European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday decembers 1967 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup up Driver lineups nearly set for 88 with the 1987 formula one grand prix racing season history it s Lime to look toward 1988, he final year of Turbo Power. The teams have jus a bit Over i rec months to Moke preparations for the 88 Campaign which opens March 20 Wilh the brazilian grand prix i Rio do Janeiro. The major teams already have i hair Driver lists in order so most of inc work during the Winter will be on the technical and testing sides. Before looking ahead let s look briefly at the past season1 indications. Although the 1987 grand prix year was anything but Brilliant it was t All bad either. It was highlighted by 1 Honda Turbo engine dominance which May continue into 88, 2 Frenchman Alain Prosl s establishment of the All time grand prix Victory record Al 28, 3 the total Success of the British Williams team a Success hat will not be repeated next season and 4 the Resur gence of the italian Ferrari organization after More than iwo years in the doldrums. Ferrari s charge with austrian Driver Gerhard Borg or leading it came at the end of the season Wilh bar Ger winning the final two rounds in Japan and Australia. Burger in Only his first year Wilh the Ferrari team also finished second in the portuguese grand prix to give a hint of what was to come. Based on that Strong late season showing Ferrari could upset Honda s plans for another year of Domi Nance. If the Ferrari team comes through it will provide a great tribute to owner founder Enzo Ferrari who will be 90 years old in february. Looking at the teams for next season Ferrari is All set returning with Burger and Dalian Veteran Mich la Alboreo both of whom renewed their contracts months ago. Albor to who will be in his fifth season with Ferrari enjoyed his Best year with the italian team in 1985 when he finished Ond in the world driving championship behind Prosl. That year Albor clo won the German grand prix at the Nulf Burgering on aug. 4, and led Prosl by five Points after that race. Then Ferrari fell apart Des tined not to win another grand prix until bar Ger came through last month in Japan. Ferrari would like nothing better than a championship next season to prove that italian european engineering brilliance can match and even surpass japanese standards which rate at the lop. This pail season Honda Turbo v6 engines powered Lotus and Williams cars to 11 victories while the tag porsche Turbo engines powered Mclaren cars to three wins and the All Ferrari Turbo cars won two races As noted. The Lotus team should prove Tough next season with three Lime world driving Champion Nelson Piquet of Brazil defending his 1987 title in a Lotus Honda. His teammate will be Satoru Nakajima of Japan. Although Lotus could have a stronger no. 2 Driver Nakajima comes with the Honda engine Deal. It s not a bad one the japanese Driver did All r Jit in his first year of formula one racing wit i Lotus scoring world championship Points in four of photo Michele Albor to and Gerhard Boner of Ferrii. Nakajima will keep a Low profile Ai Lotus which will be of with Piquet who enjoys being no. 1 Driver with full team support the Way he had in when he drove for Brabham. This was anything but the Case at Williams where Piquet had to Battle his English teammate Nigel Mansill in every grand prix for two full seasons. Another team thai will prove As touch As Lotus and perhaps even tougher will be the Mclaren out tit running next year Wilh Honda Turbo Power after porsche s withdrawal of engines from formula one racing. Twice world Champion Prosl will begin his fifth season with Mclaren and he Wilt be joined there by the Brilliant brazilian Driver Ayrton Senna. In Prosl and Senna the Mclaren learn easily has the lop combined driving Talent Bui in could prove a Case of Loo much Talent As happened on he Williams Lear Wilh Piquet and Mansell. The brazilian Senna re places. Sweden s Stefan Johansson on the Mclaren learn. As of now Johansson is without a ride for the 1988 Campaign. Ferrari Lotus and Mclaren Wilt Rule the Roost in grand prix racing next year and that is anything but a difficult prediction. Now let s look at the teams facing also ran status. Englishman Frank Wiliams whose cars Wen the 1987 constructor s cup and the world driving title with Piquet at the wheel returns next season Wilh Mansill and Veteran italian Driver Riccardo Patrise. Mansill Winner of six grand prix races for the Wil Liams Cam this year faces a frustrating 198ft Ason Wilh normally aspirated Judd in inc Power no match for the turbos. Mansell will have to Wail until 1989, an exasperating situation for a Driver of his Superb talents. The Benetton team win less in l9b7 after posting one Victory in 1986, will retain the