The 1987 Spa 24 Hour was the fifth round of the
inaugural
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World Touring Car Championship
The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a sin ...
. The race was held for cars eligible for
Group A
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touring car regulations. It was held from 1 to 2 August 1987 at the
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, in
Francorchamps
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It is home to the motor-racing Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
The Circuit de Spa-Franco ...
,
Belgium
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.
The race was won by
Eric van de Poele
Eric van de Poele (born 30 September 1961) is a Belgian racing driver and former Formula One driver. He participated in 29 Grands Prix, in 1991 and 1992. He is a three-times class winner at 24 Hours of Le Mans, and won three Formula 3000 races i ...
,
Jean-Michel Martin
Jean-Michel Martin (born 19 June 1953) is a Belgian racing driver. He won the 24 Hours of Spa four times, including twice with his younger brother Philippe in 1979 and 1980. His son Maxime also won the race in 2016. He was on the winning team of ...
and
Didier Theys
Didier Theys (born 19 October 1956) is a Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona (1998 and 2002); a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring (1998); the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand ...
, driving a
BMW M3. The leading car eligible for championship points was another M3, driven by
Luis Pérez-Sala
Luis Pérez-Sala Valls-Taberner (born 15 May 1959) is a Spanish former racing driver who competed in Formula One, Formula 3, Formula 3000 and Touring Cars. He was also the team principal of HRT Formula 1 Team during the 2012 F1 season.
Pérez- ...
,
Olivier Grouillard
Olivier Grouillard (born 2 September 1958) is a racing driver from France. He started racing go-karts from the age of fourteen competing in events such as the Volant Elf. He progressed to Formula Renault winning the title before Grouillard compet ...
and
Winfried Vogt, who finished in second place.
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
Results were as follows:
, Entered: 61
, Started: 61
, Finished: 28
* Drivers in italics practiced in the car but did not take part in the race.
See also
*
1987 World Touring Car Championship
The 1987 World Touring Car Championship season was the inaugural World Touring Car Championship season. It commenced on 22 March 1987 and ended on 15 November after eleven races. The championship was open to Touring Cars complying with FIA Group A ...
References
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1987 World Touring Car Championship season
1987 in Belgian motorsport
1987
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