1987 World Touring Car Championship

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 in a BMW M3 and the Entrants title by Eggenberger Motorsport in a Ford Sierra Cosworth No 7.[1]

1987 World Touring Car Championship
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Teams and drivers

The No.7 Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra Cosworth of Klaus Ludwig and Klaus Niedzwiedz at the 2011 Essen Motor Show. Eggenberger Motorsport won the 1987 WTCC Entrants Championship

Fifteen registered entries were received for the championship. Regulations imposed by last minute series promoter Bernie Ecclestone dictated that for teams to receive official points and prize money they must have paid the US$60,000 registration fee. This in fact saw a number of the top teams, most notably Tom Walkinshaw Racing who had been the team to beat in the 1984, 1985 and 1986 European Touring Car Championships, refuse to pay and virtually ignore the championship.

Among those who did commit to the championship were the Ford Europe backed Eggenberger Motorsport with their Texaco sponsored Ford Sierra turbo's, Andy Rouse's team who ran their own Ford Sierra Cosworth, the factory backed BMW teams of West Germany's Schnitzer Motorsport and the Italian CiBiEmme and Bigazzi teams racing the new BMW M3 which had replaced the old 635 CSi as BMW's main challenger, and the Alfa Corse team with their factory Alfa Romeo 75 turbo's.

Although numerous other entries competed in races during the season only the following were eligible to score championship points. Ironically, two outright race winning teams in the championship were not eligible for championship points. Cars competed in three engine capacity divisions:

  • Division 1: up to 1600 cm3
  • Division 2: 1601 to 2500 cm3
  • Division 3: Over 2500 cm3
No.TeamCarDiv.TyreRoundsDriverRounds
1 Pro Team Italia/Imberti Maserati Biturbo 3 D 1, 3-4, 6-9 Bruno Giacomelli 1, 3-4, 6
Armin Hahne 1, 3-4, 6-9
Marcello Gunella 1, 4, 6
Mario Hytten 7
Nicola Tesini 7
Kevin Bartlett 8-9
2 Pro Team Italia/Imberti Maserati Biturbo 3 D 3 Mario Hytten 3
Marcello Gunella 3
4 Pro Team Italia/Imberti Maserati Biturbo 3 D 9 Marcello Gunella 9
Nicola Tesini 9
Stefano Livio 9
6 Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
3 P All Steve Soper 1-10
Klaus Niedzwiedz 1-3, 11
Pierre Dieudonné 4-10
Philippe Streiff 5
Klaus Ludwig 11
7 Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
3 P All Klaus Ludwig 1-10
Pierre Dieudonné 1-3, 11
Klaus Niedzwiedz 4-10
Thierry Boutsen 5
Steve Soper 11
8 Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 3 P 11 Armin Hahne 11
Bernd Schneider 11
8 Andy Rouse Engineering Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
3 P 1-7 Andy Rouse 1-7
Thierry Tassin 1-7
Win Percy 5
40 Schnitzer BMW M3 2 Y All Ivan Capelli 1-5
Roberto Ravaglia 1, 3-6, 8, 11
Roland Ratzenberger 2, 7, 9-10
Emanuele Pirro 5-6, 8
Markus Oestreich 7, 9-11
Dieter Quester 11
42 CiBiEmme Sport BMW M3 2 P All Riccardo Patrese 1
Johnny Cecotto All
Gianfranco Brancatelli 2-11
Mauro Baldi 5
43 Bigazzi BMW M3 2 P All Luis Pérez-Sala 1-2, 4-7, 11
Olivier Grouillard 1-2, 4-8, 10-11
Winfried Vogt 3, 5, 8-10
Markus Oestreich 3
Altfrid Heger 8-9
46 Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 2 Y All Emanuele Pirro 1-3, 7, 9-11
Roland Ratzenberger 1, 3-8
Roberto Ravaglia 2, 6-7, 9-11
Markus Oestreich 4-6, 8
Dieter Quester 5
75 Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 P 1-7 Alessandro Nannini 1-3
Michael Andretti 1
Jacques Laffite 2-7
Paolo Barilla 4-7
Jean-Louis Schlesser 5
76 Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 P 1-7 Giorgio Francia 1-4
Paolo Barilla 1-2
Jean-Louis Schlesser 3-4
Walter Voulaz 5-7
Marcello Cipriani 5-7
Massimo Siena 5
77 Brixia Corse Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 P 1-7 Rinaldo Drovandi 1-7
Gabriele Tarquini 1-2, 4-7
Claudio Langes 3, 5
78 Brixia Corse Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 P 1-7 Carlo Rossi 1-7
Alessandro Santin 1-7
Giacomo Bossini 5
79 Albatech Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 P 1-7 Walter Voulaz 1-4
Marcello Cipriani 1-4
Alessandro Nannini 5
Giorgio Francia 5-7
Jean-Louis Schlesser 5
Nicola Larini 6-7
80 Q-Racing Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 P 1-4, 6-7 Thomas Lindström 1-4, 6-7
Mikael Naebrink 1-4
Steven Andskar 6-7
100 Alfa Corse
Alfa Romeo Benelux
Scuderia Autolodi Corse S.r.l.
Alfa Romeo 33 1 P 3-11 Carlo Brambilla 3-7
Giovanni Maggiorelli 3
Luis Villamil 4
Alain Thiebaut 5-7, 11
Daniele Toffoli 5, 7-10
Giorgio Francia 8-11

Calendar

Drivers in Italics were listed as a driver in the car but did not actually drive that car in the race.

