1987 International Formula 3000 Championship

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The 1987 International Formula 3000 season was the third season of FIA Formula 3000 motor racing. It featured the 1987 Formula 3000 Intercontinental Championship,[1] which was contested over an eleven round series in which 23 different teams, 53 different drivers, 4 different chassis constructors and 3 different engines manufacturers competed. The championship was won by Stefano Modena who drove a March 87B Ford Cosworth for Onyx Racing ahead of Lola Motorsport driver Luis Perez Sala.[2]

Drivers and teams

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Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
  Genoa Racing [pl] March 87B Cosworth 1   Alessandro Santin 1
  Jacques Villeneuve Sr. 3
  Corrado Fabi 5-6
  Michel Ferté 7-9
  Eliseo Salazar 10-11
2   Gregor Foitek 1-8
  Fabrizio Barbazza 9
  Marco Romano 10
  Kris Nissen 11
  Pavesi Racing Ralt RT21 Cosworth 3   Pierluigi Martini 1-4, 6-10
Ralt RT20 5, 11
Ralt RT21 4   Paolo Barilla 1-4, 6-10
Ralt RT20 5, 11
  Oreca Motorsport March 87B Cosworth 5   Olivier Grouillard 1, 4-11
March 86B 2-3
March 87B 6   Yannick Dalmas 1-2, 4-11
  Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt RT21 Honda 7   Roberto Moreno All
8   Maurício Gugelmin All
  Onyx Racing March 87B Cosworth 9   Stefano Modena All
10   Pierre-Henri Raphanel All
  Lola Motorsport Lola T87/50 Cosworth 11   John Jones All
12   Luis Perez Sala All
  BS Automotive Lola T87/50 Cosworth 14   Dominique Delestre 1-4, 7-8
  Mark Blundell 9-11
15   Alfonso de Vinuesa 1-3, 7-8
  Giovanna Amati 5-6, 10
Lola T86/50 40   Michel Ferté 1
Lola T87/50 2-5
  Mark Blundell 6
Lola T86/50   Tomas Kaiser 7-9
Lola T87/50 10-11
  Équipe Dollop March 86B Cosworth 16   Urs Durdler 1
  Guido Daccò 2-5
17   Jean-Pierre Frey 1-9
41   Benoît Morand 4-5
  Bromley Motorsport Ralt RT21 Cosworth 18   Eliseo Salazar 1-6
  Cor Euser 7-11
  Eddie Jordan Racing March 87B Cosworth 20   Tomas Kaiser 1-6
  Colin Bennett Racing March 86B Cosworth 21   Cor Euser 1-3
  Robert Lee-Lewis 6-8
  John Alcorn 10-11
March 87B 42   Robert Lee-Lewis 5
44   Eliseo Salazar 7-9
  Roni Motorsport March 87B Cosworth 22   Steven Andskär All
  GEM Motorsport Ralt RT21 Cosworth 23   Gary Evans All
  EuroVenturini Dallara 3087 Cosworth 25   Marco Apicella All
26   Jari Nurminen 1-4
  Guido Daccò 6-7
  Nicola Tesini 9
  Madgwick International March 87B Cosworth 28   Andy Wallace 1-6
Lola T87/50 7-11
  GA Motorsport Lola T87/50 Cosworth 29   Thierry Tassin 3
  Julian Bailey 5-11
30   Jari Nurminen 5-10
  Antonio Albacete 11
Lola T86/50 43   Altfrid Heger 7-8
  Gregor Foitek 9-11
  FIRST Racing March 87B Cosworth 31   Lamberto Leoni 1-9
Judd 10-11
Cosworth 32   Gabriele Tarquini All
33   Aldo Bertuzzi 1, 4, 9
  Beppe Gabbiani 2-3
  Claudio Langes 5-8, 11
  Alain Ferté 10
  Fleetray Racing Lola T86/50 Cosworth 34   Mark Blundell 1-3, 5, 7-8
  GDBA Motorsport Lola T87/50 Cosworth 35   Michel Trollé All
36   Paul Belmondo All
  Racetech 3000 March 87B Cosworth 37   Robert Lee-Lewis 1-3
  Mario Hytten 4-7
Ralt RT20 8-9
March 87B   Gilles Lempereur 10-11
  Murray Taylor Racing March 87B Cosworth 38   Russell Spence 1-6
  Mountleigh Motorsport 7-11
  Bertram Schäfer Racing Ralt RT21 Cosworth 39   Altfrid Heger 3
  Forti Corse Dallara 3087 Cosworth 42   Nicola Larini 6-7, 9, 11
  Nicola Tesini 8
Sources:[3][4]

