1987 Fuji 1000 Kms


27 September 1987 - Fuji (J): Round 10, Sports-Prototype World Championship.
224 laps of a 2.778 mile/4.470 km circuit - 622.168 miles/1001.280 kms were completed.
Weather: warm, dry


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 5 Jan Lammers (NL)
John Watson (GB)
Jaguar XJR-8 187 Silk Cut Jaguar 224 5:40:55,634  1. C1 5. 1:20,339 
2. 4 Raul Boesel (BR)
Johnny Dumfries (GB)
Jaguar XJR-8 287 Silk Cut Jaguar 224 5:41:52,124  2. C1 10. 1:21,409 
3. 15 Mauro Baldi (I)
Mike Thackwell (NZ)
Porsche 962C GTi 106B Britten Lloyd Racing 221 5:41:57,483  3. C1 4. 1:20,177 
4. 1 Jochen Mass (D)
Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Porsche 962C 115 Brun Motorsport 218 5:41:50,825  4. C1 6. 1:20,421 
5. 8 Frank Jelinski (D)
"John Winter" (D)
Bob Wollek (F)
Stanley Dickens (S)^
Porsche 962C 116 Joest Racing 218 5:41:59,965  5. C1 16. 1:23,018 
6. 99 Derek Bell (GB)
Geoff Brabham (AUS)
Porsche 962C 003 Rothmans Porsche Team Schuppan 218 5:42:22,925  6. C1 15. 1:22,713 
7. 202 Takashi Yorino (J)
David Kennedy (IRL)
Mazda 757 104 Mazdaspeed 213 5:41:23,350  1. GTP 22. 1:26,471 
8. 111 Fermin Velez (E)
Gordon Spice (GB)
Spice SE87C Ford 003 Spice Engineering 210 5:41:55,801  1. C2 24. 1:26,587 
9. 27 Hideki Okada (J)
John Nielsen (DK)
Porsche 962C 126 From A Racing 209 5:40:57,092  7. C1 9. 1:21,040 
10. 100 Vern Schuppan (AUS)
Keiichi Suzuki (J)
James Weaver (GB)
Porsche 962C 127 Trust Racing Team 209 5:42:22,894  8. C1 18. 1:23,804 
11. 25 Kunimitsu Takahashi (J)
Kenny Acheson (GB)
Kazuo Mogi (J)
Porsche 962C 111 Advan Alpha Nova 208 5:41:01,831  9. C1 17. 1:23,777 
12. 10 Franz Konrad (A)
George Fouché (ZA)
Porsche 962C 118 Kremer Porsche Racing 207 5:41:53,969  10. C1 14. 1:22,692 
13. 28 Takao Wada (J)
Anders Olofsson (S)
March 86G Nissan R86V 08 Person's Racing Team 206 5:41:23,577  11. C1 1. 1:19,021 
14. 102 Ray Mallock (GB)
David Leslie (GB)
Ecosse C286 Ford 004 Ecurie Ecosse 203 5:41:41,419  2. C2 30. 1:31,440 
15. 101 Mike Wilds (GB)
Marc Duez (B)
Ecosse C286 Ford 003 Ecurie Ecosse 203 5:42:06,570  3. C2 32. 1:32,048 
16. 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino (J)
Kenji Takahashi (J)
Dave Scott (GB)
March 87G Nissan R87E 01 NISMO 202 5:41:14,504  12. C1 7. 1:20,459 
17. 50 Tsunehisa Asai (J)
David Sears (GB)
Syuuroku Sasaki (J)
Kimiya Iwanalaya (J)^
SARD MC87S Toyota SARD 197 5:42:28,391  13. C1 20. 1:25,439 
18. 127 Graham Duxbury (ZA)
Ian Khan (GB)
Spice SE86C Hart 002 Chamberlain 194 5:41:46,943  4. C2 27. 1:29,912 
19. 55 Naoki Nagasaka (J)
Chiyomi Totani (J)
Hitoshi Ogawa (J)
Porsche 962C 114 Alpha Cubic Racing Team 188 5:42:06,235  14. C1 21. 1:25,827 
20. 114 Thorkild Thyrring (DK)
Peter Elgaard (DK)
Tiga GC287 Ford Turbo 352 Tiga DK 184 5:42:19,746  5. C2 28. 1:30,002 
21. 77 Osamu Nakako (J)
Maurizio Sandro Sala (BR)
