# 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 forerunner of the present-day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
There were 16 touring car race meetings held during 1987: a nine-round series, the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); a support programme event at the 1987 Australian Grand Prix; and six long-distance races, nicknamed 'enduros', two of which were rounds of the one-off 1987 World Touring Car Championship (WTCC).
For the first time, the ATCC had a major series sponsor in the form of oil company Shell, who provided some AU$275,000 in prize money (previously teams and drivers had received as little as $1,250 for an ATCC round win).

## Results and standings
### Race calendar

The 1987 Australian touring car season consisted of 16 events.
| Date | Series | Circuit | City / state | Winner | Team | Car | Report |
| 15 Feb | Castrol Clash for Cash | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Steve Reed | Lansvale Smash Repairs | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | |
| 1 Mar | ATCC Round 1 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Glenn Seton | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | |
| 8 Mar | ATCC Round 2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | George Fury | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | |
| 13 Mar | ATCC Round 3 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 | |
| 22 Mar | A2TCC Round 1 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | John Smith | Toyota Team Australia | Toyota Corolla | |
| 26 Apr | ATCC Round 4 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | Glenn Seton | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | |
| 3 May | ATCC Round 5 | Adelaide International Raceway | Adelaide, South Australia | Dick Johnson | Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | |
| 31 May | ATCC Round 6 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 | |
| 7 Jun | ATCC Round 7 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Glenn Seton | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | |
| 7 Jun | A2TCC Round 2 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Mark Skaife | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Gazelle | |
| 21 Jun | ATCC Round 8 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 | |
| 5 Jul | ATCC Round 9 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 | |
| 19 Jul | A2TCC Round 3 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Mark Skaife | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Gazelle | |
| 2 Aug | Hardie Irrigation 100 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 | |
| 2 Aug | A2TCC Round 4 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Mark Skaife | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Gazelle | |
| 9 Aug | Yokohama/Bob Jane T-Marts 300 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | John Bowe Terry Shiel | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | report |
| 6 Sep | Pepsi 250 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards Tony Longhurst | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 | |
| 13 Sep | Castrol 500 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | George Fury Terry Shiel | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | report |
| 4 Oct | James Hardie 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Peter McLeod Peter Brock David Parsons | HDT Racing P/L | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | report |
| 4 Oct | WTCC Round 8 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Johnny Cecotto Gianfranco Brancatelli | CiBiEmme | BMW M3 | report |
| 11 Oct | Bob Jane T-Marts 500 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Steve Soper Pierre Dieudonné | Ford Texaco Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | report |
| 11 Oct | WTCC Round 9 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Steve Soper Pierre Dieudonné | Ford Texaco Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | report |
| 14 Nov | South Pacific Touring Car Championship Round 1 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | Dick Johnson | Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | |

### Hardie Irrigation 100

| Pos. | Driver | No. | Team | Car |
| 1 | Jim Richards | 3 | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 |
| 2 | Brad Jones John French | 16 | Ralliart Australia | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo |
| 3 | Trevor Crowe Jim Keogh | 53 | Archibald Motorsport | BMW M3 |

### Pepsi 250

| Pos. | Driver | No. | Team | Car |
| 1 | Jim Richards Tony Longhurst | 1 | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 |
| 2 | Peter Brock David Parsons | 05 | HDT Racing P/L | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A |
| 3 | Ludwig Finauer Robbie Francevic | 3 | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 |

### South Pacific Touring Car Championship

This race was a support event of the 1987 Australian Grand Prix. Top 10 results shown.
| Pos. | Driver | No. | Team | Car | Grid |
| 1 | Dick Johnson | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | 5 |
| 2 | George Fury | 30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 7 |
| 3 | Larry Perkins | 11 | Enzed Team Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 1 |
| 4 | Allan Grice | 2 | Roadways Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 6 |
| 5 | Colin Bond | 57 | Caltex CXT Race Team | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione | 4 |
| 6 | Tony Kavich | 36 | Tony Kavich Racing | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 13 |
| 7 | David Parsons | 6 | HDT Racing P/L | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 11 |
| 8 | Tony Noske | 26 | Kalari Transport Services | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 16 |
| 9 | Ray Ellis | 36 | Grellis Marketing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 14 |
| 10 | Phil Ward | 19 | Reithmuller-Ward International Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz 190E | 20 |