Calendar

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Round Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1   Silverstone Circuit 12 April 42 4.778=200.676 km 0'57:07.1 210.750 km/h   Roberto Moreno   Roberto Moreno   Maurício Gugelmin
2   ACI Vallelunga Circuit 10 May 61 3.2=195.2 km 1'10:06.2 167.067 km/h   Yannick Dalmas   Stefano Modena   Stefano Modena
3   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 16 May 16 6.949=111.184 km 0'38:57.67 171.001 km/h   Roberto Moreno   Luis Pérez-Sala   Michel Trollé
4   Pau Grand Prix 8 June 72 2.76=198.72 km 1'30:14.5 132.12 km/h   Pierre-Henri Raphanel   Roberto Moreno   Yannick Dalmas
5   Donington Park 28 June 50 4.023=201.15 km 1'12:16.41 166.990 km/h   Luis Pérez-Sala   Yannick Dalmas   Luis Pérez-Sala
6   Autodromo di Pergusa 19 July 41 4.95=202.95 km 1'03:09.90 192.781 km/h   Maurício Gugelmin   Lamberto Leoni   Roberto Moreno
7   Brands Hatch 3 August 45 4.206=189.27 km 0'59:09.0 191.99 km/h   Roberto Moreno   Yannick Dalmas   Julian Bailey
8   Birmingham 31 August 51 3.975=202.725 km 1'11:44.52 169.540 km/h   Maurício Gugelmin   Roberto Moreno   Stefano Modena
9   Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 13 September 40 5.04=201.6 km 1.06:13.38 182.656 km/h   Roberto Moreno   Gabriele Tarquini   Stefano Modena
10   Bugatti Circuit 27 September 47 4.24=199.28 km 1'12:49.12 164.200 km/h   Luis Pérez-Sala   Luis Pérez-Sala   Luis Pérez-Sala
11   Circuito del Jarama 11 October 61 3.312=202.032 km 1'23:21.289 145.426 km/h   John Jones   Yannick Dalmas   Yannick Dalmas
Source:[5]

Note:

Race 3 stopped early due to an accident involving Alfonso de Vinuesa and Luis Pérez-Sala. Only half-points were awarded.

Championship standings

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At each race points were awarded as follows: 9 for first place, 6 for second place, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place.[6] The best seven results could be retained. Discarded points and gross totals are displayed within tooltips.

