1976 British Saloon Car Championship
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The 1976 RAC Keith Prowse British Saloon Car Championship was the 19th season of the series. That year saw a change in the class structure, with a limit of 3000cc engines being brought in, to stop the large American V8 cars competing in the championship.[1] Bernard Unett regained the drivers title he last won in 1974, again driving a now renamed Chrysler Avenger GT.[2][3]
Classes
[edit]Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:[4]
- Class A - 1300cc
- Class B - 1600cc
- Class C - 2000cc
- Class D - 3000cc
Calendar and winners
[edit]All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.
- Production cars raced alongside Class A at round 3.
John Brindley won the class.
Championship results
[edit]| Driver's championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Car [4] | Points |
| 1 |  Bernard Unett
|
Hillman Avenger 1300 Chrysler Avenger 1300 GT |
90 |
| 2 | Win Percy
|
Toyota Celica GT | 81 |
| 3 | Gerry Marshall
|
Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 | 58 |
| 3 | Gordon Spice
|
Ford Capri II 3.0 | 58 |
| 5 | Tom Walkinshaw
|
Ford Capri II 3.0 | 53 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-30. Official list of BTCC champions
- ^ "RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1976". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ a b 1976 Keith Prowse British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 27 January 2014