The 1987 Grand Prix Brno was the sixth 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 August 16, 1987, at the Masaryk Circuit, in Brno, Czechoslovakia.
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 Round 6 of 11 in the 1987 World Touring Car Championship at Masaryk Circuit in Brno, Czechoslovakia. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 16 August, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Brno, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Masaryk Circuit 5.403 kilometres (3.357 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won by the Eggenberger Motorsport pairing of Klaus Ludwig and Klaus Niedzwiedz. They drove the newly homologated Ford Sierra RS500, which proved much faster and far more reliable than the Ford Sierra RS Cosworths the team had been using to that point of the season.
Class structure
editCars were divided into three classes based on engine capacity:
- Division 1: 1-1600cc
- Division 2: 1601-2500cc
- Division 3: Over 2500cc
Official results
editResults were as follows:[1][2]
- Drivers in italics practiced in the car but did not take part in the race.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Grand Prix Brno (Qualifying Results)". Racing Sports Cars. Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ^ "Grand Prix Brno (Race Results)". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 2013-06-25.