Pos. Driver SIL
 
VLL
 
SPA
 
PAU
 
DON
 
PER
 
BRH
 
BIR
 
IMO
 
BUG
 
JAR
 
Points
1   Stefano Modena 4 1 Ret Ret 2 6 4 1 1 Ret 6 40
2   Luis Pérez-Sala Ret 2 18 Ret 1 Ret 9 4 3 1 5 33
3   Roberto Moreno 3 11 3 10 4 1 3 2 5 9 Ret 30
4   Maurício Gugelmin 1 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 3 7 10 2 29
5   Yannick Dalmas Ret Ret 1 17 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 1 20
6   Michel Trollé 2 Ret 1 Ret 5 Ret 14 Ret 11 3 Ret 16.5
7   Julian Bailey Ret 4 1 Ret NC 6 Ret 13
8   Gabriele Tarquini 10 Ret 12 11† 19 3 17 14 2 5 Ret 12
9   Lamberto Leoni 8 8 13 6 Ret 5 11 Ret 4 4 4 12
10   Russell Spence Ret Ret 9 Ret DNQ Ret 7 8 DNQ 2 3 10
11   John Jones Ret 5 7 2 13 8 8 7 9 11 10 8
12   Pierluigi Martini 5 Ret Ret 7 8 2 20 Ret Ret 7 9 8
13   Pierre-Henri Raphanel 16 4 8 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 7
14   Mark Blundell Ret 6 2 9 9 6 DNQ Ret Ret 8 5
15   Michel Ferté Ret 10 14 3 6 DNQ 11 DNQ 5
16   Andy Wallace Ret 7 4 DNQ Ret 14 13 5 6 Ret Ret 4.5
17   Olivier Grouillard 7 Ret DNQ 4 12† Ret 15 6 Ret Ret Ret 4
18   Paul Belmondo 18 16 11 5 15 Ret 12 12 DNQ Ret 11 2
19   Marco Apicella 15 Ret 5 Ret 7 Ret DNQ 13 13† 15 7 1
20   Alfonso de Vinuesa 6 Ret 16 DNQ DNQ 1
21   Gary Evans DNQ DNQ 6 DNQ 20 10 10 Ret Ret 12 Ret 0.5
22   Paolo Barilla 11 17 Ret 8 10 7 Ret Ret 8 17 DNQ 0
23   Gregor Foitek Ret 15 10 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 12 8 14 0
24   Steven Andskär 14 DNQ 20 DNQ 11 DNQ 19 9 Ret 13 13 0
25   Tomas Kaiser 13 9 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 22 DNQ Ret 16 12 0
26   Mario Hytten 9 DNQ 13 DNQ Ret DNQ 0
27   Eliseo Salazar 9 DNQ 17 Ret 18 Ret 18 DNQ 14 Ret DNQ 0
28   Cor Euser 17 14 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 0
29   Claudio Langes DNQ Ret Ret 10 Ret 0
30   Jari Nurminen DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ 14 11 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 0
31   Dominique Delestre 12 Ret 19 Ret DNQ DNQ 0
32   Beppe Gabbiani 12 Ret 0
33   Guido Daccò DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 DNQ 0
34   Aldo Bertuzzi DNQ DNQ 15 0
35   Thierry Tassin 15 0
36   Nicola Larini Ret 16 Ret Ret 0
37   Giovanna Amati 16 DNQ DNQ 0
38   Altfrid Heger DNQ 21 DNQ 0
  Corrado Fabi Ret DNQ DNQ
  Gilles Lempereur DNQ Ret
  Alain Ferté Ret
  Jean-Pierre Frey DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
  Robert Lee-Lewis DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
  Benoît Morand DNQ DNQ
  Nicola Tesini DNQ DNQ
  John Alcorn DNQ DNQ
  Urs Dudler DNQ
  Alessandro Santin DNQ
  Jacques Villeneuve DNQ
  Fabrizio Barbazza DNQ
  Marzio Romano DNQ
  Antonio Albacete DNQ
  Kris Nissen DNQ
Sources:[7][8][9]

Complete Overview

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first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result

R10=retired, but classified NC=not classified R=retired NQ=did not qualify 8P=grid position, but started from pit lane

