1987 World Sportscar Championship

The 1987 World Sportscar Championship season was the 35th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1987 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship which was contested over a ten race series that commenced on 22 March and ended on 27 September. The championship was open to FIA Group C Sports Prototypes, FIA Group C2 Sports Prototypes and IMSA GTP cars. Raul Boesel won the Drivers Championship, Fermin Velez was awarded the FIA Cup for Group C2 Drivers, Silk Cut Jaguar won the Teams Championship and the FIA Cup for Group C2 Teams was awarded to Spice Engineering.[1] Jaguar won 8 out of the 10 races and Porsche 2.

1987 World Sportscar Championship
Previous: 1986 Next: 1988

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

Entries

Group C1
Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Brun Motorsport Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6		 M 1 Walter Brun 1–4, 6–9
Frank Jelinski 1–2
Oscar Larrauri 3, 10
Jésus Pareja 4, 6–7
Uwe Schäfer 4, 8
Paul Belmondo 5
Michel Trollé 5
Pierre de Thoisy 5
Massimo Sigala 9
Jochen Mass 10
2 Massimo Sigala 1–4
Gianfranco Brancatelli 1–3
Oscar Larrauri 4–9
Uwe Schäfer 5, 10
Jésus Pareja 5, 10
Jochen Mass 6–9
Manuel Reuter 10
3 Oscar Larrauri 1–3, 6
Jésus Pareja 1–3, 8–9
Walter Brun 2
Frank Jelinski 3
Bill Adam 5
Scott Goodyear 5
Richard Spenard 5
Jochen Mass 6
Hans-Peter Kaufmann 8
Franz Hunkeler 8
Uwe Schäfer 9
Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-8 Jaguar 7.0 L V12 D 4 Raul Boesel All
Eddie Cheever 1–2, 4–6, 8–9
John Nielsen 2–3, 7, 9
Jan Lammers 5
Johnny Dumfries 10
5 Jan Lammers All
John Watson All
Win Percy 5
Raul Boesel 9
6 Martin Brundle 4–5, 9
John Nielsen 4–5
Armin Hahne 5
Johnny Dumfries 9
Raul Boesel 9
Joest Racing
Blaupunkt-Joest Racing		 Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6		 G 7 Klaus Ludwig 3, 6
Piercarlo Ghinzani 3
Sarel van der Merwe 5
Chip Robinson 5
David Hobbs 5
Bob Wollek 6, 9–10
Hans-Joachim Stuck 7–9
Derek Bell 7–9
Harald Grohs 10
8 Stanley Dickens 3, 5–6, 8–10
"John Winter" 3, 6, 8–10
Klaus Ludwig 3
Frank Jelinski 5, 8–10
Hurley Haywood 5
Sarel van der Merwe 5
Bob Wollek 9–10
9 Klaus Ludwig 6, 8
Frank Jelinski 6
Sarel van der Merwe 6
Bob Wollek 8
Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6		 Y 10 Volker Weidler 1–2, 4–9
Kris Nissen 1–2, 4–9
Allen Berg 4
Kunimitsu Takahashi 5
Franz Konrad 10
George Fouché 10
11 Emilio de Villota 1–2
Paco Romero 1–2
George Fouché 5
Wayne Taylor 5
Franz Konrad 5
Volker Weidler 10
Kris Nissen 10
Primagaz Compétition Cougar C20 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6		 M 13 Hervé Regout 3–5
Joël Gouhier 3
Yves Courage 4–5
Pierre-Henri Raphanel 5
Mussato Action Car Lancia LC2/85 Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 14 Franz Konrad 6
Bruno Giacomelli 6
Liqui Moly Equipe
Britten-Lloyd Racing		 Porsche 962C GTi Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 G 15 Mauro Baldi 1–3, 6–10
Jonathan Palmer 1–2, 4–6, 8–9
Bruno Giacomelli 3
Price Cobb 5
James Weaver 5
Johnny Dumfries 7
Mike Thackwell 10
Porsche AG Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 D 17 Hans-Joachim Stuck 1–6
