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The 1987 International Formula 3000 season was the third season of FIA Formula 3000 motor racing. It featured the 1987 Formula 3000 Intercontinental Championship, [1] which was contested over an eleven round series in which 23 different teams, 53 different drivers, 4 different chassis constructors and 3 different engines manufacturers competed. The championship was won by Stefano Modena who drove a March 87B Ford Cosworth for Onyx Racing ahead of Lola Motorsport driver Luis Perez Sala. [2]

Drivers and teams

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Italy Genoa Racing [ pl] March 87B Cosworth 1 Italy Alessandro Santin 1
Canada Jacques Villeneuve Sr. 3
Italy Corrado Fabi 5-6
France Michel Ferté 7-9
Chile Eliseo Salazar 10-11
2 Switzerland Gregor Foitek 1-8
Italy Fabrizio Barbazza 9
Italy Marco Romano 10
Denmark Kris Nissen 11
Italy Pavesi Racing Ralt RT21 Cosworth 3 Italy Pierluigi Martini 1-4, 6-10
Ralt RT20 5, 11
Ralt RT21 4 Italy Paolo Barilla 1-4, 6-10
Ralt RT20 5, 11
France Oreca Motorsport March 87B Cosworth 5 France Olivier Grouillard 1, 4-11
March 86B 2-3
March 87B 6 France Yannick Dalmas 1-2, 4-11
United Kingdom Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt RT21 Honda 7 Brazil Roberto Moreno All
8 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin All
United Kingdom Onyx Racing March 87B Cosworth 9 Italy Stefano Modena All
10 France Pierre-Henri Raphanel All
United Kingdom Lola Motorsport Lola T87/50 Cosworth 11 Canada John Jones All
12 Spain Luis Perez Sala All
United Kingdom BS Automotive Lola T87/50 Cosworth 14 France Dominique Delestre 1-4, 7-8
United Kingdom Mark Blundell 9-11
15 Spain Alfonso de Vinuesa 1-3, 7-8
Italy Giovanna Amati 5-6, 10
Lola T86/50 40 France Michel Ferté 1
Lola T87/50 2-5
United Kingdom Mark Blundell 6
Lola T86/50 Sweden Tomas Kaiser 7-9
Lola T87/50 10-11
France Équipe Dollop March 86B Cosworth 16 Switzerland Urs Durdler 1
Italy Guido Daccò 2-5
17 Switzerland Jean-Pierre Frey 1-9
41 Switzerland Benoît Morand 4-5
United Kingdom Bromley Motorsport Ralt RT21 Cosworth 18 Chile Eliseo Salazar 1-6
Netherlands Cor Euser 7-11
Republic of Ireland Eddie Jordan Racing March 87B Cosworth 20 Sweden Tomas Kaiser 1-6
United Kingdom Colin Bennett Racing March 86B Cosworth 21 Netherlands Cor Euser 1-3
United Kingdom Robert Lee-Lewis 6-8
United Kingdom John Alcorn 10-11
March 87B 42 United Kingdom Robert Lee-Lewis 5
44 Chile Eliseo Salazar 7-9
United Kingdom Roni Motorsport March 87B Cosworth 22 Sweden Steven Andskär All
United Kingdom GEM Motorsport Ralt RT21 Cosworth 23 United Kingdom Gary Evans All
Italy EuroVenturini Dallara 3087 Cosworth 25 Italy Marco Apicella All
26 Finland Jari Nurminen 1-4
Italy Guido Daccò 6-7
Italy Nicola Tesini 9
United Kingdom Madgwick International March 87B Cosworth 28 United Kingdom Andy Wallace 1-6
Lola T87/50 7-11
United Kingdom GA Motorsport Lola T87/50 Cosworth 29 Belgium Thierry Tassin 3
United Kingdom Julian Bailey 5-11
30 Finland Jari Nurminen 5-10
Spain Antonio Albacete 11
Lola T86/50 43 Germany Altfrid Heger 7-8
Switzerland Gregor Foitek 9-11
Italy FIRST Racing March 87B Cosworth 31 Italy Lamberto Leoni 1-9
Judd 10-11
Cosworth 32 Italy Gabriele Tarquini All
33 Italy Aldo Bertuzzi 1, 4, 9
Italy Beppe Gabbiani 2-3
Italy Claudio Langes 5-8, 11
France Alain Ferté 10
United Kingdom Fleetray Racing Lola T86/50 Cosworth 34 United Kingdom Mark Blundell 1-3, 5, 7-8
France GDBA Motorsport Lola T87/50 Cosworth 35 France Michel Trollé All
36 France Paul Belmondo All
United Kingdom Racetech 3000 March 87B Cosworth 37 United Kingdom Robert Lee-Lewis 1-3
Switzerland Mario Hytten 4-7
Ralt RT20 8-9
March 87B Canada Gilles Lempereur 10-11
United Kingdom Murray Taylor Racing March 87B Cosworth 38 United Kingdom Russell Spence 1-6
United Kingdom Mountleigh Motorsport 7-11
Germany Bertram Schäfer Racing Ralt RT21 Cosworth 39 Germany Altfrid Heger 3
Italy Forti Corse Dallara 3087 Cosworth 42 Italy Nicola Larini 6-7, 9, 11
Italy Nicola Tesini 8
Sources: [3] [4]