Round Date Country Track,
Event
Overall winner Winner championship Report
#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 RS500
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

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverCar
ITA

SPA

FRA

GER

BEL

CZE

GBR

MPC

CPR

NZL

JAP
Points
1 Roberto Ravaglia BMW M3 DSQ 1 Ret 2 Ret 4 1 3 2 2 2 269
2 Klaus Ludwig Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
DSQ 4 4 1 Ret 1 4 DSQ 5 1 1 268
Klaus Niedzwiedz Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
DSQ 5 3 1 Ret 1 4 DSQ 5 1 1 268
4 Emanuele Pirro BMW M3 DSQ 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret 1 3 2 2 2 244
5 Pierre Dieudonné Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
DSQ 4 4 Ret Ret 2 7 DSQ 1 3 4 193
Steve Soper Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
DSQ 5 3 Ret Ret 2 7 DSQ 1 3 4 193
7 Olivier Grouillard BMW M3 DSQ 3 4 1 3 Ret 2 Ret 6 164
8 Johnny Cecotto BMW M3 DSQ 6 1 Ret Ret 5 Ret 1 4 Ret 5 158
Gianfranco Brancatelli BMW M3 6 1 Ret Ret 5 Ret 1 4 Ret 5 158
10 Roland Ratzenberger BMW M3 DSQ 2 Ret 3 6 4 Ret Ret 3 4 146
11 Luis Pérez-Sala BMW M3 DSQ 3 4 1 3 Ret 6 134
12 Giorgio Francia Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo
Alfa Romeo 33
Ret Ret 6 7 5 Ret 2 Ret 6 5 130
13 Markus Oestreich BMW M3 DSQ Ret 3 6 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 3 118
14 Daniele Toffoli Alfa Romeo 33 Ret 9 Ret 6 5 8 99
15 Walter Voulaz Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 1 7 10 Ret 4 9 8 94
Marcello Cipriani Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 1 7 10 Ret 4 9 8 94
17 Jacques Laffite Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 10 7 6 3 8 5 86
18 Carlo Rossi Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 Ret 9 9 Ret 7 3 80
Alessandro Santin Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 Ret 9 9 Ret 7 3 80
20 Armin Hahne Maserati Biturbo
Ford Sierra RS500
4 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 11 6 Ret Ret 7 79
21 Winni Vogt BMW M3 DSQ Ret 1 2 Ret Ret 70
22 Paolo Barilla Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret Ret 6 3 8 5 67
23 Ivan Capelli BMW M3 DSQ 2 2 Ret 60
24 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 3 10 7 5 59
25 Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
Ret 8 5 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 58
Thierry Tassin Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
Ret 8 5 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 58
27 Rinaldo Drovandi Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret 8 8 2 10 Ret 54
Jean-Louis Schlesser Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 6 7 3 54
29 Alain Thiebaut Alfa Romeo 33 Ret 9 8 45
30 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret 8 2 10 Ret 43
31 Bruno Giacomelli Maserati Biturbo 4 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 11 DNQ 42
Marcello Gunella Maserati Biturbo 4 Ret 11 42
33 Claudio Langes Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 8 2 41
34 Dieter Quester BMW M3 6 3 39
35 Altfrid Heger BMW M3 DSQ 2 Ret 30
Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret 2 30
Thomas Lindström Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 9 12 10 Ret 6 DNS 30
38 Michael Andretti Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 3 24
39 Carlo Brambilla Alfa Romeo 33 Ret Ret 9 22
Massimo Siena Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 4 22
41 Mario Hytten Maserati Biturbo 6 21
Nicola Tesini Maserati Biturbo 6 21
43 Steven Andskär Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret 6 DNS 16
Bernd Schneider Ford Sierra RS500 7 16
44 Mikael Naebrink Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 9 12 10 Ret 14
45 Bruno di Gioia Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 11 3
Gerard Févrot Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 11 3
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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 25 253
2 Schnitzer BMW M3 No 46 2 - 40 - 27 12 25 40 - 35 35 35 249
3 Eggenberger Texaco Ford No 6 2 - 23 32 - - 30 16 - 40 27 40 208
4 Schnitzer BMW M3 No 40 3 - 30 30 35 - - - 24 27 25 27 198
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

  1. FIA World Touring Car Championship 1987, Autosport, 14 January 1988
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