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1987 Grand Prix Brno

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Date
  
16 August, 1987

Laps
  
93

Location
  
Brno, Czechoslovakia

1987 Grand Prix Brno

Course
  
Masaryk Circuit 5.403 kilometres (3.357 mi)

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.

Contents

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

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:

  • Drivers in italics practiced in the car but did not take part in the race.
  • References

    1987 Grand Prix Brno Wikipedia