German Touring Car Championship 1987
The German Touring Car Championship 1987 was the fourth season of the DTM . The first run took place on March 29, 1987 for the first time at the Hockenheimring . The last run was on August 23rd on the Salzburgring . A total of ten races were held in Germany , Belgium and, for the first time, also in Austria .
The overall winner was the Belgian Eric van de Poele in a BMW M3 with 127 points.
Starting field
The following drivers started the season:
No. | driver | team | vehicle | Race weekend |
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1 | Marc Hessel | Zakspeed BMW Team | BMW M3 | all |
2 | Eric van de Poele | all | ||
3 | Kurt Koenig | Kamei crew | BMW 635 CSi | 1-4, 8 |
BMW M3 | 5-7, 9, 10 | |||
4th | Per Stureson | IPS Motorsport | Volvo 240 Turbo | all |
5 | Not so Lindberg | all | ||
6th | Harald Grohs | Vogelsang Automobile GmbH | BMW M3 | all |
7th | Anton Goeser | AC Munich | BMW 635 CSi | all |
8th | Bernd Schneider | Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | 1-4, 6, 8, 9 |
Klaus Ludwig | 7th | |||
9 | Beate Nodes | all | ||
10 | Fritz Mueller | Müller-Bräu team | BMW 635 CSi | all |
11 | Jörg van Ommen | AMG Marko RSM | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 | all |
12 | Franz Klammer | all | ||
13 | Heiner Weiss | all | ||
14th | Walter Mertes | Ford Ringshausen Motorsport | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | all |
15th | Manuel Reuter | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | 1-8 | |
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth | 9, 10 | |||
16 | Uwe Reich | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | 2, 3, 6 | |
17th | Volker Strycek | Gubin sport | BMW 635 CSi | 1-7 |
18th | Joachim Winkelhock | Wolf Racing | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | 1-4, 6, 7 |
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth | 9 | |||
19th | Frank Biela | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | 1-6, 8, 9 | |
20th | Klaus Niedzwiedz | 7th | ||
21st | Heinz-Friedrich Peil | Kissling Motorsport | Opel Kadett GSi 2.0 | 1-3 |
Volvo 240 Turbo | 6, 7 | |||
22nd | Kurt Thiim | ATN Autotechnik Nickel | Rover Vitesse | 1 |
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione | 2, 3, 5-10 | |||
24 | Olaf Manthey | BMW Isert | BMW M3 | 2-10 |
25th | Josef Gerold | 1-3, 5-9 | ||
26th | Hermann Tilke | Sachs Sporting | Toyota Corolla GT AE86 | 2 |
28 | Leopold Gallina | Private | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 | 2, 3 |
29 | Ludwig Weber | Format Fahrzeugteile GmbH | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 | 1-5, 7-9 |
30th | Michael head | MK Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione | 10 |
31 | Arnold Mattschull | Autohaus Wollstadt Racing Team | BMW M3 | 1-5, 7, 10 |
32 | Jürgen Weiler | Sachs Sporting | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 | 1-3 |
BMW M3 | 8, 9 | |||
33 | Andy Bovensiepen | Alpina | BMW M3 | 1-6, 8, 9 |
34 | Manfred Niederhof | Private | BMW 635 CSi | 1, 3-8, 10 |
BMW M3 | 2 | |||
35 | Thomas von Löwis | Private | BMW M3 | all |
36 | Reinhold Gröpper | Private | Ford Mustang 5.0 GT | 1-3, 5-9 |
49 | Jørgen Poulsen | Private | Volvo 240 Turbo | 2 |
51 | Fabien Giroix | Alpina | BMW M3 | 7, 9 |
52 | Ellen Lohr | 7, 8, 10 | ||
59 | Armin Hahne | Wolf Racing | Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth | 10 |
60 | Steve Soper | Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | 10 |
? | Hebert angel | Private | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | 1 |
? | Peter Mamerow | Private | VW Golf GTI | 3 |
? | Axel fields | Private | BMW 635 CSi | 4th |
Ford Sierra XR4Ti | 5 | |||
? | Michael Bartels | Private | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | 5 |
23 | Jochen Felder | Private | BMW 635 CSi | 5 |
