1987 Silverstone 1000 Kms


10 May 1987 - Silverstone (GB): Round 4, Sport-Prototype World Championship.
210 laps of a 2.969 mil/4.778 km circuit - 623.490 miles/1003.408 kms were completed.
Weather: cold, windy


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 4 Eddie Cheever (USA)
Raul Boesel (BR)
Jaguar XJR-8 287 Silk Cut Jaguar Team 210 5:03:06,22 1. C1 4. 1:16,440 
2. 5 Jan Lammers (NL)
John Watson (GB)
Jaguar XJR-8 187 Silk Cut Jaguar Team 210 5:03:12,36 2. C1 5. 1:16,620 
3. 17 Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)
Derek Bell (GB)
Porsche 962C 008 Porsche AG 210   3. C1 1. 1:15,110 
4. 18 Jochen Mass (D)
Bob Wollek (F)
Porsche 962C 007 Porsche AG 202   4. C1 3. 1:15,870 
5. 1 Walter Brun (CH)
Uwe Schäfer (D)
Jésus Pareja (E)
Oscar Larrauri (RA)*
Frank Jelinski (D)*
Porsche 962C 001BM Brun Motorsport 200   5. C1 8. 1:18,210 
6. 102 Ray Mallock (GB)
David Leslie (GB)
Ecosse C286 Ford 004 Swiftair Ecosse 191   1. C2 17. 1:29,230 
7. 111 Gordon Spice (GB)
Fermin Velez (E)
Spice SE86C Ford 001 Spice Engineering 191   2. C2 12. 1:24,520 
8. 101 Mike Wilds (GB)
Johnny Dumfries (GB)
Ecosse C286 Ford 003 Swiftair Ecosse 190   3. C2 18. 1:29,450 
9. 21 James Weaver (GB)
Andrew Gilbert-Scott (GB)
Richard Cleare (GB)
March 85G Porsche 06 Richard Cleare Racing 187   1. GTP 14. 1:25,450 
10. 106 Ranieri Randaccio (I)
Pasquale Barberio (I)
Maurizio Gellini (I)
Tiga GC85 Ford 279 Kelmar 184   4. C2 16. 1:28,680 
11. 123 Ian Taylor (GB)
Pete Lovett (GB)
Tiga GC287 Porsche Turbo 332 Charles Ivey Racing 179   5. C2 19. 1:30,370 
12. 181 Duncan Bain (GB)
Neil Crang (AUS)
Jean Krucker (CH)
Tiga GC287 Rover 350 Dune Motorsport 177   6. C2 21. 1:31,960 
13. 104 Rudi Seher (D)
Hellmut Mundas (D)
Rudi Thomann (F)
URD C81/2 BMW URD Junior Team 150   7. C2 20. 1:30,440 
14. 178 Dominique Lacaud (F)
Gérard Tremblay (F)
Sylvain Boulay (F)
ALD 02 BMW C2/02 Automobiles Louis Descartes 148   8. C2 24. 1:34,670 
NC 121 Dudley Wood (GB)
Costas Los (GR)
James Weaver (GB)^
Tiga GC287 Ford 360 Cosmik Racing with GP Motorsport 123     C2 15. 1:27,950 
NC 199 John Sheldon (GB)
Robert Peters (CDN)
Tryggve Gronvall (S)^
Mike Kimpton (GB)*
Slim Borgudd (S)*
Tiga GC286 Ford Turbo 335 Roy Baker Racing 87     C2 26. 1:40,540 
DNF 2 Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Massimo Sigala (I)
Gianfranco Brancatelli (I)*
Porsche 962C 115 Brun Motorsport 165 Collision with Sotty   C1 6. 1:17,110 
DNF 6 Martin Brundle (GB)
John Nielsen (DK)
Jaguar XJR-8 LM 186 Silk Cut Jaguar Team 165 Engine   C1 10. 1:19,340 
DNF 125 Jean-Claude Justice (F)
Bruno Sotty (F)
Patrick Oudet (F)
Tiga GC84/5 Ford 250 Oudet Racing 132 Collision with Larrauri   C2 25. 1:35,000 
DNF 103 John Bartlett (GB)
Val Musetti (GB)
Kenneth Leim (S)
Bardon DB1/2 Ford C200/01 John Bartlett Racing with Goodmans Sound 123 Engine   C2 22. 1:32,090 
DNF 10 Volker Weidler (D)
Kris Nissen (DK)
Allen Berg (CDN)
Porsche 962C 110 Kremer Porsche Racing 122 Accident damage   C1 7. 1:17,320 
DNF 61 Mike Thackwell (NZ)
Henri Pescarolo (F)
Sauber C9 Mercedes 01 Kouros Mercedes 108 Suspension   C1 2. 1:15,170 
DNF 127 Nick Adams (GB)
Graham Duxbury (ZA)
Spice SE86C Hart 002 Chamberlain Engineering 105 Accident damage   C2 13. 1:24,730 
DNF 198 Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)
David Andrews (GB)
Robert Peters (CDN)^
Val Musetti (GB)*
Tiga GC286 Ford 336 Roy Baker Racing 42 Clutch   C2 23. 1:34,120 
DNF 13 Hervé Regout (B)
Yves Courage (F)
Joel Gouhier (F)*
Cougar C20 Porsche 01 Primagaz Competition 35 Fifth gear   C1 11. 1:20,970 
DNF 15 Jonathan Palmer (GB)
Mauro Baldi (I)
Porsche 962C GTi 106B Liqui Moly Equipe 25 Engine   C1 9. 1:18,300 
DNS 117 Will Hoy (GB)
Martin Schanche (N)
Argo JM19B Zakspeed 116 Team Lucky Strike Schanche   Engine   C2   1:29,960 
DNQ 177 Jacques Heuclin (F)
Louis Descartes (F)
ALD 03 Audi Turbo C2/03 Automobiles Louis Descartes   Engine   C2 27. 1:48,880 
DNS 1T Walter Brun (CH)
Uwe Schaefer (D)
Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Massimo Sigala (I)
Porsche 962C Walter Brun C1 no time
DNS 4T Jan Lammers (NL) Jaguar XJR-8 386 Silk Cut Jaguar Team       C1   1:18,370 
DNS 17T Bob Wollek (F)
Jochen Mass (D)
Porsche 962C 006 Porsche AG       C1   1:20,320 
DNS 61T Henri Pescarolo (F) Sauber C9 Mercedes 02 Kouros Mercedes       C1   1:23,820 
DNA 7 Klaus Ludwig (D)
"John Winter" (D)
Porsche 962C 129 Joest Racing       C1    
DNA 8   Porsche 962C 116 Joest Racing       C1    
DNA 20 Tim Lee-Davey (GB)
James Weaver (GB)
Tiga GC87 Ford Turbo 359 Tiga Team       C1    
DNA 22   Lamborghini Countach QVX SL8501 Portman Lamborghini       C1    
DNA 114 Thorkild Thyrring (DK)
John Sheldon (GB)
Tiga GC287 Ford Turbo 352 Team Tiga Ford DK   fire in testing   C2    
DNA 116 Luigi Taverna (I)
Toni Palma (I)
Alba AR3 Ford 003 Techno Racing       C2    

 
Winning Time: 5h03m06.22, 123.421 mph/198.627 kph
Fastest Lap: Eddie Cheever #4 (Jaguar XJR-8), 1m18.12, 136.820 mph/220.191 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