1976 Australian Formula 2 Championship
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The 1976 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS
sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 2 racing cars.
The title was contested over a four round series:
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round.
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sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 2 racing cars.
The title was contested over a four round series:
- Round 1, CalderCalder Park RacewayCalder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a drag strip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either clockwise or counter-clockwise .-History:Calder Park...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 23 May - Round 2, Hume Weir, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 13 June - Round 3, Oran ParkOran Park RacewayOran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....
, New South Wales, 1 August - Round 4, Phillip IslandPhillip Island Grand Prix CircuitThe Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...
, Victoria, 21 November
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round.
Results
Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Graeme Crawford | 66 | Birrana 273 Ford | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | |
2 | Peter Larner | Elfin 700 | - | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | ||
3 | Chris Farrell | 36 | Elfin 622 Elfin 622 The Elfin 622 is an Australian Formula 2 racing car produced from 1972-1974 by Elfin Sports Cars. Elfin also produced a version of this car optimised for Australian Formula 3 called the Elfin 623.... |
4 | 4 | 3 | - | 11 | |
4 | Andrew Miedecke | 2 | Rennmax BN7 | Grace Bros | - | - | 9 | - | 9 |
Enno Busselmann | Elfin 622 Elfin 622 The Elfin 622 is an Australian Formula 2 racing car produced from 1972-1974 by Elfin Sports Cars. Elfin also produced a version of this car optimised for Australian Formula 3 called the Elfin 623.... |
- | - | - | 9 | 9 | |||
6 | Wolfgang Prejawa | Birrana 274 | - | 3 | - | 4 | 7 | ||
7 | Chas Talbot | Birrana 274 England | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | ||
8 | Doug MacArthur | Lola T360 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | ||
9 | Clive Millis | 7 | Elfin 630 | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
10 | Michael Stack | Cheetah | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | ||
Ian Fergusson | Bowin P6 Bowin P6 Bowin P6 was a Formula Ford & Formula 2 class of race car which was designed and built by John Joyce founder of Bowin Cars.-Specifications:... |
- | 2 | - | - | 2 | |||
Ray Hanger | Dolphin | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |||
13 | Werner Bekker | Elfin 620 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Graeme Smith | Birrana 274 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Further reading
- Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 84 & 85
- Crawford's Lucky Day, Chequered Flag, June 1976, pages 58 & 59
- Miedecke Comes Through, Chequered Flag, August 1976, pages 63 & 64
- Crawford, Geoghegan Wrap Up Titles, Racing Car News, January 1977, pages 30 & 31