services of talented belgian Thierry Boulson and will add prom Ising Young italian Al Sundro Nannini to its roster. Nannini drove this year for the italian Minardi team. Gone from Benetton is Italy s Tco Fabi who has nver shown much sparkle in formula one Rac ing he Benetton team will apparently stay with fore Turbo engines for 1988. The British arrows team will probably Campaign again with Derek Warwick of England and his Ameri can teammate Eddie Cheever the italian Minardi team will stay with Spanish Driver Adrian Campos. A second Driver has not been named. Brabham Long out of Power on the formula one scene May take a year off for Lack of engines and not compete next season. The luckless German Zakss cd team with in Speed Turbo engine Power has engaged German formula 3 Champion Bernd Schneider to drive. Germany s Christian Danner May return but nothing is certain on that " Zakss cd is looking for a More experienced formula one Driver As team Leader. The British Tyrrell team which uses normally Aspi rated Ford co Worth engines has again signed englishman Jonathan Palmer As noted in this column last week. A second Driver has Cyl to be named. Frenchman Gerard Larrousse owner of the Lar Roussy Lola Cam thai uses normally aspirated Ford co Worth engines will probably have Frenchman Phil Ippe Alliot Back along with Young French Driver Van Nick Dalmas. Showing great Promise in his late season Dybul for Larrousse this year Dalmas drove in the final three races and finished Oil of them placing ninth in Mexico Mill in Japan and fifth in Australia. This rep resents quite an achievement for a newcomer in for Mula one. Al this time there is nothing definite on the Ligier. March Rosetla and age teams the outfits that com plete the 1988 roster. There May also be new teams on the list one of them to be owned and directed by the italian Driver Pic Carlo Ghizzani. Where to go this weekend today we come to the final event on our lengthy and Well worn 1987 motor sports Calendar. England is the scene of the action and it s in England where there s always a motor sports happening of some kind. This one lakes place sunday at the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London where the fourth and final round of the bbl grandstand series will be staged this series featuring formula Ford 20co cars. Other races on sunday s program arc scheduled for formula Ford 1600 cars and touring cars. . Cruises in shape opener shape. Belgium the United slates opened the shape International basketball tournament by routing the Netherlands 104-49 tuesday. The americans shooting for their fourth straight Lourney Tille. Rode the hot shooting of Warren Evans and double figure scoring of four other players. Evans from Mannheim canned five 3-pointers and dialled 32 Points. Jonathan Speas of shape followed with 15 Points Troy Russell of Wiesbaden 13,Byron Beard of Bamberg 12 and Morris Thompson of Myrtle Beach s.c., 11. Tale . Led 46-23 Al  . Next plays the . Al 7 . Wednesday. Following thai game the Netherlands takes on Belgium which blew Oul the . 118-48 tuesday night. Those four teams Are in group b in this seven nation Lourney. The top two in each group will Advance to the semifinals Friday. The final is saturday. Hoop Loop drafts Murphy 39-year-old Cihon Murphy. Picked As player coach of Toronto new York a Calvin Murphy the All time scoring Leader of the Houston rockets and a 14-year Veteran of the Aba was the first draft pick tuesday in the newly formed International basketball association for players 6-foot-4 and under. The 39-year-old Murphy who is 5-9, was selected As player coach of Toronto one of 10 teams in the league. Calgary Chicago. Fresno Las vegas los Angeles Ohio Youngstown Orange county Cali Vancouver and new York Are the other cities in the league thai will run from May to september. Bob Cousy former Boston celtic Star is director of basketball operations. He ruled himself out of consideration for the commissioner s position. A search committee is expected to name a com missioner by Jan. 1. Other first round selections were Jamie Waller 6-4, Virginia Union to Las vegas Lorenzo Romar 6-2. Washington to Vancouver Lester Rowe 6-4,West Virginia to Ohio Michael Phelps 6-4. Alcom slate to new York Rickey Wilson 6-3, George Mason to Fresno Dairy Kennedy a Oklahoma to Cal Gary Mitchel Wiggins 6-4, Florida stale to Chicago Bruce Douglas 6-4, Illinois to Orange county and Tim Mccalister 6-3, Oklahoma to los Angeles. Correction Stuttgart Germany Kenneth Boom of Neu urn won the super heavy weight championship in the Vii corps Novice boxing tournament sunday. Vii corps sports officials had original re ported thai Neu urn i Kirk Armstrong Defeated Boom by retirement in 17 seconds of the first round. Am sports radio College basketball Alabama to South Carolina 1 30 . Inn red a