The 1987 World Touring Car Championship season was the inaugural

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season. It commenced on 22 March 1987 and ended on 15 November after eleven races. The championship was open to

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complying with

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regulations. The Drivers title was won by

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in a

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and the Entrants title by

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in a Ford Sierra Cosworth No 7.FIA World Touring Car Championship 1987, Autosport, 14 January 1988

Teams and drivers

Fifteen registered entries were received for the championship. Regulations imposed by last minute series promoter

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dictated that for teams to receive official points and prize money they must have paid the US$60,000 registration fee. This in fact saw a number of the top teams, most notably

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who had been the team to beat in the 1984, 1985 and

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s, refuse to pay and virtually ignore the championship. Among those who did commit to the championship were the

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backed

with their

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Calendar

Drivers in ''Italics'' were listed as a driver in the car but did not actually drive that car in the race. Note: "Overall winner" in the above table refers to the overall race winner and "Winner championship" refers to the highest placed entry which had been registered for the championship.

Results and standings

Races

Standings

Drivers' Championship

Note: Race placings in the above table refer to the relative placings gained by registered championship entries and does not include other competitors. Point system: 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 awarded to the top ten finishers for both outright and divisional results. Therefore, a driver could be awarded up to 40 points in a race. Points were only allocated to drivers of cars registered for the World Championship.

Entrants Championship

Point system: 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 awarded to the top ten finishers for both outright and divisional results. Therefore, an entry could be awarded up to 40 points in a race. Points were allocated only to entries which were registered for the World Championship.

References

1987 World Touring Car Championship
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History of the European Touring Car Championship

External links

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