CART-Saison 1987
| Bobby Rahal 2004 | |
| Meister | |
|---|---|
| Fahrer: | Bobby Rahal |
| Konstrukteur: | March |
| Hersteller: | Cosworth |
| Rookie of the Year: | Fabrizio Barbazza |
| Nationenwertung: | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Saisondaten | |
| Anzahl Rennen: | 16 |
| < Saison 1986 | Saison 1988 > |
Die CART-Saison 1987 war die 9. Saison der CART-Rennserie und die 66. Meisterschaftssaison im US-amerikanischen Formelsport.
Hintergrund
Die Saison 1987 begann am 5. April in Long Beach und endete nach 16 Rennen am 1. November in Miami.
Das Team Truesports wechselte auf diese Saison hin von den March-Chassis zu Lola und gewann mit Bobby Rahal die Fahrer-Meisterschaft.
Der deutsche Autobauer Porsche gab während der Saison sein Debüt in dieser Serie.
Das Team Penske verwendete anfangs Saison March-Chassis, wechselte dann zu den selbst gebauten Penske-Chassis.
Saisonverlauf
Die Fahrer-Meisterschaft machten auch in diesem Jahr Bobby Rahal und Michael Andretti unter sich aus. Zum zweiten Mal in Folge gewann Rahal die Meisterschaft und Andretti wurde Vize-Meister. Am Ende der Saison hatte Rahal 30 Punkte Vorsprung auf Andretti. Beide gewannen vier Rennen während des Jahres.
Mario Andretti dominierte bis 23 Runden vor Schluss das Indianapolis-500-Rennen. Wegen eines Motorschadens musste der Sieger von 1969 das Rennen aufgeben. Al Unser siegte zum vierten Mal beim Indy 500.
Der Italiener Fabrizzio Barbazza sicherte sich mit dem 12. Platz in der Fahrer-Meisterschaft den Titel „Rookie of the Year“. Bester Europäer war Arie Luyendyk aus den Niederlanden mit dem siebten Rang in der Gesamtwertung.
Teams und Fahrer
| Team | Chassis | Motor | Nr. | Fahrer | Rennen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Lola T8700 | Cosworth DFX | 14 | A. J. Foyt | 3–4, 9–10, 13, 15 |
| March 86C | 41 | Stan Fox | 3 | ||
| Davy Jones | 9, 13, 15 | ||||
| 44 | 3 | ||||
| Chevy V-6 | 84 | George Snider | 3 | ||
| Alex Morales Motorsports | March 87C | Cosworth DFX | 21 | Johnny Rutherford | alle |
| American Racing | March 86C | Buick V-6 | 2 | Jim Crawford | 3 |
| Gordon Johncock | |||||
| Arciero Racing | March 87C | Cosworth DFX | 12 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 1–13, 15 |
| Ludwig Heimrath jr. | 14–15 | ||||
| March 85C | |||||
| Graham McRae | 15 | ||||
| Bettenhausen Motorsports | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 16 | Tony Bettenhausen jr. | 1–5, 7–12 |
| Centerline Wheels | March | Pontiac | 59 | Sammy Swindell | 3 |
| Curb | March 87C March 86C |
Cosworth DFX | 33 | Tom Sneva | 1–9 |
| John Andretti | 11–15 | ||||
| 98 | Ed Pimm | 3, 9 | |||
| Dale Coyne Racing | March 86C | Chevrolet Cosworth DFX |
19 | Dale Coyne | 1–2, 4–15 |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T8700 | Cosworth DFX | 22 | Dick Simon | 1–10, 13 |
| Wally Dallenbach jr. | 11 | ||||
| Ludwig Heimrath jr. | 12 | ||||
| John Richards | 14 | ||||
| Jeff Wood | 15 | ||||
| 23 | Ludwig Heimrath jr. | 1–10 | |||
| Jeff Wood | 11–14 | ||||
| Fulvio Ballabio | 15 | ||||
| Lola T8600 Lola T8700 |
27 | John Richards | 5–8 | ||
| Lola T8600 | Ian Ashley | 15 | |||
| Doug Shierson Racing | March 87C | Cosworth DFX | 30 | Al Unser Jr. | alle |
| Galles Racing | March 87C Lola T8700 |
Judd Cosworth DFX |
11 | Jeff MacPherson | alle |
| March 87C | Judd | 15 | Geoff Brabham | alle | |
| Gohr Racing | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 56 | Rocky Moran | 1 |
| Gary Bettenhausen | 2–4, 9–10 | ||||
| March 87C March 86C |
Scott Goodyear | 6–8, 11–12, 14–15 | |||
| Granatelli Racing | March 87C | Cosworth DFX | 4 | Roberto Guerrero | 1–12 |
| Al Unser | 13 | ||||
| Raul Boesel | 14–15 | ||||
| Hemelgarn Racing | March 87C | Cosworth DFX | 71 | Arie Luyendyk | alle |
| Buick V-6 | 81 | Rich Vogler | 3 | ||
| Cosworth DFX | 91 | Scott Brayton | 3, 5–6, 9–10 | ||
| March 86C | Buick V-6 | Johnny Parsons | 3 | ||
| Interscope Racing | Penske PC-16 March 86C |
Chevy 265A Cosworth DFX |
25 | Danny Ongais | 3, 9, 13, 15 |
| Intersport | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 17 | Dominic Dobson | 3 |
| JP Racing | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 35 | Spike Gehlhausen | 3 |
| Kraco Racing | March 87C | Cosworth DFX | 18 | Michael Andretti | alle |
| Leader Cards Racing | March 87C | Cosworth DFX | 24 | Randy Lewis | alle |
| Los Angeles Drywall | March 85C | Cosworth DFX | 19 | Dick Ferguson | 3 |
| 27 | 9 | ||||
| Machinists Union Racing | March 87C | Cosworth DFX | 29 | Pancho Carter | 3, 9–15 |
| March 86C | 44 | Chip Robinson | 1, 6, 13 | ||
| Tom Sneva | 15 | ||||
| March 87C | 55 | Josele Garza | alle | ||
| March 86C | 59 | Mike Nish | 1–2 | ||
| March 86C March 87C |
Rick Miaskiewicz | 5, 7–8, 12 | |||
| Newman Teamworks | Lola T8600 | Cosworth DFX | 51 | Didier Theys | 1, 11 |
| Davy Jones | 12 | ||||
| Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T8700 | Chevy 265A | 5 | Mario Andretti | alle |
| NFW Racing | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 36 | Graham McRae | 11–12 |
| Pace Racing | March 87C | Buick V-6 | 77 | Derek Daly | 3 |
| Patrick Racing | March 87C | Chevy 265A | 7 | Kevin Cogan | 1–4, 6–15 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | alle | |||
| Team Penske | Penske PC-16 March 86C |
Chevy 265A | 3 | Danny Sullivan | alle |
| 8 | Rick Mears | alle | |||
| March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 6 | Al Unser | 9–10 | |
| Penske PC-16 | Chevy 265A | 9 | 15 | ||
| March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 25 | 3 | ||
| Porsche | Porsche 2708 | Porsche | 6 | Al Unser | 14 |
| Al Holbert | 15 | ||||
| Raynor | Lola T8700 | Cosworth DFX | 10 | Dennis Firestone | 1–3 |
| Lola T8600 | Phil Krueger | 3 | |||
| Lola T8700 | Derek Daly | 4–15 | |||
| Truesports | Lola T8700 | Cosworth DFX | 1 | Bobby Rahal | alle |
