1987 Wellington 500
The 1987 Nissan Mobil 500 was the tenth round of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship. The race was held for cars eligible for Group A touring car regulations. It was held on October 26, 1987, at the Wellington Street Circuit in the docks area of Wellington, New Zealand.
Official results
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos | Series Points |
| 1 | 3 | 7 |  Ford Texaco Racing Team |  Klaus Ludwig Klaus Niedzwiedz | Ford Sierra RS500 | 150 | 1 | 40 |
| 2 | 2 | 46 | Schnitzer Motorsport |  Emanuele Pirro Roberto Ravaglia | BMW M3 | 150 | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Ford Texaco Racing Team |  Steve Soper Pierre Dieudonné | Ford Sierra RS500 | 150 | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | 3 | 30 |  Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | George Fury Glenn Seton Terry Shiel | Nissan Skyline RS DR30 | 149 | 6 | |
| 5 | 3 | 05 | Holden Dealer Team | Peter Brock David Parsons | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 148 | 5 | |
| 6 | 2 | 40 | Schnitzer Motorsport | Markus Oestreich Roland Ratzenberger | BMW M3 | 148 | 10 | 25 |
| 7 | 2 | 41 | CiBiEmme | Altfrid Heger Tony Longhurst | BMW M3 | 146 | 18 | |
| 8 | 3 | 24 |  Team Nissan Racing NZ | Graeme Crosby Gary Sprague | Nissan Skyline RS DR30 | 145 | 21 | |
| 9 | 3 | 25 | Team Nissan Racing NZ | Graeme Bowkett Kent Baigent | Nissan Skyline RS DR30 | 145 | 7 | |
| 10 | 2 | 44 | Bryce Racing | Paul Radisich Ludwig Finauer | BMW 325i | 141 | 26 | |
| 11 | 3 | 11 | Enzed Team Perkins | Larry Perkins Denny Hulme | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | 140 | 12 | |
| 12 | 2 | 62 | Schwaben Motorsport | Thomas von Löwis of Menar Leopold von Bayern | BMW M3 | 140 | 22 | |
| 13 | 3 | 16 |  Söderqvist Racing Services Team | Ulf Granberg Stig Blomqvist | Volvo 240T | 137 | 15 | |
| 14 | 3 | 32 | Anderson & O'Leary | Bruce Anderson Wayne Anderson | Ford Mustang | 135 | 29 | |
| 15 | 3 | 31 | Sax Racing | John Sorenson Kayne Scott | BMW 635 CSi | 135 | 33 | |
| 16 | 1 | 94 | Gullivers Ltd | Andrew Bagnall Mark Jennings Chris Hodgetts | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 135 | 30 | |
| 17 | 3 | 27 | Ray Gulson | Graham Gulson Ray Gulson | BMW 635 CSi | 134 | 34 | |
| 18 | 1 | 90 | David Slater Ross Heffernan | Toyota Corolla GT | 131 | 35 | ||
| 19 | 2 | 53 | Viacard Services | Trevor Crowe Jim Richards | BMW M3 | 116 | 8 | |
| 20 | 3 | 13 | Viacard Services | Charlie O'Brien Avon Hyde Jim Richards | BMW 635 CSi | 106 | 17 | |
| 21 | 1 | 100 | Alfa Romeo Benelux | Giorgio Francia Daniele Toffoli | Alfa Romeo 33 | 103 | 36 | 28 |
| DNF | 3 | 2 | Bob Jane T-Marts Racing | Allan Grice Win Percy | Holden Commodore VL SS Group A | 131 | 4 | |
| DNF | 1 | 92 | Bryan Bate Robbie Ridgers | Toyota Corolla GT | 129 | 37 | ||
| DNF | 2 | 47 | Schnitzer Motorsport | Anette Meeuvissen Mercedes Stermitz | BMW M3 | 126 | 24 | |
| DNF | 1 | 91 | Allan Drinkrow Bruce Drinkrow | Toyota Corolla GT | 109 | 38 | ||
| DNF | 3 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team | Dick Johnson Gregg Hansford | Ford Sierra RS500 | 103 | 32 | |
| DNF | 3 | 10 | Holden Dealer Team | David Oxton Neil Crompton Peter Brock | Holden Commodore VL SS Group A | 89 | 20 | |
| DNF | 3 | 4 | Söderqvist Racing Services Team | Per-Gunnar Andersson Ian Tulloch | Volvo 240T | 68 | 19 | |
| DNF | 3 | 18 |  Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team |  Neal Lowe Neville Crichton Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra RS500 | 68 | 16 | |
| DNF | 3 | 35 | Oxo Supercube Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke Phil Myhre | Ford Sierra RS500 | 58 | 14 | |
| DNF | 2 | 42 | CiBiEmme |  Johnny Cecotto Gianfranco Brancatelli | BMW M3 | 44 | 9 | |
| DNF | 3 | 19 | Canam Enterprises | Graeme Cameron Wayne Wilkinson | Holden Commodore VL SS Group A | 38 | 23 | |
| DNF | 2 | 54 | Sax Racing | Graeme Lorimer John Sax | BMW M3 | 19 | 28 | |
| DNF | 1 | 72 | Brett Riley Ken Smith | Toyota Celica GT | 17 | 31 | ||
| DNF | 3 | 21 | D.F.C. NZ Ltd | John Billington Chris Castle | Holden Commodore VK SS Group A | 14 | 27 | |
| DNF | 2 | 43 | Bigazzi | Winni Vogt Olivier Grouillard | BMW M3 | 10 | 13 | |
| DNF | 3 | 23 | Police Community | Glenn McIntyre Robbie Ker | Ford Mustang | 9 | 25 | |
| DNF | 3 | 15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Glenn Seton John Bowe | Nissan Skyline RS DR30 | 7 | 11 |
Italics indicate driver practiced this car but did not race.
Statistics
- Pole Position - #7 Klaus Ludwig - 1:29.42
- Fastest Lap - #6 Steve Soper - 1:32.28