1987 World Touring Car Championship season
- 1987 World Touring Car Championship season
The 1987 World Touring Car Championship season was the 1st World Touring Car Championship season. It commenced on March 22, 1987 and ended on November 15 after eleven races. The championship was open to Touring Cars complying with FIA Group A regulations.
Drivers and teams
Fifteen registered entries were received for the championship. Although numerous other entries competed in races during the season only the following were eligible to score championship points. Cars competed in three engine capacity divisions:
* Division 1: 0 to 1600 cc
* Division 2: 1601 to 2500 cc
* Division 3: Over 2500 cc
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Point system: 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 awarded to the top ten finishers for both outright and divisional results. Therefore, a driver could be awarded up to 40 points in a race. Points were only allocated to drivers of cars registered for the World Championship.
Entrants
Point system: 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 awarded to the top ten finishers for both outright and divisional results. Therefore, an entry could be awarded up to 40 points in a race. Points were allocated only to entries which were registered for the World Championship.
See also
* Group A
* RACE - The Official WTCC Game
References
* [http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1987%20WTCC.html 1987 World Touring Car Championship] - from [http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/ History of the European Touring Car Championship]
External links
* [http://www.teamdan.com/archive/www2/wtc/87wtc.html 1987 WTCC race results] Retrieved from Motorsport Almanac on 30 September 2008
* [http://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/Spa-1987-08-02-photo.html Images from 1987 WTCC Round 5 – Spa 24 Hour – Spa Francorchamps] Retrieved from Racing Sports Cars on 30 September 2008
* [http://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/Silverstone-1987-09-06-photo.html Images from 1987 WTCC Round 7 – Tourist Trophy - Silverstone] Retrieved from Racing Sports Cars on 30 September 2008
* [http://www.autopics.com.au/cache/list-417public__0-0.html?cache=no Images from 1987 WTCC Round 8 – James Hardie 1000 - Bathurst] Retrieved from Autopics on 30 September 2008
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