1987 Castrol 500
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The 1987 Castrol 500 was an endurance race for cars complying with CAMS Touring Car regulations, which were based on FIA Group A rules. The event was staged on 13 September 1987 over 129 laps of the 3.9 km Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia, a total distance of 503 km.
Results
Dulux Dozen
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 17 | Shell Ultra-Hi Tech Racing Team |  Dick Johnson |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:47.59 |
| 2 | 1 | JPS Team BMW |  Jim Richards |
BMW M3 | 1:48.43 |
| 3 | 30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | George Fury |
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 1:49.43 |
| 4 | 2 | Bob Jane T-Marts | Allan Grice |
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A | 1:49.63 |
| 5 | 05 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | Peter Brock |
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A | 1:49.81 |
| 6 | 25 | Team Nissan Racing NZ | Graeme Bowkett |
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 1:50.01 |
| 7 | 3 | JPS Team BMW |  Ludwig Finauer |
BMW M3 | 1:51.14 |
| 8 | 15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Glenn Seton |
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 1:51.18 |
| 9 | 11 | Enzed Team Perkins | Larry Perkins |
Holden Commodore VK SS Group A | 1:51.31 |
| 10 | 14 | NetComm (Aust) | Murray Carter [1] |
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 1:53.92 |
| 11 | 6 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | Neil Crompton |
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A | 1:54.37 |
| 12 | 8 | Supa Salvage | Warren Cullen |
Holden Commodore VK SS Group A | 1:57.24 |
Race
| Position [1][2] | Class | No. | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | George Fury Terry Shiel |
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 129 | |
| 2 | 11 | Enzed Team Perkins | Larry Perkins Denny Hulme |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 128 | |
| 3 | 25 | Team Nissan Racing NZ | Kent Baigent Graeme Bowkett |
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 127 | |
| 4 | 6 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | Jon Crooke Neil Crompton |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 126 | |
| 5 | 3 | JPS Team BMW | Ludwig Finauer Robbie Francevic |
BMW M3 | 125 | |
| 6 | 14 | Netcomm (Aust) | Murray Carter Denis Horley [1] |
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 125 | |
| 7 | 40 | Kieran Wills Phillip Henley |
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 124 | ||
| 8 | 43 | Graham Lorimer John Sax |
BMW M3 | 123 | ||
| 9 | 19 | Everlast Battery Service | Bill O'Brien Brian Sampson |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 123 | |
| 10 | Up to 2000cc | 60 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Mark Skaife Grant Jarrett |
Nissan Gazelle | 121 |
| 11 | 32 | Wayne Clift Bernie Stack |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 121 | ||
| 12 | 38 | Grellis Marketing | Ray Ellis John Lusty |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 120 | |
| 13 | Up to 2000cc | 91 | Toyota Team Australia | Mike Quinn John Faulkner |
Toyota Corolla | 119 |
| 14 | 29 | Tony Mulvihill Ken Matthews |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 119 | ||
| 15 | 87 | Brian Bolwell Rod Smith |
BMW 323i | 117 | ||
| 16 | 24 | Lockwood Bryce Homes | Bill Bryce Leo Geoghegan |
BMW 325i | 116 | |
| 17 | 20 | Salisbury North Service Station | Des Wall John Virgo |
BMW 635 CSi | 116 | |
| 18 | 21 | Lusty Engineering | Graham Lusty Ken Lusty |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 115 | |
| 19 | Up to 2000cc | 13 | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden Garry Willmington |
Toyota Sprinter | 115 |
| 20 | 22 | DFC New Zealand Limited | C Castle John Billington |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 114 | |
| 21 | 23 | Yellow Pages | Tony Kavich Kerry Baily |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 113 | |
| 22 | Up to 2000cc | 88 | David Sala D Smart |
Isuzu Gemini | 111 | |
| 23 | Up to 2000cc | 86 | Gemspares | Daryl Hendrick John White |
Isuzu Gemini | 106 |
| DNF | 1 | JPS Team BMW | Jim Richards Tony Longhurst |
BMW M3 | 118 | |
| DNF | 05 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | Peter Brock David Parsons |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 113 | |
| DNF | 8 | Supa Salvage | Warren Cullen Gary Cooke |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 99 | |
| DNF | 44 | Viacard Services | Trevor Crowe Jim Keogh |
BMW M3 | 93 | |
| DNF | Up to 2000cc | 90 | Toyota Team Australia | Drew Price John Smith |
Toyota Corolla | 91 |
| DNF | 18 | Shell Ultra-Hi Tech Racing Team | Dick Johnson Neville Crichton Gregg Hansford |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 86 | |
| NC | 15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Glenn Seton John Bowe |
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 86 | |
| DNF | Up to 2000cc | 58 | David Ratcliffe Mark Gibbs |
Toyota Corolla Levin | 84 | |
| DNF | 34 | Oxo Supercubes | John Giddings Bruce Stewart |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 82 | |
| NC | 28 | Lawrie Nelson Bob Jolly |
Ford Mustang | 78 | ||
| DNF | 7 | Graeme Crosby Graham McRae |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 74 | ||
| DNF | 42 | Jagparts | Gerald Kay Alf Grant |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 73 | |
| NC | 10 | Llynden Reithmuller Motorsport | Phil Ward Llynden Reithmuller Chris Clearihan |
Mercedes-Benz 190E | 55 | |
| DNF | 45 | Lester Smerdon Bruce Willams |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 43 | ||
| DNF | 4 | Petro Tech | Peter McLeod Peter Fitzgerald |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 17 | |
| DNF | 2 | Bob Jane T-Marts | Allan Grice Win Percy |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 10 | |
| DNF | 46 | Sunliner Caravans | Tony Hunter Warren McKellar |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 1 | |
| DNS | 17 | Shell Ultra-Hi Tech Racing Team | Dick Johnson Gregg Hansford |
Ford Sierra RS500 | ||
| DNS | 35 | Oxo Supercubes | Andrew Miedecke Don Smith |
Ford Sierra RS500 |
Statistics
- Pole Position – #17 Dick Johnson - Ford Sierra RS500 – 1:47.59
- Fastest Lap – #18 Dick Johnson - Ford Sierra RS500 – 1:50.28
See also
1987 Australian Touring Car season
References
External links
- Group A Archives Retrieved from www.groupc.org.au on 7 January 2009
| Preceded by | Sandown 500 1987 |
Succeeded by 1988 Enzed 500 |
