1987 Australian Touring Car season


The 1987 Australian Touring Car season was the 28th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the forerunner of the present-day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
There were 16 touring car race meetings held during 1987: a nine-round series, the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship ; a support programme event at the 1987 Australian Grand Prix; and six long-distance races, nicknamed 'enduros', two of which were rounds of the one-off 1987 World Touring Car Championship.
For the first time, the ATCC had a major series sponsor in the form of oil company Shell, who provided some AU$275,000 in prize money.

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 1987 Australian touring car season consisted of 16 events.
DateSeriesCircuitCity / StateWinnerTeamCarReport
15 FebCastrol Clash for CashOran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesSteve ReedLansvale Smash RepairsHolden VK Commodore SS Group A
1 MarATCC Round 1Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaGlenn SetonPeter Jackson Nissan RacingNissan Skyline DR30 RS
8 MarATCC Round 2Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, TasmaniaGeorge FuryPeter Jackson Nissan RacingNissan Skyline DR30 RS
13 MarATCC Round 3Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, QueenslandJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW M3
22 MarA2TCC Round 1Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, VictoriaJohn SmithToyota Team AustraliaToyota Corolla
26 AprATCC Round 4Barbagallo RacewayPerth, Western AustraliaGlenn SetonPeter Jackson Nissan RacingNissan Skyline DR30 RS
3 MayATCC Round 5Adelaide International RacewayAdelaide, South AustraliaDick JohnsonShell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing TeamFord Sierra RS Cosworth
31 MayATCC Round 6Surfers Paradise International RacewaySurfers Paradise, QueenslandJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW M3
7 JunATCC Round 7Sandown RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaGlenn SetonPeter Jackson Nissan RacingNissan Skyline DR30 RS
7 JunA2TCC Round 2Sandown RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaMark SkaifePeter Jackson Nissan RacingNissan Gazelle
21 JunATCC Round 8Amaroo ParkSydney, New South WalesJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW M3
5 JulATCC Round 9Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW M3
19 JulA2TCC Round 3Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, QueenslandMark SkaifePeter Jackson Nissan RacingNissan Gazelle
2 AugHardie Irrigation 100Amaroo ParkSydney, New South WalesJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW M3
2 AugA2TCC Round 4Amaroo ParkSydney, New South WalesMark SkaifePeter Jackson Nissan RacingNissan Gazelle
9 AugYokohama/Bob Jane T-Marts 300Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaJohn Bowe
Terry Shiel		Peter Jackson Nissan RacingNissan Skyline DR30 RSreport
6 SepPepsi 250Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesJim Richards
Tony Longhurst		JPS Team BMWBMW M3
13 SepCastrol 500Sandown RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaGeorge Fury
Terry Shiel		Peter Jackson Nissan RacingNissan Skyline DR30 RSreport
4 OctJames Hardie 1000Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesPeter McLeod
Peter Brock
David Parsons		HDT Racing P/LHolden VL Commodore SS Group Areport
4 OctWTCC Round 8Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesJohnny Cecotto
Gianfranco Brancatelli		CiBiEmmeBMW M3report
11 OctBob Jane T-Marts 500Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaSteve Soper
Pierre Dieudonné		Ford Texaco Racing TeamFord Sierra RS500report
11 OctWTCC Round 9Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaSteve Soper
Pierre Dieudonné		Ford Texaco Racing TeamFord Sierra RS500report
14 NovSouth Pacific Touring Car Championship Round 1Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaDick JohnsonShell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing TeamFord Sierra RS500

Australian Touring Car Championship

Australian Manufacturers' Championship

Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship

Hardie Irrigation 100

Yokohama/Bob Jane T-Marts 300

Pepsi 250

Castrol 500

World Touring Car Championship

James Hardie 1000

Bob Jane T-Marts 500

South Pacific Touring Car Championship

This race was a support event of the 1987 Australian Grand Prix. Top 10 results shown.
Pos.DriverNo.TeamCarGrid
1 Dick Johnson17Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing TeamFord Sierra RS5005
2 George Fury30Peter Jackson Nissan RacingNissan Skyline DR30 RS7
3 Larry Perkins11Enzed Team PerkinsHolden VL Commodore SS Group A1
4 Allan Grice2Roadways RacingHolden VL Commodore SS Group A6
5 Colin Bond57Caltex CXT Race TeamAlfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione4
6 Tony Kavich36Tony Kavich RacingHolden VK Commodore SS Group A13
7 David Parsons6HDT Racing P/LHolden VL Commodore SS Group A11
8 Tony Noske26Kalari Transport ServicesHolden VK Commodore SS Group A16
9 Ray Ellis36Grellis MarketingHolden VL Commodore SS Group A14
10 Phil Ward19Reithmuller-Ward International MotorsportMercedes-Benz 190E20