1987 Australian Touring Car season

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1987 Australian Touring Car season
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The 1987 Australian Touring Car season was the 28th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the forerunner of the present-day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.

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There were 16 touring car race meetings held during 1987: a nine-round series, the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); a support programme event at the 1987 Australian Grand Prix; and six long-distance races, nicknamed 'enduros', two of which were rounds of the one-off 1987 World Touring Car Championship (WTCC).

For the first time, the ATCC had a major series sponsor in the form of oil company Shell, who provided some AU$275,000 in prize money (previously teams and drivers had received as little as $1,250 for an ATCC round win).

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 1987 Australian touring car season consisted of 16 events.

DateSeriesCircuitCity / stateWinnerTeamCarReport
15 Feb Castrol Clash for Cash Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Steve Reed Lansvale Smash Repairs Holden VK Commodore SS Group A
1 Mar ATCC Round 1 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Glenn Seton Peter Jackson Nissan Racing Nissan Skyline DR30 RS
8 Mar ATCC Round 2 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania George Fury Peter Jackson Nissan Racing Nissan Skyline DR30 RS
13 Mar ATCC Round 3 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland Jim Richards JPS Team BMW BMW M3
22 Mar A2TCC Round 1 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria John Smith Toyota Team Australia Toyota Corolla
26 Apr ATCC Round 4 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia Glenn Seton Peter Jackson Nissan Racing Nissan Skyline DR30 RS
3 May ATCC Round 5 Adelaide International Raceway Adelaide, South Australia Dick Johnson Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
31 May ATCC Round 6 Surfers Paradise International Raceway Surfers Paradise, Queensland Jim Richards JPS Team BMW BMW M3
7 Jun ATCC Round 7 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Glenn Seton Peter Jackson Nissan Racing Nissan Skyline DR30 RS
A2TCC Round 2 Mark Skaife Peter Jackson Nissan Racing Nissan Gazelle
21 Jun ATCC Round 8 Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales Jim Richards JPS Team BMW BMW M3
5 Jul ATCC Round 9Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales Jim Richards JPS Team BMW BMW M3
19 Jul A2TCC Round 3Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland Mark Skaife Peter Jackson Nissan Racing Nissan Gazelle
2 AugHardie Irrigation 100Amaroo ParkSydney, New South Wales Jim Richards JPS Team BMW BMW M3
A2TCC Round 4 Mark Skaife Peter Jackson Nissan Racing Nissan Gazelle
9 AugYokohama/Bob Jane T-Marts 300Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, Victoria John Bowe
Terry Shiel
Peter Jackson Nissan Racing Nissan Skyline DR30 RS report
6 SepPepsi 250Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales Jim Richards
Tony Longhurst
JPS Team BMW BMW M3
13 Sep Castrol 500 Sandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria George Fury
Terry Shiel
Peter Jackson Nissan Racing Nissan Skyline DR30 RS report
4 Oct James Hardie 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales Peter McLeod
Peter Brock
David Parsons
HDT Racing P/L Holden VL Commodore SS Group A report
WTCC Round 8 Johnny Cecotto
Gianfranco Brancatelli
CiBiEmme BMW M3
11 OctBob Jane T-Marts 500Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, Victoria Steve Soper
Pierre Dieudonné
Ford Texaco Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 report
WTCC Round 9
14 Nov South Pacific Touring Car Championship Round 1 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia Dick Johnson Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500

Australian Touring Car Championship

Australian Manufacturers' Championship

Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship

Hardie Irrigation 100

Pos.DriverNo.TeamCar
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards 3 JPS Team BMW BMW M3
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John French
16 Ralliart Australia Mitsubishi Starion Turbo
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Trevor Crowe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Keogh
53Archibald Motorsport BMW M3

Yokohama/Bob Jane T-Marts 300

Pepsi 250

Pos.DriverNo.TeamCar
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst
1 JPS Team BMW BMW M3
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Parsons
05 HDT Racing P/L Holden VL Commodore SS Group A
3 Flag of Germany.svg Ludwig Finauer
Flag of New Zealand.svg Robbie Francevic
3 JPS Team BMW BMW M3

Castrol 500

World Touring Car Championship

James Hardie 1000

Bob Jane T-Marts 500

South Pacific Touring Car Championship

This race was a support event of the 1987 Australian Grand Prix. Top 10 results shown.

Pos.DriverNo.TeamCarGrid
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Johnson 17 Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 5
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Fury 30 Peter Jackson Nissan Racing Nissan Skyline DR30 RS 7
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins 11 Enzed Team Perkins Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 1
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Grice 2 Roadways Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A6
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Bond 57 Caltex CXT Race Team Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione 4
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Kavich 36Tony Kavich Racing Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 13
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Parsons 6 HDT Racing P/L Holden VL Commodore SS Group A11
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Noske 26Kalari Transport ServicesHolden VK Commodore SS Group A16
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Ellis 36Grellis MarketingHolden VL Commodore SS Group A14
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Ward 19 Reithmuller-Ward International Motorsport Mercedes-Benz 190E 20

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