Toyota 87C group C1 (1987)

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Also called Toyota 88C since 1988

Specifications

9 units built
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Toyota 3S-GTM engine, straight 4 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
2140cc, 89.0 x 86.0 mm
7.0:1
680 bhp / 507 KW @ 8500 rpm
Linerless iron block, aluminum head
Steel crankshaft with 5 main bearings
DOHC belt driven, 4 valves/cyl - 16 valves total, 36.1m inlet – 31.5mm exhaust
aspiration, 1 x Toyota CT44-ST Turbocharger, with Nippondenso multipoint electronic Fuel Injection
Dry sump

Toyota 4T-GT engine, straight 4 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
2090cc, 89.0 x 84.0 mm
7.0:1
600 bhp / 441 KW @ 8500 rpm
cast-iron block, aluminium alloy head
DOHC belt driven, 4 valves/cyl - 16 valves total
aspiration, 1 x Toyota CT44-ST Turbocharger, with Nippondenso multipoint electronic Fuel Injection
Dry sump

Toyota R32V, V8 (90^o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
3168cc
800 bhp / 597 KW
4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
aspiration, Twin Toyota CT26RT Turbochargers with Nippondenso multipoint electronic Fuel Injection

March 85T 5 speed Manual gearbox
Dry, triple plate clutch
carbon-fibre reinforced aluminium monocoque Dome chassis with rear subframe, 2 doors coupe carbon-fibre composite bodyshell
Front suspension double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension lower wishbones, top rockers actuating in-board mounted coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
rack-and-pinion steering
ventilated discs all around
Length 4720 mm (185.8 in)
Width 1990 mm (78.3 in)
Height 1040 mm (40.9 in)
Wheelbase 2710 mm (106.7 in)
Track (fr/r) 1600 mm (63 in) / 1575 mm (62 in)
Tyres (fr/r) 320/30 - 17" / 340/40 - 19"
870kg
fuel tank, 100 lt

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Results in WSCC

1987Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Jarama	Jerez	Monza	Silver stone	Le Man	Norisring	Brands Hatch	Nurbur	Spa	Fuji
Team	360km	1000km	1000km	1000km	24h	200mile	1000km	1000km	1000km	1000km
Toyota Team Tom's, 87C-003					#36, fuel					#36, wire harness
Toyota Team Tom's, 87C-002					#37, eng ine					#37, eng ine
Dome Motorsport										#38, eng ine
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 5/0					2/0					3/0

Team and drivers entries

+ Show Toyota Team Tom's team

	Jarama	Jerez	Monza	Silver stone	Le Man	Norisring	Brands Hatch	Nurbur	Spa	Fuji
Alan Jones					36					36
Eje Elgh					36
Geoff Lees					36					36
Tiff Needell					37
Masanori Sekiya					37					36, 37
Kaoru Hoshino					37
Nobuhide Tachi										37

+ Show Dome Motorsport team

	Jarama	Jerez	Monza	Silver stone	Le Man	Norisring	Brands Hatch	Nurbur	Spa	Fuji
Eje Elgh										38
Ross Cheever										38

1988Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Jerez	Jarama	Monza	Silver stone	Le Man	Brno	Brands Hatch	Nurbur	Spa	Fuji	Sandown
Team	800km	360km	1000km	1000km	24h	360km	1000km	1000km	1000km	1000km	360km
Toyota Team Tom's, 87C-008					#36, 12th					#36T, spare car
Toyota Team Tom's, 87C-007					#37, 24th
Auto Beaurex Motorsport (4T-GT)										#45, rear suspe nsion
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 3/2					2/2					1/0
Driver	Team entries and car number
Toyota Team Tom's
Geoff Lees					36					36T
Masanori Sekiya					36					36T
Kaoru Hoshino					36
Paolo Barilla					37
Hitoshi Ogawa					37
Tiff Needell					37
Keiichi Suzuki										36T
Auto Beaurex Motorsport
Andrew Gilbert-Scott										45
Steven Andskar										45

1989Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Suzuka	Dijon	Jarama	Brands Hatch	Nurbur	Donington	Spa	Mexico
Team	480km	480km	480km	480km	480km	480km	480km	480km
Toyota Team Tom's, 87C-009		#37, 4th		#37T, in entry list
Toyota Team Tom's, 87C-005 (R32V)		#37T, in entry list
Total points 7		7
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 1/1		1/1
Driver	Team entries and car number
Toyota Team Tom's
Johnny Dumfries		37, 37T		37T
Geoff Lees		37, 37T
John Watson				37T

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