1987 World Touring Car Championship

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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]

Teams and drivers

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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. Team Car Div. Tyre Rounds Driver Rounds
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 Andskär 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

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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

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Races

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Standings

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Drivers' Championship

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Pos Driver Car  
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
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (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

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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 [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

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References

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