1987 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship
# 1987 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship

The 1987 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group A Touring Cars of under 2.0 litre engine capacity. The title was contested over a four-round series and was won by Mark Skaife driving a Nissan Gazelle.

This was the second Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship to be awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. The title would be revived in 1993 for that year only.

## Calendar

The 1987 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship was contested over a four-round series.

| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Winning driver | Car |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Winton | Victoria | 22 March | John Smith | Toyota Corolla |
| 2 | Sandown Park | Victoria | 7 June | Mark Skaife | Nissan Gazelle |
| 3 | Lakeside | Queensland | 19 July | Mark Skaife | Nissan Gazelle |
| 4 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 2 August | Mark Skaife | Nissan Gazelle |

* Six rounds had been scheduled, however two were cancelled.
* The Sandown round was held concurrently with Round 7 of the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship.

## Points system

Championship points were awarded at each round on the following basis:

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Points | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |

## Results

| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Winton | Sandown | Amaroo | Lakeside | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mark Skaife | Nissan Gazelle | Nissan Motor Company | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 114 |
| 2 | Drew Price | Toyota Corolla | Toyota Team Australia | 27 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 102 |
| 3 | John Faulkner | Toyota Corolla | Toyota Team Australia | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 87 |
| 4 | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | Toyota Team Australia | 30 | 27 | 27 | - | 84 |
| 5 | David Ratcliff | Toyota Corolla Levin | Ratcliff Transport Spares | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 74 |
| 6 | Garry Willmington | Toyota Sprinter | Bob Holden Motors | - | - | 19 | 21 | 40 |
| 7 | Bob Holden | Toyota Sprinter | Bob Holden Motors | 17 | - | - | 17 | 34 |
| 8 | Daryl Hendrick | Isuzu Gemini ZZ | Gemspares | 13 | 17 | - | - | 30 |
| 9 | Michael Birks | Toyota Sprinter | Bob Holden Motors | - | - | 15 | - | 15 |
| = | Mike Freeman | Toyota Celica | Michael Freeman | 15 | - | - | - | 15 |
| = | Mike Hall | Toyota Sprinter | Bob Holden Motors | - | 15 | - | - | 15 |
| = | Paul Miller | Ford Laser TX3 | Paul Miller | - | - | - | 15 | 15 |
| 13 | Glenn Clark | Toyota Sprinter | Bob Holden Motors | 14 | - | - | - | 14 |
| 14 | Paul Jones | Toyota Corolla | Paul Jones | 12 | - | - | - | 12 |
| 15 | David Sala | Isuzu PF60 Gemini | David Sala | 11 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 16 | Lindsay Siebler | Suzuki Swift | Suzuki Parts | 10 | - | - | - | 10 |
