France 1987 Burgundy 500
Race details
Date10 May, 1987
LocationDijon, France
CourseCircuit de Dijon-Prenois
3.886 kilometres (2.415 mi)
Laps 112
Pole position
Driver Italy Emanuele Pirro BMW Motorsport
Time 1:25.170
Podium
First Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli
CiBiEmme Sport
Second Italy Ivan Capelli
Italy Roberto Ravaglia
BMW Motorsport
Third United Kingdom Steve Soper
Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz
Eggenberger Motorsport
Fastest Lap
Driver Italy Emanuele Pirro BMW Motorsport
Time 1:28.20[1]

The 1987 Burgundy 500 was the third round of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship. The race was held for cars eligible for Group A touring car regulations. It was held on May 10, 1987, at Dijon-Prenois, in Dijon, France.

The race was won by Gianfranco Brancatelli and Johnny Cecotto, driving a BMW M3.

Class structure

Cars were divided into three classes based on engine capacity:

  • Division 1: 1-1600cc
  • Division 2: 1601-2500cc
  • Division 3: Over 2500cc

Official results

Results were as follows:[2][3] | Entered: 39 | Started: 38 | Finished: 30

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps Qual
Pos
Series
Points
1 2 42 Italy CiBiEmme Sport Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli
BMW M3 112 6 40
2 2 40 Germany BMW Motorsport Italy Ivan Capelli
Italy Roberto Ravaglia
Austria Roland Ratzenberger
BMW M3 112 4 30
3 3 6 Switzerland Eggenberger Motorsport United Kingdom Steve Soper
Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 112 3 32
4 3 7 Switzerland Eggenberger Motorsport Germany Klaus Ludwig
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 112 5 25
5 3 8 United Kingdom Andy Rouse Engineering United Kingdom Andy Rouse
Belgium Thierry Tassin
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 111 7 20
6 2 64 France Xavier Lapeyre
France Fabien Giroix
BMW M3 109 2
7 3 16 France René Metge
France Marc Sourd
BMW 635CSi 108 15
8 2 76 Italy Alfa Corse Italy Giorgio Francia
France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Alfa Romeo 75 108 12 18
9 2 75 Italy Alfa Corse Italy Alessandro Nannini
France Jacques Laffite
Alfa Romeo 75 108 14 14
10 3 18 Italy CiBiEmme Sport Switzerland Georges Bosshard
Italy Massimo Micangeli
BMW 635CSi 106 21
11 2 77 Italy Brixia Corse Italy Rinaldo Drovandi
Italy Claudio Langes
Alfa Romeo 75 106 13 11
12 2 78 Italy Brixia Corse Italy Carlo Rossi
Italy Alessandro Santin
Alfa Romeo 75 106 22 8
13 3 35 France Denis Morin
France Ferdinand de Lesseps
BMW 635CSi 106 9
14 2 70 Dixi Sport France Bernard Salam
France Pierre Destic
Mercedes 190E 106 17
15 2 51 ÚAMK Czech Republic Oldřich Vaníček
Czech Republic Vlastimil Tomášek
BMW M3 104 23
16 2 79 Italy Albatech Italy Walter Voulaz
Italy Marcello Cipriani
Alfa Romeo 75 103 19 5
17 2 62 Duindistel Belgium Noël van den Eeckhout
Belgium Guy Van Mol
BMW 325i 103 25
18 1 90 Germany Scuderia Avus Berlin Germany Herbert Lingmann
Germany Ludwig Hölzl
Toyota Corolla GT 102 32
19 1 106 United Kingdom Team Toyota GB United Kingdom Alex Moss
New Zealand Mark Jennings
Toyota Corolla GT 102 30
20 1 91 RAS Sport Switzerland Philippe Müller
Switzerland Jo Zeller
Toyota Corolla GT 102 31
21 2 44 Dixi Sport France Gerard Févrot
Belgium Bruno di Gioia
Alfa Romeo 75 101 29 3
22 1 95 Czech Republic Antonín Charouz
Italy Daniele Toffoli
Italy Pierluigi Grassetto
Toyota Corolla GT 101 33
23 3 97 Germany Seikel Motorsport Italy Giuseppe Quartengan
Italy Giovanni da Schio
Germany Peter Seikel
Ford Mustang GT 100 28
24 1 103 Fina Racing Team Belgium Pierre Fermine
Belgium Serge de Liedekerke
Toyota Corolla GT 100 34
25 1 102 Germany Seikel Motorsport Switzerland Heinz Wirth
Switzerland Edi Kamm
Audi 80 99 36
26 1 104 Fina Racing Team Belgium Guy Katsers
Belgium Jean-Claude Burton
Toyota Corolla GT 98 37
27 1 100 Italy Carlo Brambilla
Italy Giovanni Maggiorelli
Alfa Romeo 33 94 38
28 2 45 Dixi Sport Switzerland Bernard Santal
Dellavalle
Alfa Romeo 75 93 26
29 2 80 Sweden Q-Racing Sweden Thomas Lindström
Sweden Mikael Naebrink
Alfa Romeo 75 92 20 2
30 3 36 France Roland Bassaler
France Pascal Pessiot
BMW 635CSi 86 24
DNF 2 46 Germany BMW Motorsport Austria Roland Ratzenberger
Italy Emanuele Pirro
Italy Roberto Ravaglia
BMW M3 76 1
DNF 2 43 Germany BMW Motorsport Germany Winfried Vogt
Germany Markus Oestreich
BMW M3 71 8
DNF 3 5 Australia Allan Moffat Racing Canada Allan Moffat
Australia John Harvey
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 44 10
DNF 3 1 Italy Pro Team Italia/Imberti Italy Bruno Giacomelli
Germany Armin Hahne
Maserati Biturbo 10 27
DNF 2 48 Italy CiBiEmme Sport Italy Fabio Mancini
Italy Luciano Lovato
BMW M3 11
DNF 2 66 France Claude Ballot-Léna BMW M3 16
DNF 3 Italy Roberto Castagna
Italy Luciano Lovato
BMW 635CSi 18
DNF 1 96 France Michel Legourd
France Jean-Claude Barthe
Toyota Corolla GT 39
DNS 3 2 Italy Pro Team Italia/Imberti Switzerland Mario Hytten
Italy Marcello Gunella
Maserati Biturbo 35
  • Drivers in italics practiced in the car but did not take part in the race.

See also

References

  1. 1987 500 km de Bourgogne at History of Touring Car Racing
  2. "500 km Dijon (Qualifying Results)". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. "500 km Dijon (Race Results)". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
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