Calendar

Round Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 12 April 42 4.778=200.676 km 0'57:07.1 210.750 km/h Brazil Roberto Moreno Brazil Roberto Moreno Brazil Maurício Gugelmin
2 Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit 10 May 61 3.2=195.2 km 1'10:06.2 167.067 km/h France Yannick Dalmas Italy Stefano Modena Italy Stefano Modena
3 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 16 May 16 6.949=111.184 km 0'38:57.67 171.001 km/h Brazil Roberto Moreno Spain Luis Pérez-Sala France Michel Trollé
4 France Pau Grand Prix 8 June 72 2.76=198.72 km 1'30:14.5 132.12 km/h France Pierre-Henri Raphanel Brazil Roberto Moreno France Yannick Dalmas
5 United Kingdom Donington Park 28 June 50 4.023=201.15 km 1'12:16.41 166.990 km/h Spain Luis Pérez-Sala France Yannick Dalmas Spain Luis Pérez-Sala
6 Italy Autodromo di Pergusa 19 July 41 4.95=202.95 km 1'03:09.90 192.781 km/h Brazil Maurício Gugelmin Italy Lamberto Leoni Brazil Roberto Moreno
7 United Kingdom Brands Hatch 3 August 45 4.206=189.27 km 0'59:09.0 191.99 km/h Brazil Roberto Moreno France Yannick Dalmas United Kingdom Julian Bailey
8 United Kingdom Birmingham 31 August 51 3.975=202.725 km 1'11:44.52 169.540 km/h Brazil Maurício Gugelmin Brazil Roberto Moreno Italy Stefano Modena
9 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 13 September 40 5.04=201.6 km 1.06:13.38 182.656 km/h Brazil Roberto Moreno Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Stefano Modena
10 France Bugatti Circuit 27 September 47 4.24=199.28 km 1'12:49.12 164.200 km/h Spain Luis Pérez-Sala Spain Luis Pérez-Sala Spain Luis Pérez-Sala
11 Spain Circuito del Jarama 11 October 61 3.312=202.032 km 1'23:21.289 145.426 km/h Canada John Jones France Yannick Dalmas France Yannick Dalmas
Source: [5]

Note:

Race 3 stopped early due to an accident involving Alfonso de Vinuesa and Luis Pérez-Sala. Only half-points were awarded.

Championship standings

At each race points were awarded as follows: 9 for first place, 6 for second place, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. [6] The best seven results could be retained. Discarded points and gross totals are displayed within tooltips.