| 2 | Didier Theys | 15 | |||
| United Oil | March 87C | Cosworth DFX | 87 | Steve Chassey | 3 |
| Walther | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 76 | Rocky Moran | 3 |
| WENS | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 97 | Rick Miaskiewicz | 3 |
Statistik
Rennergebnisse
Fahrer-Meisterschaft
| Pos. | Fahrer | LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MIC | POC | ROA | MDO | NAZ | LAG | MIA | MIA | Pt. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Rahal | 23 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 188 | ||
| 2 | Michael Andretti | 4 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 158 | ||
| 3 | Al Unser jr. | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 107 | ||
| 4 | Roberto Guerrero | 12 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 106 | ||||||
| 5 | Rick Mears | 9 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 102 | ||
| 6 | Mario Andretti | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 100 | ||
| 7 | Arie Luyendyk | 14 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 98 | ||
| 8 | Geoff Brabham | 16 | 8 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 22 | DNS | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 90 | |||
| 9 | Danny Sullivan | 22 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 87 | ||
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 19 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 78 | ||
| 11 | Josele Garza | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 46 | |||
| 12 | Fabrizio Barbazza (R) | 17 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 13 | DNS | 28 | 42 | |||
| 13 | Al Unser | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 9 | DNQ | 39 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Tom Sneva | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 9 | 37 | ||||||||
| 15 | Derek Daly | 15 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 27 | |||||
| 16 | Kevin Cogan | 18 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 25 | ||||
| 17 | John Andretti (R) | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Johnny Rutherford | 23 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 19 | Jeff MacPherson | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Dick Simon | 20 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 15 | |||||||
| 21 | Randy Lewis | 8 | 19 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 22 | DNQ | 19 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 22 | Scott Brayton | 12 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | A. J. Foyt | 19 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Gary Bettenhausen | 16 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Pancho Carter | 27 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Chip Robinson | 6 | 25 | 15 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Raul Boesel | 16 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | Scott Goodyear (R) | 22 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 29 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | 11 | 15 | 10 | DNQ | 13 | 20 | DNQ | 11 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 7 | |||||||
| 30 | Didier Theys (R) | 7 | 22 | 17 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Dennis Firestone | 21 | 7 | DNQ | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Stan Fox | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Jeff Wood (R) | 10 | 15 | DNQ | 10 | 23 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 34 | Ludwig Heimrath jr. | 15 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 23 | DNQ | 5 | |||||
| 35 | Davy Jones (R) | 28 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Rick Miaskiewicz | DNQ | 22 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 37 | Wally Dallenbach jr. (R) | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 38 | John Richards (R) | 26 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 39 | Rocky Moran | 13 | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Dale Coyne | DNS | DNQ | DNQ | 17 | 15 | 25 | 18 | DNS | 24 | 17 | 20 | DNQ | 21 | DNQ | 0 | ||||
| 41 | Ed Pimm | 21 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Danny Ongais | Inj | 17 | DNQ | 27 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 43 | Ian Ashley | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Rich Vogler | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Graham McRae | 21 | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 46 | Gordon Johncock | 22 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Steve Chassey | 25 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Fulvio Ballabio (R) | 26 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Dick Ferguson | DNQ | 29 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 | George Snider | 33 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mike Nish | DNQ | DNQ | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Tom Bigelow | DNQ | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dominic Dobson | DNQ | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spike Gehlhausen | DNQ | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Phil Krueger | DNQ | DNQ | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Parsons | DNQ | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sammy Swindell | DNQ | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al Holbert | DNQ | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Crawford | DNS | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Fahrer | LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MIC | POC | ROA | MDO | NAZ | LAG | MIA | MIA | Pt. |
Siehe auch
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ champcarstats.com: 1987 PPG Indy Car World Series, abgerufen am 20. April 2025