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
Pos

! Series
Points

style="font-weight:bold"

! 1

| 2

| 48

| Waterloo Motors

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Eric van de Poele
{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Michel Martin
{{flagicon|BEL}} Didier Theys

| BMW M3

| 481

| 7

|

2

| 2

| 43

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Bigazzi

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Luis Pérez-Sala
{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Grouillard
{{flagicon|GER}} Winfried Vogt

| BMW M3

| 473

| 23

| 40

3

| 2

| 63

| Garage du Bac

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pascal Fabre
{{flagicon|FRA}} Fabien Giroix
{{flagicon|BEL}} Bernard de Dryver

| BMW M3

| 469

| 8

|

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! 4

| 3

| 5

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Moffat Racing

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Allan Moffat
{{flagicon|AUS}} John Harvey
{{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Mulvihill

| Holden VL Commodore SS Group A

| 468

| 19

|

5

| 2

| 41

| {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Motorsport

| {{flagicon|GER}} Altfrid Heger
{{flagicon|GER}} Christian Danner
{{flagicon|GER}} Franz Dufter

| BMW M3

| 464

| 6

|

6

| 3

| 17

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Rouse Engineering

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Alain Semoulin
{{flagicon|ESP}} Jésus Pareja
{{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Tassin

| Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

| 464

| 13

|

7

| 2

| 47

| {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Motorsport

| {{flagicon|NED}} Gerrit van Kouwen
{{flagicon|GER}} Annette Meeuvissen
{{flagicon|GER}} Mercedes Stermitz

| BMW M3

| 464

| 36

|

8

| 3

| 18

| Waterloo Motors

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Duez
{{flagicon|BEL}} Philip Verellen
{{flagicon|BEL}} Raijmond van Hove
{{flagicon|BEL}} Pascal Witmeur

| BMW 635CSi

| 458

| 34

|

9

| 2

| 55

| Ecurie Motul Nogaro

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Bernard Salam
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Destic
{{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Cudini

| Mercedes 190E

| 456

| 22

|

10

| 2

| 45

| Auto Budde Team

| {{flagicon|GER}} Volker Strycek
{{flagicon|GER}} Franz-Josef Bröhling
{{flagicon|GER}} Hermann Tilke

| BMW 325i

| 452

| 37

|

11

| 2

| 77

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Brixia Corse

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Tarquini
{{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Drovandi
{{flagicon|ITA}} Claudio Langes

| Alfa Romeo 75

| 451

| 20

| 30

12

| 2

| 75

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfa Corse

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite
{{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Barilla
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Schlesser
{{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Larini
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Pianta

| Alfa Romeo 75

| 447

| 10

| 24

13

| 2

| 44

| Bastos Racing Team

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Gérard Bleynie
{{flagicon|FRA}} Lucien Guitteny
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jabouille

| BMW M3

| 435

| 21

|

style="font-weight:bold"

! 14

| 1

| 90

| Bemani Toyota

| {{flagicon|GER}} Herbert Lingmann
{{flagicon|GER}} Ludwig Hölzl
{{flagicon|SUI}} Philippe Müller

| Toyota Corolla GT

| 431

| 55

|

15

| 1

| 112

|

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Paul Simons
{{flagicon|BEL}} Valentin Simons
{{flagicon|BEL}} Marcel Vandermaesen

| Toyota Corolla GT

| 431

| 58

|

16

| 2

| 76

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfa Corse

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Walter Voulaz
{{flagicon|ITA}} Marcello Cipriani
{{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Siena

| Alfa Romeo 75

| 429

| 47

| 20

17

| 2

| 71

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Racing

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Georges Cremer
{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Curti
{{flagicon|BEL}} Loris de Sordi

| Alfa Romeo 75

| 426

| 39

|

18

| 1

| 103

| IMC Toyota

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Pierre Fermine
{{flagicon|BEL}} Serge de Liedekerke
{{flagicon|BEL}} Grégorie de Mévius

| Toyota Corolla GT

| 424

| 51

|

19

| 3

| 33

| Bavaria Automobiles

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Haezebrouck
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre de Thoisy
{{flagicon|BEL}} Harald Huysman
{{flagicon|BEL}} Pascal Witmeur

| BMW 635CSi

| 423

| 33

|

20

| 3

| 24

| Formula 1 Invest. PTY Ltd.

