1987 World Touring Car Championship

none 1987 World Touring Car Championship World Drivers' Champion Roberto Ravaglia World Entrants' Champion Eggenberger Motorsport none 2005 The 1987 World Touring Car Championship was the inaugural World Touring Car Championship. 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 with the Ford Sierra Cosworth No 7.FIA World Touring Car Championship 1987, Autosport, 14 January 1988 Teams and drivers thumb|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 ITA Pro Team Italia/Imberti Maserati Biturbo 3 Dunlop 1, 3-4, 6-9 ITA Bruno Giacomelli 1, 3-4, 6 DEU Armin Hahne 1, 3-4, 6-9 ITA Marcello Gunella 1, 4, 6 CHE Mario Hytten 7 ITA Nicola Tesini 7 AUS Kevin Bartlett 8-9 2 ITA Pro Team Italia/Imberti Maserati Biturbo 3 Dunlop 3 CHE Mario Hytten 3 ITA Marcello Gunella 3 4 ITA Pro Team Italia/Imberti Maserati Biturbo 3 Dunlop 9 ITA Marcello Gunella 9 ITA Nicola Tesini 9 ITA Stefano Livio 9 6 CHE Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS CosworthFord Sierra RS500 3 Pirelli All GBR Steve Soper 1-10 FRG Klaus Niedzwiedz 1-3, 11 BEL Pierre Dieudonné 4-10 FRA Philippe Streiff 5 FRG Klaus Ludwig 11 7 CHE Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS CosworthFord Sierra RS500 3 Pirelli All FRG Klaus Ludwig 1-10 BEL Pierre Dieudonné 1-3, 11 FRG Klaus Niedzwiedz 4-10 BEL Thierry Boutsen 5 GBR Steve Soper 11 8 CHE Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 3 Pirelli 11 FRG Armin Hahne 11 FRG Bernd Schneider 11 8 GBR Andy Rouse Engineering Ford Sierra RS CosworthFord Sierra RS500 3 Pirelli 1-7 GBR Andy Rouse 1-7 BEL Thierry Tassin 1-7 GBR Win Percy 5 40 FRG Schnitzer BMW M3 2 Yokohama All ITA Ivan Capelli 1-5 ITA Roberto Ravaglia 1, 3-6, 8, 11 AUT Roland Ratzenberger 2, 7, 9-10 ITA Emanuele Pirro 5-6, 8 FRG Markus Oestreich 7, 9-11 AUT Dieter Quester 11 42 ITA CiBiEmme Sport BMW M3 2 Pirelli All ITA Riccardo Patrese 1 Venezuela 1930 Johnny Cecotto All ITA Gianfranco Brancatelli 2-11 ITA Mauro Baldi 5 43 ITA Bigazzi BMW M3 2 Pirelli All ESP Luis Pérez-Sala 1-2, 4-7, 11 FRA Olivier Grouillard 1-2, 4-8, 10-11 FRG Winfried Vogt 3, 5, 8-10 FRG Markus Oestreich 3 AUT Altfrid Heger 8-9 46 DEU Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 2 Yokohama All ITA Emanuele Pirro 1-3, 7, 9-11 AUT Roland Ratzenberger 1, 3-8 ITA Roberto Ravaglia 2, 6-7, 9-11 FRG Markus Oestreich 4-6, 8 AUT Dieter Quester 5 75 ITA Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 Pirelli 1-7 ITA Alessandro Nannini 1-3 USA Michael Andretti 1 FRA Jacques Laffite 2-7 ITA Paolo Barilla 4-7 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser 5 76 ITA Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 Pirelli 1-7 ITA Giorgio Francia 1-4 ITA Paolo Barilla 1-2 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser 3-4 ITA Walter Voulaz 5-7 ITA Marcello Cipriani 5-7 ITA Massimo Siena 5 77 ITA Brixia Corse Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 Pirelli 1-7 ITA Rinaldo Drovandi 1-7 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 1-2, 4-7 ITA Claudio Langes 3, 5 78 ITA Brixia Corse Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 Pirelli 1-7 ITA Carlo Rossi 1-7 ITA Alessandro Santin 1-7 ITA Giacomo Bossini 5 79 ITA Albatech Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 Pirelli 1-7 ITA Walter Voulaz 1-4 ITA Marcello Cipriani 1-4 ITA Alessandro Nannini 5 ITA Giorgio Francia 5-7 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser 5 ITA Nicola Larini 6-7 80 SWE Q-Racing Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 Pirelli 1-4, 6-7 SWE Thomas Lindström 1-4, 6-7 SWE Mikael Naebrink 1-4 SWE Steven Andskär 6-7 100 ITA Alfa CorseBEL Alfa Romeo BeneluxITA Scuderia Autolodi Corse S.r.l. Alfa Romeo 33 1 Pirelli 3-11 ITA Carlo Brambilla 