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.

Teams & Drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Endurance Drivers Class A ICS plc Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 1 Andy Rouse 1, 4–5, 7 Ford Sierra RS500 11 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Win Percy 6 2 Pete Hall 1–9 Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS500 10–12 Graham Scarborough Rover Vitesse 3 Graham Scarborough All Lionel Abbott† Dennis Leech Rover Vitesse 4 Dennis Leech 1, 3–12 Karl Jones† R.A. Potter Rover Vitesse 5 David Carvell All Jeff Allam Listerine Racing Team Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 6 Graham Goode 1–8 Win Percy Ford Sierra RS500 9–10 Alan Docking Racing Holden Commodore VK SS Group A 7 Mike O'Brien 2–8, 10–12 Gary Brabham John Maguire Racing Rover Vitesse 8 Tim Harvey All David Leslie BBW Turbosport Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 9 Dave Brodie 6 Chris Aylett 12 Newman's Footwear BMW 635CSi 10 Mike Newman 2–6, 8–11 Rob Speak† Griffin Motorsport Rover Vitesse 11 Bill Griffin 4–5 Brian Chatfield Rover Vitesse 14 Brian Chatfield 6–8 Abbott Racing Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 15 Mike Smith 6 Graham Hathaway Racing Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 16 Robb Gravett 6 API Motorsport Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 17 Rex Muldoon 12 Roger Dowson Engineering Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 18 Jerry Mahony 6–7 TCCS Racing Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 19 Dave Morgan 6 Unknown Mitsubishi Starion ? Graham Rose 1 Class B Asquith Autosport Ford Escort RS Turbo 22 Karl Jones 6–7, 11–12 Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 30 Rob Kirby 2–5 Alfa Romeo 75 6–7 Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 31 Jon Dooley All Rob Kirby Kevin Eaton Nissan Bluebird Turbo 32 Kevin Eaton 1, 6, 9, 11–12 Prodrive BMW M3 33 Frank Sytner 6–7, 9–11 Mike Smith Terry Drury Racing Ford Escort RS Turbo 38 Mark Hales1 1–11 Phil Dowsett1 Graham Hathaway† 12 39 Lionel Wiffen 8–12 Graham Hathaway1 Mark Hales Class C Demon Tweeks Volkswagen Golf GTI 42 Alan Minshaw 6–7, 9–11 Vic Lee† Roger Saunders Renault 5 GT Turbo 45 Roger Saunders All Holman 'Les' Blackburn† Paul Harmer Vauxhall Astra GTE 48 Paul Harmer 6–7 Colin Pearcy MG Metro Turbo 55 Colin Pearcy 1, 6–12 Paul Taft Alex Postan Renault 5 GT Turbo 58 Alex Postan 6 Unknown Renault 5 GT Turbo ? David Grimshaw 3, 6 Unknown Renault 5 GT Turbo ? David Gibson 4 Unknown Renault 5 GT Turbo ? David Martell 4 Unknown Renault 5 GT Turbo ? Niki Phillips 6 Unknown Renault 5 GT Turbo ? Anthony Pownall 6 Unknown Renault 5 GT Turbo ? Les Germain 6–7 Unknown Renault 5 GT Turbo ? Peter Gottlieb 7 Unknown Renault 5 GT Turbo ? David Kay 11 Class D Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT 63 Tony Crudgington 1, 4–6, 12 Chris Hodgetts Motor Sport Toyota Corolla GT 66 Chris Hodgetts 1–11 Tiff Needell† Mark Hales† 12 67 Alan Minshaw†2 1–2 Chris Hodgetts† Chuck Nicholson† 2 Will Hoy† 6 Tiff Needell 10 69 Paul Longfield† 1, 3 Alex Moss† 2, 7 Tony Dron† 9 TOM's GB Toyota Corolla FX GT 70 Tiff Needell 6, 11–12 North Essex Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600i 74 Phil Dowsett 4–6, 9, 12 Patrick Watts† 8 Keith Norman† 11 AGK Motorsport Toyota Corolla GT 77 Geoff Kimber-Smith 1, 3–12 Gerry Marshall† Alan Gaunt Ford Escort RS1600i ? Richard Belcher† 11 Mark Goddard† 12 †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 Pole Position Fastest Lap Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner 1 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 12 April Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Mark Hales Colin Pearcy Chris Hodgetts 2 Oulton Park, Cheshire 17 April Mike O'Brien Tim Harvey Tim Harvey Mark Hales Roger Saunders Chris Hodgetts 3 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 20 April Dennis Leech Mike O'Brien Dennis Leech Mark