1987 British Touring Car Championship

1987 British Touring Car Championship
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The 1987 Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship was the 30th season of the championship. The series, previously the British Saloon Car Championship, had a new name and new sponsor. Chris Hodgetts successfully defended his drivers title with his class D Toyota Corolla.^[1]^[2]

Teams & Drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds	Endurance Drivers
ICS plc	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	1	Andy Rouse	A	1, 4–5, 7
	Ford Sierra RS500		Andy Rouse	A	11
	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		Win Percy	A	6
	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	2	Pete Hall	A	1–9	Andy Rouse
	Ford Sierra RS500	2	Pete Hall	A	10–12	Andy Rouse
Graham Scarborough	Rover Vitesse	3	Graham Scarborough	A	All	Lionel Abbott^†
Dennis Leech	Rover Vitesse	4	Dennis Leech	A	1, 3–12	Karl Jones^†
R.A. Potter	Rover Vitesse	5	David Carvell	A	All	Jeff Allam
Listerine Racing Team	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	6	Graham Goode	A	1–8	Win Percy
Listerine Racing Team	Ford Sierra RS500	6	Graham Goode	A	9–10	Win Percy
Alan Docking Racing	Holden Commodore VK SS Group A	7	Mike O'Brien	A	2–8, 10–12	Gary Brabham
John Maguire Racing	Rover Vitesse	8	Tim Harvey	A	All	David Leslie
BBW Turbosport	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	9	Dave Brodie	A	6
BBW Turbosport	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	9	Chris Aylett	A	12
Newman's Footwear	BMW 635CSi	10	Mike Newman	A	2–6, 8–11	Rob Speak^†
Brian Chatfield	Rover Vitesse	14	Brian Chatfield	A	6–8
Abbott Racing	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	15	Mike Smith	A	6
Graham Hathaway Racing	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	16	Robb Gravett	A	6
Roger Dowson Engineering	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	18	Jerry Mahony	A	6–7
TCCS Racing	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	19	Dave Morgan	A	6
Asquith Autosport	Ford Escort RS Turbo	22	Karl Jones	B	6–7, 11–12
Alfa Romeo Dealer Team	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	30	Rob Kirby	B	2–5
	Alfa Romeo 75	30	Rob Kirby	B	6–7
	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	31	Jon Dooley	B	All	Rob Kirby
Kevin Eaton	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	32	Kevin Eaton	B	1, 6, 9, 11–12
Prodrive	BMW M3	33	Frank Sytner	B	6–7, 9–11	Mike Smith
Terry Drury Racing	Ford Escort RS Turbo	38	Mark Hales¹	B	1–11	Phil Dowsett¹
		38	Graham Hathaway^†	B	12	Phil Dowsett¹
		39	Lionel Wiffen	B	8–12	Graham Hathaway¹ Mark Hales
Demon Tweeks	Volkswagen Golf GTI	42	Alan Minshaw	C	6–7, 9–11	Vic Lee^†
Roger Saunders	Renault 5 GT Turbo	45	Roger Saunders	C	All	Holman 'Les' Blackburn^†
Paul Harmer	Vauxhall Astra GTE	48	Paul Harmer	C	6–7
Colin Pearcy	MG Metro Turbo	55	Colin Pearcy	C	1, 6–12	Paul Taft
Alex Postan	Renault 5 GT Turbo	58	Alex Postan	C	6
Tony Crudgington	Toyota Corolla GT	63	Tony Crudgington	D	1, 4–6, 12
Chris Hodgetts Motor Sport	Toyota Corolla GT	66	Chris Hodgetts	D	1–11	Tiff Needell^†
		66	Mark Hales^†	D	12	Tiff Needell^†
		67	Alan Minshaw^†2	D	1–2	Chris Hodgetts^†
			Chuck Nicholson^†		2
			Will Hoy^†		6
			Tiff Needell		10
		69	Paul Longfield^†	D	1, 3
			Alex Moss^†		2, 7
			Tony Dron^†		9
TOM's GB	Toyota Corolla FX GT	70	Tiff Needell	D	6, 11–12
North Essex Motorsport	Ford Escort RS1600i	74	Phil Dowsett	D	4–6, 9, 12
			Patrick Watts^†		8
			Keith Norman^†		11
AGK Motorsport	Toyota Corolla GT	77	Geoff Kimber-Smith	D	1, 3–12	Gerry Marshall^†
Unknown	Mitsubishi Starion	?	Graham Rose	A	1
Griffin Motorsport	Rover Vitesse	?	Bill Griffin	A	4–5
API Motorsport	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	?	Rex Muldoon	A	12
Unknown	Renault 5 GT Turbo	?	David Grimshaw	C	3, 6
Unknown	Renault 5 GT Turbo	?	David Gibson	C	4
Unknown	Renault 5 GT Turbo	?	David Martell	C	4
Unknown	Renault 5 GT Turbo	?	Niki Phillips	C	6
Unknown	Renault 5 GT Turbo	?	Anthony Pownall	C	6
Unknown	Renault 5 GT Turbo	?	Les Germain	C	6–7
Unknown	Renault 5 GT Turbo	?	Peter Gottlieb	C	7
Unknown	Renault 5 GT Turbo	?	David Kay	C	11
Alan Gaunt	Ford Escort RS1600i	?	Richard Belcher^†	D	11
Alan Gaunt	Ford Escort RS1600i	?	Mark Goddard^†	D	12

