1976 Australian Sports Car Championship

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1976 Australian Sports Car Championship
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The 1976 Australian Sports Car Championship was a national motor racing title for drivers of CAMS Group D Production Sports Cars. The title was contested over a five round series:

This was the first Australian Sports Car Championship to be restricted to production based cars.

Results

Position Driver No. Car Entrant Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Total
1 Ian Geoghegan 1 Porsche 911S Ian Geoghegan 9 9 6 6 6 36
2 Alan Hamilton 9 Porsche RSR Turbo
Porsche 934 Turbo
JAG Team Porsche - 6 9 9 9 33
3 Rusty French 6 De Tomaso Pantera Holley Performance 6 2 - 4 4 16
4 Peter Hopwood Lotus Elan 3 4 - - - 7
5 Paul Trevethan MGB GT V8 Broadwalk MG Centre - - 3 3 - 6
6 Ross Bond Bolwell Nagari 2 3 - - - 5
7 Steve Webb Bolwell Nagari 4 - - - - 4
Peter Woodward Lotus 47 - - 4 - - 4
9 Alan Edwards Bolwell Nagari Motorfast Datsun - - - - 3 3
10 Max Grayson Jaguar E Type - - 2 - - 2
John Gourlay Turner - - - 2 - 2
Bob Kennedy Triumph TR5 Triumph Sports Owners Association - - - - 2 2
13 Jim Davidson Lotus Elan 1 - - - - 1
John Latham Porsche Carrera - 1 - - - 1
Dick Smith MGB - - 1 - - 1
Tim Trevor Lotus 47 - - - 1 - 1
Ken Price MG Midget Ken Price - - - - 1 1


Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round.

References

  • A History of Australian Motor Sport, © 1980
  • Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977
  • CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1976
  • Evan Green's World Of Motor Sport © 1977
  • Racing Car News, January 1977
  • www.camsmanual.com.au
  • Australian Motor Racing Year, 1986/87, Page 84