1987 Spa 24 Hour
{{WTCC race report
| Race_name = Spa 24 Hour
| Country = Belgium
| Date = 1–2 August
| Year = 1987
| Image = 250px
| Caption =
| Round_No = 5
| Season_No = 11
| Location = Francorchamps, Belgium
| Course_name = Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
| Course_km = 6.968
| DistanceR1_laps = 24 hours
| DistanceR2_laps =
| Pole_Driver = {{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Ludwig
| Pole_Team = Eggenberger Motorsport
| Pole_Time = 2:37.270
| First_Race1 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Eric van de Poele
{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Michel Martin
{{flagicon|BEL}} Didier Theys
| First_Team_Race1 = Waterloo Motors
| Second_Race1 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Luis Pérez-Sala
{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Grouillard
{{flagicon|GER}} Winfried Vogt
| Second_Team_Race1 = Bigazzi
| Third_Race1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Pascal Fabre
{{flagicon|FRA}} Fabien Giroix
{{flagicon|BEL}} Bernard de Dryver
| Third_Team_Race1 = Garage du Bac
| FL1_Driver = {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Boutsen
| FL1_Time = 2:39.930
| FL1_Team = Eggenberger Motorsport
}}
The 1987 Spa 24 Hour was the fifth round of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship. The race was held for cars eligible for Group A touring car regulations. It was held from 1 to 2 August 1987 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, in Francorchamps, Belgium.
The race was won by Eric van de Poele, Jean-Michel Martin and Didier Theys, driving a BMW M3. The leading car eligible for championship points was another M3, driven by Luis Pérez-Sala, Olivier Grouillard 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:{{cite web | url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/results/qualifying/Spa-1987-08-02.html | title=Spa 24 Hours (Qualifying Results) | publisher=Racing Sports Cars | date= | accessdate=2012-11-04}}{{cite web | url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/results/Spa-1987-08-02.html | title=Spa 24 Hours (Race Results) | publisher=Racing Sports Cars | date= | accessdate=2012-11-04}}
| Entered: 61
| Started: 61
| Finished: 28
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! Pos ! Class ! No ! Team ! Drivers ! Car ! Laps ! Qual ! Series |
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! 1 | 2 | 48 | Waterloo Motors | {{flagicon|BEL}} Eric van de Poele | BMW M3 | 481 | 7 | |
2
| 2 | 43 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Bigazzi | {{flagicon|ESP}} Luis Pérez-Sala | BMW M3 | 473 | 23 | 40 |
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3
| 2 | 63 | Garage du Bac | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pascal Fabre | BMW M3 | 469 | 8 | |
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! 4 | 3 | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Moffat Racing | {{flagicon|CAN}} Allan Moffat | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 468 | 19 | |
5
| 2 | 41 | {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Motorsport | {{flagicon|GER}} Altfrid Heger | BMW M3 | 464 | 6 | |
6
| 3 | 17 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Rouse Engineering | {{flagicon|BEL}} Alain Semoulin | 464 | 13 | |
7
| 2 | 47 | {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Motorsport | {{flagicon|NED}} Gerrit van Kouwen | BMW M3 | 464 | 36 | |
8
| 3 | 18 | Waterloo Motors | {{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Duez | 458 | 34 | |
9
| 2 | 55 | Ecurie Motul Nogaro | {{flagicon|FRA}} Bernard Salam | 456 | 22 | |
10
| 2 | 45 | Auto Budde Team | {{flagicon|GER}} Volker Strycek | BMW 325i | 452 | 37 | |
11
| 2 | 77 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Brixia Corse | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Tarquini | 451 | 20 | 30 |
12
| 2 | 75 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfa Corse | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite | 447 | 10 | 24 |
13
| 2 | 44 | Bastos Racing Team | {{flagicon|FRA}} Gérard Bleynie | BMW M3 | 435 | 21 | |
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! 14 | 1 | 90 | Bemani Toyota | {{flagicon|GER}} Herbert Lingmann | 431 | 55 | |
15
| 1 | 112 | | {{flagicon|BEL}} Paul Simons | 431 | 58 | |
16
| 2 | 76 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfa Corse | {{flagicon|ITA}} Walter Voulaz | 429 | 47 | 20 |
17
| 2 | 71 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Racing | {{flagicon|BEL}} Georges Cremer | 426 | 39 | |
18
| 1 | 103 | IMC Toyota | {{flagicon|BEL}} Pierre Fermine | 424 | 51 | |
19
| 3 | 33 | Bavaria Automobiles | {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Haezebrouck | 423 | 33 | |
20
| 3 | 24 | Formula 1 Invest. PTY Ltd. | {{flagicon|BEL}} Michel Delcourt | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 421 | 35 | |
21
| 3 | 31 | CMS Sweden | {{flagicon|SWE}} Christer Simonsen | 418 | 41 | |
