The 1987 Nissan Mobil 500 was the tenth round of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship. The race was held for cars eligible for Group A touring car regulations. It was held on October 26, 1987, at the Wellington Street Circuit in the docks area of Wellington, New Zealand.
Official results
Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps QualPos SeriesPoints 1 3 7 Eggenberger Motorsport Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz Ford Sierra RS500 150 1 40 2 2 46 Schnitzer Motorsport Emanuele Pirro Roberto Ravaglia BMW M3 150 3 35 3 3 6 Eggenberger Motorsport Steve Soper Pierre Dieudonné Ford Sierra RS500 150 2 27 4 3 30 Peter Jackson Nissan Racing George Fury Glenn Seton Terry Shiel Nissan Skyline RS DR30 149 6 5 3 05 Holden Dealer Team Peter Brock David Parsons Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 148 5 6 2 40 Schnitzer Motorsport Markus Oestreich Roland Ratzenberger BMW M3 148 10 25 7 2 41 CiBiEmme Altfrid Heger Tony Longhurst BMW M3 146 18 8 3 24 Team Nissan Racing NZ Graeme Crosby Gary Sprague Nissan Skyline RS DR30 145 21 9 3 25 Team Nissan Racing NZ Graeme Bowkett Kent Baigent Nissan Skyline RS DR30 145 7 10 2 44 Bryce Racing Paul Radisich Ludwig Finauer BMW 325i 141 26 11 3 11 Perkins Engineering Larry Perkins Denny Hulme Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 140 12 12 2 62 Schwaben Motorsport Thomas von Löwis of Menar Leopold von Bayern BMW M3 140 22 13 3 16 Söderqvist Racing Services Team Ulf Granberg Stig Blomqvist Volvo 240T 137 15 14 3 32 Anderson & O'Leary Bruce Anderson Wayne Anderson Ford Mustang 135 29 15 3 31 Sax Racing John Sorenson Kayne Scott BMW 635 CSi 135 33 16 1 94 Gullivers Ltd Andrew Bagnall Mark Jennings Chris Hodgetts Toyota Sprinter AE86 135 30 17 3 27 Ray Gulson Graham Gulson Ray Gulson BMW 635 CSi 134 34 18 1 90 David Slater Ross Heffernan Toyota Corolla GT 131 35 19 2 53 Viacard Services Trevor Crowe Jim Richards BMW M3 116 8 20 3 13 Viacard Services Charlie O'Brien Avon Hyde Jim Richards BMW 635 CSi 106 17 21 1 100 Alfa Romeo Benelux Giorgio Francia Daniele Toffoli Alfa Romeo 33 103 36 28 DNF 3 3 Bob Jane T-Marts Racing Allan Grice Win Percy Holden Commodore VL SS Group A 131 4 DNF 1 92 Bryan Bate Robbie Ridgers Toyota Corolla GT 129 37 DNF 2 47 Schnitzer Motorsport Anette Meeuvissen Mercedes Stermitz BMW M3 126 24 DNF 1 91 Allan Drinkrow Bruce Drinkrow Toyota Corolla GT 109 38 DNF 3 17 Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team Dick Johnson Gregg Hansford Ford Sierra RS500 103 32 DNF 3 10 Holden Dealer Team David Oxton Neil Crompton Peter Brock Holden Commodore VL SS Group A 89 20 DNF 3 4 Söderqvist Racing Services Team Per-Gunnar Andersson Ian Tulloch Volvo 240T 68 19 DNF 3 18 Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team Neal Lowe Neville Crichton Dick Johnson Ford Sierra RS500 68 16 DNF 3 35 Oxo Supercube Motorsport Andrew Miedecke Phil Myhre Ford Sierra RS500 58 14 DNF 2 42 CiBiEmme Johnny Cecotto Gianfranco Brancatelli BMW M3 44 9 DNF 3 19 Canam Enterprises Graeme Cameron Wayne Wilkinson Holden Commodore VL SS Group A 38 23 DNF 2 54 Sax Racing Graeme Lorimer John Sax BMW M3 19 28 DNF 1 72 Brett Riley Ken Smith Toyota Celica GT 17 31 DNF 3 21 D.F.C. NZ Ltd John Billington Chris Castle Holden Commodore VK SS Group A 14 27 DNF 2 43 Bigazzi Winni Vogt Olivier Grouillard BMW M3 10 13 DNF 3 23 Police Community Glenn McIntyre Robbie Ker Ford Mustang 9 25 DNF 3 15 Peter Jackson Nissan Racing Glenn Seton John Bowe Nissan Skyline RS DR30 7 11
Italics indicate driver practiced this car but did not race.
References
Statistics Pole Position - #7 Klaus Ludwig - 1:29.42 Fastest Lap - #6 Steve Soper - 1:32.28
External links www.touringcarracing.net Volvo 240 Turbo Group 'A' Racing Information