1987 European Touring Car Championship

The 1987 European Touring Car Championship was a motor racing competition for Group A Touring Cars. It was the 25th European series for Touring cars and the 19th to carry the European Touring Car Championship name. The Drivers Championship was won by Winfried Vogt driving a BMW M3 and the Manufacturers’ Championship by the BMW Linder #47 entry.

Schedule

The championship was contested over a seven race series.[1]

Race Race name Circuit Country Date [2] Winning drivers Car Team
1 Donington 500 [3] Donington Park[3] United Kingdom[3] 5 April Winfried Vogt, Dieter Quester[3] BMW M3[3] Linder Rennsport [3]
2 Autodromo do Estoril[4] Portugal[4] 26 April Johnny Cecotto, Gianfranco Brancatelli[4] BMW M3[4] CiBiEmme Sport [4]
3 Anderstorp 500 [5] Scandinavian Raceway, Anderstorp[5] Sweden[5] 24 May Winfried Vogt, Altfrid Heger[5] BMW M3[5] Linder Rennsport [5]
4 EG Trophy [6] Zolder[6] Belgium[6] 7 June Klaus Niedzwiedz, Steve Soper, Pierre Dieudonné[6] Ford Sierra RS Cosworth[6] Eggenberger Motorsport [6]
5 Preis der Steiermark [7] Österreichring, Zeltweg[7] Austria[7] 14 June Johnny Cecotto, Gianfranco Brancatelli[7] BMW M3[7] CiBiEmme Sport [7]
6 Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola[8] Italy[8] 28 June Winfried Vogt, Altfrid Heger[8] BMW M3[8] Linder Rennsport [8]
7 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro[9] France[9] 13 September Fabien Giroix, Jean-Pierre Jaussaud[9] BMW M3[9] Team Garage Du Bac [9]

Championship Results

Drivers Championship

Position [1] Driver [1] No.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Car [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Division [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Entrant [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Don [1] Est [1] And [1] Zol [1] Ost [1] Imo [1] Nog [1] Total [1]
1 Winfried Vogt 41 & 47 BMW M3 2 Linder Rennsport 40 - 40 40 30 40 30 220
2 Altfrid Heger 47 BMW M3 2 Linder Rennsport 30 - 40 40 30 40 30 210
3 Pierre Fermine 103 Toyota Corolla GT AE86 1 FINA Toyota 23 22 28 32 18 17 28 168
4 Serge De Liedekerke 103 Toyota Corolla GT AE86 1 FINA Toyota 23 22 28 32 18 17 28 168
5 Gianfranco Brancatelli 60 & 18 BMW M3 & BMW 635CSi 2 & 3 CiBiEmme Sport - 40 35 - 40 35 - 150
6 Dieter Quester 41 BMW M3 2 Linder Rennsport 40 - - 30 24 15 40 149
7 Markus Oestreich 47 BMW M3 2 Linder Rennsport 30 - - 30 24 15 40 139
8 Oldrich Vanícek 51 BMW M3 2 úAMK - 22 27 22 14 21 - 106
9 Vlastimil Tomásek 51 BMW M3 2 úAMK - 22 27 22 14 21 - 106
10 Georges Bosshard 18 BMW 635CSi 3 Nocenti Racing / CiBiEmme - 32 35 - - 35 - 102
11 Giorgio Cipolli 20 Volvo 240 Turbo 2 SRS - 23 - - 16 27 30 96
12 Christer Simonsen 31 Volvo 240 Turbo 2 Team CMS Sweden 32 - - 15 - 18 21 86
13 Kurt Simonsen 31 Volvo 240 Turbo 2 Team CMS Sweden 32 - - 15 - 18 21 86
14 Onofrio Russo 10 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 3 Jolly Club - - 25 26 12 22 - 85
15 Tiziano Serratini 10 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 3 Jolly Club - - 25 26 12 22 - 85

Manufacturers Championship

Position [1] Manufacturer [1] No [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Car [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Division [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Entrant [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Don [1] Est [1] And [1] Zol [1] Ost [1] Imo [1] Nog [1] Total [1]
1 BMW Linder #47 47 BMW M3 2 Linder Rennsport 30 - 40 40 30 40 30 210
2 FINA Toyota #103 103 Toyota Corolla GT AE86 1 FINA Toyota 23 22 28 32 18 17 28 168
3 BMW Linder #41 41 BMW M3 2 Linder Rennsport 40 - - 30 24 15 40 149
4 BMW CiBiEmme #18 18 BMW 635CSi 3 Nocenti Racing / CiBiEmme - 32 35 - 28? 35 - 130
5 BMW úAMK #51 51 BMW M3 2 úAMK - 22 27 22 14 21 - 106
6 Volvo SRS #20 20 Volvo 240 Turbo 2 SRS - 23 - - 16 27 30 96
7 Volvo CMS #31 31 Volvo 240 Turbo 2 Team CMS Sweden 32 - - 15 - 18 21 86
8 Ford Jolly Club #10 10 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 3 Jolly Club - - 25 26 12 22 - 85
9 Toyota Gullivers Ltd. #92 92 Toyota Corolla GT AE86 1 Gullivers Ltd. - - 21 23 24 13 - 81
10 BMW CiBiEmme #60 60 BMW M3 2 CiBiEmme Sport - 40 - - 40 - - 80

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u 1987 European Touring Car Championship - Championship Table, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 24 September 2014
  2. ^ European Touring Car Championship, Motor Sport, January 1988, page 26
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Donington 500, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 24 September 2014
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Estoril, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 24 September 2014
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Anderstorp 500, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 24 September 2014
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n EG Trophy, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 24 September 2014
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Preis der Steiermark, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 24 September 2014
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Imola, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 24 September 2014
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Nogaro, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 24 September 2014