1987 British Touring Car Championship
Introduction 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  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  OverallDC ClassPos Driver Class SIL OUL THR THR SIL SIL BRH SNE DON OUL DON SIL Pts 1 1  Chris Hodgetts  '''''''''' '''''''''' '''''''''' '''''''''' '''''''''' '''''' '''''' '''''' '''''''''' ''''''''''/ ''8'' '''84''' 2 1  Mark Hales  '''''''''' '''' '''''''''' '''''''''' '''' Ret  '''''Ret'''''  DNS/ '''''' '''51''' 3 2  Jon Dooley   ''''''  DNS '''Ret'''        '''47''' 4 1  Tim Harvey  Ret ''1'' Ret 2 1  1 Ret Ret NC  3 '''45''' = 2  Geoff Kimber-Smith  Ret    '''' '''' ''''    Ret '''45''' 6 2  Dennis Leech  2 '''1''' 4 2  2 4    Ret '''44''' 7 1  Colin Pearcy  ''''''''''  '''''''''' '''''''''' '''''''''' '''DNS''' '''' '''''''''' '''43''' 8 3  Andy Rouse  '''''1''''' '''''1''''' '''Ret''' '''''3''''' '''Ret'''‡ '''''1''''' '''35''' 9 4  Graham Goode  5 2 2 Ret 3   5 '''''''''' Ret '''34''' = 5  David Carvell  3 6 3 3 4 Ret Ret 2 Ret 2 DNS 2 '''34''' 11 3  Frank Sytner  '''''''''' '''''Ret''''' '''''1''''' '''''Ret''''' '''''''''' '''32''' 12 6  Pete Hall  4 5   '''' 6 4 ''3''  '''Ret''' Ret '''''1''''' '''31''' 13 2  Roger Saunders  WD '''''''''' '''' '''''''''' '''''''''' ''''''''''  DNS  '''' Ret Ret '''28''' 14 7  Mike O'Brien  '''Ret''' ''4'' 5 Ret  5 '''''1''''' Ret  4 '''27''' 15 8  Mike Newman  3  6 5  6  1  '''21''' 16 3  Phil Dowsett       '''19''' 17 9  Graham Scarborough  6 4 Ret 7 Ret  Ret Ret    5 '''16''' 18 4  Tiff Needell   /''''‡  '''Ret''' '''15''' 19 3  Alan Minshaw    Ret  '''Ret''' '''14''' = 4  Lionel Wiffen   Ret  DNS  '''14''' 21 5  Kevin Eaton  Ret Ret   Ret '''12''' 22 10  Win Percy  '''''1''''' Ret‡ '''10''' = 6  Rob Kirby  DNA Ret DNS Ret Ret  Ret ‡ '''10''' 24 5  Tony Crudgington  DNS    Ret '''9''' 25 11  Jeff Allam  ''2''‡ '''7''' 26 7  Karl Jones  Ret DSQ Ret '''''' '''6''' = 12  Dave Brodie  2 '''6''' 28 5  Peter Gotlieb   '''3''' = 4  Alex Postan   '''3''' 30 6  Paul Harmer    '''2''' = 7  David Grimshaw  '''DSQ'''  '''2''' 32 14  Brian Chatfield   6 Ret '''1''' = 15  Rex Muldoon  6 '''1''' = 8  Niki Phillips   '''1''' 35 16  Bill Griffin  Ret 7 '''0''' = 9  Les Germain   Ret '''0''' = 10  Anthony Pownall   '''0''' –  Jerry Mahony  Ret Ret '''0''' –  Robb Gravett  Ret '''0''' –  Dave Morgan  Ret '''0''' –  Mike Smith  Ret '''0''' –  David Kay  Ret '''0''' –  Chris Aylett  Ret '''0''' –  Graham Rose  DNS '''0''' –  David Gibson  WD '''0''' –  David Martell  WD '''0''' ''guest drivers ineligible for points'' –  Rob Speak  1‡ '''0''' –  Lionel Abbott  ‡ '''0''' –  Karl Jones  ‡ '''0''' –  Graham Hathaway  PO‡ '''' '''0''' –  Mark Hales  '''' '''0''' –  Chuck Nicholson   '''0''' –  Gerry Marshall  ‡ '''0''' –  Alan Minshaw   PO '''0''' –  Alex Moss  DNA  '''0''' –  Paul Longfield    '''0''' –  Patrick Watts   '''0''' –  Vic Lee  ‡ '''0''' –  Holman 'Les' Blackburn  ‡ '''0''' –  Richard Belcher   '''0''' –  Tony Dron   '''0''' –  Keith Norman   '''0''' –  Mark Goddard   '''0''' –  Will Hoy   '''0''' –  David Leslie  NC‡ '''0''' –  Gary Brabham  Ret‡ '''0''' –  Mike Smith  '''Ret'''‡ '''0''' –  Paul Taft  '''DNS'''‡ '''0''' –  Phil Dowsett  PO‡ '''0''' OverallDC ClassPos 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}