22
| 2 | 79 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfa Corse | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Nannini | 417 | 14 | 16 |
23
| 2 | 61 | Ecurie Chardon des Dunes | {{flagicon|BEL}} Noël van den Eeckhout | BMW 325i | 415 | 45 | |
24
| 1 | 104 | IMC Toyota | {{flagicon|BEL}} Guy Katsers | 414 | 59 | |
25
| 1 | 117 | IMC Toyota | {{flagicon|BEL}} José Close | 414 | 60 | |
26
| 2 | 46 | {{flagicon|GER}} Schnitzer Motorsport | {{flagicon|AUT}} Roland Ratzenberger | BMW M3 | 413 | 12 | 12 |
27
| 1 | 119 | IMC Toyota | {{flagicon|DEN}} John Nielsen | 408 | 53 | |
28
| 1 | 120 | IMC Toyota | {{flagicon|BEL}} Claude Holvoet | 378 | 62 | |
DNF
| 2 | 59 | Bastos Racing Team | {{flagicon|BEL}} Dirk Vermeersch | BMW M3 | 445 | 31 | |
DNF
| 3 | 16 | Bavaria Automobiles | {{flagicon|FRA}} René Metge | 423 | 25 | |
DNF
| 3 | 7 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Eggenberger Motorsport | {{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Ludwig | 406 | 1 | |
DNF
| 3 | 15 | Bastos Toyota Team | {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson | 346 | 43 | |
DNF
| 3 | 6 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Eggenberger Motorsport | {{flagicon|GBR}} Steve Soper | 332 | 2 | |
DNF
| 2 | 42 | {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Motorsport | {{flagicon|VEN}} Johnny Cecotto | BMW M3 | 310 | 3 | |
DNF
| 3 | 8 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Rouse Engineering | {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Rouse | 252 | 5 | |
DNF
| 2 | 40 | {{flagicon|GER}} Schnitzer Motorsport | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ivan Capelli | BMW M3 | 233 | 4 | |
DNF
| 3 | 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} HDT Racing P/L | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Brock | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 206 | 18 | |
DNF
| 2 | 85 | {{flagicon|GER}} Schnitzer Motorsport | {{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Grice | BMW M3 | 178 | 15 | |
DNF
| 2 | 57 | {{flagicon|GER}} Marko AMG | {{flagicon|GER}} Peter Oberndorfer | 143 | 24 | |
DNF
| 2 | 78 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfa Corse | {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Rossi | 133 | 17 | |
DNF
| 2 | 58 | Bastos Racing Team | {{flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Vojtěch | BMW M3 | 115 | 27 | |
DNF
| 1 | 113 | Tom's GB Ltd. | {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Dowsett | 101 | 50 | |
DNF
| 2 | 66 | J.M.S. Racing Team | {{flagicon|FRA}} Claude Ballot-Léna | BMW M3 | 82 | 11 | |
DNF
| 3 | 14 | Bastos Toyota Team | {{flagicon|GER}} Hans Heyer | 59 | 32 | |
DNF
| 3 | 11 | Wolf Racing Barclay | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari Nurminen | 9 | 26 | |
DNF
| 3 | 4 | Wolf Racing Barclay | {{flagicon|GER}} Joachim Winkelhock | 5 | 9 | |
DNF
| 2 | 49 | N.K. Motorsport | {{flagicon|GER}} Jürgen Hamelmann | BMW M3 | | 28 | |
DNF
| 3 | 35 | Garage du Bac | {{flagicon|FRA}} Denis Morin | | 29 | |
DNF
| 3 | 28 | {{flagicon|LUX}} Ford Motorsport Luxembourg | {{flagicon|LUX}} Romain Feitler | | 30 | |
DNF
| 3 | 19 | Waterloo Motors | {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Castagna | | 38 | |
DNF
| 3 | 32 | {{flagicon|LUX}} Ford Motorsport Luxembourg | {{flagicon|LUX}} Romain Wolf | | 40 | |
DNF
| 3 | 13 | Zeus Computers Racing | {{flagicon|BEL}} Quirin Bovy | | 42 | |
DNF
| 3 | 34 | Jeroen Hin Racing | {{flagicon|NED}} Jeroen Hin | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | | 44 | |
DNF
| 2 | 70 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Racing | {{flagicon|BEL}} François-Xavier Boucher | | 46 | |
DNF
| 2 | 84 | {{flagicon|NED}} Mazda Dealer Team Holland | {{flagicon|NED}} Hans van der Beek | | 48 | |
DNF
| 1 | 92 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Toyota GB | {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Hodgetts | | 49 | |
DNF
| 3 | 29 | Jumet Motor Racing | {{flagicon|BEL}} Jean Wansart | | 52 | |
DNF
| 1 | 114 | Tom's Co. Ltd. | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hideshi Matsuda | | 54 | |
DNF
| 1 | 121 | IMC Toyota | {{flagicon|BEL}} Roger Rutten | | 56 | |
DNF
| 1 | 115 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgian Audi VW Club | {{flagicon|BEL}} Philippe Ménage | | 57 | |
DNF
| 1 | 100 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfa Corse | {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Brambilla | | 61 | |
- Drivers in italics practiced in the car but did not take part in the race.
See also
References
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{{Sportscar Race Report
| Year_of_race = 1987
| Sportscar_Series = World Touring Car Championship
| Previous_race_in_season = 1987 Nürburgring Touring Car Grand Prix
| Next_race_in_season = 1987 Grand Prix Brno
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spa 24 Hour}}
Category:1987 World Touring Car Championship season