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1987 RAC Tourist Trophy

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United Kingdom 1987 RAC Tourist Trophy
Race details
Date6 September, 1987
LocationSilverstone, United Kingdom
CourseSilverstone Circuit
4.778 kilometres (2.969 mi)
Laps 105
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom Steve Soper Eggenberger Motorsport
Time 1:35.780
Podium
First Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Italy Fabio Mancini
CiBiEmme Sport
Second Italy Emanuele Pirro
Italy Roberto Ravaglia
Austria Roland Ratzenberger
BMW Motorsport
Third Italy Giorgio Francia
Italy Nicola Larini
Alfa Corse
Fastest Lap
Driver United Kingdom Steve Soper Eggenberger Motorsport
Time 1:48.060

The 1987 RAC Tourist Trophy was the seventh 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 6 September 1987 at the Silverstone Circuit, in Silverstone, United Kingdom.

The race was won by Enzo Calderari and Fabio Mancini, driving a BMW M3. The leading car eligible for championship points was another M3, driven by Emanuele Pirro, Roberto Ravaglia and Roland Ratzenberger, who finished in second place.

Class structure

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Cars were divided into three classes based on engine capacity:

  • Division 1: 1-1600cc
  • Division 2: 1601-2500cc
  • Division 3: Over 2500cc

Official results

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Results were as follows:[1][2]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps Qual
Pos
Series
Points
1 2 48 Italy CiBiEmme Sport Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Italy Fabio Mancini
BMW M3 105 10
2 2 46 Germany BMW Motorsport Italy Roberto Ravaglia
Italy Emanuele Pirro
Austria Roland Ratzenberger
BMW M3 105 7 40
3 2 79 Italy Alfa Corse Italy Giorgio Francia
Italy Nicola Larini
Alfa Romeo 75 105 14 30
4 2 57 Germany Marko AMG Germany Peter Oberndorfer
Austria Franz Klammer
Mercedes 190E 104 11
5 2 78 Italy Brixia Corse Italy Carlo Rossi
Italy Alessandro Santin
Alfa Romeo 75 104 17 24
6 3 7 Switzerland Eggenberger Motorsport Germany Klaus Ludwig
Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz
Ford Sierra RS500 103 3 30
7 2 72 United Kingdom Prodrive United Kingdom Frank Sytner
Belgium Marc Duez
United Kingdom Mike Smith
BMW M3 103 15
8 2 84 Helmut König Austria Helmut König
Austria Karl Baron
Austria Heribert Werginz
BMW M3 103 19
9 3 4 Wolf Racing Barclay Germany Joachim Winkelhock
United Kingdom Jeff Allam
Ford Sierra RS500 103 5
10 2 75 Italy Alfa Corse France Jacques Laffite
Italy Paolo Barilla
Alfa Romeo 75 102 12 18
11 3 31 Sweden CMS Sweden Sweden Christer Simonsen
Sweden Kurt Simonsen
Volvo 240T 102 24
12 3 1 Italy Pro Team Italia Switzerland Mario Hytten
Germany Armin Hahne
Italy Nicola Tesini
Maserati Biturbo 100 16 21
13 3 6 Switzerland Eggenberger Motorsport United Kingdom Steve Soper
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné
Ford Sierra RS500 99 1 16
14 3 23 Belgium Michel Delcourt
Belgium Alex Guyaux
United Kingdom Jerry Mahony
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 99 26
15 1 106 United Kingdom Team Toyota GB United Kingdom Chris Hodgetts
New Zealand Andrew Bagnall
Toyota Corolla GT 98 28
16 1 107 United Kingdom Team Toyota GB United Kingdom Gareth Chapman
United Kingdom Chris Hodgetts
United Kingdom Alex Moss
Toyota Corolla GT 96 31
17 1 114 Tom's GB Ltd. United Kingdom Tiff Needell
United Kingdom Phil Dowsett
Toyota Corolla GT 96 30
18 2 76 Italy Alfa Corse Italy Walter Voulaz
Italy Marcello Cipriani
Alfa Romeo 75 96 25 11
19 2 60 Denmark Per G. Hansen
Denmark Jens Winther