1987 Australian Rally Championship

1987 Australian Rally Championship was the 20th season of the Australian Rally Championship. The drivers' championship was won by Greg Carr driving an Alfa Romeo GTV-6, with the navigators' championship going to Carr's navigator in five of the six events, Fred Gocentas. Carr was the only driver to finish every rally.[1]

Calendar edit

Round Date Rally State
1 3–5 April Advocate-APPM International Rally of Tasmania Tasmania
2 9–10 May GWN Forest Rally Western Australia
3 6–7 June Bega Valley Rally New South Wales
4 27–28 June Keema Classic Rally Queensland
5 17–18 October Tile Supplies Rally South Australia
6 21–22 November Alpine Rally Victoria

Results edit

Rallies edit

Round Rally Winning Driver[2] Winning Navigator[2] Winning Car[2]
1 Rally of Tasmania Wayne Bell Peter Clark Toyota Corolla
2 Forest Rally Ross Dunkerton Steve McKimmie Subaru RX Turbo
3 Bega Valley Rally David Eadie Chris Shearer Mazda Familia 4WD
4 Keema Classic Rally Greg Carr Fred Gocentas Alfa Romeo GTV-6
5 Tile Supplies Rally Wayne Bell David Boddy Mazda Familia 4WD
6 Alpine Rally Ian Hill Phillip Bonser Subaru RX Turbo

Championship points edit

Only the top five are shown.[1]

Drivers' Championship edit

Position Driver Points
1 Greg Carr 84
2 Wayne Bell 75
3 Ed Ordinski 47
4 Ian Hill 40
5 David Eadie 26

Navigator' Championship edit

Position Navigator Points
1 Fred Gocentas 74
2 David Boddy 55
3 Greg Preece 44
4 Phillip Bonser 40
5 Jeff Jones 26

References edit

  1. ^ a b Wise, Allan (1988). Wilson, Stewart (ed.). "Australian Rally Championship". Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88. Killara, NSW: Berghouse Publishing Group: 245–259. ISSN 0158-4138.
  2. ^ a b c Wilson, Stewart, ed. (1988). "1987 Championship Results". Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88. Killara, NSW: Berghouse Publishing Group: 319. ISSN 0158-4138.