1987 Wellington 500
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 Round 10 of 11 in the 1987 World Touring Car Championship at Wellington Street Circuit in Wellington, New Zealand. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 26 October, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Wellington Street Circuit 3.228 kilometres (2.006 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Nissan Mobil 500 was the tenth round of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship. The race was held for cars eligible for Group A touring car regulations. It was held on October 26, 1987, at the Wellington Street Circuit in the docks area of Wellington, New Zealand.
Official results
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos |
Series Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 7 |  Ford Texaco Racing Team
|
 Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz
|
Ford Sierra RS500 | 150 | 1 | 40 |
| 2 | 2 | 46 | Schnitzer Motorsport
|
 Emanuele Pirro Roberto Ravaglia
|
BMW M3 | 150 | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Ford Texaco Racing Team
|
 Steve Soper Pierre Dieudonné
|
Ford Sierra RS500 | 150 | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | 3 | 30 |  Peter Jackson Nissan Racing
|
George Fury Glenn Seton Terry Shiel
|
Nissan Skyline RS DR30 | 149 | 6 | |
| 5 | 3 | 05 | Holden Dealer Team
|
Peter Brock David Parsons
|
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 148 | 5 | |
| 6 | 2 | 40 | Schnitzer Motorsport
|
Markus Oestreich Roland Ratzenberger
|
BMW M3 | 148 | 10 | 25 |
| 7 | 2 | 41 | CiBiEmme
|
Altfrid Heger Tony Longhurst
|
BMW M3 | 146 | 18 | |
| 8 | 3 | 24 |  Team Nissan Racing NZ
|
Graeme Crosby Gary Sprague
|
Nissan Skyline RS DR30 | 145 | 21 | |
| 9 | 3 | 25 | Team Nissan Racing NZ
|
Graeme Bowkett Kent Baigent
|
Nissan Skyline RS DR30 | 145 | 7 | |
| 10 | 2 | 44 | Bryce Racing
|
Paul Radisich Ludwig Finauer
|
BMW 325i | 141 | 26 | |
| 11 | 3 | 11 | Enzed Team Perkins
|
Larry Perkins Denny Hulme
|
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 140 | 12 | |
| 12 | 2 | 62 | Schwaben Motorsport
|
Thomas von Löwis of Menar Leopold von Bayern
|
BMW M3 | 140 | 22 | |
| 13 | 3 | 16 |  Söderqvist Racing Services Team[4]
|
Ulf Granberg Stig Blomqvist
|
Volvo 240T | 137 | 15 | |
| 14 | 3 | 32 | Anderson & O'Leary
|
Bruce Anderson Wayne Anderson
|
Ford Mustang | 135 | 29 | |
| 15 | 3 | 31 | Sax Racing
|
John Sorenson Kayne Scott
|
BMW 635 CSi | 135 | 33 | |
| 16 | 1 | 94 | Gullivers Ltd
|
Andrew Bagnall Mark Jennings Chris Hodgetts
|
Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 135 | 30 | |
| 17 | 3 | 27 | Ray Gulson
|
Graham Gulson Ray Gulson
|
BMW 635 CSi | 134 | 34 | |
| 18 | 1 | 90 | David Slater Ross Heffernan
|
Toyota Corolla GT | 131 | 35 | ||
| 19 | 2 | 53 | Viacard Services
|
Trevor Crowe Jim Richards
|
BMW M3 | 116 | 8 | |
| 20 | 3 | 13 | Viacard Services
|
Charlie O'Brien Avon Hyde Jim Richards
|
BMW 635 CSi | 106 | 17 | |
| 21 | 1 | 100 | Alfa Romeo Benelux
|
Giorgio Francia Daniele Toffoli
|
Alfa Romeo 33 | 103 | 36 | 28 |
| DNF | 3 | 2 | Bob Jane T-Marts Racing
|
Allan Grice Win Percy
|
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A | 131 | 4 | |
| DNF | 1 | 92 | Bryan Bate Robbie Ridgers
|
Toyota Corolla GT | 129 | 37 | ||
| DNF | 2 | 47 | Schnitzer Motorsport
|
Anette Meeuvissen Mercedes Stermitz
|
BMW M3 | 126 | 24 | |
| DNF | 1 | 91 | Allan Drinkrow Bruce Drinkrow
|
Toyota Corolla GT | 109 | 38 | ||
| DNF | 3 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team
|
Dick Johnson Gregg Hansford
|
Ford Sierra RS500 | 103 | 32 | |
| DNF | 3 | 10 | Holden Dealer Team
|
David Oxton Neil Crompton Peter Brock
|
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A | 89 | 20 | |
| DNF | 3 | 4 | Söderqvist Racing Services Team[4]
|
Per-Gunnar Andersson Ian Tulloch
|
Volvo 240T | 68 | 19 | |
| DNF | 3 | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team
|
Neal Lowe Neville Crichton Dick Johnson
|
Ford Sierra RS500 | 68 | 16 | |
| DNF | 3 | 35 | Oxo Supercube Motorsport
|
Andrew Miedecke Phil Myhre
|
Ford Sierra RS500 | 58 | 14 | |
| DNF | 2 | 42 | CiBiEmme
|
 Johnny Cecotto Gianfranco Brancatelli
|
BMW M3 | 44 | 9 | |
| DNF | 3 | 19 | Canam Enterprises
|
Graeme Cameron Wayne Wilkinson
|
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A | 38 | 23 | |
| DNF | 2 | 54 | Sax Racing
|
Graeme Lorimer John Sax
|
BMW M3 | 19 | 28 | |
| DNF | 1 | 72 | Brett Riley Ken Smith
|
Toyota Celica GT | 17 | 31 | ||
| DNF | 3 | 21 | D.F.C. NZ Ltd
|
John Billington Chris Castle
|
Holden Commodore VK SS Group A | 14 | 27 | |
| DNF | 2 | 43 | Bigazzi
|
Winni Vogt Olivier Grouillard
|
BMW M3 | 10 | 13 | |
| DNF | 3 | 23 | Police Community
|
Glenn McIntyre Robbie Ker
|
Ford Mustang | 9 | 25 | |
| DNF | 3 | 15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing
|
Glenn Seton John Bowe
|
Nissan Skyline RS DR30 | 7 | 11 |
Italics indicate driver practiced this car but did not race.
References
- ^ "www.touringcarracing.net". Archived from the original on 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ Wilson, Stewart (1987). "World Touring Car Championship". Australian Motor Racing Year. 17. Killara: Berghouse Publishing Group Pty. Ltd.: 184–186. ISSN 0158-4138.
- ^ Tuckey, Bill (1987). The Great Race. 7. Hornsby: The Berghouse Floyd Tuckey Publishing Group Pty. Ltd. ISSN 1031-6124.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - ^ a b Hyde, Anthony (February 2003). "Volvo 240 Turbo Group 'A' Racing Information". Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
Statistics
- Pole Position - #7 Klaus Ludwig - 1:29.42
- Fastest Lap - #6 Steve Soper - 1:32.28
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