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Imola

Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy

Date: 25/10/1987
Track length: 5.040 m
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Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Nannini
Fastest lap: Nannini in 1.59,51 (Gr A); Flammini in 2.08,93 (Gr N)

Distance: 18 laps
Average speed: 150,444 kmh (Gr A); 134,881 kmh (Gr N)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A and N
Car info: 1987 Cars

 

Group A
The presence of the works Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evolution entrusted to Alessandro Nannini and Nicola Larini was the main feat of the race; the cars were faster than the BMW M3’s which had an ETCC race here in June. Alessandro Nannini, the Sienese set pole, fastest lap and led the race from start to finish. Larini was always close, but when lapping other cars he lost touch with his team mate. Already in the formation lap Arlotti stopped with the locked transmission in his Ford Sierra Cosworth, so the closest rival of the two works drivers would be Cipriani, in the 75 team Albatech. D’Amore was plagued with chronic problems but could keep Massa (BMW 635) behind him. Meanwhile, in lap 2 Giudici tried to pass Rebai, Rebai closed the door and they collided. Nocchi had contact with "Tango", who got a puncture and had to pit. The positions soon stabilized and only Giudici with his BMW 635 got by "Tango" and then Zarpellon. Ahead of them, Di Gioia finished sixth overall and fourth in his division.
The championship has recovered in recent races, thanks to the participation of some official cars. Perhaps it would be appropriate that these cars were assigned to young emerging drivers and not the established professionals.

Group N
After official practice Maurizio Flammini with the Ford Sierra Cosworth prepared by Vaccari seemed more than ever determined to repeat the win at the Coppa Carri at Vallelunga, to get admission to the final on the 8th of November where the National Gr N Trophy would be contested.
But he had in Sangiuolo unexpected resistance. In braking for Tosa after the start, he flat spotted his right front tire. Nevertheless Flammini could take the lead getting distance to all opponents including Sangiuolo and Oliviero with the Sierra, while the 2000 class was very good fight between Magri, Marchiol and Fruzzetti. On lap 8, Flammini had a lead of around 20 seconds ahead of Sangiuolo. Unfortunately, the damaged tire on the first lap was suddenly playing up. In fact on lap nine under braking, the Sierra locked up and the right front burst. Flammini could get to the pits on his rim, though his spoiler was damaged. Sangiuolo was handed the lead on a silver platter, unfortunately his dreams looked over when Oliviero passed him - but Oliviero too had damaged his tires and got a puncture as well. Flammini took it easy slowly while looking for the points needed to enter the final. Sangiuolo now had a huge lead over Fusco, who was followed by Magri in his Peugeot 1.9 - and that was the order they finished.

Group A
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 75 Alfa Corse
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione		 Alessandro Nannini, I
 1762 tc L4 Div. 2 18 laps, 36.10,86     1.59,51  
2 2 79 Alfa Corse
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione		 Nicola Larini, I
 1762 tc L4 Div. 2 18 laps, 36.11,73        
3 3   Albatech
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione		 Marcello Cipriani, I
 1762 tc L4 Div. 2 18 laps, 38.02,07        
4 1    
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Federico D'Amore, I
 1993 tc L4 Div. 1 18 laps, 38.10,36        
5 2    
BMW 635 CSi		 Ademaro Massa, I
 3475 L6 Div. 1 18 laps, 38.14,19        
6 4    
BMW M3		 Michele di Gioia, I
 2332 L4 Div. 2 17        
7 3    
BMW 635 CSi		 Gianni Giudici, I
 3475 L6 Div. 1 17        
8 5    
BMW M3		 Giuseppe Zarpellon, I
 2332 L4 Div. 2 17        
9 6    
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		 Abele Tanghetti ("Tango"), I
 1779 tc L4 Div. 2 17        
10 7    
VW Golf GTI 16V		 Giorgio Raffaeli, I
 1781 L4 Div. 2 17        
  8    
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		 Andreoli, I
 1779 tc L4 Div. 2 16        
  1    
VW Golf GTI		 Galimberti, I
 1588 L4 Div. 3 16 laps, 36.17,18        
  2    
VW Golf GTI		 Massimo Civitelli, I
 1588 L4 Div. 3 16 laps, 36.31,65        
  3    
Audi 80 GLE		 Cegalini, I
 1588 L4 Div. 3 16 laps, 38.48,84        
  9    
Alfa Romeo 75 QV V6		 Moreno Soli, I
 2491 V6 Div. 2 15        
  10    
Fiat Ritmo 130TC		 Walter Nocci, I
 1995 L4 Div. 2 15        
  4    
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint		 Giorgio Fantilli, I
 1498 B4 Div. 3 15        
18 11    
BMW M3		 De Sario, I
 2332 L4 Div. 2 14        
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		 Carlo Rebai, I
 1779 tc L4 Div. 2         Accident
DNS      
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Giuseppe Arlotti, I
 1993 tc L4 Div. 1         Gearbox in warmup lap

Group N ?Nord
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    
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		 Sangiuolo, I
 1993 tc L4 +2000 18 laps, 40.21,34        
2 2    
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		 Benedetto Fusco, I
 1993 tc L4 +2000 18 laps, 41.36,32        
3 1    
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9		 Marco Magri, I
 1905 L4 2000 18 laps, 41.40,27        
4 2    
Renault 5 GT Turbo		 Renato Fruzzetti, I
 1397 tc L4 2000 18 laps, 41.41,57        
5 3    
Renault 5 GT Turbo		 Gianni Marchiol, I
 1397 tc L4 2000 18 laps, 41.56,45        
6 4    
Renault 5 GT Turbo		 "Assia", I
 1397 tc L4 2000 18 laps, 42.18,10        
7 5    
Renault 5 GT Turbo		 Mainetti, I
 1397 tc L4 2000 18 laps, 42.39,93        
8 3    
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		 Giuseppe Caramatti, I
 1993 tc L4 +2000 17        
9 1    
Peugeot 205 GTI		 Marco Antonelli, I
 1580 L4 1600 17        
10 2    
Peugeot 205 GTI		 Cucchi, I
 1580 L4 1600 17        
11 3    
Peugeot 205 GTI		 Ferraro, I
 1580 L4 1600 17        
12 4    
Peugeot 205 GTI		 Paolo Parlato, I
 1580 L4 1600 17        
13 6    
Peugeot 309 GTI		 Papadisi, I
 1905 L4 2000 17        
14 5    
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Braga, I
 1598 L4 1600 17        
15 4    
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		 Maurizio Flammini, I
 1993 tc L4 +2000 17     2.08,93 Puncture
16 5    
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		 Ezio Poli, I
 1993 tc L4 +2000 17        
17 7    
Opel Kadett GSi 2.0		 Danieli, I
 1998 L4 2000 16        
18 6    
Ford Escort XR3i		 Maggiora, I
 1598 L4 1600 16        
19 1    
Suzuki Swift GTi AA33S		 Nazzareno Ambrosi, I
 1298 L4 1300 16        
20 8    
Renault 5 GT Turbo		 Raimondi, I
 1397 tc L4 2000 16        
21 2    
Talbot Samba Rallye		 Roberto Chiarato, I
 1219 L4 1300 16        
22 7    
Peugeot 205 GTI		 Giacomo Bonomi, I
 1580 L4 1600 15        
23 9    
Renault 5 GT Turbo		 Raidanzi, I
 1397 tc L4 2000 14        
24 8    
Peugeot 205 GTI		 Repetto, I
 1580 L4 1600 14        
DNF?      
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		 Maurizio Oliviero, I
 1993 tc L4 +2000         Puncture