1987 Burgundy 500
The 1987 Burgundy 500 was the third 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 May 10, 1987, at Dijon-Prenois, in Dijon, France.
The race was won by Gianfranco Brancatelli and Johnny Cecotto, driving a BMW M3.
Class structure
Cars were divided into three classes based on engine capacity:- Division 1: 1-1600cc
- Division 2: 1601-2500cc
- Division 3: Over 2500cc
Official results
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos | Series Points |
1 | 2 | 42 | CiBiEmme Sport | Johnny Cecotto Gianfranco Brancatelli | BMW M3 | 112 | 6 | 40 |
2 | 2 | 40 | BMW Motorsport | Ivan Capelli Roberto Ravaglia Roland Ratzenberger | BMW M3 | 112 | 4 | 30 |
3 | 3 | 6 | Eggenberger Motorsport | Steve Soper Klaus Niedzwiedz | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | 112 | 3 | 32 |
4 | 3 | 7 | Eggenberger Motorsport | Klaus Ludwig Pierre Dieudonné | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | 112 | 5 | 25 |
5 | 3 | 8 | Andy Rouse Engineering | Andy Rouse Thierry Tassin | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | 111 | 7 | 20 |
6 | 2 | 64 | Xavier Lapeyre Fabien Giroix | BMW M3 | 109 | 2 | ||
7 | 3 | 16 | René Metge Marc Sourd | BMW 635CSi | 108 | 15 | ||
8 | 2 | 76 | Alfa Corse | Giorgio Francia Jean-Louis Schlesser | Alfa Romeo 75 | 108 | 12 | 18 |
9 | 2 | 75 | Alfa Corse | Alessandro Nannini Jacques Laffite | Alfa Romeo 75 | 108 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 3 | 18 | CiBiEmme Sport | Georges Bosshard Massimo Micangeli | BMW 635CSi | 106 | 21 | |
11 | 2 | 77 | Brixia Corse | Rinaldo Drovandi Claudio Langes | Alfa Romeo 75 | 106 | 13 | 11 |
12 | 2 | 78 | Brixia Corse | Carlo Rossi Alessandro Santin | Alfa Romeo 75 | 106 | 22 | 8 |
13 | 3 | 35 | Denis Morin Ferdinand de Lesseps | BMW 635CSi | 106 | 9 | ||
14 | 2 | 70 | Dixi Sport | Bernard Salam Pierre Destic | Mercedes 190E | 106 | 17 | |
15 | 2 | 51 | ÚAMK | Oldřich Vaníček Vlastimil Tomášek | BMW M3 | 104 | 23 | |
16 | 2 | 79 | Albatech | Walter Voulaz Marcello Cipriani | Alfa Romeo 75 | 103 | 19 | 5 |
17 | 2 | 62 | Duindistel | Noël van den Eeckhout Guy Van Mol | BMW 325i | 103 | 25 | |
18 | 1 | 90 | Scuderia Avus Berlin | Herbert Lingmann Ludwig Hölzl | Toyota Corolla GT | 102 | 32 | |
19 | 1 | 106 | Team Toyota GB | Alex Moss Mark Jennings | Toyota Corolla GT | 102 | 30 | |
20 | 1 | 91 | RAS Sport | Philippe Müller Jo Zeller | Toyota Corolla GT | 102 | 31 | |
21 | 2 | 44 | Dixi Sport | Gerard Févrot Bruno di Gioia | Alfa Romeo 75 | 101 | 29 | 3 |
22 | 1 | 95 | Antonín Charouz Daniele Toffoli Pierluigi Grassetto | Toyota Corolla GT | 101 | 33 | ||
23 | 3 | 97 | Seikel Motorsport | Giuseppe Quartengan Giovanni da Schio Peter Seikel | Ford Mustang GT | 100 | 28 | |
24 | 1 | 103 | Fina Racing Team | Pierre Fermine Serge de Liedekerke | Toyota Corolla GT | 100 | 34 | |
25 | 1 | 102 | Seikel Motorsport | Heinz Wirth Edi Kamm | Audi 80 | 99 | 36 | |
26 | 1 | 104 | Fina Racing Team | Guy Katsers Jean-Claude Burton | Toyota Corolla GT | 98 | 37 | |
27 | 1 | 100 | Carlo Brambilla Giovanni Maggiorelli | Alfa Romeo 33 | 94 | 38 | ||
28 | 2 | 45 | Dixi Sport | Bernard Santal Dellavalle | Alfa Romeo 75 | 93 | 26 | |
29 | 2 | 80 | Q-Racing | Thomas Lindström Mikael Naebrink | Alfa Romeo 75 | 92 | 20 | 2 |
30 | 3 | 36 | Roland Bassaler Pascal Pessiot | BMW 635CSi | 86 | 24 | ||
DNF | 2 | 46 | BMW Motorsport | Roland Ratzenberger Emanuele Pirro Roberto Ravaglia | BMW M3 | 76 | 1 | |
DNF | 2 | 43 | BMW Motorsport | Winfried Vogt Markus Oestreich | BMW M3 | 71 | 8 | |
DNF | 3 | 5 | Allan Moffat Racing | Allan Moffat John Harvey | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 44 | 10 | |
DNF | 3 | 1 | Pro Team Italia/Imberti | Bruno Giacomelli Armin Hahne | Maserati Biturbo | 10 | 27 | |
DNF | 2 | 48 | CiBiEmme Sport | Fabio Mancini Luciano Lovato | BMW M3 | 11 | ||
DNF | 2 | 66 | Claude Ballot-Léna | BMW M3 | 16 | |||
DNF | 3 | Roberto Castagna Luciano Lovato | BMW 635CSi | 18 | ||||
DNF | 1 | 96 | Michel Legourd Jean-Claude Barthe | Toyota Corolla GT | 39 | |||
DNS | 3 | 2 | Pro Team Italia/Imberti | Mario Hytten Marcello Gunella | Maserati Biturbo | 35 |
- Drivers in italics practiced in the car but did not take part in the race.