1987 Australian Touring Car Championship

The 1987 Shell Ultra Australian Touring Car Championship was the 28th running of the Australian Touring Car Championship. It began on March 1, 1987 at Calder Park Raceway and ended on July 5 at Oran Park Raceway after 9 rounds.

[edit] Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship Championship Series. The series consisted of 9 rounds of with one race per round.

Team	Manufacturer	Car model	No	Driver
Roadways Racing	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA Commodore VL SSGroupA	2	Allan Grice
			8	Graeme Crosby
JPS Team BMW	BMW	M3	3	Jim Richards
			4	Tony Longhurst
			12	Ludwig Finauer
Holden Dealer Team	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA Commodore VL SSGroupA	05	Peter Brock
			6	Gary Scott David 'Skippy' Parsons Jon Crooke
John Andrew Motorsport	Ford	Sierra XR4Ti	10	Neville Crichton Denny Hulme
Enzed Team Perkins	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	11	Larry Perkins
Bob Holden Motors	Toyota	Sprinter	13	Bob Holden Garry Willmington
			41	Mike Hall John Sax
Murray Carter	Nissan	Skyline DR30 RS	14	Murray Carter
Peter Jackson Nissan Racing	Nissan	Skyline DR30 RS	15	Glenn Seton
			30	George Fury
			60	John Bowe
		Gazelle	60	Mark Skaife
Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi	Starion	16	Brad Jones
Dick Johnson Racing	Ford	Sierra RS	17	Dick Johnson
			18	Gregg Hansford
Lusty Engineering	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	21	Graham Lusty
Alf Grant Racing	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	23	Alf Grant
Nissan Motorsport Australia	Nissan	Skyline DR30 RS	24	Kent Baigent
			25	Graeme Bowkett
Kalari Transport	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	26	Tony Noske Gary Rush
Ray Gulson	BMW	635CSi	27	Ray Gulson
Lawrie Nelson	Ford	Mustang	28	Lawrie Nelson
Wayne Clift	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	28	Wayne Clift
Toyota Team Australia	Toyota	Corolla	31	John Smith
			32	Drew Price
			33	John Faulkner
Ian Love	Ford	Mustang	31	Ian Love
Miedecke Motorsport	Ford	Sierra RS	34	Don Smith John Giddings
			35	Andrew Miedecke
Grellis Marketing	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	38	Ray Ellis
Lansvale Racing Team	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	39	Trevor Ashby
Gerald Kay	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	42	Gerald Kay
Sunderland Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi	Starion	42	Kevin Bartlett
Lester Smerdon	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	45	Lester Smerdon
Brian Callaghan	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	47	Brian Callaghan
Wayne Park	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	48	Wayne Park
John Donnelly	Rover	Vitesse	50	John Donnelly
John Farrell	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	52	John Farrell
Mike Freeman	Toyota	Celica RA40	57	Mike Freeman
David Ratcliff	Toyota	Corolla	58	David Ratcliff
Jon Mitchell	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	69	Jon Mitchell
Graeme Hooley	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	71	Graeme Hooley
Caltex CXT Racing	Alfa Romeo	75 Turbo	75	Colin Bond
Liverpool Toyota	Toyota	Celica Supra	77	Peter Williamson
Peter McLeod	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA	84	Peter McLeod
Daryl Hendrick	Holden	Gemini ZZ	86	Daryl Hendrick
Brian Bolwell	BMW	323i	87	Brian Bolwell
David Sala	Holden	Gemini PF60	88	David Sala
Alf Barbagallo	Rover	Vitesse	96	Tim Slako
Simon Emmerling	BMW	635CSi		Simon Emmerling
Terry Finnigan	Holden	Commodore VL HDT SSGroupA		Terry Finnigan
Steve Williams	Holden	Commodore VK SSGroupA		Steve Williams

[edit] Season Review

[edit] Results and Standings

[edit] Race Calendar

The 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship consisted of 9 rounds.

Rd.	Race Title	Circuit	City / State	Date	Winner	Team	Report
1	Calder	Calder Park Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	28 Feb - 1 Mar	Glenn Seton	Nissan Motorsport Australia
2	Launceston	Symmons Plains Raceway	Launceston, Tasmania	7 - 8 Mar	George Fury	Nissan Motorsport Australia
3	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	12 - 13 Mar	Jim Richards	JPS Team BMW
4	Perth	Wanneroo Raceway	Perth, Western Australia	25 - 26 Apr	Glenn Seton	Nissan Motorsport Australia
5	AIR	Adelaide International Raceway	Adelaide, South Australia	4 - 5 May	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing
6	Surfers Paradise	Surfers Paradise Raceway	Surfers Paradise, Queensland	30 - 31 May	Jim Richards	JPS Team BMW
7	Sandown	Sandown International Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	6 - 7 Jun	Glenn Seton	Nissan Motorsport Australia
8	Amaroo	Amaroo Park	Sydney, New South Wales	20 - 21 Jun	Jim Richards	JPS Team BMW
9	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	4 - 5 Jul	Jim Richards	JPS Team BMW

[edit] Drivers Championship

Points were awarded 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 based on the top ten outright race positions, and 9-6-4-3-2-1 based on top six positions in two engine capacity based classes, with the divide between the two classes set at 3000cc. Class A consisted of Ford Mustang, Ford Sierra, Holden Commodore, Nissan Skyline and Toyota Supra. Class B consisted of Alfa Romeo 75, BMW 323i, BMW M3, Holden Gemini, Nissan Gazelle, Toyota Celica and Toyota Corolla. Best eight round results counted towards final point score.

[edit] External links

• Offical V8 Supercar site Contains historical ATCC information.