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1987 Australian Touring Car season

Index 1987 Australian Touring Car season

The 1987 Australian Touring Car season was the 28th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500. [1]

82 relations: Adelaide, Adelaide International Raceway, Adelaide Street Circuit, Alfa Romeo 75, Allan Grice, Amaroo Park, Australian dollar, Australian Touring Car Championship, Barbagallo Raceway, Bathurst 1000, Bathurst, New South Wales, Benalla, BMW M3, Brad Jones (racing driver), Brisbane, Calder Park Raceway, Castrol, Colin Bond, Colin Bond Racing, David Parsons (racing driver), Dick Johnson (racing driver), DJR Team Penske, Eggenberger Motorsport, Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, George Fury, Gianfranco Brancatelli, Gibson Motorsport, Glenn Seton, Holden Commodore (VK), Holden Commodore (VL), Holden Dealer Team, Jim Richards (racing driver), John Bowe (racing driver), John French (racing driver), Johnny Cecotto, JPS Team BMW, Lakeside International Raceway, Lansvale Racing Team, Larry Perkins, Launceston, Tasmania, Mark Skaife, Melbourne, Mitsubishi Starion, Mount Panorama Circuit, New South Wales, Nissan Silvia, Nissan Skyline, Oran Park Raceway, Perkins Engineering, Perth, ..., Peter Brock, Peter McLeod, Phil Ward Racing, Pierre Dieudonné, Queensland, Ralliart, Roadways Racing, Robbie Francevic, Royal Dutch Shell, Sandown 500, Sandown Raceway, South Australia, Steve Soper, Supercars Challenge (event), Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Sydney, Symmons Plains Raceway, Tony Longhurst, Toyota Corolla (E80), Toyota Team Australia, Victoria (Australia), William O'Brien (racing driver), Winton Motor Raceway, 1987 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship, 1987 Australian Grand Prix, 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship, 1987 Bob Jane T-Marts 500, 1987 Castrol 500, 1987 James Hardie 1000, 1987 World Touring Car Championship, 1987 Yokohama/Bob Jane T-Marts 300. Expand index (32 more) »

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia.

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Adelaide International Raceway

The Adelaide International Raceway (often shortened to Adelaide International or more commonly AIR) is a permanent circuit owned by Australian Motorsport Club Limited under the auspices of the Bob Jane Corporation.

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Adelaide Street Circuit

The Adelaide Street Circuit (also known as the Adelaide Parklands Circuit) is a temporary street circuit in the East Parklands adjacent to the Adelaide central business district in South Australia.

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Alfa Romeo 75

The Alfa Romeo 75 (Tipo 161, 162B), sold in North America as the Milano, is a compact executive car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo between 1985 and 1992.

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Allan Grice

Allan Maxwell Grice (born 21 October 1942), known to motor-racing fans as "Gricey", is an Australian former racing driver and politician, most famous for twice winning the prestigious Bathurst 1000 (1986 and 1990), and as a privateer driver of a Holden in the Australian Touring Car Championship.

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Amaroo Park

Amaroo Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit located in Annangrove, New South Wales, in the present-day western suburbs of Sydney, Australia.

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Australian dollar

The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD) is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including its external territories Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

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Australian Touring Car Championship

The Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) is a touring car racing award held in Australia since 1960.

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Barbagallo Raceway

Barbagallo Raceway is a motorsport circuit located in Neerabup, approximately north of Perth in Western Australia.

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Bathurst 1000

The Bathurst 1000 (currently branded as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 for sponsorship reasons) is a touring car race held annually on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

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Bathurst, New South Wales

Bathurst is a regional city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.

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Benalla

Benalla is a small city located on the Broken River in the High Country north-eastern region of Victoria, Australia, about north east of the state capital Melbourne.

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BMW M3

The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH.

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Brad Jones (racing driver)

Bradley Jones also known as Brad (born 2 April 1960) is a retired Australian racing driver.

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Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia.

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Calder Park Raceway

Calder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Castrol

Castrol is a British global brand of industrial and automotive lubricants offering a wide range of oils, greases and similar products for most lubrication applications.

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Colin Bond

Colin John Bond (born 24 February 1942) is a retired Australian racing driver.

