1987 Shell Ultra Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 5 - Adelaide International Raceway, SA (3/5/1987)
Circuit Length: 2.41 km
Race Distance: 60 laps
Weather: Overcast
Adelaide's long front straight was expected to suit the Commodores and the turbos, but at the end of qualifying it was Richards' black JPS BMW on pole. The two M3s had towed each other down the straight, the tow being enough for the #3 M3 to top the timesheet from Perkins and Grice.
However, another rolling start (in an unusual 3-2-3 formation to reflect the Adelaide grid) saw the little black car swamped by the bigger ones, with Perkins leading Grice and Fury into the first corner. The top order was steady for a few laps, before Fury dived below Grice heading into the bowl to take second. Johnson was trapped behind the two JPS cars for several laps before moving past them one-by-one. Longhurst brushed the wall with the left rear coming onto the straight, the bent panel eventually blowing the tyre sending him to the pits late in the race. Johnson would soon take the lead from Perkins, with Fury soon following the Ford pilot through. Seton blew an engine around half distance, while Perkins and Grice resumed their battle from the week before. This time the Roadways pilot tapped the back of the Perkins' Commodore entering turn 1, and was lucky not to crash into the spinning Enzed car.
In the end, Johnson would win comfortably from Fury, who held out Grice for second.
Position | Number | Entrant | Driver | Car | Class | Race Time/Laps | Retirement Cause | Fastest Time | Qualifying Time | Grid Position |
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1 | 17 | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | 0h59m53.46s | | 0m58.68s | 0m58.51s | 4 |
2 | 30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | George Fury | Nissan Skyline DR-30 | A | 1h00m00.90s | | 0m58.83s | 0m58.55s | 5 |
3 | 2 | Bob Jane T-Marts / ICL Racing | Allan Grice | Holden Commodore VL (HDT) | A | 1h00m01.42s | | 0m58.80s | 0m58.32s | 3 |
4 | 6 | Mobil HDT / HDT Racing | Peter Brock | Holden Commodore VK | A | 1h00m16.51s | | 0m59.03s | 0m58.83s | 9 |
5 | 3 | JPS Team BMW | Jim Richards | BMW M3 | B | 1h00m25.29s | | 0m58.82s | 0m58.02s | 1 |
6 | 11 | Enzed Team Perkins | Larry Perkins | Holden Commodore VK | A | 1h00m30.95s | | 0m58.73s | 0m58.20s | 2 |
7 | 75 | Network Alfa / Alfa Romeo Australia | Colin Bond | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo | B | 59 laps | | 0m59.62s | 0m58.57s | 6 |
8 | 4 | JPS Team BMW | Tony Longhurst | BMW M3 | B | 59 laps | | 0m58.89s | 0m58.67s | 8 |
9 | 34 | OXO Supercube Motorsport | Don Smith | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | 58 laps | | 1m00.77s | 1m00.11s | 12 |
10 | 33 | Peter Williamson Toyota | Peter Williamson | Toyota Supra | A | 58 laps | | 1m01.63s | 1m02.21s | 18 |
11 | 26 | Kalari Transport Services | Tony Noske | Holden Commodore VK | A | 58 laps | | 1m01.38s | 1m01.11s | 15 |
12 | 35 | OXO Supercube Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | 58 laps | | 1m00.55s | 0m58.96s | 11 |
13 | 71 | Graeme Hooley | Graeme Hooley | Holden Commodore VK | A | 56 laps | | 1m01.35s | 1m00.78s | 14 |
14 | 32 | Toyota Team Australia | Drew Price | Toyota Corolla AE82 Sedan | B | 55 laps | | 1m04.08s | 1m04.04s | 19 |
15 | 86 | Gemspares | Daryl Hendrick | Isuzu Gemini ZZ | B | 54 laps | | 1m05.74s | 1m06.91s | 21 |
16 | 87 | Brian Bolwell | Brian Bolwell | BMW 323i | B | 53 laps | | 1m05.52s | 1m06.10s | 20 |
DNF | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi.Tech Racing | Gregg Hansford | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | 57 laps | broken drive pegs | 0m59.51s | 0m58.96s | 10 |
DNF | 14 | Murray Carter | Murray Carter | Nissan Skyline DR-30 | A | 46 laps | | 1m00.11s | 1m01.80s | 17 |
DNF | 15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Glenn Seton | Nissan Skyline DR-30 | A | 28 laps | engine | 0m58.66s | 0m58.65s | 7 |
DNF | 10 | John Andrew Motorsport | Denny Hulme | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | A | 19 laps | turbo | 1m00.41s | 1m00.37s | 13 |
DNS | 21 | Lusty Engineering P/L | Graham Lusty | Holden Commodore VK | A | | practice accident | | 1m01.62s | 16 |