Icon	Class
A	Over 2500cc
B	2001–2500cc
C	1601–2000cc
D	Under 1600cc

^†Not eligible for points.
¹Practice only at round 10.
²Practice & qualifying only at round 2.

Calendar and results

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round	Circuit	Date	Class A Winner	Class B Winner	Class C Winner	Class D Winner
1	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	12 April	Andy Rouse	Mark Hales	Colin Pearcy	Chris Hodgetts
2	Oulton Park, Cheshire	17 April	Tim Harvey	Mark Hales	Roger Saunders	Chris Hodgetts
3	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	20 April	Dennis Leech	Mark Hales	Roger Saunders	Chris Hodgetts
4	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	25 May	Andy Rouse	Mark Hales	Roger Saunders	Geoff Kimber-Smith
5	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	7 June	Tim Harvey	Mark Hales	Roger Saunders	Chris Hodgetts
6	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	12 July	Win Percy	Frank Sytner	Roger Saunders	Chris Hodgetts
7	Brands Hatch, Kent	26 July	Tim Harvey	Jon Dooley	Colin Pearcy	Chris Hodgetts
8	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	2 August	Mike O'Brien	Jon Dooley	Colin Pearcy	Chris Hodgetts
9	Donington Park, Leicestershire	16 August	Graham Goode	Frank Sytner	Colin Pearcy	Chris Hodgetts
10*	Oulton Park, Cheshire	22 August	Mike Newman Rob Speak	Lionel Wiffen Mark Hales	Alan Minshaw Vic Lee	Chris Hodgetts Tiff Needell
11	Donington Park, Leicestershire	20 September	Andy Rouse	Frank Sytner	Colin Pearcy	Chris Hodgetts
12	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	6 October	Pete Hall	Graham Hathaway	Colin Pearcy	Mark Hales

30 lap endurance race.

