The 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open——to Group B Sports Sedans. The title, which was the: inaugural Australian Sports Sedan Championship, was won by, Allan Moffat, driving Chevrolet Monza and a Ford Capri RS3100.
Calendar※
The championship was contested over a seven-round series with two heats per round.
| Round | Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Car |
| 1 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway | 16 May | Allan Moffat | Chevrolet Monza | |
| 2 | The Marlboro Cup | Sandown Park | 4 July | Allan Moffat | Chevrolet Monza |
| 3 | Oran Park | 1 August | Tony Edmondson | Chrysler Valiant Charger | |
| 4 | Wanneroo Park | 15 August | Allan Moffat | Ford Capri RS3100 | |
| 5 | The Advertiser Trophy | Adelaide International Raceway | 22 August | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair |
| 6 | Symmons Plains | 26 September | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair | |
| 7 | Calder | 5 December | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair |
Points system※
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis——to the——six best placed drivers at each round.
Results※
| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Sur | San | Ora | Wan | Ade | Sym | Cal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Moffat | Chevrolet Monza Ford Capri RS3100 |
Allan Moffat Racing | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 33 |
| 2 | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair | John Player Racing | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Tony Edmondson | Chrysler VJ Valiant Charger Repco-Holden | Donald Elliott | 6 | - | 9 | - | - | 6 | - | 21 |
| 4 | Jim Richards | Ford Mustang | Sidchrome | - | 3 | - | 6 | 6 | - | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Ian Diffen | Holden LJ Torana Chevrolet | World of Tyres | 3 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Ian Geoghegan | Holden HQ Monaro GTS 350 | Craven Mild Racing | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Colin Bond | Holden LH Torana Repco-Holden | Holden Dealer Team | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 8 | Brian Potts | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
| 9 | Bob Jane | Holden HQ Monaro GTS 350 | Bob Jane T Marts | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Garry Rogers | Ford Escort | Garry Rogers | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 11 | Pat Crea | Ford TC Cortina | Pat Crea's Volkspares | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Grant Walker | Ford Capri RS | Grant Walker | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Vince Gregory | Volkswagen 1600TS Chevrolet | Gregory Racing | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | |
| 14 | Brian Smith | Holden Torana | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 15 | Stuart Beechen | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Peter Wells | Vauxhall Viva | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Ron Harrop | Holden EH Repco-Holden | Ron Harrop | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| John Pollard | Chevrolet Camaro | John Pollard | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 | Ed Conacher | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bruce Peacock | Ford Anglia | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Lyndon Arnel | Holden Torana | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Doug Clark | Toyota Celica TA22 | Brian Hilton | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Don Halliday | Ford Capri | Halliday Racing (NZ) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
References※
- ^ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Official Programme, "Adelaide International Raceway," Sunday, "22 August 1976," page 3
- ^ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 157-158
- ^ Evan Green, Australian Sports Sedan Championship – 1976 Results, Evan Green’s World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 32
- ^ Official Programme, The Opening Round of the "1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship," Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Sunday, 16 May 1976
- ^ 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship - Rd 2 Sandown Heat 2, www.youtube.com Retrieved on 2/7/2014
- ^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 37
- ^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976
- ^ Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 295
- ^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 9
- ^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 20
- ^ "Gardner's Final Round". Auto Action. 9 December 1976. pp. 8–9.
- ^ Mark Oastler, Pete Geoghegan’s ‘Craven Mild’ Monaro GTS 350, Australian Muscle Car, Issue 21, September / October 2005, page 50
- ^ Mark Oastler, Bob Jane’s Monaro GTS 350, Australian Muscle Car, Issue 41, January / February 2009, page 60
- ^ Ross Lawley, Australian Sports Sedan Championship – Round 3 – Oran Park – August 1, Chequered Flag, August 1976, page 60 to 63
- ^ Stewart Wilson, The official racing history of Holden, 1988, Page 343
- ^ Tom Naughton, Frank's final, Jimmy's SS, Racing Car News, January 1977, page 48
- ^ Monza The Best, Chequered Flag, June 1976, pages 43-44
Further reading※
- Gardner Heads Richards, Auto Action, 9 December 1976, pages 18 & 20