Hales Roger Saunders Chris Hodgetts 4 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 25 May Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Mark Hales Roger Saunders Geoff Kimber-Smith 5 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 7 June Andy Rouse Pete Hall Tim Harvey Mark Hales Roger Saunders Chris Hodgetts 6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 12 July Win Percy Win Percy Win Percy Frank Sytner Roger Saunders Chris Hodgetts 7 Brands Hatch, Kent 26 July Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Tim Harvey Jon Dooley Colin Pearcy Chris Hodgetts 8 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 2 August Mike O'Brien Mike O'Brien Pete Hall Mike O'Brien Jon Dooley Colin Pearcy Chris Hodgetts 9 Donington Park, Leicestershire 16 August Frank Sytner Graham Goode Graham Goode Frank Sytner Colin Pearcy Chris Hodgetts 10* Oulton Park, Cheshire 22 August Pete Hall Andy Rouse Jeff Allam Mike Newman Rob Speak Lionel Wiffen Mark Hales Alan Minshaw Vic Lee Chris Hodgetts Tiff Needell 11 Donington Park, Leicestershire 20 September Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Frank Sytner Colin Pearcy Chris Hodgetts 12 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 6 October Pete Hall Pete Hall Pete Hall Graham Hathaway Colin Pearcy Mark Hales 30 lap endurance race. Driver Standings/Results Overall DC Class Pos Driver Class SIL OUL THR THR SIL SIL BRH SNE DON OUL DON SIL Pts 1 1 Chris Hodgetts D 8 8 5 11 9 12 7 7 9 3/5 8 84 2 1 Mark Hales B 7 7 8 9 8 Ret 14 Ret 10 DNS/7 9 51 3 2 Jon Dooley B 9 12 12 DNS Ret 18 9 9 8 8 15 8 47 4 1 Tim Harvey A Ret 1 Ret 2 1 5 1 Ret Ret NC 4 3 45 = 2 Geoff Kimber-Smith D Ret 9 8 10 13 8 8 11 9 11 Ret 45 6 2 Dennis Leech A 2 1 4 2 7 2 4 3 6 16 Ret 44 7 1 Colin Pearcy C 11 20 11 12 12 DNS 14 12 43 8 3 Andy Rouse A 1 1 Ret 3 Ret‡ 1 35 9 4 Graham Goode A 5 2 2 Ret 3 4 15 5 2 Ret 34 = 5 David Carvell A 3 6 3 3 4 Ret Ret 2 Ret 2 DNS 2 34 11 3 Frank Sytner B 3 Ret 1 Ret 2 32 12 6 Pete Hall A 4 5 6 10 6 6 4 3 4 Ret Ret 1 31 13 2 Roger Saunders C WD 11 11 13 12 17 13 DNS 14 11 Ret Ret 28 14 7 Mike O'Brien A Ret 4 5 Ret 8 5 1 Ret 3 4 27 15 8 Mike Newman A 3 7 6 5 10 6 6 1 6 21 16 3 Phil Dowsett D 14 11 19 15 14 19 17 9 Graham Scarborough A 6 4 Ret 7 Ret 9 Ret Ret 5 4 5 5 16 18 4 Tiff Needell D 16 5/3‡ 10 Ret 15 19 3 Alan Minshaw C 22 12 Ret 10 Ret 14 = 4 Lionel Wiffen B 11 Ret 7 DNS 11 14 21 5 Kevin Eaton B Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 12 22 10 Win Percy A 1 Ret‡ 10 = 6 Rob Kirby B DNA Ret DNS Ret Ret 15 Ret 8‡ 10 24 5 Tony Crudgington D DNS 12 13 21 Ret 9 25 11 Jeff Allam A 2‡ 7 26 7 Karl Jones B Ret DSQ Ret 10 6 = 12 Dave Brodie A 2 6 28 5 Peter Gotlieb C 16 3 = 4 Alex Postan C 23 3 30 6 Paul Harmer C 28 17 2 = 7 David Grimshaw C DSQ 24 2 32 14 Brian Chatfield A 11 6 Ret 1 = 15 Rex Muldoon A 6 1 = 8 Niki Phillips C 25 1 35 16 Bill Griffin A Ret 7 0 = 9 Les Germain C 26 Ret 0 = 10 Anthony Pownall C 27 0  – Jerry Mahony A Ret Ret 0  – Robb Gravett A Ret 0  – Dave Morgan A Ret 0  – Mike Smith A Ret 0  – David Kay C Ret 0  – Chris Aylett A Ret 0  – Graham Rose A DNS 0  – David Gibson C WD 0  – David Martell C WD 0 guest drivers ineligible for points  – Rob Speak A 1‡ 0  – Lionel Abbott A 4‡ 0  – Karl Jones A 6‡ 0  – Graham Hathaway B PO‡ 7 0  – Mark Hales B 9 0  – Chuck Nicholson D 9 0  – Gerry Marshall D 9‡ 0  – Alan Minshaw D 10 PO 0  – Alex Moss D 10 DNA 10 0  – Paul Longfield D 12 10 0  – Patrick Watts D 10 0  – Vic Lee C 10‡ 0  – Holman 'Les' Blackburn C 11‡ 0  – Richard Belcher D 12 0  – Tony Dron D 13 0  – Keith Norman D 13 0  – Mark Goddard D 13 0  – Will Hoy D 14 0  – David Leslie A NC‡ 0  – Gary Brabham A Ret‡ 0  – Mike Smith B Ret‡ 0  – Paul Taft C DNS‡ 0  – Phil Dowsett B PO‡ 0 Overall DC Class Pos Driver Class SIL OUL THR THR SIL SIL BRH SNE DON OUL DON SIL Pts ‡ 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 VK A 27 References External links Official website of the British Touring Car Championship