1987 Australian GP Support Race

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South Australia Cup, Formula 1 support race

Adelaide Grand Prix Circuit, Virginia, South Australia, Australia

Date: 14/11/1987
Track length: 3.780 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 30
Starters: 30
Finishers: 17

Pole position: Perkins in 1.43,8
Fastest lap: Johnson in 1.44,7

Distance: 32 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1987 Cars

The last touring car race on Australian soil for the year. Delays in shipping cars back from New Zealand hampered the preparations of some, while Fred Gibson stole a march over his opposition by airfreighting his cars back.

Johnson worked his way into a comfortable lead after the early laps. Both Brock - who was notified that morning that he had actually won Bathurst - and Seton went out after challenging early while, behind Johnson, Grice and Perkins resumed their now-usual battle. Fury made his way past the duelling Commodores late in the race, and started closing rapidly on Johnson when the Sierra started having fuel pick-up problems in the last couple of laps. Johnson brought the ailing car over the line for his second victory of 1987, a consolation after a terrible year. Fury finished second, with Perkins beating Grice to third.
(William Dale Jr/www.ten-tenths.com)

Class A-C

Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc) Engine
Type Group Distance,
time Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks

1 1 17 Shell Ultra Hi Tech Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth Dick Johnson, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 32 laps, 57.28,9 5 1.45,0 1.44,7

2 2 30 Peter Jackson Nissan Racing
Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30 George Fury, AUS
1990 tc L4 A 32 laps, 57.31,2 7 1.45,1 1.46,4

3 3 11 Perkins Engineering Pty Ltd
Holden VL Commodore Larry Perkins, AUS
4980 V8 A 32 laps, 57.41,8 1 1.43,8 1.46,4

4 4 2 Bob Jane T-Marts
Holden VL Commodore Allan Grice, AUS
4980 V8 A 32 laps, 57.42,6 6 1.44,4? 1.46,0

5 1 75 Network Alfa
Holden VL Commodore Colin Bond, AUS
4980 V8 B 32 laps, 57.52,2 4 1.44,8 1.46,5

6 5 25 Yellow Pages Racing
Holden VK Commodore Tony Kavich, AUS
4980 V8 A 31 13 1.49,5 1.49,0

7 6 6 Mobil Holden Dealer Team
Holden VL Commodore David "Skippy" Parsons, AUS
4980 V8 B 31 11 1.48,6 1.48,8

8 7 26 Kalari Transport Services
Holden VK Commodore Tony Noske, AUS
4980 V8 A 31 16 1.50,1 1.51,7

9 8 36 Grellis Marketing
Holden VL Commodore Ray Ellis, AUS
4980 V8 B 31 14 1.49,8 1.50,9

10 2 19 Reithmuller-Ward International Motorsport P/L
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16 Phil Ward, AUS
2323 L4 B 31 20 1.51,8 1.50,3

11 9 12 Petro Tech (Aust) P/L
Holden VL Commodore Peter McLeod, AUS
4980 V8 B 31 10 1.48,1 not available

12 10 23 Dulux Auto Colour
Holden VK Commodore Alf Grant, AUS
4980 V8 A 31 18 1.51,0 1.51,5

13 11 28 Capri Components
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT Lawrie Nelson, AUS
4999 V8 A 30 21 1.52,1 1.52,6

14 12 37 Lester Smerdon
Holden VK Commodore Lester Smerdon, AUS
4980 V8 A 30 22 1.52,4 1.53,6

15 13 38 Wayne Clift
Holden VK Commodore Wayne Clift, AUS
4980 V8 A 30 28 1.59,1 1.54,2

16 1 31 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Celica 2.0 GT ST162 John Smith, AUS
1998 L4 C 27 23 1.52,7 1.53,2

17 14 46 Sunliner Campmobiles
Holden VK Commodore Tony Hunter, NZ
4980 V8 A 27 27 1.58,9 2.00,1

DNF 34 OXO Supercube Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth John Giddings, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 22 17 1.50,3 1.49,0

DNF 16 Mitsubishi Ralliart
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183 Gary Scott, AUS
1998 tc L4 A 21 9 1.47,3 1.47,4

DNF 42
Holden VK Commodore Gerald Kay, AUS
4980 V8 A 18 19 1.51,2 1.51,6

DNF 52
Holden VL Commodore John Farrell, AUS
4980 V8 A 18 25 1.55,1 1.52,3

DNF 87 Sommariva Concrete
BMW 635 CSi Joe Sommariva, AUS
3475 L6 A 18 30 2.00,5 2.03,4

DNF 14 Nettcomm (Aust) Racing
Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30 Denis Horley, AUS
1990 tc L4 A 16 12 1.49,0 1.49,8 Accident

DNF 48 Wayne Park
Holden VK Commodore Wayne Park, AUS
4980 V8 A 12 15 1.49,8 1.51,0

DNF 15 Peter Jackson Nissan Racing
Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30 Glenn Seton, AUS
1990 tc L4 A 10 3 1.44,7 1.46,5 Accident

DNF 35 OXO Supercube Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth Andrew Miedecke, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 9 2 1.44,4 1.46,9

DNF 05 Mobil Holden Dealer Team
Holden VL Commodore Peter Brock, AUS
4980 V8 B 7 8 1.45,6 1.46,4 Suspension

