The 1987 Nissan Mobil 500 was the tenth 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 October 26, 1987, at the Wellington Street Circuit in the docks area of Wellington, New Zealand.

New Zealand 1987 Wellington 500
Race details
Date26 October, 1987
LocationWellington, New Zealand
CourseWellington Street Circuit
3.228 kilometres (2.006 mi)
Laps 150
Pole position
Driver Germany Klaus Ludwig Ford Texaco Racing Team
Time 1:29.420
Podium
First Germany Klaus Ludwig
Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz
Ford Texaco Racing Team
Second Italy Emanuele Pirro
Italy Roberto Ravaglia
Schnitzer Motorsport
Third United Kingdom Steve Soper
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné
Ford Texaco Racing Team
Fastest Lap
Driver United Kingdom Steve Soper Ford Texaco Racing Team
Time 1:32.280

Official results edit

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Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps Qual
Pos
Series
Points
1 3 7   Ford Texaco Racing Team   Klaus Ludwig
  Klaus Niedzwiedz
Ford Sierra RS500 150 1 40
2 2 46   Schnitzer Motorsport   Emanuele Pirro
  Roberto Ravaglia
BMW M3 150 3 35
3 3 6   Ford Texaco Racing Team   Steve Soper
  Pierre Dieudonné
Ford Sierra RS500 150 2 27
4 3 30   Peter Jackson Nissan Racing   George Fury
  Glenn Seton
  Terry Shiel
Nissan Skyline RS DR30 149 6
5 3 05   Holden Dealer Team   Peter Brock
  David Parsons
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 148 5
6 2 40   Schnitzer Motorsport   Markus Oestreich
  Roland Ratzenberger
BMW M3 148 10 25
7 2 41   CiBiEmme   Altfrid Heger
  Tony Longhurst
BMW M3 146 18
8 3 24   Team Nissan Racing NZ   Graeme Crosby
  Gary Sprague
Nissan Skyline RS DR30 145 21
9 3 25   Team Nissan Racing NZ   Graeme Bowkett
  Kent Baigent
Nissan Skyline RS DR30 145 7
10 2 44   Bryce Racing   Paul Radisich
  Ludwig Finauer
BMW 325i 141 26
11 3 11   Enzed Team Perkins   Larry Perkins
  Denny Hulme
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 140 12
12 2 62   Schwaben Motorsport   Thomas von Löwis of Menar
  Leopold von Bayern
BMW M3 140 22
13 3 16   Söderqvist Racing Services Team[4]   Ulf Granberg
  Stig Blomqvist
Volvo 240T 137 15
14 3 32   Anderson & O'Leary   Bruce Anderson
  Wayne Anderson
Ford Mustang 135 29
15 3 31   Sax Racing   John Sorenson
  Kayne Scott
BMW 635 CSi 135 33
16 1 94   Gullivers Ltd   Andrew Bagnall
  Mark Jennings
  Chris Hodgetts
Toyota Sprinter AE86 135 30
17 3 27   Ray Gulson   Graham Gulson
  Ray Gulson
BMW 635 CSi 134 34
18 1 90   David Slater
  Ross Heffernan
Toyota Corolla GT 131 35
19 2 53   Viacard Services   Trevor Crowe
  Jim Richards
BMW M3 116 8
20 3 13   Viacard Services   Charlie O'Brien
  Avon Hyde
  Jim Richards
BMW 635 CSi 106 17
21 1 100   Alfa Romeo Benelux   Giorgio Francia
  Daniele Toffoli
Alfa Romeo 33 103 36 28
DNF 3 2   Bob Jane T-Marts Racing   Allan Grice
  Win Percy
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A 131 4
DNF 1 92   Bryan Bate
  Robbie Ridgers
Toyota Corolla GT 129 37
DNF 2 47   Schnitzer Motorsport   Anette Meeuvissen
  Mercedes Stermitz
BMW M3 126 24
DNF 1 91   Allan Drinkrow
  Bruce Drinkrow
Toyota Corolla GT 109 38
DNF 3 17   Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team   Dick Johnson
  Gregg Hansford
Ford Sierra RS500 103 32
DNF 3 10   Holden Dealer Team   David Oxton
  Neil Crompton
  Peter Brock
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A 89 20
DNF 3 4   Söderqvist Racing Services Team[4]   Per-Gunnar Andersson
  Ian Tulloch
Volvo 240T 68 19
DNF 3 18   Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team   Neal Lowe
  Neville Crichton
  Dick Johnson
Ford Sierra RS500 68 16
DNF 3 35   Oxo Supercube Motorsport   Andrew Miedecke
  Phil Myhre
Ford Sierra RS500 58 14
DNF 2 42   CiBiEmme   Johnny Cecotto
  Gianfranco Brancatelli
BMW M3 44 9
DNF 3 19   Canam Enterprises   Graeme Cameron
  Wayne Wilkinson
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A 38 23
DNF 2 54   Sax Racing   Graeme Lorimer
  John Sax
BMW M3 19 28
DNF 1 72   Brett Riley
  Ken Smith
Toyota Celica GT 17 31
DNF 3 21   D.F.C. NZ Ltd   John Billington
  Chris Castle
Holden Commodore VK SS Group A 14 27
DNF 2 43   Bigazzi   Winni Vogt
  Olivier Grouillard
BMW M3 10 13
DNF 3 23   Police Community   Glenn McIntyre
  Robbie Ker
Ford Mustang 9 25
DNF 3 15   Peter Jackson Nissan Racing   Glenn Seton
  John Bowe
Nissan Skyline RS DR30 7 11

Italics indicate driver practiced this car but did not race.

References edit

  1. ^ "www.touringcarracing.net". Archived from the original on 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  2. ^ Wilson, Stewart (1987). "World Touring Car Championship". Australian Motor Racing Year. 17. Killara: Berghouse Publishing Group Pty. Ltd.: 184–186. ISSN 0158-4138.
  3. ^ Tuckey, Bill (1987). The Great Race. 7. Hornsby: The Berghouse Floyd Tuckey Publishing Group Pty. Ltd. ISSN 1031-6124.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  4. ^ a b Hyde, Anthony (February 2003). "Volvo 240 Turbo Group 'A' Racing Information". Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-22.

Statistics edit

  • Pole Position - #7 Klaus Ludwig - 1:29.42
  • Fastest Lap - #6 Steve Soper - 1:32.28

External links edit


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1987 Calder 500
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1987 Fuji 500