Place Name Team Chassis Engine SIL
 
VLL
 
SPA
 
PAU
 
DON
 
PER
 
BRH
 
BIR
 
IMO
 
BUG
 
JAR
 
1   Stefano Modena Onyx Racing March Ford Cosworth 7 4 2 1 3 R 8 R 4 2 2 6 5 4 2 1 5 1 4 R 23 6
2   Luis Pérez-Sala Lola Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth 4 R 3 2 20 18 4 R 1 1 3 R 12 9 11 4 2 3 1 1 18 5
3   Roberto Moreno Team Ralt Ralt Honda 1 3 14 11 1 3 3 R10 3 4 8 1 1 3 8P 2 1 5 10 9 21 R
4   Maurício Gugelmin Team Ralt Ralt Honda 2 1 5 3 7 R 2 R 2 R 1 R 2 2 1 3 6 7 9 10 12 2
5   Yannick Dalmas Oreca Motorsport March Ford Cosworth 5 R 1 R - - 7 1 5 17 13 R 8 5 9 R 10 R 3 R 14 1
6   Michel Trollé GBDA Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth 3 2 24 R 8 1 9 R 13 5 12 R 11 14 6 R 7 11 6 3 13 R
7   Julian Bailey GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 8 R 16 4 3 1 16 R 15 NC 14 6 9 R
8   Gabriele Tarquini First Racing March Ford Cosworth 9 10 9 R 11 12 5 R11 15 19 7 3 18 17 7 14 8 2 19 5 4 R
  Lamberto Leoni First Racing March Ford Cosworth 18 8 8 8 25 13 18 6 6 R 10 5 17 11 18 R
Judd 9 4 12 4 17 4
10   Russell Spence Murray Taylor Racing March Ford Cosworth 15 R 22 R 9 9 21 R 27 NQ 15 R 10 7 25 8 30 NQ 13 2 26 3
11   John Jones Lola Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth 14 R 6 5 4 7 10 2 7 13 6 8 7 8 14 7 11 9 18 11 1 10
  Pierluigi Martini Pavesi Racing Ralt Ford Cosworth 8 5 12 R 10 R 6 7 16 8 4 2 15 20 10 R 3 R 16 7 5 9
13   Pierre-Henri Raphanel Onyx Racing March Ford Cosworth 13 16 7 4 17 8 1 R 11 3 5 R 24 R 5 R 12 R 5 14 8 R
14   Michel Ferté BS Automotive Lola Ford Cosworth 21 R 16 10 13 14 14 3 10 6 - -
Genoa Racing [pl] March Ford Cosworth 27 NQ 20 11 27 NQ - - - -
  Mark Blundell Fleetray Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 17 R 13 6 5 2 - - 14 9 6 6 31 NQ
BS Automotive Lola Ford Cosworth 22 9 18 R 15 R 10 8
16   Andy Wallace Madgwick International March Ford Cosworth 23 R 11 7 2 4 23 NQ 17 R 21 14
Lola Ford Cosworth 4 13 3 5 4 6 11 R 2 R
17   Olivier Grouillard Oreca Motorsport March Ford Cosworth 10 7 10 R 28 NQ 13 4 9 R12 18 R 9 15 4 6 17 R 2 R 25 R
18   Paul Belmondo GBDA Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth 12 18 17 16 21 11 11 5 19 15 25 R 20 12 19 12 32 NQ 7 R 22 11
19   Alfonso de Vinuesa BS Automotive Lola Ford Cosworth 11 6 4 R 6 16 - - - - - - 29 NQ 30 NQ - - - - - -
  Marco Apicella EuroVenturini Dallara Ford Cosworth 24 15 18 R 14 5 22 R 21 7 24 R 30 NQ 22 13 13 R13 24 15 19 7
21   Gary Evans GEM Motorsport Ralt Ford Cosworth 28 NQ 28 NQ 18 6 24 NQ 20 20 14 10 13 10 12 R 23 R 20 12 11 R
-   Paolo Barilla Pavesi Racing Ralt Ford Cosworth 16 11 19 17 23 R 15 8 12 10 11 7 16 R 13 R 14 8 25 17 28 NQ
-   Gregor Foitek Genoa Racing [pl] March Ford Cosworth 25 R 25 15 24 10 20 R 28 NQ 30 NQ 32 NQ 21 R
GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth 19 12 8 8 3 14
-   Steven Andskär Roni Motorsport March Ford Cosworth 22 14 30 NQ 15 20 27 NQ 24 11 29 NQ 22 19 15 9 22 R 17 13 20 13
-   Tomas Kaiser Jordan Racing March Ford Cosworth 26 13 21 9 29 NQ 16 R 18 R 28 NQ
BS Automotive Lola Ford Cosworth 19 22 28 NQ 26 R 23 16 16 12
-   Mario Hytten Racetech 3000 March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - 17 9 30 NQ 26 13 28 NQ
Ralt Ford Cosworth 26 R 29 NQ - - - -
-   Eliseo Salazar Bromley Motorsport Ralt Ford Cosworth 19 9 27 NQ 26 17 19 R 23 18 17 R
CoBRa Motorsports March Ford Cosworth 26 18 27 NQ 21 14 26 R 27 NQ
-   Cor Euser CoBRa Motorsports March Ford Cosworth 6 17 26 14 22 R - - - - - -
Bromley Motorsport Ralt Ford Cosworth 14 R 17 R 16 10 21 R 6 R
