The race was won by Australian-based drivers
Allan Moffat and
John Harvey, driving a
V8-powered
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A, after the
BMW M3s of
Schnitzer Motorsport, CiBiEmme Sport and Bigazzi (all running under the
BMW Motorsport banner) which had finished in the top six positions on the road were disqualified for being approximately underweight through the use of
kevlar body panels. The M3s had initially passed through post race scrutineering, but a privateer BMW team protested when their M3, which had not been built by BMW Motorsport, was found to be 50 kg heavier than the works cars. The leading car eligible for championship points was the
Alfa Romeo 75 of Walter Voulaz and Marcello Cipriani which finished 7th outright, some 7 laps behind Moffat and Harvey. The expected challenge from the
Eggenberger Motorsport team and their brand new
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth turbo's failed to materialise. The
Swiss-built Fords failed to pass scrutineering when they appeared with a non-homologated engine management system. As there was no way to change the system at that late stage, Rüdi Eggenberger withdrew his cars from the event. The new Sierra turbo's did show speed though with British driver
Andy Rouse claiming pole position for the race in his RS Cosworth. of
Allan Moffat &
John Harvey, winner of the 1987 Monza 500, on display at the Historic
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