Driver Standings/Results

Overall Pos	Driver	SIL	OUL	THU	THU	SIL	SIL	BHGP	SNE	DON	OUL	DON	SIL	Pts
Class A (Over 2500cc)
4	Tim Harvey	Ret	1	Ret	2	1	5	1	Ret	Ret	NC	4	3	45
6	Dennis Leech	2		1	4	2	7	2	4	3	6	16	Ret	44
8	Andy Rouse	1			1	Ret		3			Ret‡	1		35
9	Graham Goode	5	2	2	Ret	3	4	Ret	5	2	Ret			34
9	David Carvell	3	6	3	3	4	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	2	DNS	2	34
12	Pete Hall	4	5	6	10	6	6	4	3	4	Ret	Ret	1	31
14	Mike O'Brien		Ret	4	5	Ret	8	5	1		Ret	3	4	27
15	Mike Newman		3	7	6	5	10		6	6	1	6		21
17	Graham Scarborough	6	4	Ret	7	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	5	4	5	5	16
22	Win Percy						1				Ret‡			10
25	Jeff Allam										2‡			7
26	Dave Brodie						2							6
32	Brian Chatfield						11	6	Ret					1
32	Rex Muldoon												6	1
35	Bill Griffin				Ret	7								0
–	David Leslie										NC‡			0
–	Jerry Mahony						Ret	Ret						0
–	Robb Gravett						Ret							0
–	Dave Morgan						Ret							0
–	Mike Smith						Ret							0
–	Gary Brabham										Ret‡			0
–	Chris Aylett												Ret	0
–	Graham Rose	DNS												0
–	Rob Speak										1‡			0†
–	Lionel Abbott										4‡			0†
–	Karl Jones										6‡			0†
Class B (2001 – 2500cc)
2	Mark Hales	7	7	8	9	8	Ret	14	Ret	10	PO/7	9		51
3	Jon Dooley	9	12	12	DNS	Ret	18	9	9	8	8	15	8	47
11	Frank Sytner						3	Ret		1	Ret	2		32
19	Lionel Wiffen								11	Ret	7	DNS	11	14
21	Kevin Eaton	Ret					Ret			7		7	Ret	12
22	Rob Kirby	DNA	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	15	Ret			8‡			10
26	Karl Jones						Ret	DSQ				Ret	10	6
–	Mike Smith										Ret‡			0
–	Phil Dowsett										PO‡			0
–	Graham Hathaway										PO‡		7	0†
Class C (1601 – 2000cc)
7	Colin Pearcy	11					20	11	12	12	DNS	14	12	43
13	Roger Saunders	WD	11	11	13	12	17	13	DNS	14	11	Ret	Ret	28
19	Alan Minshaw						22	12		Ret	10	Ret		14
28	Alex Postan						23							3
28	Peter Gotlieb							15						3
30	Paul Harmer						28	16						2
30	David Grimshaw			DSQ			24							2
32	Niki Phillips						25							1
35	Les Germain						26	Ret						0
35	Anthony Pownall						27							0
–	David Kay											Ret		0
–	Paul Taft										DNS‡			0
–	David Gibson				WD									0
–	David Martell				WD									0
–	Vic Lee										10‡			0†
–	Les Blackburn										11‡			0†
Class D (Under 1600cc)
1	Chris Hodgetts	8	8	5	11	9	12	7	7	9	3/5	8		84
4	Geoff Kimber-Smith	Ret		9	8	10	13	8	8	11	9	11	Ret	45
16	Phil Dowsett				14	11	19			15			14	19
18	Tiff Needell						16				5/3‡	10	Ret	15
24	Tony Crudgington	DNS			12	13	21						Ret	9
–	Mark Hales												9	0†
–	Chuck Nicholson		9											0†
–	Gerry Marshall										9‡			0†
–	Alan Minshaw	10	PO											0†
–	Alex Moss		10					10						0†
–	Paul Longfield	12		10										0†
–	Patrick Watts								10					0†
–	Richard Belcher											12		0†
–	Tony Dron									13				0†
–	Keith Norman											13		0†
–	Mark Goddard												13	0†
–	Will Hoy						14							0†
Overall Pos	Driver	SIL	OUL	THU	THU	SIL	SIL	BHGP	SNE	DON	OUL	DON	SIL	Pts

† Not eligible for points

‡ Endurance driver

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos.	Driver	Car	Class	Points
1	Chris Hodgetts	Toyota Corolla GT	D	84
2	Mark Hales	Ford Escort RS Turbo	B	51
3	Jon Dooley	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	B	47
4	Geoff Kimber-Smith	Toyota Corolla GT	D	45
4	Tim Harvey	Rover Vitesse	A	45
6	Dennis Leech	Rover Vitesse	A	44
7	Colin Pearcy	MG Metro Turbo	C	43
8	Andy Rouse	Ford RS Cosworth	A	35
9	Graham Goode	Ford RS Cosworth	A	34
9	David Carvell	Rover Vitesse	A	34
11	Frank Sytner	BMW M3	B	32
12	Pete Hall	Ford RS Cosworth	A	31
13	Roger Saunders	Renault 5GT Turbo	C	28
14	Mike O'Brien	Holden Commodore	A	27

References

↑ http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=30 Official 1987 BTCC standings
↑ http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=120494

External links

Official website of the British Touring Car Championship

British Saloon/Touring Car Championship

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