Derek Bell 1–6
Al Holbert 5
18 Bob Wollek 2–5
Jochen Mass 2–5
Vern Schuppan 5
19 Vern Schuppan 6
Kees Nierop 6
Price Cobb 6
Tiga Team Tiga GC87 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L Turbo V8 D 20 Tim Lee-Davey 8–10
Chico Serra 8–9
Evan Clements 8
Val Musetti 9
Tetsuya Ota 10
Nissan Motorsports Nissan R87E Nissan VEJ30 3.0 L Turbo V8 B 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino 5, 10
Kenji Takehashi 5, 10
Keiji Matsumoto 5
Dave Scott 10
32 Masahiro Hasemi 5, 10
Aguri Suzuki 5, 10
Takao Wada 5
Advan Alpha Nova Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Y 25 Kunimitsu Takahashi 10
Kazuo Mogi 10
Kenny Acheson 10
From A Racing B 27 Hideki Okada 10
John Nielsen 10
Person's Racing Team Nissan R86V Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L V6 Y 28 Anders Olofsson 10
Takao Wada 10
Italya Sports 29 Anders Olofsson 5
Alain Ferté 5
Patrick Gonin 5
Dauer Racing Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 G 31 Jochen Dauer 6, 8
Johnny Dumfries 6
Harald Grohs 8
Walter Lechner Racing School Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 34 Walter Lechner 6
Ernst Franzmaier 6
Toyota Team Tom's Toyota 87C Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1 L Turbo I4 B 36 Alan Jones 5, 10
Geoff Lees 5, 10
Eje Elgh 5
Masanori Sekiya 10
37 Masanori Sekiya 5, 10
Tiff Needell 5
Kaoru Hoshino 5
Nobuhide Tachi 10
Dome Motorsport Dome 87C Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1 L Turbo I4 D 38 Ross Cheever 10
Eje Elgh 10
Graff Racing Rondeau M482 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 G 40 Jean-Philippe Grand 5
Gaston Rahier 5
Jacques Terrien 5
Del Bello Racing Sauber C8 Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0 L Turbo V8 G 42 Gilles Lempereur 5, 7
Pierre-Alain Lombardi 5
Jacques Guillot 5
Jean-Pierre Jassaud 7–8
Lucien Rossiaud 7–8
Noël del Bello 8
Auto Beaurex Motorsport Tom's 86C Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1 L Turbo I4 D 45 Kaoru Hoshino 10
Will Hoy 10
Secateva WM P86 Peugeot ZNS4 2.9 L Turbo I4 M 51 François Migault 5
Pascal Pessiot 5
Jean-Daniel Raulet 5
WM P87 52 Roger Dorchy 5
Philippe Gache 5
Dominique Delestre 5
Alpha Cubic Racing Team renoma Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 B 55 Naoki Nagasaka 10
Chiyomi Totani 10
Hitoshi Ogawa 10
Kouros Racing
Formel Rennsportclub		 Sauber C9 Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0 L Turbo V8 M 61 Mike Thackwell 4–6, 8–9
Henri Pescarolo 4–5, 8
Hideki Okada 5
Manuel Reuter 6
Johnny Dumfries 8
Jean-Louis Schlesser 9
62 Johnny Dumfries 5, 8
Chip Ganassi 5
Mike Thackwell 5
Manuel Reuter 8
Primagaz Compétition Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 G 72 Jürgen Lässig 6, 8–9
Pierre Yver 6, 9
Bernard de Dryver 8–9
Cathy Muller 8
Best House Racing Team LM 07 Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1 L Turbo I4 Y 77 Osamu Nakako 10
Maurizio Sandro Sala 10
Rothmans Porsche Team Schuppan Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 D 99 Geoff Brabham 10
Derek Bell 10
Trust Racing Team 100 Vern Schuppan 10
James Weaver 10
Keiichi Suzuki 10

