1976 Australian Sports Car Championship
The 1976 Australian Sports Car Championship was an Australian national motor racing title for drivers of Group D Production Sports Cars.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport[1] as the eighth Australian Sports Car Championship[2] and was the first to be restricted to production based cars.[3]
The championship was won by Ian Geoghegan driving a Porsche Carrera.[4]
Schedule
[edit]The championship was contested over five rounds:[4]
| Round[4] | Circuit[4] | State | Date[4] | Format[3] | Round winner[3] | Car[4] |
| 1 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 16 May | Two heats | Ian Geoghegan | Porsche Carrera |
| 2 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 30 May | Two heats | Ian Geoghegan | Porsche Carrera |
| 3 | Calder | Victoria | 8 August | Two heats | Alan Hamilton | Porsche Turbo RSR[5] |
| 4 | Hume Weir | Victoria | 26 September | Two heats | Alan Hamilton | Porsche Turbo |
| 5 | Phillip Island | Victoria | 21 November | One race | Alan Hamilton | Porsche 934 Turbo[6] |
Points system
[edit]Championship points were awarded on a 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first six places at each round.[4]
Championship standings
[edit]| Position | Driver[4] | Car[4] | Entrant[7][8][5][9] | Ora[4] | Ama[4] | Cal[4] | Hum[4] | Phi[4] | Total[4] |
| 1 | Ian Geoghegan | Porsche Carrera | Laurex Pty Ltd | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| 2 | Alan Hamilton | Porsche Turbo RSR[5] Porsche 934 Turbo[6] |
JAG Team Porsche | - | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Rusty French | De Tomaso Pantera | Rusty French | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Peter Hopwood | Lotus Elan | P Hopwood | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 7 |
| 5 | Paul Trevethan | MGB GT V8[5] | Broadwalk MG Centre | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 6 |
| 6 | Ross Bond | Bolwell Nagari | Ian Morgan | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 |
| 7 | Steve Webb | Bolwell Nagari | Eventemp Air Conditioning | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| = | Peter Woodward | Lotus 47 | Peter Woodward | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 9 | Alan Edwards | Bolwell Nagari | Motorfast Datsun | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Max Grayson | Jaguar E Type | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| = | John Gourlay | MG Midget | J Gourlay | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| = | Bob Kennedy | Triumph TR5 | Triumph Sports Owners Association | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Jim Davidson | Lotus Elan | JS Davidson | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| = | John Latham | Porsche Carrera | J Latham | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| = | Gay Cesario | Fiat 124 Spider | Gay Cesario | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| = | Tim Trevor | Lotus 47 | Tim Trevor Motors | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| = | Ken Price | MG Midget[6] | K Price | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Conditions for Australian Titles, 1976 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 80-83
- ^ cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1979\\80, pages 165-174
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Evan Green's World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 30
- ^ a b c d Official Programme, Calder, 8 August 1976
- ^ a b c Crawford, Geoghegan wrap up titles, Racing Car News, January 1977, pages 30-31
- ^ Official Programme, Oran Park, 16 May 1976
- ^ Official Programme, Amaroo Park, 30 May 1976
- ^ Official Programme, Phillip Island, 21 & 28 November 1976
Further reading
[edit]- Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977