1987 Wellington 500

1987 Wellington 500
Race details
	Round 10 of 11 in the 1987 World Touring Car Championship at Wellington Street Circuit in Wellington, New Zealand.
Date	26 October, 1987
Location	Wellington, New Zealand
Course	Wellington Street Circuit; 3.228 kilometres (2.006 mi)
Laps
Laps	150
Pole position
Driver
Time
Podium
First
Second
Third
Fastest Lap
Driver
Time

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.

Official results

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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

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

Statistics

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

External links

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[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. Killara: Berghouse Publishing Group Pty. Ltd. 17: 184–186. ISSN 0158-4138.

[3] Tuckey, Bill (1987). The Great Race. Hornsby: The Berghouse Floyd Tuckey Publishing Group Pty. Ltd. 7. ISSN 1031-6124.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[volvo-4] 1 2 Hyde, Anthony (February 2003). "Volvo 240 Turbo Group 'A' Racing Information". Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-22.

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