? | Walter Nussbaumer | Private | BMW 635 CSi | 5-10 |
? | Peter John | Private | Rover Vitesse | 6th |
? | Peter Oberndorfer | Private | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 | 6th |
? | Costa's lot | Private | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 | 7th |
? | Robert Walterscheid-Müller | MK Motorsport | BMW M3 | 7, 10 |
? | Stanley Dickens | Private | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 | 8th |
? | Andreas Mark | Private | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 | 10 |
Race calendar and results
round | Race (track) |
date | distance | Pole position | Fastest lap | winner | vehicle |
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1 | Sports car festival Hockenheimring |
March 29 | 105.360 km | Manuel Reuter | Harald Grohs | Harald Grohs | BMW M3 |
2 | Bergischer Löwe Circuit Zolder |
April 14th | 100.608 km | Eric van de Poele | Eric van de Poele | Marc Hessel | BMW M3 |
3 | Eifel race Nürburgring |
26th of April | 113.550 km | Manuel Reuter | Bernd Schneider | Manuel Reuter | Ford Sierra XR4Ti |
4th | AVUS race AVUS |
10th of May | 105.430 km | Manuel Reuter | Harald Grohs | Frank Biela | Ford Sierra XR4Ti |
5 | Mainz-Finthen airfield race Mainz-Finthen airfield |
31. May | 101.250 km | Manuel Reuter | Olaf Manthey | Manuel Reuter | Ford Sierra XR4Ti |
6th | 200 miles from Nuremberg Norisring |
June 28th | 101.200 km | Harald Grohs | Marc Hessel | Olaf Manthey | BMW M3 |
7th | Nürburgring
Touring Car Grand Prix |
July 12 | 104.466 km | Harald Grohs | Fabien Giroix | Klaus Ludwig | Ford Sierra XR4Ti |
8th | Airfield race Wunstorf Wunstorf Air Base |
August 2nd | 101,000 km | Eric van de Poele | Harald Grohs | Harald Grohs | BMW M3 |
9 | Airfield race Diepholz Diepholz Air Base |
August 9 | 104,000 km | Olaf Manthey | Manuel Reuter | Fabien Giroix | BMW M3 |
10 | Alpine trophy Salzburg Salzburgring |
August 23 | 105.625 km | Armin Hahne | Manuel Reuter | Armin Hahne | Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Championship results
Point system
Points were awarded to the first 18 classified drivers in the following number. There was one deletion result :
space | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14th | 15th | 16. | 17th | 18th |
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Points | 20th | 18th | 16 | 15th | 14th | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Driver ranking
A total of 38 drivers made it into the points classification.
space | driver |
HOC |
ZOL |
ONLY1 |
AVU |
MAY |
NOR |
ONLY2 |
WUN |
THE |
SAL |
Points |
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1 | Eric van de Poele | 2 | (10) | 4th | 4th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 3 | 2 | 10 | 127 |
2 | Manuel Reuter | DNF | 7th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 12 | 124 |
3 | Marc Hessel | 4th | 1 | 7th | 16 | (17) | 2 | 7th | 2 | 5 | 9 | 123 |
4th | Olaf Manthey | 3 | 5 | 7th | 2 | 1 | 3 | DNF | DNF | 4th | 113 | |
5 | Harald Grohs | 1 | DNF | 3 | 3 | 4th | DNF | DNF | 1 | 4th | DNF | 102 |
6th | Per Stureson | 11 | DNF | 8th | DNF | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6th | DNF | 5 | 87 |
7th | Kurt Koenig | 5 | 12 | DNF | 13 | 12 | 7th | 12 | 8th | 8th | 16 | 82 |
8th | Anton Goeser | DNF | 5 | DNF | 12 | 10 | 8th | 11 | 12 | 7th | 11 | 77 |
9 | Jörg van Ommen | 3 | 4th | 10 | 5 | 6th | DNF | 23 | 10 | DNF | DNF | 76 |
10 | Thomas von Löwis | 16 | 2 | 12 | 17th | 16 | DNF | 10 | 17th | 6th | 6th | 71 |
11 | Not so Lindberg | 10 | 9 | DNF | DNF | 7th | 4th | 4th | 22nd | 11 | DNF | 70 |
12 | Franz Klammer | 21st | 6th | 13 | 8th | 21st | 20th | 9 | 11 | DNF | 8th | 60 |
12 | Walter Mertes | 18th | DNF | 14th | DNF | 3 | 5 | 22nd | 7th | DNF | 7th | 60 |
14th | Frank Biela | 12 | 18th | 6th | 1 | 5 | DNF | DNS | 15th | 59 | ||
