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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 Italy Pro Team Italia/Imberti Maserati Biturbo 3 D 1, 3-4, 6-9 Italy Bruno Giacomelli 1, 3-4, 6
Germany Armin Hahne 1, 3-4, 6-9
Italy Marcello Gunella 1, 4, 6
Switzerland Mario Hytten 7
Italy Nicola Tesini 7
Australia Kevin Bartlett 8-9
2 Italy Pro Team Italia/Imberti Maserati Biturbo 3 D 3 Switzerland Mario Hytten 3
Italy Marcello Gunella 3
4 Italy Pro Team Italia/Imberti Maserati Biturbo 3 D 9 Italy Marcello Gunella 9
Italy Nicola Tesini 9
Italy Stefano Livio 9
6 Switzerland Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
3 P All United Kingdom Steve Soper 1-10
West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz 1-3, 11
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné 4-10
France Philippe Streiff 5
West Germany Klaus Ludwig 11
7 Switzerland Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
3 P All West Germany Klaus Ludwig 1-10
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné 1-3, 11
West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz 4-10
Belgium Thierry Boutsen 5
United Kingdom Steve Soper 11
8 Switzerland Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 3 P 11 West Germany Armin Hahne 11
West Germany Bernd Schneider 11
8 United Kingdom Andy Rouse Engineering Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
3 P 1-7 United Kingdom Andy Rouse 1-7
Belgium Thierry Tassin 1-7
United Kingdom Win Percy 5
40 West Germany Schnitzer BMW M3 2 Y All Italy Ivan Capelli 1-5
Italy Roberto Ravaglia 1, 3-6, 8, 11
Austria Roland Ratzenberger 2, 7, 9-10
Italy Emanuele Pirro 5-6, 8
West Germany Markus Oestreich 7, 9-11
Austria Dieter Quester 11
42 Italy CiBiEmme Sport BMW M3 2 P All Italy Riccardo Patrese 1
Venezuela Johnny Cecotto All
Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli 2-11
Italy Mauro Baldi 5
43 Italy Bigazzi BMW M3 2 P All Spain Luis Pérez-Sala 1-2, 4-7, 11
France Olivier Grouillard 1-2, 4-8, 10-11
West Germany Winfried Vogt 3, 5, 8-10
West Germany Markus Oestreich 3
Austria Altfrid Heger 8-9
46 Germany Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 2 Y All Italy Emanuele Pirro 1-3, 7, 9-11
Austria Roland Ratzenberger 1, 3-8
Italy Roberto Ravaglia 2, 6-7, 9-11
West Germany Markus Oestreich 4-6, 8
Austria Dieter Quester 5
75 Italy Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 P 1-7 Italy Alessandro Nannini 1-3
United States Michael Andretti 1
France Jacques Laffite 2-7
Italy Paolo Barilla 4-7
France Jean-Louis Schlesser 5
76 Italy Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 P 1-7 Italy Giorgio Francia 1-4
Italy Paolo Barilla 1-2
France Jean-Louis Schlesser 3-4
Italy Walter Voulaz 5-7
Italy Marcello Cipriani 5-7
Italy Massimo Siena 5
77 Italy Brixia Corse Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 P 1-7 Italy Rinaldo Drovandi 1-7
Italy Gabriele Tarquini 1-2, 4-7
Italy Claudio Langes 3, 5
78 Italy Brixia Corse Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 P 1-7 Italy Carlo Rossi 1-7
Italy Alessandro Santin 1-7
Italy Giacomo Bossini 5
79 Italy Albatech Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 P 1-7 Italy Walter Voulaz 1-4
Italy Marcello Cipriani 1-4
Italy Alessandro Nannini 5
Italy Giorgio Francia 5-7
France Jean-Louis Schlesser 5
Italy Nicola Larini 6-7
80 Sweden Q-Racing Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 P 1-4, 6-7 Sweden Thomas Lindström 1-4, 6-7
Sweden Mikael Naebrink 1-4
Sweden Steven Andskär 6-7
100 Italy Alfa Corse
Belgium Alfa Romeo Benelux
Italy Scuderia Autolodi Corse S.r.l.
