Road Atlanta 500 Kilometres 1987

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Event: Atlanta Journal/Constitution Camel Grand Prix		Date: 12.4.1987
Track: Road Atlanta (United States), unknown length	Organiser: unknown
Road Atlanta 500 Kilometres
International Motor Sport Association (round 4) International Motor Sport Association (round 4)

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	15:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	500 kilometres
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	32
Practiced:	unknown
Started:	25
Finished:	16

Classes:	Start
IMSA GTP	9
IMSA GTP Lights	16

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Pre-race sessions:
non-qualifying practice sessions held on 10-11/4
qualifying sessions held on 11/4
pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	16	Porsche 962	Weaver / Cobb
IMSA GTP Lights:	01	Spice Pontiac Fiero GTP	Bell / Kline
Leaders:
laps 1-20:
laps 21-28:	4	Ford Mustang GTP
laps 29-42:	83	Nissan GTP ZX-T
laps 43-48:	14	Porsche 962
laps 49-51:	4	Ford Mustang GTP
laps 52-56:	16	Porsche 962
laps 57-115:	14	Porsche 962
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	52	Chevrolet Corvette GTP	Sarel van der Merwe (ZA)	1:14.540	195.867 km/h	lap 3
IMSA GTP Lights:	01	Spice Pontiac Fiero GTP	Don Bell (USA)	1:23.730	174.369 km/h	lap 2
Pole Positions:
Overall:	52	Chevrolet Corvette GTP	Sarel van der Merwe (ZA)	1:11.638	203.803 km/h
IMSA GTP Lights:	01	Spice Pontiac Fiero GTP	Jeff Kline (USA)	1:20.558	181.235 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (5), Tiga (5), Argo (4), Spice (3), Fabcar (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (7), Mazda (5), Buick (4), Pontiac (3), Chevrolet (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 962 (5), Argo JM19 (3), Tiga GT286 (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (43), GB (2)
Most used colours:	white (41%), red (23%), blue (13%), black (11%), yellow (4%), maroon (4%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (100%)
Average engine size:	2568 cc (with regard to 31% turbocharged cars and 22% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 3520 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Brian Redman (50), Jim Downing (45), Sarel van der Merwe (45)
Youngest known drivers:	Darin Brassfield (24), Scott Pruett (27), Howard Katz (30)
Female drivers:	Linda Ludemann

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