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Colin Bond Racing

Colin Bond Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship between 1984 and 1993.

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David Parsons (racing driver)

David John 'Skippy' Parsons (born 17 May 1959 in Devonport, Tasmania), is a retired Australian racing driver, who while never a full-time racing driver, drove for the biggest racing teams in Australia including the Holden Dealer Team, Perkins Engineering, Glenn Seton Racing and Gibson Motorsport.

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Dick Johnson (racing driver)

Richard Johnson (born 26 April 1945) is a part-owner of the V8 Supercar team DJR Team Penske and a former racing driver.

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DJR Team Penske

DJR Team Penske (formerly Dick Johnson Racing) is Australia's oldest motor racing team competing in the Supercars Championship.

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Eggenberger Motorsport

Eggenberger Motorsport was a Swiss motor racing team that competed in the European Touring Car Championship in the 1980s.

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Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth is a high-performance version of the Ford Sierra that was built by Ford Europe from 1986 to 1992.

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George Fury

George Fury (born 31 January 1945, in Hungary) is a retired Australian rally and racing car driver.

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Gianfranco Brancatelli

Gianfranco Brancatelli (born 18 January 1950 in Turin, Piedmont) is a former racing driver from Italy.

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Gibson Motorsport

Gibson Motorsport was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship from 1981 until 2003, though the team had its roots in Gibson's "Road & Track" team which ran a series of Ford Falcon GTHOs in Series Production during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Glenn Seton

Glenn Seton (born 5 May 1965) is an Australian racing driver.

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Holden Commodore (VK)

The Holden Commodore (VK) is a mid-size car that was produced by the Australian manufacturer Holden from 1984 to 1986.

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Holden Commodore (VL)

The Holden Commodore (VL) is a mid-size car that was produced by the Australian manufacturer Holden from 1986 to 1988.

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Holden Dealer Team

The Holden Dealer Team (HDT) was Holden's semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1986, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s.

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Jim Richards (racing driver)

Jim Richards (born 2 September 1947) is a New Zealand racing driver who, after racing success in his home country, went on to further titles in Australia.

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John Bowe (racing driver)

John Bowe (born 16 April 1954 in Devonport, Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver, presently racing a Holden Torana in the Touring Car Masters series.

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John French (racing driver)

John French (born 28 November 1930) is an Australian retired racing driver.

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Johnny Cecotto

Alberto "Johnny" Cecotto (born January 25, 1956) is a Venezuelan former Grand Prix motorcycle racer and auto racer.

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JPS Team BMW

JPS Team BMW is a former Australian motor racing team that ran from 1981-1987.

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Lakeside International Raceway

Lakeside Park, formerly known as Lakeside International Raceway is a motor racing circuit located in Kurwongbah, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Lansvale Racing Team

Lansvale Racing Team, also known as Lansvale Smash Repairs Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in Australian touring car racing between 1986 and 2003.

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Larry Perkins

Larry Clifton Perkins (born 18 March 1950 in Murrayville, Victoria) is a former racing driver and V8 Supercar team owner from Australia.

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Launceston, Tasmania

Launceston is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River (Kanamaluka).

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Mark Skaife

Mark Stephen Skaife (born 3 April 1967 in Gosford, New South Wales) is a retired Australian motor racing driver.

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Melbourne

Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Mitsubishi Starion

The Mitsubishi Starion was a two-door, turbocharged four-cylinder rear-wheel drive four-seat hatchback sports car that was manufactured by Mitsubishi from 1982 to 1989.

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Mount Panorama Circuit

Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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Nissan Silvia

The Nissan Silvia is the name given to the company's long-running line of sport coupes based on the Nissan S platform.

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Nissan Skyline

The Nissan Skyline (Japanese: 日産・スカイライン Nissan Sukairain) is a line of compact cars, sports cars and compact executive cars originally produced by the Prince Motor Company starting in 1957, and then by Nissan after the two companies merged in 1967.

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Oran Park Raceway

Oran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from February 1962 until its closure in January 2010.

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Perkins Engineering

Perkins Engineering was a team contesting the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series, operating as an active racing team between 1986 and 2008.

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Perth

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia.