Group C2
Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse Ecosse C286 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 A 101 David Leslie 1–3
Ray Mallock 1–3
Mike Wilds 4–10
Johnny Dumfries 4
Andy Petery 5
Les Delano 5
Win Percy 6, 8
Marc Duez 7, 9–10
102 Ray Mallock 4–10
David Leslie 4–10
Marc Duez 5
John Bartlett Racing with Goodmans Sound Bardon DB2 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 A 103 Kenneth Leim 2, 4
Val Musetti 2, 4
Max Cohen-Olivar 2
John Bartlett 4, 6, 9
Robin Donovan 5
Tim Lee-Davey 5
Raymond Boutinaud 5
Rob Wilson 6
Giovanni Lavaggi 9
Tom Waring 9
URD Junior Team URD C81/2 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 A 104 Hellmut Mundas 1–4, 6–8, 10
Rudi Seher 1–4, 6–8
Dieter Heinzelmann 2–3
Rudi Thomann 4
Sean Walker 7
Robin Smith 10
Kelmar Racing Tiga GC85 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 A 106 Ranieri Randaccio 2–4, 6–8
Maurizio Gellini 2–4, 6–7
Vito Veninata 2–3, 8–9
Pasquale Barberio 4, 7–9
Roland Bassaler Sauber SHS C6 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 A 108 Jean-François Yvon 5
Herve Bourjade 5
Yves Harvalet 5
Spice Engineering Spice SE86C
Spice SE87C		 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 A 111 Gordon Spice All
Fermín Vélez All
Philippe de Henning 5
112 Ray Bellm 6
Nick Adams 6
José Thibault Chevron B36 Talbot 3.0 L V6 A 113 José Thibault 5
André Heinrich 5
Lionel Née 5
Team Tiga Ford DK Tiga GC287 Ford Cosworth BDT-E 1.8 L Turbo I4 A 114 Thorkild Thyrring 1–3, 5–10
Leif Lindström 1–3
John Sheldon 5–6
Ian Harrower 5
Val Musetti 7
Peter Elgaard 8–10
ADA Engineering Gebhardt JC843 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 A 115 Ian Harrower 1–2, 7
Mike Wilds 1–2
Tiff Needell 7
Techno Racing Alba AR3 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 A 116 Luigi Taverna 1–3, 5, 7
Jean-Pierre Frey 1–2, 7
Oscar Berselli 2–3
Pasquale Barberio 3
Patrick Trucco 5
Evan Clements 5
Giovanni Lavaggi 7
Team Lucky Strike Schanche Argo JM19B Zakspeed 1.9 L Turbo I4 G 117 Martin Schanche 1–9
Will Hoy 1–9
Robin Smith 5
Olindo Iacobelli
Chamberlain Engineering		 Royale RP40
Spice SE86C		 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 A 118 Jean-Louis Ricci 5, 7–10
Olindo Iacobelli 5, 7–8, 10
Georges Tessier 5, 8–9
John Nicholson 7
Gerard Cardinaud 9
Chamberlain Engineering Spice SE86C Hart 418T 1.9 L Turbo I4 127 Nick Adams 3–5, 7–9
Graham Duxbury 3–5, 10
Costas Los 3
Richard Jones 5
John Foulston 7
Bob Juggins 8
Ian Khan 9–10
Karl-Heinz Becker Lola T600 BMW 1.6 L Turbo I4 119 Karl-Heinz Becker 6
Volker Cordlandwehr 6
Cosmik Racing with GP Motorsport Tiga GC287 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 G 121 Costas Los 4–10
Dudley Wood 4–9
James Weaver 4, 7
Tom Hessert 5
Chris Hodgetts 10
Charles Ivey Racing Tiga GC287 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 A 123 Dudley Wood 1, 3
Mark Newby 1, 3
Ian Taylor 4
Pete Lovett 4
John Cooper 5
Tom Dodd-Noble 5
Max Cohen-Olivar 5
John Sheldon 7–9
Philippe de Henning 7–9
Oudet Racing
Vetir Racing Team		 Tiga GC85 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 A 125 Patrick Oudet 4–5
Bruno Sotty 4–5
Jean-Claude Justice 4–5
Alba Carma Alba AR6 Carma 1.9 L Turbo I4 130 Martino Finotto 3
Pietro Silva 3
Ruggero Melgrati 3
Gebhardt Motorsport Gebhardt JC873 Audi 2.1 L Turbo I5 A 140 Günther Gebhardt 9
Ernst Franzmaier 9
Walter Lechner 9
British Barn Racing Team JTK 62C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 D 150 Jirou Yoneyama 10
Hideshi Matsuda 10
Kiyoshi Misaki 10
Ba-Tsu Racing Team MCS Guppy Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor D 170 Ichirou Mizuno 10
Syuuji Fujii 10
Kazuhiko Oda 10
CEE Sport Racing Tiga GC286 Volvo 2.3 L Turbo I4
Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7 L Turbo I4		 A 171 Slim Borgudd 5
Tryggve Gronvall 5
Andrew Ratcliffe 5
Laurence Jacobsen 7, 9
Stefano Sebastiani 7, 9
John Fyda 7
Richard Jones 9
Automobiles Louis Descartes ALD 03 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 A 177 Jacques Heuclin 3–5, 7, 9
Dominique Lacaud 3, 5, 7–9
Gérard Tremblay 3, 8
Louis Descartes 4–5, 7–9
ALD 02 178 Gérard Tremblay 2, 4–5, 7–9
Dominique Lacaud 2, 4
Louis Descartes 2
Sylvain Boulay 4–5
Michel Lateste 5
Rudi Thomann 7
Jean-Claude Ferrarin 7
Bruno Sotty 8–9
Thierry Lecerf 9
Dune Motorsport Tiga GC287 Rover V64V 3.2 L V6 A 181 Neil Crang 3–4, 9
Duncan Bain 3–4, 9
Jean Krucker 4
Ark Racing with Arthur Hough Ceekar 83J-1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 A 188 Max Payne 7–9
Lawrie Hickman 7–9
Chris Ashmore 9
PC Automotive Royale RP40 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 191 Richard Piper 7
Mike Catlow 7
Roy Baker Racing Tiga GC286 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 A 198 Costas Los 1–2
Pasquale Barberio 1–2
Val Musetti 3
Rudi Thomann 3
David Andrews 4–5, 7–10
Robert Peters 4–5
Max Cohen-Olivar 4, 8
Mike Allison 5
Mike Kimpton 7, 9
Jeremy Rossiter 7
Chris Ashmore 8
Patrick de Radigues 10
Ford Cosworth BDT-E 1.7 L Turbo I4 199 John Sheldon 4
Robert Peters 4
Tryggve Gronvall 4
Dahm Cars Racing Argo JM19 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 G 200 Peter Fritsch 5, 8
Teddy Pilette 5
Jean-Paul Libert 5
Dieter Heinzelmann 6, 8
Olaf Manthey 6
Kenneth Leim 7–9
Robin Donovan 7
Patrick de Radigues 9
Guy Nève 9