Alfa Romeo 33 1 P 3-11 Italy Carlo Brambilla 3-7
Italy Giovanni Maggiorelli 3
Spain Luis Villamil 4
Belgium Alain Thiebaut 5-7, 11
Italy Daniele Toffoli 5, 7-10
Italy 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 Canada Allan Moffat
Australia John Harvey
86 laps / Holden VL Commodore SS Group A
79 Italy Walter Voulaz
Italy Marcello Cipriani
79 laps, 7th / Alfa Romeo 75
Report
2 19 April  Spain Jarama
Jarama 4 Hours
46 Italy Emanuele Pirro
Italy Roberto Ravaglia
Austria Roland Ratzenberger
150 laps / BMW M3
46 Italy Emanuele Pirro
Italy Roberto Ravaglia
Austria Roland Ratzenberger
150 laps / BMW M3
Report
3 10 May  France Dijon
Burgundy 500
42 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli
Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
112 laps / BMW M3
42 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli
Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
112 laps / BMW M3
Report
4 12 July  Germany Nürburgring
Nürburgring Touring Car Grand Prix
7 West Germany Klaus Ludwig
West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné *
111 laps / Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
7 West Germany Klaus Ludwig
West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné *
111 laps / Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Report
5 1-August 2  Belgium Spa-Francorchamps
Spa 24 Hours
48 Belgium Eric van de Poele
Belgium Jean-Michel Martin
Belgium Didier Theys
481 laps / BMW M3
43 Spain Luis Pérez-Sala
France Olivier Grouillard
West Germany Winfried Vogt
473 laps, Runner-up / BMW M3
Report
6 16 August Czech Republic Czechoslovakia Brno
Grand Prix Brno
7 West Germany Klaus Ludwig
West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz
93 laps / Ford Sierra RS500
7 West Germany Klaus Ludwig
West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz
93 laps / Ford Sierra RS500
Report
7 6 September  United Kingdom Silverstone
RAC Tourist Trophy
48 Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Italy Fabio Mancini
105 laps / BMW M3
46 Italy Emanuele Pirro
Italy Roberto Ravaglia
Austria Roland Ratzenberger *
105 laps, Runner-up / BMW M3
Report
8 4 October  Australia Mount Panorama
Bathurst 1000
10 Australia Peter McLeod
Australia Peter Brock
Australia David Parsons
Australia Jon Crooke *
158 laps / Holden VL Commodore SS Group A
42 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli
Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
154 laps / 7th / BMW M3
Report
9 11 October  Australia Calder Park
Calder 500
6 United Kingdom Steve Soper
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné
West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz *
120 laps / Ford Sierra RS500
6 United Kingdom Steve Soper
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné
West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz *
120 laps / Ford Sierra RS500
Report
10 26 October  New Zealand Wellington
Wellington 500
7 West Germany Klaus Ludwig
West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz
150 laps / Ford Sierra RS500
7 West Germany Klaus Ludwig
West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz
150 laps / Ford Sierra RS500
Report
11 15 November  Japan Fuji
InterTEC 500
6 West Germany Klaus Ludwig
West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz
112 laps / Ford Sierra RS500
6 West Germany Klaus Ludwig
West Germany 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 Italy
ITA
Spain
SPA
France
FRA
West Germany
GER
Belgium
BEL
Czechoslovakia
CZE
United Kingdom
GBR
Australia
MPC
Australia
CPR
New Zealand
NZL
Japan
JAP
Points
1 Italy Roberto Ravaglia BMW M3 DSQ 1 Ret 2 Ret 4 1 3 2 2 2 269
2 Germany Klaus Ludwig Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
DSQ 4 4 1 Ret 1 4 DSQ 5 1 1 268
Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
DSQ 5 3 1 Ret 1 4 DSQ 5 1 1 268
4 Italy Emanuele Pirro BMW M3 DSQ 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret 1 3 2 2 2 244
5 Belgium Pierre Dieudonné Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
