1987 FIA European Formula 3 Cup

Race details
Date	4 October 1987
Official name	FIA European Formula Three Cup
Location	Silverstone, United Kingdom
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.778 km (2.969 mi)
Distance	Race 22 laps, 105.116 km (65.316 mi)
Race
Pole Position
Driver	Steve Kempton	Reynard R&D
	1:29.04
Fastest Lap
Driver	Philippe Favre	Reynard R&D
	1:29.62
Podium
First	Steve Kempton	Reynard R&D
Second	Alberto Apicella	Venturini Racing
Third	Bertrand Gachot	West Surrey Racing

The 1987 FIA European Formula Three Cup was the third European Formula Three Cup race and the first to be held at the Silverstone Circuit on October 4, 1987. The race was won by Briton Steve Kempton, driving for Reynard R&D outfit, who finished ahead of Italian Alberto Apicella and Belgian Bertrand Gachot.

Drivers and teams

1987 Entry List
Team	No	Driver	Chassis	Engine
Madgwick Motorsport	1	Perry McCarthy	Reynard 873	Alfa Romeo
	10	Thomas Danielsson
Eddie Jordan Racing	2	Johnny Herbert	Reynard 873	Volkswagen
West Surrey Racing	11	Bertrand Gachot	Ralt RT31	Alfa Romeo
Ronnie Grant	14	Ronnie Grant	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen
Mike Rowe Racing	15	Peter Kox	Reynard 873	Toyota
RGS Racing	16	Gary Ward	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen
Giles Butterfield	17	Giles Butterfield	Reynard 863	Volkswagen
Reynard R&D	18	Steve Kempton	Reynard 873	Alfa Romeo
	19	Philippe Favre
Alan Docking Racing	20	Mark Galvin	Reynard 873	Alfa Romeo
Enrico Bertaggia	30	Enrico Bertaggia	Dallara 387	Alfa Romeo
Mauro Martini	31	Mauro Martini	Reynard 873	Alfa Romeo
Euroteam s.r.l.	32	Eugenio Visco	Reynard 873	Alfa Romeo
Venturini Racing	33	Alberto Apicella	Dallara 387	Alfa Romeo
Cesare Carabelli	34	Cesare Carabelli	Reynard 873	Volkswagen
Schübel Rennsport	40	Bernd Schneider	Dallara 387	Volkswagen
	49	Csaba Kesjár
WTS Racing Team	41	Joachim Winkelhock	Dallara 387	Volkswagen
Volkswagen Motorsport	42	Víctor Rosso	Ralt RT31	Volkswagen
	46	Peter Zakowski
Gipimo Corse	43	Harald Huysman	Dallara 387	Alfa Romeo
Otto Rensing	44	Otto Rensing	Martini MK49	Volkswagen
Frank Biela	45	Frank Biela	Reynard 873	Volkswagen
The Swedish Lions	50	Håkan Olausson	Reynard 873	Volkswagen
	51	Johann Rajamäki	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen
Racing Motor Service	60	Rolf Kuhn	Reynard 873	Volkswagen
Formel Rennsport Club	61	Jo Zeller	Ralt RT30	Toyota
	65	Fritz Augsburger	Reynard 853	Volkswagen
Squadra Foitek	62	Jacques Isler	Dallara 386	Volkswagen
JSK Generalbau	63	Hans-Peter Kaufmann	Dallara 386	Volkswagen
Ecurie des 3 Chevrons	64	Christophe Hurni	Swica 387	Volkswagen
Source: [1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	18	Steve Kempton	Reynard R&D	1:29.04
2	1	Perry McCarthy	Madgwick Motorsport	1:29.08	+ 0.04 s
3	40	Bernd Schneider	Schübel Rennsport	1:29.14	+ 0.10 s
4	33	Alberto Apicella	Venturini Racing	1:29.51	+ 0.47 s
5	10	Thomas Danielsson	Madgwick Motorsport	1:29.57	+ 0.53 s
6	2	Johnny Herbert	Eddie Jordan Racing	1:29.59	+ 0.55 s
7	32	Eugenio Visco	Euroteam s.r.l.	1:29.64	+ 0.60 s
8	31	Mauro Martini	Mauro Martini	1:29.81	+ 0.77 s
9	11	Bertrand Gachot	West Surrey Racing	1:29.82	+ 0.78 s
10	19	Philippe Favre	Reynard R&D	1:29.89	+ 0.85 s