-   Claudio Langes First Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 29 NQ 20 R 21 R 24 10 - - - - 15 R
-   Jari Nurminen EuroVenturini Dallara Ford Cosworth 27 NQ 23 13 30 NQ 25 NQ
GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth 22 14 19 11 31 NQ 23 R 24 R 27 NQ - -
-   Dominique Delestre BS Automotive Lola Ford Cosworth 20 12 15 R 16 19 12 R - - - - 33 NQ 32 NQ - - - - - -
-   Beppe Gabbiani First Racing March Ford Cosworth - - 20 12 19 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Guido Daccò Équipe Dollop March Ford Cosworth - - 29 NQ 32 NQ 28 NQ 31 NQ
EuroVenturini Dallara Ford Cosworth 23 12 35 NQ - - - - - - - -
-   Aldo Bertuzzi First Racing March Ford Cosworth 30 NQ - - - - 26 NQ - - - - - - - - 25 15 - - - -
-   Thierry Tassin GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - 12 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Nicola Larini Forti Corse Dallara Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - 9 R 25 16 - - 20 R - - 24 R
-   Giovanna Amati BS Automotive Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 26 16 27 NQ - - - - 31 NQ - - - -
-   Altfrid Heger Schäfer Racing Ralt Ford Cosworth - - - - 27 NQ - - - - - -
GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth 23 21 34 NQ - - - - - -
-   Corrado Fabi Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 25 R 31 NQ - - - - - - 29 NQ - -
-   Gilles Lempereur Racetech 3000 March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 NQ 7 R
-   Alain Ferté First Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 R - -
-   Jean-Pierre Frey Équipe Dollop March Ford Cosworth 32 NQ 32 NQ 34 NQ - - 33 NQ 34 NQ 36 NQ 33 NQ 34 NQ - - - -
-   Robert Lee-Lewis Racetech 3000 March Ford Cosworth 31 NQ 31 NQ 33 NQ - -
CoBRa Motorsports March Ford Cosworth 32 NQ 32 NQ 34 NQ 29 NQ - - - - - -
-   Benoît Morand Équipe Dollop March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 34 NQ 33 NQ - - - - - - - - - -
-   Nicola Tesini EuroVenturini Dallara Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35 NQ 33 NQ - - - -
-   John Alcorn CoBRa Motorsports March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28 NQ 31 NQ
-   Urs Dudler Équipe Dollop March Ford Cosworth 29 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Alessandro Santin Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth 33 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Jacques Villeneuve Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - 31 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Fabrizio Barbazza Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28 NQ - - - -
-   Marzio Romano Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 NQ - -
-   Antonio Albacete GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 NQ
-   Kris Nissen Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 NQ

References

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  1. ^ FIA Yearbook, 1988, red section, page 97
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  4. ^ "F3000 International Championship Entry List 1987". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ^ "F3000 International Championship Results 1987". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ^ "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - Season 1987: Points standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ^ "F3000 International Championship Standings 1987". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. ^ "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - Season 1987: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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