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Peter Brock

Peter Geoffrey Brock (26 February 1945 – 8 September 2006), otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain", or simply "Brocky", was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers.

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Peter McLeod

Peter Gerard McLeod (born 6 May 1948 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a retired Australian racing driver, best known as co-winner of the 1987 James Hardie 1000 at Bathurst, and for driving the distinctive yellow and black Slick 50 Mazda RX-7 Group C touring car during the early to mid-1980s.

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Phil Ward Racing

Phil Ward Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in touring car racing between 1987 and 1995.

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Pierre Dieudonné

Pierre Dieudonné (born 24 March 1947 in Brussels) is a Belgian auto racing driver and motoring journalist.

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Queensland

Queensland (abbreviated as Qld) is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Ralliart

Ralliart is the high-performance and motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors.

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Roadways Racing

Roadways Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in Australian Touring Car racing in the 1980s.

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Robbie Francevic

Robert James Frančević, (born on 18 September 1941 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a retired racing driver who featured prominently in New Zealand and Australia during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Royal Dutch Shell

Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known as Shell, is a British–Dutch multinational oil and gas company headquartered in the Netherlands and incorporated in the United Kingdom.

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Sandown 500

The Sandown 500 is an annual endurance motor race which has been staged at the Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia since 1964.

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Sandown Raceway

Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in the suburb of Springvale in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre.

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South Australia

South Australia (abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.

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Steve Soper

Steve Soper is a racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951.

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Supercars Challenge (event)

The Supercars Challenge (known for sponsorship reasons as the Coates Hire Supercars Challenge, and previously known under various other names) was an annual non-championship motor racing event held for cars from the Supercars Championship, and formerly from V8 Supercars, the Shell Championship Series and the Australian Touring Car Championship.

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Surfers Paradise International Raceway

Surfers Paradise International Raceway was a motor racing complex at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

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Surfers Paradise, Queensland

Surfers Paradise is a suburb within the local government area of City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.

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Sydney

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Symmons Plains Raceway

Symmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about south of Launceston, Tasmania.

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Tony Longhurst

Tony Longhurst (born 1 October 1957 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian racing driver and former Australian Champion water skier.

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Toyota Corolla (E80)

The Toyota Corolla E80 is an automobile that was produced by Japanese manufacturer Toyota from 1983 to 1987.

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Toyota Team Australia

Toyota Team Australia was the name of two allied Australian motor racing teams.

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Victoria (Australia)

Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia.

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William O'Brien (racing driver)

William "Bill" E. O'Brien (born 23 February 1951) is a Hong Kong-based American racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and TCR Asia Series.

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Winton Motor Raceway

Winton Motor Raceway is a motor racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.

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1987 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship

The 1987 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title Retrieved on 10 March 2013 open to Group A Touring Cars of under 2.0 litre engine capacity.

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1987 Australian Grand Prix

The 1987 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Adelaide on 15 November 1987.

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1987 Australian Touring Car Championship

The 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship was a motor racing competition which was open to Touring Cars complying with regulations as defined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport and based on FIA Group A rules.

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1987 Bob Jane T-Marts 500

The 1987 Bob Jane T-Marts 500 was the ninth round of the 1987 World Touring Car Championship.

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1987 Castrol 500

The 1987 Castrol 500 was a race for Touring Cars complying with Appendix C of the National Competition Rules of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Official Program, Castrol 500, Sandown 13 September 1987, pages 36 & 37 (commonly known as Group A Touring Cars).

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1987 James Hardie 1000

The 1987 James Hardie 1000 an endurance race for Group A Touring Cars, staged on 4 October 1987 at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia.

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1987 World Touring Car Championship

The 1987 World Touring Car Championship season was the inaugural World Touring Car Championship season.

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1987 Yokohama/Bob Jane T-Marts 300

The 1987 Yokohama/Bob Jane T-Marts 300 was an endurance race for Group A touring cars held at the Calder Park Raceway in Melbourne, Australia on the rarely used combined circuit which incorporated both the recently redeveloped road course and the newly completed NASCAR-style “Thunderdome” oval.

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Redirects here:

1987 Pepsi 250.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Australian_Touring_Car_season

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