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Michel Delcourt
{{flagicon|BEL}} Alex Guyaux
{{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Moore

| Holden VL Commodore SS Group A

| 421

| 35

|

21

| 3

| 31

| CMS Sweden

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Christer Simonsen
{{flagicon|SWE}} Kurt Simonsen
{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Marie Baert

| Volvo 240T

| 418

| 41

|

22

| 2

| 79

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfa Corse

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Nannini
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Francia
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Schlesser
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Pianta

| Alfa Romeo 75

| 417

| 14

| 16

23

| 2

| 61

| Ecurie Chardon des Dunes

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Noël van den Eeckhout
{{flagicon|BEL}} Guy Van Mol
{{flagicon|BEL}} Mike van Hooydonk

| BMW 325i

| 415

| 45

|

24

| 1

| 104

| IMC Toyota

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Guy Katsers
{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Claude Burton
{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Pierre Van de Wauwer

| Toyota Corolla GT

| 414

| 59

|

25

| 1

| 117

| IMC Toyota

| {{flagicon|BEL}} José Close
{{flagicon|BEL}} André Hardy
{{flagicon|BEL}} Emmanuel Remion

| Toyota Corolla GT

| 414

| 60

|

26

| 2

| 46

| {{flagicon|GER}} Schnitzer Motorsport

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Roland Ratzenberger
{{flagicon|AUT}} Dieter Quester
{{flagicon|GER}} Markus Oestreich
{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Ravaglia

| BMW M3

| 413

| 12

| 12

27

| 1

| 119

| IMC Toyota

| {{flagicon|DEN}} John Nielsen
{{flagicon|BEL}} Michel Luxen
{{flagicon|BEL}} Renaud Verreydt

| Toyota Corolla GT

| 408

| 53

|

28

| 1

| 120

| IMC Toyota

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Claude Holvoet
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Bruno
{{flagicon|BEL}} Didier Noirhomme

| Toyota Corolla GT

| 378

| 62

|

DNF

| 2

| 59

| Bastos Racing Team

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Dirk Vermeersch
{{flagicon|VEN}} Giovanni Fontanesi
{{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Micangeli

| BMW M3

| 445

| 31

|

DNF

| 3

| 16

| Bavaria Automobiles

| {{flagicon|FRA}} René Metge
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
{{flagicon|FRA}} Joël Gouhier
{{flagicon|BEL}} Pascal Witmeur

| BMW 635CSi

| 423

| 25

|

DNF

| 3

| 7

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Eggenberger Motorsport

| {{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Ludwig
{{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Boutsen
{{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Niedzwiedz

| Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

| 406

| 1

|

DNF

| 3

| 15

| Bastos Toyota Team

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson
{{flagicon|BEL}} Pierre-Alain Thibaut
{{flagicon|BEL}} Éric Bachelart

| Toyota Supra

| 346

| 43

|

DNF

| 3

| 6

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Eggenberger Motorsport

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Steve Soper
{{flagicon|BEL}} Pierre Dieudonné
{{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Streiff

| Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

| 332

| 2

|

DNF

| 2

| 42

| {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Motorsport

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Johnny Cecotto
{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianfranco Brancatelli
{{flagicon|ITA}} Mauro Baldi

| BMW M3

| 310

| 3

|

DNF

| 3

| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Rouse Engineering

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Rouse
{{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Tassin
{{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy

| Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

| 252

| 5

|

DNF

| 2

| 40

| {{flagicon|GER}} Schnitzer Motorsport

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ivan Capelli
{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Ravaglia
{{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuele Pirro

| BMW M3

| 233

| 4

|

DNF

| 3

| 3

| {{flagicon|AUS}} HDT Racing P/L

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Brock
{{flagicon|NZ}} Neville Crichton
{{flagicon|AUS}} David Parsons

| Holden VL Commodore SS Group A

| 206

| 18

|

DNF

| 2

| 85

| {{flagicon|GER}} Schnitzer Motorsport

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Grice
{{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Moreno
{{flagicon|GER}} Wilhelm Siller

| BMW M3

| 178

| 15

|

DNF

| 2

| 57

| {{flagicon|GER}} Marko AMG

| {{flagicon|GER}} Peter Oberndorfer
{{flagicon|AUT}} Franz Klammer
{{flagicon|GER}} Peter John

| Mercedes 190E

| 143

| 24

|

DNF

| 2

| 78

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfa Corse

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Rossi
{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Santin
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giacomo Bossini

| Alfa Romeo 75

| 133

| 17

|

DNF

| 2

| 58

| Bastos Racing Team

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Vojtěch
{{flagicon|ITA}} Maurizio Micangeli
{{flagicon|SUI}} Enzo Calderari

| BMW M3

| 115

| 27

|

DNF

| 1

| 113

| Tom's GB Ltd.

