Porsche 944 Turbo Cup 1987
The 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup was the second season of the Porsche 944 Turbo Cup brand championship. The first run took place on April 12, 1987 in Monza , the season finale on September 20, 1987 took place at the Nürburgring . A total of ten races were held this season in Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Austria.
Overall winner was Roland Asch with 386 points.
championship
In the second cup season, neither the previous year's champion, Joachim Winkelhock , nor last season's runner-up Jörg van Ommen competed . Instead, Winkelhock drove in the German Formula 3 Championship and van Ommen competed in the German Touring Car Championship (DTM).
In the first two races, Roland Asch and Peter Oberndorfer were tied on the points. From the third race onwards, Asch, who in the previous season was still looking for a sponsor sticker on the car and received a professional contract from the Strähle Autosport team from 1987 onwards, was able to clear the points.
At the end of the season, Roland Asch was the Cup champion , ahead of Peter Oberndorfer and Sweden's Bengt Trägerårdh .
Race calendar and results
round | Racetrack | date | Pole position | Fastest lap | winner | Second | Third |
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1 | Monza | 12. April | Roland Asch | Martin Wimmer | Peter Oberndorfer | Roland Asch | Georg Pacher |
2 | Nürburgring GP track | 26th of April | Roland Asch | Peter Oberndorfer | Roland Asch | Peter Oberndorfer | Bengt Tragårdh |
3 | AVUS | 10th of May | Harald Grohs | Peter Oberndorfer | Harald Becker | Roland Asch | Harald Grohs |
4th | Jarama | 31. May | Emilio de Villota | Bengt Tragårdh | Roland Asch | Emilio de Vilotta | Peter Oberndorfer |
5 | Norisring | June 28th | Roland Asch | Bengt Tragårdh | Bengt Tragårdh | Roland Asch | Harald Grohs |
6th | Hockenheimring GP circuit | 5th July | Harald Becker | Wolfgang Wolf | Wolfgang Wolf | Roland Asch | Harald Grohs |
7th | Spa Francorchamps | August 1st | Roland Asch | Roland Asch | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Roland Asch | Marc Duez |
8th | Brno | 15th of August | Roland Asch | Bengt Tragårdh | Peter Oberndorfer | Bengt Tragårdh | Harald Grohs |
9 | Salzburgring | August 23 | Bengt Tragårdh | Georg Pacher | Georg Pacher | Wolfgang Wolf | Harald Grohs |
10 | Nürburgring GP track | September 20th | Roland Asch | Bengt Tragårdh | Bengt Tragårdh | Roland Asch | Emilio de Vilotta |
Championship results
Point system
Points were only given to classified drivers. Guest starters did not receive any points.
Driver ranking
A total of ten drivers made it into the points classification.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Racecam - website: Meister 1987 - Porsche 944 Turbo Cup - Roland Asch. At: archive.racecam.de , accessed on May 4, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Racecam - website: Champion 1986 - Porsche 944 Turbo Cup - Joachim Winkelhock. At: archive.racecam.de , accessed on May 4, 2019 .
- ↑ DriverDB - website: Porsche 944 Turbo Cup 1987 standings. From: www.driverdb.com , accessed May 4, 2019 .