DNF 33 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82 John Faulkner, NZ
1587 L4 C 4 24 1.54,8 1.56,1

DNF 69 Paul Trevathan
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183 Paul Trevathan, AUS
1998 tc L4 A 3 26 1.57,2 2.00,1

DNF 43 Bob Holden Motors
Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 Marc Ducquet, AUS
1587 L4 C 2 29 1.59,8 2.12,0

Class A-C
Pos	Pos in class	#	Team / Entrant Car- Engine	Drivers, Nationality	Engine vol. (cc)	Engine Type	Group	Distance, time	Qualifying position	Qualifying time	Fastest lap	Reason out, remarks
1	1	17	Shell Ultra Hi Tech Racing Team Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth	Dick Johnson, AUS	1993 tc	L4	A	32 laps, 57.28,9	5	1.45,0	1.44,7
2	2	30	Peter Jackson Nissan Racing Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30	George Fury, AUS	1990 tc	L4	A	32 laps, 57.31,2	7	1.45,1	1.46,4
3	3	11	Perkins Engineering Pty Ltd Holden VL Commodore	Larry Perkins, AUS	4980	V8	A	32 laps, 57.41,8	1	1.43,8	1.46,4
4	4	2	Bob Jane T-Marts Holden VL Commodore	Allan Grice, AUS	4980	V8	A	32 laps, 57.42,6	6	1.44,4?	1.46,0
5	1	75	Network Alfa Holden VL Commodore	Colin Bond, AUS	4980	V8	B	32 laps, 57.52,2	4	1.44,8	1.46,5
6	5	25	Yellow Pages Racing Holden VK Commodore	Tony Kavich, AUS	4980	V8	A	31	13	1.49,5	1.49,0
7	6	6	Mobil Holden Dealer Team Holden VL Commodore	David "Skippy" Parsons, AUS	4980	V8	B	31	11	1.48,6	1.48,8
8	7	26	Kalari Transport Services Holden VK Commodore	Tony Noske, AUS	4980	V8	A	31	16	1.50,1	1.51,7
9	8	36	Grellis Marketing Holden VL Commodore	Ray Ellis, AUS	4980	V8	B	31	14	1.49,8	1.50,9
10	2	19	Reithmuller-Ward International Motorsport P/L Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16	Phil Ward, AUS	2323	L4	B	31	20	1.51,8	1.50,3
11	9	12	Petro Tech (Aust) P/L Holden VL Commodore	Peter McLeod, AUS	4980	V8	B	31	10	1.48,1	not available
12	10	23	Dulux Auto Colour Holden VK Commodore	Alf Grant, AUS	4980	V8	A	31	18	1.51,0	1.51,5
13	11	28	Capri Components Ford Mustang 5.0 GT	Lawrie Nelson, AUS	4999	V8	A	30	21	1.52,1	1.52,6
14	12	37	Lester Smerdon Holden VK Commodore	Lester Smerdon, AUS	4980	V8	A	30	22	1.52,4	1.53,6
15	13	38	Wayne Clift Holden VK Commodore	Wayne Clift, AUS	4980	V8	A	30	28	1.59,1	1.54,2
16	1	31	Toyota Team Australia Toyota Celica 2.0 GT ST162	John Smith, AUS	1998	L4	C	27	23	1.52,7	1.53,2
17	14	46	Sunliner Campmobiles Holden VK Commodore	Tony Hunter, NZ	4980	V8	A	27	27	1.58,9	2.00,1
DNF		34	OXO Supercube Motorsport Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth	John Giddings, AUS	1993 tc	L4	A	22	17	1.50,3	1.49,0
DNF		16	Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183	Gary Scott, AUS	1998 tc	L4	A	21	9	1.47,3	1.47,4
DNF		42	Holden VK Commodore	Gerald Kay, AUS	4980	V8	A	18	19	1.51,2	1.51,6
DNF		52	Holden VL Commodore	John Farrell, AUS	4980	V8	A	18	25	1.55,1	1.52,3
DNF		87	Sommariva Concrete BMW 635 CSi	Joe Sommariva, AUS	3475	L6	A	18	30	2.00,5	2.03,4
DNF		14	Nettcomm (Aust) Racing Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30	Denis Horley, AUS	1990 tc	L4	A	16	12	1.49,0	1.49,8	Accident
DNF		48	Wayne Park Holden VK Commodore	Wayne Park, AUS	4980	V8	A	12	15	1.49,8	1.51,0
DNF		15	Peter Jackson Nissan Racing Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30	Glenn Seton, AUS	1990 tc	L4	A	10	3	1.44,7	1.46,5	Accident
DNF		35	OXO Supercube Motorsport Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth	Andrew Miedecke, AUS	1993 tc	L4	A	9	2	1.44,4	1.46,9
DNF		05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team Holden VL Commodore	Peter Brock, AUS	4980	V8	B	7	8	1.45,6	1.46,4	Suspension
DNF		33	Toyota Team Australia Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82	John Faulkner, NZ	1587	L4	C	4	24	1.54,8	1.56,1
DNF		69	Paul Trevathan Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183	Paul Trevathan, AUS	1998 tc	L4	A	3	26	1.57,2	2.00,1
DNF		43	Bob Holden Motors Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86	Marc Ducquet, AUS	1587	L4	C	2	29	1.59,8	2.12,0