DSQ 4 4 Ret Ret 2 7 DSQ 1 3 4 193
United Kingdom Steve Soper Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
DSQ 5 3 Ret Ret 2 7 DSQ 1 3 4 193
7 France Olivier Grouillard BMW M3 DSQ 3 4 1 3 Ret 2 Ret 6 164
8 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto BMW M3 DSQ 6 1 Ret Ret 5 Ret 1 4 Ret 5 158
Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli BMW M3 6 1 Ret Ret 5 Ret 1 4 Ret 5 158
10 Austria Roland Ratzenberger BMW M3 DSQ 2 Ret 3 6 4 Ret Ret 3 4 146
11 Spain Luis Pérez-Sala BMW M3 DSQ 3 4 1 3 Ret 6 134
12 Italy Giorgio Francia Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo
Alfa Romeo 33
Ret Ret 6 7 5 Ret 2 Ret 6 5 130
13 Germany Markus Oestreich BMW M3 DSQ Ret 3 6 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 3 118
14 Italy Daniele Toffoli Alfa Romeo 33 Ret 9 Ret 6 5 8 99
15 Italy Walter Voulaz Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 1 7 10 Ret 4 9 8 94
Italy Marcello Cipriani Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 1 7 10 Ret 4 9 8 94
17 France Jacques Laffite Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 10 7 6 3 8 5 86
18 Italy Carlo Rossi Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 Ret 9 9 Ret 7 3 80
Italy Alessandro Santin Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 2 Ret 9 9 Ret 7 3 80
20 Germany Armin Hahne Maserati Biturbo
Ford Sierra RS500
4 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 11 6 Ret Ret 7 79
21 Germany Winni Vogt BMW M3 DSQ Ret 1 2 Ret Ret 70
22 Italy Paolo Barilla Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret Ret 6 3 8 5 67
23 Italy Ivan Capelli BMW M3 DSQ 2 2 Ret 60
24 Italy Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 3 10 7 5 59
25 United Kingdom Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
Ret 8 5 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 58
Belgium Thierry Tassin Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Ford Sierra RS500
Ret 8 5 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 58
27 Italy Rinaldo Drovandi Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret 8 8 2 10 Ret 54
France Jean-Louis Schlesser Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 6 7 3 54
29 France Alain Thiebaut Alfa Romeo 33 Ret 9 8 45
30 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret 8 2 10 Ret 43
31 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Maserati Biturbo 4 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 11 DNQ 42
Italy Marcello Gunella Maserati Biturbo 4 Ret 11 42
33 Italy Claudio Langes Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 8 2 41
34 Austria Dieter Quester BMW M3 6 3 39
35 Germany Altfrid Heger BMW M3 DSQ 2 Ret 30
Italy Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret 2 30
Sweden Thomas Lindström Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 9 12 10 Ret 6 DNS 30
38 United States Michael Andretti Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 3 24
39 Italy Carlo Brambilla Alfa Romeo 33 Ret Ret 9 22
Italy Massimo Siena Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 4 22
41 Switzerland Mario Hytten Maserati Biturbo 6 21
Italy Nicola Tesini Maserati Biturbo 6 21
43 Sweden Steven Andskär Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Ret 6 DNS 16
Germany Bernd Schneider Ford Sierra RS500 7 16
44 Sweden Mikael Naebrink Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 9 12 10 Ret 14
45 Belgium Bruno di Gioia Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 11 3
France 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 Switzerland Eggenberger Texaco Ford No 7 [1] 3 - 30 25 40 - 40 30 - 23 40 25 253
2 Germany Schnitzer BMW M3 No 46 2 - 40 - 27 12 25 40 - 35 35 35 249
3 Switzerland Eggenberger Texaco Ford No 6 2 - 23 32 - - 30 16 - 40 27 40 208
4 Germany Schnitzer BMW M3 No 40 3 - 30 30 35 - - - 24 27 25 27 198
5 Italy Bigazzi BMW M3 No 43 2 - 24 - 22 40 32 - 30 - - 16 164
6 Italy 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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