as the name implies, a two-litre V6 engine with two turbochargers and a luxurious interior.The car was designed by Pierangelo Andreani, an engineer from the De... Ford Sierra RS500	4th	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	6th	Ret	Ret		7th	79
21	Winni Vogt	BMW M3	DSQ		Ret		1st			2nd	Ret	Ret		70
22	Paolo Barilla Paolo Barilla Paolo Barilla is a former Formula One driver who raced for the Minardi team. Paolo is one of the heirs of the vast Barilla pasta empire.Barilla started racing in 1975 and won the Italian 100cc karting title in 1976...	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	Ret	Ret		6th	3rd	8th	5th					67
23	Ivan Capelli Ivan Capelli Ivan Franco Capelli is an Italian former Formula One driver. He participated in 98 Grands Prix, debuting on October 6, 1985. He achieved 3 podiums, and scored a total of 31 championship points...	BMW M3	DSQ	2nd	2nd		Ret							60
24	Alessandro Nannini Alessandro Nannini Alessandro "Sandro" Nannini is a former racing driver from Italy. He is the younger brother of rock-singer Gianna Nannini.-Biography:...	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	3rd	10th	7th		5th							59
25	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS500	Ret	8th	5th	5th		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret			58
25	Thierry Tassin	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS 500	Ret	8th	5th	5th		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret			58
27	Rinaldo Drovandi	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		Ret	8th	8th	2nd	10th	Ret					54
27	Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Louis Schlesser is a French racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. He is known for his successful wins of many different competitions...	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo			6th	7th	3rd							54
29	Alain Thiebaut	Alfa Romeo 33					Ret		9th				8th	45
30	Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini is a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 78 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on May 3, 1987. He scored 1 championship point, and holds the record for the most failed attempts to qualify...	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		Ret		8th	2nd	10th	Ret					43
31	Bruno Giacomelli Bruno Giacomelli Bruno Giacomelli is a former racing driver from Italy.He won one of the two 1976 British Formula Three Championships and the 1978 Formula Two championship. He participated in 82 Formula One grands prix, debuting on September 11, 1977...	Maserati Biturbo	4th	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th		Ret				42
31	Marcello Gunella	Maserati Biturbo	4th			Ret		11th						42
33	Claudio Langes Claudio Langes Claudio Langes is a racing driver from Italy.In 1978 he won the Italian 125 cc go-kart championship. In subsequent years he competed in Formula 3 and in Formula 3000, where his best result was a third place at the Curaçao Grand Prix, achieved in 1985 with a March Formula 3000.Reaching Formula...	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo			8th		2nd							41
34	Dieter Quester Dieter Quester Dieter Quester is an active touring car racing driver from Austria. Dieter has participated in 53 24-Hour Races. He competed in a single Formula One race in which he finished ninth....	BMW M3					6th						3rd	39
35	Altfrid Heger Altfrid Heger Altfrid Heger is a German racing driver who competed in the 1987 World Touring Car Championship. He won the 1988 Guia Race. Heger is the co-founder of Hegersport, a German company which organizes auto racing series such as the V8Star Series....	BMW M3	DSQ							2nd	Ret			30
	Nicola Larini Nicola Larini Nicola Larini is a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on September 6, 1987. He finished second in the tragic 1994 San Marino Grand Prix on a substitute outing for Ferrari, but only scored points once more in his career...	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo						Ret	2nd					30
	Thomas Lindström	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		9th	12th	10th	Ret	6th	DNS					30
38	Michael Andretti Michael Andretti Michael Mario Andretti is a retired American CART and Formula One driver and owner of the Andretti Autosport team in the IndyCar Series. Andretti is the son of Mario Andretti. His son is Marco Andretti.-Early career:...	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	3rd											24
39	'Toby'	Alfa Romeo 33		Ret			Ret		9th					22
40	Mario Hytten	Maserati Biturbo							6th					21
40	Nicola Tesini	Maserati Biturbo							6th					21
42	Massimo Siena	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo					4th							20
43	Steven Andskär Steven Andskär Steven Andskär is a Swedish race car driver. His long career started out in the mid 1970s when he competed in karting. After that—in the early 1980s—he went from karting to driving several races in Formula 3. Later on he advanced to Formula 3000 which he raced in from 1986 until 1988...	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo					Ret	6th	DNS					16
43	Bernd Schneider	Ford Sierra RS500											7th	16
45	Mikael Naebrink	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		9th	12th	10th	Ret							14
46	Bruno di Gioia	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo			11th									3
46	Gerard Févrot	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo			11th									3

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

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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	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.

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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