1987 Australian Rally Championship was the 20th season of the Australian Rally Championship. The drivers' championship was won by Greg Carr driving an Alfa Romeo GTV-6, with the navigators' championship going to Carr's navigator in five of the six events, Fred Gocentas. Carr was the only driver to finish every rally. [1]
Round | Date | Rally | State |
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1 | 3–5 April | Advocate-APPM International Rally of Tasmania | Tasmania |
2 | 9–10 May | GWN Forest Rally | Western Australia |
3 | 6–7 June | Bega Valley Rally | New South Wales |
4 | 27–28 June | Keema Classic Rally | Queensland |
5 | 17–18 October | Tile Supplies Rally | South Australia |
6 | 21–22 November | Alpine Rally | Victoria |
Round | Rally | Winning Driver [2] | Winning Navigator [2] | Winning Car [2] |
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1 | Rally of Tasmania | Wayne Bell | Peter Clark | Toyota Corolla |
2 | Forest Rally | Ross Dunkerton | Steve McKimmie | Subaru RX Turbo |
3 | Bega Valley Rally | David Eadie | Chris Shearer | Mazda Familia 4WD |
4 | Keema Classic Rally | Greg Carr | Fred Gocentas | Alfa Romeo GTV-6 |
5 | Tile Supplies Rally | Wayne Bell | David Boddy | Mazda Familia 4WD |
6 | Alpine Rally | Ian Hill | Phillip Bonser | Subaru RX Turbo |
Only the top five are shown. [1]
Position | Driver | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Greg Carr | 84 |
2 | Wayne Bell | 75 |
3 | Ed Ordinski | 47 |
4 | Ian Hill | 40 |
5 | David Eadie | 26 |
Position | Navigator | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Fred Gocentas | 74 |
2 | David Boddy | 55 |
3 | Greg Preece | 44 |
4 | Phillip Bonser | 40 |
5 | Jeff Jones | 26 |
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