Pos. Driver SIL
United Kingdom
VLL
Italy
SPA
Belgium
PAU
France
DON
United Kingdom
PER
Italy
BRH
United Kingdom
BIR
United Kingdom
IMO
Italy
BUG
France
JAR
Spain
Points
1 Italy Stefano Modena 4 1 Ret Ret 2 6 4 1 1 Ret 6 40
2 Spain Luis Pérez-Sala Ret 2 18 Ret 1 Ret 9 4 3 1 5 33
3 Brazil Roberto Moreno 3 11 3 10 4 1 3 2 5 9 Ret 30
4 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin 1 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 3 7 10 2 29
5 France Yannick Dalmas Ret Ret 1 17 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 1 20
6 France Michel Trollé 2 Ret 1 Ret 5 Ret 14 Ret 11 3 Ret 16.5
7 United Kingdom Julian Bailey Ret 4 1 Ret NC 6 Ret 13
8 Italy Gabriele Tarquini 10 Ret 12 11† 19 3 17 14 2 5 Ret 12
9 Italy Lamberto Leoni 8 8 13 6 Ret 5 11 Ret 4 4 4 12
10 United Kingdom Russell Spence Ret Ret 9 Ret DNQ Ret 7 8 DNQ 2 3 10
11 Canada John Jones Ret 5 7 2 13 8 8 7 9 11 10 8
12 Italy Pierluigi Martini 5 Ret Ret 7 8 2 20 Ret Ret 7 9 8
13 France Pierre-Henri Raphanel 16 4 8 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 7
14 United Kingdom Mark Blundell Ret 6 2 9 9 6 DNQ Ret Ret 8 5
15 France Michel Ferté Ret 10 14 3 6 DNQ 11 DNQ 5
16 United Kingdom Andy Wallace Ret 7 4 DNQ Ret 14 13 5 6 Ret Ret 4.5
17 France Olivier Grouillard 7 Ret DNQ 4 12† Ret 15 6 Ret Ret Ret 4
18 France Paul Belmondo 18 16 11 5 15 Ret 12 12 DNQ Ret 11 2
19 Italy Marco Apicella 15 Ret 5 Ret 7 Ret DNQ 13 13† 15 7 1
20 Spain Alfonso de Vinuesa 6 Ret 16 DNQ DNQ 1
21 United Kingdom Gary Evans DNQ DNQ 6 DNQ 20 10 10 Ret Ret 12 Ret 0.5
22 Italy Paolo Barilla 11 17 Ret 8 10 7 Ret Ret 8 17 DNQ 0
23 Switzerland Gregor Foitek Ret 15 10 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 12 8 14 0
24 Sweden Steven Andskär 14 DNQ 20 DNQ 11 DNQ 19 9 Ret 13 13 0
25 Sweden Tomas Kaiser 13 9 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 22 DNQ Ret 16 12 0
26 Switzerland Mario Hytten 9 DNQ 13 DNQ Ret DNQ 0
27 Chile Eliseo Salazar 9 DNQ 17 Ret 18 Ret 18 DNQ 14 Ret DNQ 0
28 Netherlands Cor Euser 17 14 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 0
29 Italy Claudio Langes DNQ Ret Ret 10 Ret 0
30 Finland Jari Nurminen DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ 14 11 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 0
31 France Dominique Delestre 12 Ret 19 Ret DNQ DNQ 0
32 Italy Beppe Gabbiani 12 Ret 0
33 Italy Guido Daccò DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 DNQ 0
34 Italy Aldo Bertuzzi DNQ DNQ 15 0
35 Belgium Thierry Tassin 15 0
36 Italy Nicola Larini Ret 16 Ret Ret 0
37 Italy Giovanna Amati 16 DNQ DNQ 0
38 Germany Altfrid Heger DNQ 21 DNQ 0
Italy Corrado Fabi Ret DNQ DNQ
France Gilles Lempereur DNQ Ret
France Alain Ferté Ret
Switzerland Jean-Pierre Frey DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
United Kingdom Robert Lee-Lewis DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Switzerland Benoît Morand DNQ DNQ
Italy Nicola Tesini DNQ DNQ
United Kingdom John Alcorn DNQ DNQ
Switzerland Urs Dudler DNQ
Italy Alessandro Santin DNQ
Canada Jacques Villeneuve DNQ
Italy Fabrizio Barbazza DNQ
Switzerland Marzio Romano DNQ
Spain Antonio Albacete DNQ
Denmark Kris Nissen DNQ
Sources: [7] [8] [9]

Complete Overview

first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result

R10=retired, but classified NC=not classified R=retired NQ=did not qualify 8P=grid position, but started from pit lane

