1987 Australian Sports Car Championship
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The 1987 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian national motor racing title open to Group A Sports Cars, Group D GT cars, FISA Group C1 cars and FISA Group C2 cars.[1]
The title, which was the 19th Australian Sports Car Championship,[2] was won by Andy Roberts driving his self-designed Robert SR3 powered by a 1.6 litre Ford BDA Formula Mondial engine which, while not winning a round, scored consistent Up to 1.6 litres class placings (which paid more points) to win the title. Roberts was also the only driver in the top 5 championship placings to finish all 3 rounds.[3] Defending champion John Bowe was expected to dominate the series in Bernie van Elsen's Veskanda C1 Chevrolet, and did easily win rounds 2 and 3 (including setting the outright lap record in Round 2 at Amaroo Park), but an engine problem in the opening round at a very wet Calder Park Raceway saw him only finish 2nd. Finishing 3rd in the championship was Terry Hook in his Chevrolet powered ex-Rupert Keegan Lola T610 with two second place finishes at Calder and Sandown.
Calendar
The championship was contested over a three round series with one race per round.[3]
| Round [3] | Circuit [3] | State | Date [4] | Winner [3] | Car [3] |
| 1 | Calder Park Raceway | Victoria | 1 March | Rusty French | Porsche 935 |
| 2 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 17 May | John Bowe | Veskanda C1 Chevrolet |
| 3 | Sandown Park | Victoria | 13-Sep | John Bowe | Veskanda C1 Chevrolet |
Additional rounds scheduled at Lakeside (April 5), Adelaide International Raceway (3 May) and Winton (30 August ) were cancelled.[3]
Classes
Cars competed in three engine capacity classes.[1]
- Up to 1.6 litres
- 1.6 to 3 litres
- Over 3 litres
Points system
Championship points were awarded to the top twenty outright placegetters in each round based on the following three tier structure.[1]
| Outright Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Up to 1.6 litres | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1.6 to 3 litres | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Over 3 litres | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
Results
| Position [3] | Driver [3] | No. [3] | Car [3] | Calder [3] | Amaroo [3] | Sandown [3] | Total [3] |
| 1 | Andy Roberts | 42 | Roberts SR3 Ford BDA | 21 | 27 | 21 | 69 |
| 2 | John Bowe | 1 | Veskanda C1 Chevrolet | - | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| 3 | Terry Hook | 15 | Lola T610 Chevrolet | 23 | - | 23 | 46 |
| 4 | Ray Hanger | Rennmax Ford BDG | 15 | - | 19 | 34 | |
| 5 | Rusty French | 7 | Porsche 935/80 | 25 | - | - | 25 |
Note: The above table lists only the first five positions in the championship.
References
- 1 2 3 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1987 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 78-81
- ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Barry Catford, Australian Sports Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88, pages 216-223
- ↑ 1987 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88, page 317