Ford Sierra Cosworth of
Klaus Ludwig and
Klaus Niedzwiedz at the 2011 Essen Motor Show. Eggenberger Motorsport won the 1987 WTCC Entrants Championship Fifteen registered entries were received for the championship. Regulations imposed by last minute series promoter
Bernie Ecclestone dictated that for teams to receive official points and prize money they must have paid the
US$60,000 registration fee. This in fact saw a number of the top teams, most notably
Tom Walkinshaw Racing who had been the team to beat in the 1984, 1985 and
1986 European Touring Car Championships, refuse to pay and virtually ignore the championship. Among those who did commit to the championship were the
Ford Europe backed
Eggenberger Motorsport with their
Texaco sponsored
Ford Sierra turbo's,
Andy Rouse's team who ran their own
Ford Sierra Cosworth, the
factory backed BMW teams of
West Germany's
Schnitzer Motorsport and the Italian CiBiEmme and Bigazzi teams racing the new
BMW M3 which had replaced the old
635 CSi as BMW's main challenger, and the
Alfa Corse team with their
factory Alfa Romeo 75 turbo's. Although numerous other entries competed in races during the season only the following were eligible to score championship points. Ironically, two outright race winning teams in the championship were not eligible for championship points. Cars competed in three engine capacity divisions: • Division 1: up to 1600 cm3 • Division 2: 1601 to 2500 cm3 • Division 3: Over 2500 cm3 ==Calendar==