Place Name Team Chassis Engine SIL
United Kingdom
VLL
Italy
SPA
Belgium
PAU
France
DON
United Kingdom
PER
Italy
BRH
United Kingdom
BIR
United Kingdom
IMO
Italy
BUG
France
JAR
Spain
1 Italy Stefano Modena Onyx Racing March Ford Cosworth 7 4 2 1 3 R 8 R 4 2 2 6 5 4 2 1 5 1 4 R 23 6
2 Spain Luis Pérez-Sala Lola Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth 4 R 3 2 20 18 4 R 1 1 3 R 12 9 11 4 2 3 1 1 18 5
3 Brazil Roberto Moreno Team Ralt Ralt Honda 1 3 14 11 1 3 3 R10 3 4 8 1 1 3 8P 2 1 5 10 9 21 R
4 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin Team Ralt Ralt Honda 2 1 5 3 7 R 2 R 2 R 1 R 2 2 1 3 6 7 9 10 12 2
5 France Yannick Dalmas Oreca Motorsport March Ford Cosworth 5 R 1 R - - 7 1 5 17 13 R 8 5 9 R 10 R 3 R 14 1
6 France Michel Trollé GBDA Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth 3 2 24 R 8 1 9 R 13 5 12 R 11 14 6 R 7 11 6 3 13 R
7 United Kingdom Julian Bailey GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 8 R 16 4 3 1 16 R 15 NC 14 6 9 R
8 Italy Gabriele Tarquini First Racing March Ford Cosworth 9 10 9 R 11 12 5 R11 15 19 7 3 18 17 7 14 8 2 19 5 4 R
Italy Lamberto Leoni First Racing March Ford Cosworth 18 8 8 8 25 13 18 6 6 R 10 5 17 11 18 R
Judd 9 4 12 4 17 4
10 United Kingdom Russell Spence Murray Taylor Racing March Ford Cosworth 15 R 22 R 9 9 21 R 27 NQ 15 R 10 7 25 8 30 NQ 13 2 26 3
11 Canada John Jones Lola Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth 14 R 6 5 4 7 10 2 7 13 6 8 7 8 14 7 11 9 18 11 1 10
Italy Pierluigi Martini Pavesi Racing Ralt Ford Cosworth 8 5 12 R 10 R 6 7 16 8 4 2 15 20 10 R 3 R 16 7 5 9
13 France Pierre-Henri Raphanel Onyx Racing March Ford Cosworth 13 16 7 4 17 8 1 R 11 3 5 R 24 R 5 R 12 R 5 14 8 R
14 France Michel Ferté BS Automotive Lola Ford Cosworth 21 R 16 10 13 14 14 3 10 6 - -
Genoa Racing [ pl] March Ford Cosworth 27 NQ 20 11 27 NQ - - - -
United Kingdom Mark Blundell Fleetray Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 17 R 13 6 5 2 - - 14 9 6 6 31 NQ
BS Automotive Lola Ford Cosworth 22 9 18 R 15 R 10 8
16 United Kingdom Andy Wallace Madgwick International March Ford Cosworth 23 R 11 7 2 4 23 NQ 17 R 21 14
Lola Ford Cosworth 4 13 3 5 4 6 11 R 2 R
17 France Olivier Grouillard Oreca Motorsport March Ford Cosworth 10 7 10 R 28 NQ 13 4 9 R12 18 R 9 15 4 6 17 R 2 R 25 R
18 France Paul Belmondo GBDA Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth 12 18 17 16 21 11 11 5 19 15 25 R 20 12 19 12 32 NQ 7 R 22 11
19 Spain Alfonso de Vinuesa BS Automotive Lola Ford Cosworth 11 6 4 R 6 16 - - - - - - 29 NQ 30 NQ - - - - - -
Italy Marco Apicella EuroVenturini Dallara Ford Cosworth 24 15 18 R 14 5 22 R 21 7 24 R 30 NQ 22 13 13 R13 24 15 19 7
21 United Kingdom Gary Evans GEM Motorsport Ralt Ford Cosworth 28 NQ 28 NQ 18 6 24 NQ 20 20 14 10 13 10 12 R 23 R 20 12 11 R
- Italy Paolo Barilla Pavesi Racing Ralt Ford Cosworth 16 11 19 17 23 R 15 8 12 10 11 7 16 R 13 R 14 8 25 17 28 NQ
- Switzerland Gregor Foitek Genoa Racing [ pl] March Ford Cosworth 25 R 25 15 24 10 20 R 28 NQ 30 NQ 32 NQ 21 R
GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth 19 12 8 8 3 14
- Sweden Steven Andskär Roni Motorsport March Ford Cosworth 22 14 30 NQ 15 20 27 NQ 24 11 29 NQ 22 19 15 9 22 R 17 13 20 13
- Sweden Tomas Kaiser Jordan Racing March Ford Cosworth 26 13 21 9 29 NQ 16 R 18 R 28 NQ
BS Automotive Lola Ford Cosworth 19 22 28 NQ 26 R 23 16 16 12
- Switzerland Mario Hytten Racetech 3000 March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - 17 9 30 NQ 26 13 28 NQ
