1987 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1987 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
Drivers' Champion:
Peter Verheyen
Peter Verheyen
The 1987 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series[1] was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.[2] It was the 18th Australian Formula Ford Series.[3]
The series was won by Peter Verheyen driving a Van Diemen RF86.[1]
The series was contested over nine rounds with one race per round.[2]
| Round[2] | Circuit[2] | Date | Round winner[2] | Car[1] |
| 1 | Oran Park | 15 February[4] | David Brabham | Van Diemen RF86 |
| 2 | Winton | 22 March[4] | Peter Verheyen | Van Diemen RF86 |
| 3 | Surfers Paradise | Peter Verheyen | Van Diemen RF86 | |
| 4 | Sandown Park | 7 June[5] | Geoff Walters | Van Diemen RF86 |
| 5 | Oran Park | 5 July[2] | Geoff Walters | Van Diemen RF86 |
| 6 | Amaroo Park | 2 August[6] | Geoff Walters | Van Diemen RF86 |
| 7 | Adelaide International Raceway | 23 August[7] | Mike Mortimer | Van Diemen RF86[8] |
| 8 | Calder Park | Martin Carpenter | Van Diemen RF86 | |
| 9 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | 14 November[8] | Martin Carpenter | Van Diemen RF86 |
Series standings
| Position[1] | Driver[1] | Car[1] | Entrant[8] | Ora[1] | Win[1] | Sur[1] | San[1] | Ora[1] | Am[1] | AIR[1] | Cal[1] | Ade[1] | Total[1] |
| 1 | Peter Verheyen | Van Diemen RF86 | Peter Verheyen | 15 | 20 | 20 | 10 | - | 12 | 10 | - | 12 | 99 |
| 2 | Geoff Walters | Van Diemen RF86 | Formula Ford Race Hire | 8 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | - [9] | 94 |
| 3 | Martin Carpenter | Van Diemen RF86 | Grand Prix Sportique | - | 12 | - | - | 10 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 92 |
| 4 | David Roberts | Van Diemen RF86 | David Roberts | - | - | 15 | 15 | 15 | - | - | 15 | 6 | 66 |
| 5 | Roger Martin | PRS / Spectrum | Roger Martin | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6[9] | - | 6 | - | 6 | 8 | 54 |
| =6 | Robert Bennett | RPB | Robert Bennett | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | - | 4 | - | - | 43 |
| =6 | Garry Jones[8] | Van Diemen RF82 | Garry Jones[8] | 12 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 15 | 43 |
| 8 | Mike Mortimer | Van Diemen RF86[8] | Belgrave 2 Way Radio Centre | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Andrew Gubb | Elwyn 003 | Formula Ford Race Hire | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | 8[9] | - | - | 10 | - | 29 |
| =10 | Andrew Burden | Elwyn 003 | Andrew Burden | 10 | 1 | - | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| =10 | Laurie Bennett[8] | Wren | Laurie Bennett[8] | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 12 | 4 | - | 22 |
| 12 | David Brabham | Van Diemen RF86 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | |
| 13 | Richard Carter | Matek M1 | Richard Carter | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | - | - | 10 | 19 |
| 14 | Simon Kane | Mawer 004 | Clive Kane Photography | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 10 | - | - | - | 17 |
| 15 | Brett Peters | Flamecrusher | Brett Peters | - | - | 8 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 13 |
| 16 | Alan Swindells | Reynard FF84 | Alan Swindells | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 17 | Stephen Moody | Totem BM1 | Stephen Moody | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 18 | Alan Fish | Elwyn 003 | Alan Fish | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 19 | Phil De Wit | Elfin 620B | Alltoy Spares | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| 20 | Greg Hoogstrate | Elfin 620B | Greg Hoogstrate | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| 21 | Mark Larkham | Van Diemen RF81[8] | Australian Sheet & Coil Pty Ltd | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | Andrew Clifford | Reynard FF84 | Andrew Clifford | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2[9] | 4 |
| =23 | Mark Seaton | Elfin 620B | Mark Seaton | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| =23 | Mark Williamson | Bowin P6[8] | Mark Williamson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| =25 | Tony Boot | Totem FF001 | Tony Boot | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| =25 | Glen Clark | Elwyn 003 | Formula Ford Race Hire | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| =25 | Russell Ingall | Elfin | David Craig | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
- The 1600cc Ford "Kent" engine was mandatory for all cars.[10]
Notes and references
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1987 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Allen Wise, Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88, pages 270 to 274
- ↑ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- 1 2 Thanks for the memories, Racing Car News, March 1987, pages 6-9
- ↑ Official Program, Sandown, 7 June 1987
- ↑ Mike Pallister, Amaroo Park, Racing Car News, September 1987, pages 40-44
- ↑ Kathy Popovich, Mortimer Surprises All, Racing Car News, September 1987, page 64
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Official Program, Foster's Australian Grand Prix, Adelaide, November 12–15, 1987
- 1 2 3 4 Round points corrected with regard to both the referenced totals and the number of pointscorers per round
- ↑ Hotshoe Heaven, Official Souvenir Program, Foster's Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix, November 12–15, 1987, page 145