3-7 ITA Giovanni Maggiorelli 3 ESP Luis Villamil 4 BEL Alain Thiebaut 5-7, 11 ITA Daniele Toffoli 5, 7-10 ITA 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. RoundDateCountryCircuit,EventOverall winnerWinner championshipReport#Driver - Laps / Car#Driver - Laps, overall position 1 22 March MonzaMonza 500 5 CAN Allan MoffatAUS John Harvey86 laps / Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 79 ITA Walter VoulazITA Marcello Cipriani79 laps, 7th / Alfa Romeo 75 Report 2 19 April JaramaJarama 4 Hours 46 ITA Emanuele PirroITA Roberto RavagliaAUT Roland Ratzenberger150 laps / BMW M3 46 ITA Emanuele PirroITA Roberto RavagliaAUT Roland Ratzenberger150 laps / BMW M3 Report 3 10 May DijonBurgundy 500 42 ITA Gianfranco BrancatelliVenezuela 1930 Johnny Cecotto112 laps / BMW M3 42 ITA Gianfranco BrancatelliVenezuela 1930 Johnny Cecotto112 laps / BMW M3 Report 4 12 July NürburgringNürburgring Touring Car Grand Prix 7 FRG Klaus LudwigFRG Klaus NiedzwiedzBEL Pierre Dieudonné *111 laps / Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 7 FRG Klaus LudwigFRG Klaus NiedzwiedzBEL Pierre Dieudonné *111 laps / Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Report 5 1-August 2 Spa-FrancorchampsSpa 24 Hours 48 BEL Eric van de PoeleBEL Jean-Michel MartinBEL Didier Theys481 laps / BMW M3 43 ESP Luis Pérez-SalaFRA Olivier GrouillardFRG Winfried Vogt473 laps, Runner-up / BMW M3 Report 6 16 August CZE Czechoslovakia BrnoGrand Prix Brno 7 FRG Klaus LudwigFRG Klaus Niedzwiedz93 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 7 FRG Klaus LudwigFRG Klaus Niedzwiedz93 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 Report 7 6 September SilverstoneRAC Tourist Trophy 48 CHE Enzo CalderariITA Fabio Mancini105 laps / BMW M3 46 ITA Emanuele PirroITA Roberto RavagliaAUT Roland Ratzenberger *105 laps, Runner-up / BMW M3 Report 8 4 October Mount PanoramaBathurst 1000 10 AUS Peter McLeodAUS Peter BrockAUS David ParsonsAUS Jon Crooke *158 laps / Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 42 ITA Gianfranco BrancatelliVenezuela 1930 Johnny Cecotto154 laps / 7th / BMW M3 Report 9 11 October Calder ParkCalder 500 6 GBR Steve SoperBEL Pierre DieudonnéFRG Klaus Niedzwiedz *120 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 6 GBR Steve SoperBEL Pierre DieudonnéFRG Klaus Niedzwiedz *120 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 Report 10 26 October WellingtonWellington 500 7 FRG Klaus LudwigFRG Klaus Niedzwiedz150 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 7 FRG Klaus LudwigFRG Klaus Niedzwiedz150 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 Report 11 15 November FujiInterTEC 500 6 FRG Klaus LudwigFRG Klaus Niedzwiedz112 laps / Ford Sierra RS500 6 FRG Klaus LudwigFRG Klaus Niedzwiedz112 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 PosDriverCarITAITAESPSPAFRAFRAFRGGERBELBELCSKCZEGBRGBRAUSMPCAUSCPRNZLNZLJPNJAPPoints 1 ITA Roberto Ravaglia BMW M3 DSQ 1 Ret 2 Ret 4 1 3 2 2 2 269 2 DEU Klaus Ludwig Ford Sierra RS CosworthFord Sierra RS500 DNS 4 4 1 Ret 1 4 DSQ 5 1 1 268 DEU Klaus Niedzwiedz Ford Sierra RS CosworthFord Sierra RS500 DNS 5 3 1 Ret 1 4 DSQ 5 1 1 268 4 ITA Emanuele Pirro BMW M3 DSQ 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret 1 3 2 2 2 244 5 BEL Pierre Dieudonné Ford Sierra RS CosworthFord Sierra RS500 DNS 4 4 Ret Ret 2 7 DSQ 1 3 4 193 GBR Steve Soper Ford Sierra RS CosworthFord Sierra RS500 DNS 5 3 Ret Ret 2 7 DSQ 1 3 4 193 7 FRA Olivier Grouillard BMW M3 DSQ 3 4 1 3 Ret 2 Ret 6 164 8 Venezuela 1930 Johnny Cecotto BMW M3 DSQ 6 1 Ret Ret 5 Ret 1 4 Ret 5 158 ITA Gianfranco Brancatelli BMW M3 6 1 Ret Ret 5 Ret 1 4 Ret 5 158 10 AUT Roland Ratzenberger BMW M3 DSQ 2 Ret 3 6 4 Ret Ret 3 4 146 11 ESP Luis Pérez-Sala BMW M3 DSQ 3 4 1 3 Ret 