European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. December 24. 1967 the stars and stripes Page 21 Bobby a Julial. Anti Titan cart Champion Raul Boresi l world sports car Champion Vurm Iti. A de world Champion a claim Piquet ,. World i i inv. I a to Nenort the motor racing season in review 1987 Piquet had Luck on his Side Slot report. Edit air to win. Everything mus be right. The Driver the tar the engine the urls and the teamwork. And Ihnn comes one Marc Clement inc most important one and thai Clement is Luck with Oul Luck you can forget about that was brazilian Nelson Pill act speaking during an interview a few sea sons Back and his regard for Luck proved especially prophetic during the 1987 grand prix season because when i came to Luck a Iauco had More than his share he woo third world driving title with three victories to his Williams Honda Cammal Nigel Mansill s sin and or these three victories Only one was Clear Cut. His other two came Al the expense of englishman Mansill. Whose run of bad Luck continued through inc 1987 Campaign. Still Piquet had a Brilliant year. He finished second seven limes to support his Ihrck victories his performances Alt consistent Manset who Tost out in his bid for the 1986 world driving Crown when a lire blew oui in the East race of the season lost Oul again this year when he crashed in Japan with two races to go his injuries in practice for the japanese grand prix Kepi him out of that race and Piquet was Home free clinching inc Lille before he race was even run. And in those last two races in Japan and Australia Piquet failed to score Points finishing isl i in Japan and failing 10 finish in the austra Lian grand prix. Had Mansell been Able to race. Inc out come might have been different. But prob ably not. Luck had been on Piquet s Side All year. In Portugal for instance Piquet crashed on he first Lap and was Oul of the race. Seconds later several Tail in dvrs also crashed and after the dust settled the race was stopped. When it was restarted a half hour later. Piquet took off in a Reserve car and eventually finished third. He enjoyed similar Luck All sea son. Mansill never had a break. It is difficult to describe a Driver who has won six grand prix races in a season As Luck less but Mansell obviously fits that description. Piquet captured his third title with 73 Points while Mansell was again runner up this Lime with 61 Points brazilian Driver Ayrton Senna was third with 57 and Frenchman Alain Frost placed fourth Wilh-16. The defending Champion Frost whose main aim was to win three world driving titles in a Row aboard his Mclaren tag Forsyhe. Also aimed to set the All time grand Victor 1 record this scion. He failed in his bid fur a third driving Crown bul was successful in his quest for Scotland s Jackie Stewart and France s Alain or St. ,. 1 Rost s 28lh go Victory broke Stewart s record. Chr Virlor record ii was never easy. After lying the Scot Jackie Stewart s Mark at 27 victories by winning the belgian grand prix in May pros went wingless until late september. Then in the Portu Guese grand prix on sept. 20, Prost drove a perfect race to break Stewart s Mark one thai had stood for 14 years. In the portuguese race Frost Kepi the pressure on Austria s Gerhard Berger. With two laps logo Berger spun in his Ferrari and i Rosl flashed past to Lake the Check ered Flag and set the All time Victory Mark at 28. Frost s drive was a great one and As slew Art s record had to fall sometime in was an appropriate Way for in to go. Stewart who was at that race for an american television company said afterwards that people might not believe me. But i m glad to see Alain take my record. I m glad he s the Driver who has achieved this because he s the one who deserves in. He s the Best racing Driver of the where the teams were concerned Wil Liams Honda proved Superior with Piquet winning his third world title in a Williams car and the learn clinching the formula one constructor s championship with Case scoring 137 Points to Mclaren s 76 and Loius 64. Moving to the world of motorcycling in our annual motor racing season in review american riders lost out in inc Soock Competition for inc first time since 1982 when Wayne Gardner of Australia won the Soock world Lille for Honda. Two California riders Randy Pamoja Roberts Yamaha and defending Cham Pion Eddie Lawson Yamaha finished second and third respectively trailing Gardner inc entire season. Although american domination of the to acc class ended Wilh Gardner s Triumph the score from 1983 through 1987 includes s3 american rider victories out of 64 grand pm races staged during those five years. This is a in july impressive achieve ment. In lie 250cc class world championship honors went to Germany s Toni Mang. Who Rode for Hond i and scored eight Victo Ries on h is Way to the Crown. In american racing californian Wayne Raincy. Who will join the Kenny Roberts Yamaha grand prix team next season won his second super Bike title. Anole or Cali Fornino. Bubba Sheheri. Captured Iheama dirt track grand National championship. Leaving the motorcycle world and re turning to Auto racing Victory in inc 71 is running of the Indianapolis 500-mile classic went to Al Unser sr., who Al age 47 became the oldest Man to win it. Unser had three previous wins at indy before he took the Check ered Flag in the 1487 race aboard j Farch cot Worth. It was a remarkable win fur Unser. Who did Noi even Lime a ride at indy until Danny Ongais Cra Piej during practice and was put Oul of action. Team owner Roger Punske then hired i to drive and put him in a i air old car. Unser tame through. And said modestly alter his Victory that it was just a Situa lion where i got a Chance and i was Lucky enough to take advantage of it the iyg6 indy Winner. To bin Kalwil racked up his second straight cart pig american driving championship with Michael an Dortu of a Areth. I a finishing behind Rahul Jusi As he did inc previous season. Touching inc highlights in then is of the season inc 24 flours Tif be mans was won by porsche for a ret pm seventh time in a Row with englishman Svrek hell. Germany s Hans stuck and Ameri can Al la Olbort driving Olivir blur entered porsche 962 to Vic Inry. It was hell s fifth win Al be mans and in1 Sec Ond Craig he for stuck who Wei a to capture the German super up series in a factory entered 1 a Rsalie w 2. In the world sports car championship Victory went to the Jaguar learn which won eight of the 10 faces on the championship Trail. Jaguar Driver Raul to Csc of Rayil completed Ilie Jaguar sweep by winning the world sports fur driving championship. In he United states he Lascar Winston cup Cir and National championship was won by Hale Arnhardt of Kanii Pofe. N.c., the 87 Lascar Crunn his second straight and the third of his career. Driving a Chevrolet Monte Carlo Earnhardt led from the Start of Fth season dominated in Wilh 11 victories and clinched the Crown with pm Ore still logo. In the intern Linnal in Iii Sunris As my Iarion Canu l i l l1 series Chip Robinson of Oldwick. N.j., Wun his first Mesa championship while campaigning in a Holbert porsche %2. 1 Orsulic won the iti1 j championship for the third Strain Lime while Pontiac won its Fust ims championship Wilh its Fiero in the Camel division. Mada inn an unprecedented eighth Camel Gnu title while Tomila hint honors in the Camel to Adasii was the first ims Isle for Toyota and the first to championship for a japanese make. In drag racing Dick Lamaie was the top fuel Champion Kenny Hermein mini the world Champlin shop in the l funny car division and Juh timid Dan won the Ajro Stock Diu sum. In world championship raiding. Jincia of Itak a in the manufacturer s vhf Jinni on ship Wilh the Yjih in air. Lancia Driver Juha Kankkunen of i Tond Cap tured the orld Nilly Driver sch Impi Onsrud liar the Timond year in a new
