The 1987 RAC Tourist Trophy was the seventh 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 6 September 1987 at the Silverstone Circuit, in Silverstone, United Kingdom.
The race was won by Enzo Calderari and Fabio Mancini, driving a BMW M3. The leading car eligible for championship points was another M3, driven by Emanuele Pirro, Roberto Ravaglia and Roland Ratzenberger, 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: Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps QualPos SeriesPoints 1 2 48 CiBiEmme Sport Enzo Calderari Fabio Mancini BMW M3 105 10 2 2 46 BMW Motorsport Roberto Ravaglia Emanuele Pirro Roland Ratzenberger BMW M3 105 7 40 3 2 79 Alfa Corse Giorgio Francia Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 75 105 14 30 4 2 57 Marko AMG Peter Oberndorfer Franz Klammer Mercedes 190E 104 11 5 2 78 Brixia Corse Carlo Rossi Alessandro Santin Alfa Romeo 75 104 17 24 6 3 7 Eggenberger Motorsport Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz Ford Sierra RS500 103 3 30 7 2 72 Prodrive Frank Sytner Marc Duez Mike Smith BMW M3 103 15 8 2 84 Helmut König Helmut König Karl Baron Heribert Werginz BMW M3 103 19 9 3 4 Wolf Racing Barclay Joachim Winkelhock Jeff Allam Ford Sierra RS500 103 5 10 2 75 Alfa Corse Jacques Laffite Paolo Barilla Alfa Romeo 75 102 12 18 11 3 31 CMS Sweden Christer Simonsen Kurt Simonsen Volvo 240T 102 24 12 3 1 Pro Team Italia Mario Hytten Armin Hahne Nicola Tesini Maserati Biturbo 100 16 21 13 3 6 Eggenberger Motorsport Steve Soper Pierre Dieudonné Ford Sierra RS500 99 1 16 14 3 23 Michel Delcourt Alex Guyaux Jerry Mahony Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 99 26 15 1 106 Team Toyota GB Chris Hodgetts Andrew Bagnall Toyota Corolla GT 98 28 16 1 107 Team Toyota GB Gareth Chapman Chris Hodgetts Alex Moss Toyota Corolla GT 96 31 17 1 114 Tom's GB Ltd. Tiff Needell Phil Dowsett Toyota Corolla GT 96 30 18 2 76 Alfa Corse Walter Voulaz Marcello Cipriani Alfa Romeo 75 96 25 11 19 2 60 Per G. Hansen Jens Winther BMW M3 95 27 20 1 112 Pierluigi Grassetto Antonín Charouz Toyota Corolla GT 94 33 21 1 100 Alfa Romeo Carlo Brambilla Alain Thiebaut Daniele Toffoli Alfa Romeo 33 93 35 22 22 1112 Eddy van Esch Heinz Wirth Antonín Charouz Toyota Corolla GT 93 34 DNF 2 43 Bigazzi Luis Pérez-Sala Olivier Grouillard BMW M3 103 9 DNF 3 8 Andy Rouse Engineering Andy Rouse Thierry Tassin Ford Sierra RS500 15 2 DNF 3 11 Andy Rouse Engineering Win Percy Rob Hall Ford Sierra RS500 6 4 DNF 3 15 RAS Sport Hans Heyer Eddy Joosen Toyota Supra 3 21 DNF 2 42 CiBiEmme Sport Johnny Cecotto Gianfranco Brancatelli BMW M3 0 6 DNF 2 40 Schnitzer Motorsport Markus Oestreich Roland Ratzenberger BMW M3 8 DNF 3 16 ICS Tim Harvey David Sears Rover Vitesse 13 DNF 2 77 Brixia Corse Rinaldo Drovandi Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 75 18 DNF 3 24 Evert Bolderheij Allard Kalff Ford Sierra RS500 20 DNF 3 21 Vic Covey Andrew Jeffrey Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 22 DNF 2 62 Schwaben Motorsport Thomas von Löwis Leopold von Bayern Richard Down BMW M3 23 DNF 2 73 Karl Jones Alan Curnow Ford Escort RS Turbo 29 DNF 1 115 AGK Motorsport Geoff Kimber-Smith Barbara Cowell Toyota Corolla GT 32 DNS 2 80 Q-Racing Thomas Lindström Steven Andskär Alfa Romeo 75
Drivers in italics practiced in the car but did not take part in the race.
See also 1987 World Touring Car Championship
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