LM 07 Toyota Best House Racing Team 166 5:42:23,531  15. C1 25. 1:27,377 
22. 285 Tetsuji Shiratori (J)
Kaneyuki Okamoto (J)
Mazda 737C Shizumatsu Racing 164 5:42:19,846  2. GTP 34. 1:33,568 
NC 11 Kris Nissen (DK)
Volker Weidler (D)
Porsche 962C 110 Leyton House Racing Team 218 Last lap too slow   C1 13. 1:22,191 
DNF 121 Chris Hodgetts (GB)
Costas Los (GR)
Tiga GC287 Ford 360 Cosmic GPM 131 Shift linkage   C2 29. 1:30,353 
DNF 118 Jean-Louis Ricci (F)
Olindo Iacobelli (USA)
Spice SE86C Ford 001 Chamberlain 120 Oil leak   C2 33. 1:32,244 
DNF 201 Yojiro Terada (J)
Pierre Dieudonné (B)
Yoshimi Katayama (J)
Mazda 757 Mazdaspeed 114 Engine   GTP 23. 1:26,585 
DNF 36 Geoff Lees (GB)
Alan Jones (AUS)
Masanori Sekiya (J)
Toyota 87C Toyota Team Tom's 100 Wire harness   C1 2. 1:19,241 
DNF 7 Bob Wollek (F)
Harald Grohs (D)
Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr (D)*
Porsche 962C 129 Joest Racing 81 Engine   C1 11. 1:21,410 
DNF 2 Jésus Pareja (E)
Uwe Schäfer (D)
Manuel Reuter (D)
Porsche 962C 117 Brun Motorsport 65 Engine   C1 19. 1:24,306 
DNF 20 Tim Lee-Davey (GB)
Tetsuya Oota (J)
Tiga GC87 Ford Turbo 359 Tiga Team 65 Engine   C1 37. 1:39,550 
DNF 45 Kaoru Hoshino (J)
Will Hoy (GB)
Tom's 86C Toyota Auto Beaurex Motorsport 60 Spin   C1 38. 1:38,516 
DNF 170 Kazuhiko Oda (J)
Syuuji Fujii (J)
Ichirou Mizuno (J)
MCS Guppy Mazda Batsu Racing Team 58 Drive shaft   C2 35. 1:37,384 
DNF 151 Jirou Yoneyama (J)
Hideshi Matsuda (J)
Kiyoshi Misaki (J)
JTK 62C Ford British Barn Racing Team 41 Transmission   C2 26. 1:28,303 
DNF 198 Patrick de Radigues (B)
David Andrews (GB)
Tiga GC286 Ford 336 RBR 38 Gearbox   C2 36. 1:39,416 
DNF 104 Hellmut Mundas (D)
Robin Smith (GB)^
URD C81/83 BMW URD Junior 22 Clutch   C2 31. 1:31,955 
DNF 38 Eje Elgh (S)
Ross Cheever (USA)^
Dome 87C Toyota Dome Motorsport 15 Engine   C1 3. 1:02,060 
DNF 32 Masahiro Hasemi (J)
Aguri Suzuki (J)^
March 87G Nissan R87E 02 NISMO 2 Drive shaft   C1 8. 1:20,641
DNS 37 Nobuhide Tachi (J)
Masanori Sekiya (J)
Toyota 87C Toyota Team Tom's   Engine   C1 12. 1:21,900 
DNA 103 John Bartlett (GB)
Jim Rothbarth (USA)
Bardon DB2 Ford C200/01 John Bartlett Racing       C2    
DNA 106 Pasquale Barberio (I)
Ranieri Randaccio (I)
Tiga GC85 Ford Kelmar Racing       C2    
DNA 116 Luigi Taverna (I)
Jean-Pierre Frey (CH)
Alba AR3 Ford 003 Techno Racing       C2    
DNA 117 Martin Schanche (N) Argo JM19B Zakspeed 116 Team Lucky Strike Schanche       C2    
DNA 300 Iwao Sugai (J)
Hiroshi Sugai (J)
Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda Sport Car Club       GTX    

 
Winning Time: 5h40m55.634, 109.496 mph/176.216 kph
Fastest Lap: Geoff Lees #36 (Toyota 87C), 1m23.096, 120.332 mph/193.656 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)


Last Updated on 29/12/03
By Darren Galpin
Email: Darren.Galpin@virgin.net