Ralt Ford Cosworth 26 R 29 NQ - - - -
- Chile Eliseo Salazar Bromley Motorsport Ralt Ford Cosworth 19 9 27 NQ 26 17 19 R 23 18 17 R
CoBRa Motorsports March Ford Cosworth 26 18 27 NQ 21 14 26 R 27 NQ
- Netherlands Cor Euser CoBRa Motorsports March Ford Cosworth 6 17 26 14 22 R - - - - - -
Bromley Motorsport Ralt Ford Cosworth 14 R 17 R 16 10 21 R 6 R
- Italy Claudio Langes First Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 29 NQ 20 R 21 R 24 10 - - - - 15 R
- Finland Jari Nurminen EuroVenturini Dallara Ford Cosworth 27 NQ 23 13 30 NQ 25 NQ
GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth 22 14 19 11 31 NQ 23 R 24 R 27 NQ - -
- France Dominique Delestre BS Automotive Lola Ford Cosworth 20 12 15 R 16 19 12 R - - - - 33 NQ 32 NQ - - - - - -
- Italy Beppe Gabbiani First Racing March Ford Cosworth - - 20 12 19 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Italy Guido Daccò Équipe Dollop March Ford Cosworth - - 29 NQ 32 NQ 28 NQ 31 NQ
EuroVenturini Dallara Ford Cosworth 23 12 35 NQ - - - - - - - -
- Italy Aldo Bertuzzi First Racing March Ford Cosworth 30 NQ - - - - 26 NQ - - - - - - - - 25 15 - - - -
- Belgium Thierry Tassin GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - 12 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Italy Nicola Larini Forti Corse Dallara Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - 9 R 25 16 - - 20 R - - 24 R
- Italy Giovanna Amati BS Automotive Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 26 16 27 NQ - - - - 31 NQ - - - -
- West Germany Altfrid Heger Schäfer Racing Ralt Ford Cosworth - - - - 27 NQ - - - - - -
GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth 23 21 34 NQ - - - - - -
- Italy Corrado Fabi Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 25 R 31 NQ - - - - - - 29 NQ - -
- France Gilles Lempereur Racetech 3000 March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 NQ 7 R
- France Alain Ferté First Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 R - -
- Switzerland Jean-Pierre Frey Équipe Dollop March Ford Cosworth 32 NQ 32 NQ 34 NQ - - 33 NQ 34 NQ 36 NQ 33 NQ 34 NQ - - - -
- United Kingdom Robert Lee-Lewis Racetech 3000 March Ford Cosworth 31 NQ 31 NQ 33 NQ - -
CoBRa Motorsports March Ford Cosworth 32 NQ 32 NQ 34 NQ 29 NQ - - - - - -
- Switzerland Benoît Morand Équipe Dollop March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 34 NQ 33 NQ - - - - - - - - - -
- Italy Nicola Tesini EuroVenturini Dallara Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35 NQ 33 NQ - - - -
- United Kingdom John Alcorn CoBRa Motorsports March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28 NQ 31 NQ
- Switzerland Urs Dudler Équipe Dollop March Ford Cosworth 29 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Italy Alessandro Santin Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth 33 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Canada Jacques Villeneuve Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - 31 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Italy Fabrizio Barbazza Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28 NQ - - - -
- Switzerland Marzio Romano Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 NQ - -
- Spain Antonio Albacete GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 NQ
- Denmark Kris Nissen Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 NQ

References

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