1987 Burgundy 500

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Flag of France.svg 1987 Burgundy 500
Race details
Dijon-Prenois Circuit.svg
Date10 May, 1987
Location Dijon, France
Course Circuit de Dijon-Prenois
3.886 kilometres (2.415 mi)
Laps 112
Pole position
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro BMW Motorsport
Time 1:25.170
Podium
First Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto
Flag of Italy.svg Gianfranco Brancatelli
CiBiEmme Sport
Second Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Ravaglia
BMW Motorsport
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Niedzwiedz
Eggenberger Motorsport
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro BMW Motorsport
Time 1:28.20 [1]

The 1987 Burgundy 500 was the third 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 May 10, 1987, at Dijon-Prenois, in Dijon, France.

The 1987 World Touring Car Championship season was the inaugural World Touring Car Championship season. It commenced on 22 March 1987 and ended on 15 November after eleven races. The championship was open to Touring Cars complying with FIA Group A regulations. The Drivers title was won by Roberto Ravaglia and the Entrants title by Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra No 7.

World Touring Car Championship auto racing championship held worldwide

The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a single season in 1987 as the World Touring Car Championship and most recently a world championship (WTCC) that has run between 2005 and 2017. Following the 2017 season, an agreement was reached for the FIA WTCC to become FIA WTCR and use the TCR technical regulations.

Group A race car class

Group A was a set of motorsport regulations introduced by FIA covering production-derived vehicles intended for outright competition in Touring car racing and Rallying. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, the Group A referred to production-derived vehicles limited in terms of power, weight, allowed technology and overall cost. Group A was aimed at ensuring a large number of privately owned entries in races.

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The race was won by Gianfranco Brancatelli and Johnny Cecotto, driving a BMW M3.

Gianfranco Brancatelli is a former racing driver from Italy.

Johnny Cecotto Venezuelan racecar and motorcycle driver born in 1956

Alberto "Johnny" Cecotto is a Venezuelan former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer and auto racer. He rose to prominence as a teenage prodigy in 1975 when he became the youngest motorcycle road racing world champion at the age of 19. Despite the auspicious beginning to his motorcycle racing career, he suffered numerous injuries and mechanical problems which curtailed his success in motorcycle Grand Prix racing.

Class structure

Cars were divided into three classes based on engine capacity:

Official results

Results were as follows: [2] [3] | Entered: 39 | Started: 38 | Finished: 30

PosClassNoTeamDriversCarLapsQual
Pos
Series
Points
1242 Flag of Italy.svg CiBiEmme Sport Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto
Flag of Italy.svg Gianfranco Brancatelli
BMW M3 112640
2240 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Motorsport Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Ravaglia
Flag of Austria.svg Roland Ratzenberger
BMW M3 112430
336 Flag of Switzerland.svg Eggenberger Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Niedzwiedz
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 112332
437 Flag of Switzerland.svg Eggenberger Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ludwig
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre Dieudonné
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 112525
538 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Rouse Engineering Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Rouse
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Tassin
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 111720
6264 Flag of France.svg Xavier Lapeyre
Flag of France.svg Fabien Giroix
BMW M3 1092
7316 Flag of France.svg René Metge
Flag of France.svg Marc Sourd
BMW 635CSi 10815
8276 Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Corse Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Francia
Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Schlesser
Alfa Romeo 75 1081218
9275 Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Corse Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini
Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite
Alfa Romeo 75 1081414
10318 Flag of Italy.svg CiBiEmme Sport Flag of Switzerland.svg Georges Bosshard
Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Micangeli
BMW 635CSi 10621
11277 Flag of Italy.svg Brixia Corse Flag of Italy.svg Rinaldo Drovandi
Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Langes
Alfa Romeo 75 1061311
12278 Flag of Italy.svg Brixia Corse Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Rossi
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Santin
Alfa Romeo 75 106228
13335 Flag of France.svg Denis Morin
Flag of France.svg Ferdinand de Lesseps
BMW 635CSi 1069
14270Dixi Sport Flag of France.svg Bernard Salam
Flag of France.svg Pierre Destic
Mercedes 190E 10617
15251ÚAMK Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Oldřich Vaníček
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vlastimil Tomášek
BMW M3 10423
16279 Flag of Italy.svg Albatech Flag of Italy.svg Walter Voulaz
Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Cipriani
Alfa Romeo 75 103195
17262Duindistel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Noël van den Eeckhout
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guy Van Mol
BMW 325i 10325
18190 Flag of Germany.svg Scuderia Avus Berlin Flag of Germany.svg Herbert Lingmann
Flag of Germany.svg Ludwig Hölzl
Toyota Corolla GT 10232
191106 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Toyota GB Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Moss
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Jennings
Toyota Corolla GT 10230
20191RAS Sport Flag of Switzerland.svg Philippe Müller
Flag of Switzerland.svg Jo Zeller
Toyota Corolla GT 10231
21244Dixi Sport Flag of France.svg Gerard Févrot
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bruno di Gioia
Alfa Romeo 75 101293
22195 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Charouz
Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Toffoli
Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Grassetto
Toyota Corolla GT 10133
23397 Flag of Germany.svg Seikel Motorsport Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Quartengan
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni da Schio
Flag of Germany.svg Peter Seikel
Ford Mustang GT 10028
241103Fina Racing Team Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre Fermine
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Serge de Liedekerke
Toyota Corolla GT 10034
251102 Flag of Germany.svg Seikel Motorsport Flag of Switzerland.svg Heinz Wirth
Flag of Switzerland.svg Edi Kamm
Audi 80 9936
261104Fina Racing Team Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guy Katsers
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean-Claude Burton
Toyota Corolla GT 9837
271100 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Brambilla
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Maggiorelli
Alfa Romeo 33 9438
28245Dixi Sport Flag of Switzerland.svg Bernard Santal
Flag placeholder.svg Dellavalle
Alfa Romeo 75 9326
29280 Flag of Sweden.svg Q-Racing Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Lindström
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Naebrink
Alfa Romeo 75 92202
30336 Flag of France.svg Roland Bassaler
Flag of France.svg Pascal Pessiot
BMW 635CSi 8624
DNF246 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Motorsport Flag of Austria.svg Roland Ratzenberger
Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Ravaglia
BMW M3 761
DNF243 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Winfried Vogt
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Oestreich
BMW M3 718
DNF35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Moffat Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allan Moffat
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Harvey
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 4410
DNF31 Flag of Italy.svg Pro Team Italia/Imberti Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli
Flag of Germany.svg Armin Hahne
Maserati Biturbo 1027
DNF248 Flag of Italy.svg CiBiEmme Sport Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Mancini
Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Lovato
BMW M3 11
DNF266 Flag of France.svg Claude Ballot-Léna BMW M3 16
DNF3 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Castagna
Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Lovato
BMW 635CSi 18
DNF196 Flag of France.svg Michel Legourd
Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Barthe
Toyota Corolla GT 39
DNS32 Flag of Italy.svg Pro Team Italia/Imberti Flag of Switzerland.svg Mario Hytten
Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Gunella
Maserati Biturbo 35

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References

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  2. "500 km Dijon (Qualifying Results)". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
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