Английская Википедия:1976 Australian Sports Car Championship
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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
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
Championship points were awarded on a 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first six places at each round.[4]
Championship standings
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
Further reading
- Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1976 CAMS Manaul of Motor Sport, pages 80-83
- ↑ cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1979\\80, pages 165-174
- ↑ 4,00 4,01 4,02 4,03 4,04 4,05 4,06 4,07 4,08 4,09 4,10 4,11 4,12 4,13 4,14 Evan Green's World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 30
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 5,3 Official Programme, Calder, 8 August 1976
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 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