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).
The 1987 Australian touring car season consisted of 16 events.
Main article: 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship |
Main article: 1987 Australian Manufacturers' Championship |
Main article: 1987 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship |
Pos. | Driver | No. | Team | Car |
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3 | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
16 | Ralliart Australia | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
53 | Archibald Motorsport | BMW M3 |
Main article: 1987 Yokohama/Bob Jane T-Marts 300 |
Pos. | Driver | No. | Team | Car |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
1 | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 |
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05 | HDT Racing P/L | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
3 | JPS Team BMW | BMW M3 |
Main article: 1987 Castrol 500 |
Main article: 1987 World Touring Car Championship season |
Main article: 1987 James Hardie 1000 |
Main article: 1987 Bob Jane T-Marts 500 |
This race was a support event of the 1987 Australian Grand Prix. Top 10 results shown.
Pos. | Driver | No. | Team | Car | Grid |
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1 | ![]() |
17 | Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 7 |
3 | ![]() |
11 | Enzed Team Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | Roadways Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 6 |
5 | ![]() |
57 | Caltex CXT Race Team | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
36 | Tony Kavich Racing | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 13 |
7 | ![]() |
6 | HDT Racing P/L | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 11 |
8 | ![]() |
26 | Kalari Transport Services | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 16 |
9 | ![]() |
36 | Grellis Marketing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 14 |
10 | ![]() |
19 | Reithmuller-Ward International Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz 190E | 20 |