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Dowsett
{{flagicon|GBR}} Tiff Needell
{{flagicon|JPN}} Masanori Sekiya

| Toyota Corolla GT

| 101

| 50

|

DNF

| 2

| 66

| J.M.S. Racing Team

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Claude Ballot-Léna
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Malcher
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Marc Smadja

| BMW M3

| 82

| 11

|

DNF

| 3

| 14

| Bastos Toyota Team

| {{flagicon|GER}} Hans Heyer
{{flagicon|GER}} Frank Jelinski
{{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Joosen

| Toyota Supra

| 59

| 32

|

DNF

| 3

| 11

| Wolf Racing Barclay

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari Nurminen
{{flagicon|BEL}} André Malherbe
{{flagicon|SUI}} Jean-Denis Delétraz

| Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

| 9

| 26

|

DNF

| 3

| 4

| Wolf Racing Barclay

| {{flagicon|GER}} Joachim Winkelhock
{{flagicon|FRA}} Didier Artzet
{{flagicon|GER}} Manfred Burkhard

| Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

| 5

| 9

|

DNF

| 2

| 49

| N.K. Motorsport

| {{flagicon|GER}} Jürgen Hamelmann
{{flagicon|GER}} Robert Walterscheid-Müller
{{flagicon|BEL}} Patrick de Radigues

| BMW M3

|

| 28

|

DNF

| 3

| 35

| Garage du Bac

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Denis Morin
{{flagicon|FRA}} Ferdinand de Lesseps
{{flagicon|BEL}} Hervé Regout

| BMW 635CSi

|

| 29

|

DNF

| 3

| 28

| {{flagicon|LUX}} Ford Motorsport Luxembourg

| {{flagicon|LUX}} Romain Feitler
{{flagicon|SUI}} Bernard Santal
{{flagicon|BEL}} Gaston Rahier

| Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

|

| 30

|

DNF

| 3

| 19

| Waterloo Motors

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Castagna
{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Orlandi
{{flagicon|BEL}} Roger Visconti

| BMW 635CSi

|

| 38

|

DNF

| 3

| 32

| {{flagicon|LUX}} Ford Motorsport Luxembourg

| {{flagicon|LUX}} Romain Wolf
{{flagicon|BEL}} Guy Neve
{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Paul Libert

| Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

|

| 40

|

DNF

| 3

| 13

| Zeus Computers Racing

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Quirin Bovy
{{flagicon|BEL}} Michel Maillien
{{flagicon|BEL}} Vincent Bertinchamps

| Rover Vitesse

|

| 42

|

DNF

| 3

| 34

| Jeroen Hin Racing

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jeroen Hin
{{flagicon|NED}} Frans Verschuur
{{flagicon|BEL}} Stéphane Cohen

| Holden VK Commodore SS Group A

|

| 44

|

DNF

| 2

| 70

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Racing

| {{flagicon|BEL}} François-Xavier Boucher
{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean Hex
{{flagicon|BEL}} Philippe Soreil

| Alfa Romeo 75

|

| 46

|

DNF

| 2

| 84

| {{flagicon|NED}} Mazda Dealer Team Holland

| {{flagicon|NED}} Hans van der Beek
{{flagicon|NED}} Raymond Coronel
{{flagicon|NED}} Loek Vermeulen

| Mazda 929

|

| 48

|

DNF

| 1

| 92

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Toyota GB

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Hodgetts
{{flagicon|NZ}} Andrew Bagnall
{{flagicon|NZ}} Mark Jennings

| Toyota Corolla GT

|

| 49

|

DNF

| 3

| 29

| Jumet Motor Racing

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jean Wansart
{{flagicon|BEL}} Cyriel Raes

| BMW 635CSi

|

| 52

|

DNF

| 1

| 114

| Tom's Co. Ltd.

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hideshi Matsuda
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kaoru Hoshino
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kaori Okamoto

| Toyota Corolla GT

|

| 54

|

DNF

| 1

| 121

| IMC Toyota

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Roger Rutten
{{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Dries
{{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy van Esch

| Toyota Corolla GT

|

| 56

|

DNF

| 1

| 115

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgian Audi VW Club

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Philippe Ménage
{{flagicon|LUX}} René Schenk
{{flagicon|BEL}} Bernard Winderickx

| VW Golf GTI

|

| 57

|

DNF

| 1

| 100

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfa Corse

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Brambilla
{{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Toffoli
{{flagicon|BEL}} Alain Thiebaut

| Alfa Romeo 33

|

| 61

|

  • Drivers in italics practiced in the car but did not take part in the race.

See also

References

{{reflist}}

{{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

Category:1987 in Belgian motorsport

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