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]
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] |
Championship points were awarded on a 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first six places at each round. [4]
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 |
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]
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] |
Championship points were awarded on a 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first six places at each round. [4]
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 |