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.[2] However, the following exceptions applied:

  • Drivers failing to complete a specified percentage of the laps in a race were not awarded points.
  • Drivers of cars which did not complete 90% of the number of laps completed by the winning car were not awarded points.

Only the best seven round results could be retained towards a driver's total.[3]

The table below lists the top 36 placegetters.

Position [1] Driver [1] Car Entrant R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Total [1]
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
=2 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
=5 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
=8 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
=11 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
=14 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
=19 Kris Nissen Porsche 962C Kremer Porsche 10 15 - - - - 6 - - - 31
=21 Jürgen Lässig Porsche 962C Primagaz Competition - - - - 15 8 - - - - 23
=21 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
=24 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
=27 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
=33 Pierre-Henri Raphanel Cougar C20 Porsche Primagaz Competition - - - - 12 - - - - - 12
=35 Franz Konrad Porsche 962C Kremer Porsche - - - - 10 - - - - - 10
=35 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 [1] Driver [1] Car Entrant R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Total [1]
=1 Fermin Velez Spice SE86C & SE87C Ford Spice Engineering 20 20 20 (15) 20 20 (15) - 20 20 140
=1 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
=3 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 4 - 8 46
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
=10 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
=22 Leif Lindström Tiga GC287 Ford Tiga Ford DK 12 - - - - - - - - - 12
=12 Win Percy Ecosse C286 Ford Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse - - - - - - - 12 - - 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
=28 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
=31 Peter Lovett Tiga GC287 Ford Charles Ivey Engineering - - - 8 - - - - - - 8
=31 Max Cohen-Olivar Tiga GC286 Ford Cosmik RBR - - - - - - - 8 - - 8
=31 Georges Tessier Spice SE86C Hart Chamberlain Engineering - - - - - - - - 8 - 8
=31 Louis Descartes ALD 03 BMW Auto Louis Descartes - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
=31 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:

  • Teams were only given points for their highest finishing car, with no points awarded for any position filled by any other cars from that team
  • Teams did not score points for a car which did not complete 90% of distance covered by the winner car.

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

Pos [1] Team [1] Chassis Engine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Rd9 Rd10 Total [1]
1 Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-8 Jaguar 7.0L V12 20 20 20 20 (8) (10) 20 20 20 (20) 140
2 Brun Motorsport Porsche 962C Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 8 (6) 12 (8) 15 8 12 12 10 77'
3 Porsche AG Porsche 962C Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 15 12 15 12 20 74
4 Joest Racing Team Porsche 962C Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 10 12 10 15 8 8 63
5 Liqui Moly Equipe Porsche 962C
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6 Kremer Porsche 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		 36
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 Racing Sauber C9 Mercedes M117 5.0L Turbo V8 4 4
13 GP Motorsport Tiga GC286
Tiga GC287		 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
2
2		 4
14 Kelmar Racing 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 Racing 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= URD Junior Team URD C81 BMW 3.5L I6 1 1
18= Trust Racing Team Porsche 962C Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 1 1
18= Tiga Ford DK Tiga GC287 Ford Cosworth DBT-E 2.3L Turbo I4 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 [1] Team [1] Chassis Engine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Rd9 Rd10 Total [1]
1 Spice Engineering Spice SE86C
Spice SE87C		 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 20 20 20 (15) 20 20 (15) 20 20 140
2 Swiftair Ecurie Ecosse Ecosse C286 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 15 15 15 20 15 15 20 (12) (15) (15) 115
3 Kelmar Racing Tiga GC85 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 10 10 8 15 6 49
4 Tiga Ford DK Tiga GC287 Ford Cosworth DBT-E 2.3L Turbo I4 12 10 8 4 8 46
5 Team Lucky Strike Schanche Argo JM19B Zakspeed 1.9L Turbo I4 10 6 10 10 36
6 Chamberlain Engineering Spice SE86C Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8		 6

 6

 6

 8

 10

 36
6 URD Junior Team URD C83 BMW 3.5L I6 8 12 4 10 34
8 GP Motorsport Tiga GC286
Tiga GC287		 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
12
20		 32
9 Cosmik RBR 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 Engineering 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 83J Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 4 4
15 CEE Sport Racing Tiga GC286 Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4 2 2

References
  1. FIA Yearbook, 1988, white section, pages 88-93
  2. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 261
  3. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 301
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