15th | Bernd Schneider | 6th | 14th | 2 | DNF | 22nd | 9 | 9 | 56 | |||
16 | Fabien Giroix | 2 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||
17th | Andy Bovensiepen | 17th | DNF | 9 | 9 | 14th | 9 | 24 | DNF | 37 | ||
18th | Manfred Niederhof | 14th | 16 | DNF | 15th | 20th | 14th | 13 | 16 | 14th | 32 | |
18th | Ellen Lohr | DNF | 5 | 2 | 32 | |||||||
18th | Volker Strycek | 7th | DNF | DNF | 14th | 11 | 12 | DNF | 32 | |||
21st | Beate Nodes | 19th | 15th | 25th | 6th | 13 | 11 | 25th | 23 | DNF | DNF | 31 |
21st | Kurt Thiim | 8th | 8th | 23 | 26th | 10 | 21st | DNF | DNF | DNF | 31 | |
23 | Joachim Winkelhock | DNF | 11 | 22nd | 10 | 13 | DNF | 14th | 28 | |||
24 | Armin Hahne | 1 | 20th | |||||||||
25th | Walter Nussbaumer | DNF | 15th | DNF | 13 | 10 | DNF | 19th | ||||
25th | Fritz Mueller | 15th | 19th | 11 | 19th | DNF | 21st | 17th | DNF | DNF | 15th | 19th |
27 | Josef Gerold | 9 | DNF | 24 | DNF | 19th | 15th | 18th | DNF | 16 | ||
27 | Steve Soper | 3 | 16 | |||||||||
29 | Heiner Weiss | DNF | 17th | 18th | 11 | 22nd | DNF | 16 | 21st | DNF | DNF | 15th |
30th | Reinhold Gröpper | DNF | DNF | 17th | 15th | DNF | 18th | 15th | DNF | 12 | ||
31 | Arnold Mattschull | 13 | 25th | 15th | 20th | 18th | 24 | DNF | 11 | |||
31 | Jürgen Weiler | DNF | 22nd | 19th | 14th | 13 | 11 | |||||
33 | Ludwig Weber | DNF | 21st | 21st | DNF | 23 | 19th | 19th | 12 | 8th | ||
33 | Robert Walterscheid-Müller | 14th | 17th | 8th | ||||||||
35 | Heinz-Friedrich Peil | DNF | 13 | 20th | 18th | 20th | 7th | |||||
36 | Uwe Reich | 20th | 16 | 16 | 6th | |||||||
37 | Andreas Mark | 16 | 3 | |||||||||
38 | Axel fields | 18th | 24 | 1 | ||||||||
39 | Hebert angel | 20th | 0 | |||||||||
39 | Hermann Tilke | DNF | 0 | |||||||||
39 | Leopold Gallina | 24 | DNF | 0 | ||||||||
39 | Jørgen Poulsen | 23 | 0 | |||||||||
39 | Peter Mamerow | DNF | 0 | |||||||||
39 | Michael Bartels | 19th | 0 | |||||||||
39 | Jochen Felder | 25th | 0 | |||||||||
39 | Peter John | DNF | 0 | |||||||||
39 | Peter Oberndorfer | DNF | 0 | |||||||||
39 | Costa's lot | DNF | 0 | |||||||||
39 | Klaus Niedzwiedz | DNF | 0 | |||||||||
39 | Stanley Dickens | 20th | 0 | |||||||||
39 | Michael head | DNF | 0 | |||||||||
39 | Klaus Ludwig | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
space | driver |
HOC |
ZOL |
ONLY1 |
AVU |
MAY |
NOR |
ONLY2 |
WUN |
THE |
SAL |
Points |
Legend | ||
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colour | abbreviation | meaning |
gold | - | victory |
silver | - | 2nd place |
bronze | - | 3rd place |
green | - | Placement in the points |
blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
NC | not classified | |
red | DNQ | did not qualify |
DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
black | DSQ | disqualified |
White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
WD | withdrawn | |
Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
TD | Friday test driver | |
without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
INJ | injured or sick | |
EX | excluded | |
DNA | did not arrive | |
C. | Race canceled | |
no participation in the World Cup | ||
other | P / bold | Pole position |
SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
* | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
|
() | Streak results | |
underlined | Leader in the overall standings |
- Remarks
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c DTM website: 1987: Year of the Juniors. From: www.dtm.com , accessed on August 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Touringcarracing - website: German Touring Car Championship 1987. On: touringcarracing.net , accessed on August 24, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Touringcarracing - website: 1987 German Touring Car Championship. On: touringcarracing.net , accessed on August 24, 2018 .