1987 British Touring Car Championship season

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 Class Rounds Endurance Drivers ICS plc Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 1 Andy Rouse A 1, 4–5, 7 Ford Sierra RS500 A 11 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Win Percy A 6 2 Pete Hall A 1–9 Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS500 A 10–12 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 Ford Sierra RS500 A 9–10 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 Chris Aylett 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 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 Graham Hathaway† 12 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† Mark Hales† 12 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 Mark Goddard† 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

External links

• Official website of the British Touring Car Championship