11	45	Frank Biela	Frank Biela	1:30.09	+ 1.05 s
12	41	Joachim Winkelhock	WTS Racing Team	1:30.36	+ 1.32 s
13	20	Mark Galvin	Alan Docking Racing	1:30.50	+ 1.46 s
14	43	Harald Huysman	Gipimo Corse	1:30.81	+ 1.77 s
15	17	Giles Butterfield	Giles Butterfield	1:30.92	+ 1.89 s
16	42	Víctor Rosso	Volkswagen Motorsport	1:30.98	+ 1.95 s
17	63	Hans-Peter Kaufmann	JSK Generalbau	1:31.09	+ 2.05 s
18	60	Rolf Kuhn	Racing Motor Service	1:31.12	+ 2.08 s
19	46	Peter Zakowski	Volkswagen Motorsport	1:31.25	+ 2.21 s
20	44	Otto Rensing	Otto Rensing	1:31.26	+ 2.22 s
21	16	Gary Ward	RGS Racing	1:31.30	+ 2.26 s
22	49	Csaba Kesjár	Schübel Rennsport	1:31.25	+ 2.23 s
23	61	Jo Zeller	Formel Rennsport Club	1:31.81	+ 2.77 s
24	50	Håkan Olausson	The Swedish Lions	1:31.89	+ 2.85 s
25	64	Christophe Hurni	Ecurie des 3 Chevrons	1:32.34	+ 3.30 s
26	51	Johann Rajamäki	The Swedish Lions	1:32.45	+ 3.41 s
27	14	Ronnie Grant	Ronnie Grant	1:32.63	+ 3.59 s
28	65	Fritz Augsburger	Formel Rennsport Club	1:34.08	+ 5.04 s
Source: [2]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	18	Steve Kempton	Reynard R&D	22	33min 20.54sec	1
2	33	Alberto Apicella	Venturini Racing	22	+ 7.54 s	4
3	11	Bertrand Gachot	West Surrey Racing	22	+ 12.54 s	9
4	10	Thomas Danielsson	Madgwick Motorsport	22	+ 17.35 s	5
5	31	Mauro Martini	Mauro Martini	22	+ 23.99 s	8
6	45	Frank Biela	Frank Biela	22	+ 35.38 s	11
7	20	Mark Galvin	Alan Docking Racing	22	+ 39.49 s	13
8	41	Joachim Winkelhock	WTS Racing Team	22	+ 42.22 s	12
9	17	Giles Butterfield	Giles Butterfield	22	+ 44.09 s	15
10	43	Harald Huysman	Gipimo Corse	22	+ 44.65 s	14
11	63	Hans-Peter Kaufmann	Giles JSK Generalbau	22	+ 50.89 s	17
12	61	Jo Zeller	Formel Rennsport Club	22	+ 53.55 s	23
13	46	Peter Zakowski	Volkswagen Motorsport	22	+ 54.54 s	19
14	16	Gary Ward	RGS Racing	22	+ 55.17 s	21
15	44	Otto Rensing	Otto Rensing	22	+ 1:05.24 s	20
16	49	Csaba Kesjár	Schübel Rennsport	22	+ 1:06.50 s	22
17	51	Johann Rajamäki	The Swedish Lions	22	+ 1:27.05 s	26
18	40	Bernd Schneider	Schübel Rennsport	21	+ 1 Lap	3
19	19	Philippe Favre	Reynard R&D	21	+ 1 Lap	10
20	64	Christophe Hurni	Ecurie des 3 Chevrons	21	+ 1 Lap	25
Ret	2	Johnny Herbert	Eddie Jordan Racing	18	Retired	6
Ret	50	Håkan Olausson	The Swedish Lions	17	Retired	24
Ret	1	Perry McCarthy	Madgwick Motorsport	15	Retired	2
Ret	32	Eugenio Visco	Euroteam s.r.l.	7	Retired	7
Ret	60	Rolf Kuhn	Racing Motor Service	6	Retired	18
Ret	14	Ronnie Grant	Ronnie Grant	4	Retired	27
Ret	65	Fritz Augsburger	Formel Rennsport Club	3	Retired	28
DNS	15	Peter Kox	Mike Rowe Racing		Did Not Start
DNS	30	Enrico Bertaggia	Enrico Bertaggia		Did Not Start
DNS	34	Cesare Carrabelli	Cesare Carabelli		Did Not Start
DNS	62	Jacques Isler	Squadra Foitek		Did Not Start
Source: [3]

See also

FIA European Formula Three Cup

References

1. "FIA F3 EUROPEAN CUP SILVERSTONE - STARTERLISTE" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-02.
2. "FIA F3 EUROPEAN CUP SILVERSTONE - STARTAUFSTELLUNG" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-02.
3. "FIA F3 EUROPEAN CUP SILVERSTONE - ERGEBNIS" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-02.

Preceded by 1986 FIA European Formula Three Cup	FIA European Formula Three Cup 1987	Succeeded by 1988 FIA European Formula Three Cup