6 134 12 ITA Giorgio Francia Alfa Romeo 75 TurboAlfa Romeo 33 Ret Ret 6 7 5 Ret 2 Ret 6 5 130 13 DEU Markus Oestreich BMW M3 DSQ Ret 3 6 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 3 118 14 ITA Daniele Toffoli Alfa Romeo 33 Ret 9 Ret 6 5 8 99 15 ITA Walter Voulaz Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 1 7 10 Ret 4 9 8 94 ITA Marcello Cipriani Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 1 7 10 Ret 4 9 8 94 17 FRA Jacques Laffite Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 10 7 6 3 8 5 86 18 ITA Carlo Rossi Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 Ret 9 9 Ret 7 3 80 ITA Alessandro Santin Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 Ret 9 9 Ret 7 3 80 20 DEU Armin Hahne Maserati BiturboFord Sierra RS500 4 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 11 6 Ret Ret 7 79 21 DEU Winni Vogt BMW M3 DSQ Ret 1 2 Ret Ret 70 22 ITA Paolo Barilla Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret Ret 6 3 8 5 67 23 ITA Ivan Capelli BMW M3 DSQ 2 2 Ret 60 24 ITA Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 3 10 7 5 59 25 GBR Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS CosworthFord Sierra RS500 Ret 8 5 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 58 BEL Thierry Tassin Ford Sierra RS CosworthFord Sierra RS500 Ret 8 5 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 58 27 ITA Rinaldo Drovandi Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret 8 8 2 10 Ret 54 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 6 7 3 54 29 FRA Alain Thiebaut Alfa Romeo 33 Ret 9 8 45 30 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret 8 2 10 Ret 43 31 ITA Bruno Giacomelli Maserati Biturbo 4 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 11 DNQ 42 ITA Marcello Gunella Maserati Biturbo 4 Ret 11 42 33 ITA Claudio Langes Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 8 2 41 34 AUT Dieter Quester BMW M3 6 3 39 35 DEU Altfrid Heger BMW M3 DSQ 2 Ret 30 ITA Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret 2 30 SWE Thomas Lindström Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 9 12 10 Ret 6 DNS 30 38 USA Michael Andretti Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 3 24 39 ITA Carlo Brambilla Alfa Romeo 33 Ret Ret 9 22 ITA Massimo Siena Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 4 22 41 CHE Mario Hytten Maserati Biturbo 6 21 ITA Nicola Tesini Maserati Biturbo 6 21 43 SWE Steven Andskär Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret 6 DNS 16 DEU Bernd Schneider Ford Sierra RS500 7 16 44 SWE Mikael Naebrink Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 9 12 10 Ret 14 45 BEL Bruno di Gioia Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 11 3 FRA Gerard Févrot Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 11 3 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 CHE Eggenberger Texaco Ford No 7 3 - 30 25 40 - 40 30 - 23 40 25 253 2 DEU Schnitzer BMW M3 No 46 2 - 40 - 27 12 25 40 - 35 35 35 249 3 CHE Eggenberger Texaco Ford No 6 2 - 23 32 - - 30 16 - 40 27 40 208 4 DEU Schnitzer BMW M3 No 40 3 - 30 30 35 - - - 24 27 25 27 198 5 ITA Bigazzi BMW M3 No 43 2 - 24 - 22 40 32 - 30 - - 16 164 6 ITA 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 Group A References https://archive.today/20031205081507/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1987%20WTCC.html 1987 World Touring Car Championship - from History of the European Touring Car Championship 1987 World Touring Car Championship - Touring Car Racing.net Bibliography Robert Weber Automobilsport Racing / History / Passion #11: World Touring Car Championship 1987 March 2017 Sportfahrer Verlag English 2199-126X 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 ONCE UPON A TIME... IN JAPAN