The 1987 200 Meilen von Nürnberg was the sixth round of the 1987 World Sports-Prototype Championship, known as the

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Norisring Trophäe, as well as the second round of the

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, known as the Bilstein Cup. It took place at the

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temporary street circuit,

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on June 28, 1987.

Format

The Norisring 200 Miles combined several competitors from the World Championship as well as a majority of entrants from the German Supercup championship. The event was run as two separate races, each running for 100 miles (77 laps). The first race would consist of the entire field, and points for the German Supercup championship were awarded based on the results of this first race. Cars which did not complete the first race, either due to accidents or mechanical failures, were not allowed to compete in the second race. Those which remained started in the same position in which they had finished the first race, and then completed the second race. The result of this race however did not count towards the Supercup. Instead, the laps totals from the two races were combined in order to determine an overall race winner, which earned points in the World Championship. All teams consisted of two drivers, each of which ran one race apiece. Only the driver in the first race earned points in the Supercup, while both drivers earned points in the World Championship.

Official results

Class winners in bold.

Race 1

The

Bilstein Cup and round two of the

. † - #9 Blaupunkt Joest Racing was disqualified after Race 2 when the car was found to have an oversized fuel tank. Both runs were therefore disqualified. ‡ - #14 Mussato Action Car was disqualified during the race for using an external

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. - #103 John Bartlett Racing and #121 GP Motorsport were both disqualified for having started the race illegally.

Race 2

† - #9 Blaupunkt Joest Racing was disqualified after Race 2 when the car was found to have an oversized fuel tank. Both runs were therefore disqualified.

Overall results

Total laps from the two races combined for the

Norisring Trophäe and round six of the World Sports-Prototype Championship. Drivers are listed in the order in which they raced or planned to race.

Statistics

* Pole Position (Race 1 only) - #17 Porsche AG - 0:47.070 * Average Speed - 163.898 km/h

References

* * * {{Sportscar Race Report , Year_of_race = 1987 , Sportscar_Series = ADAC Supercup , Previous_race_in_season = 1987 Supercup Nürburgring Eifelrennen , Next_race_in_season = 1987 Supercup Hockenheim

1987 in Bavaria