1976 Australian Grand Prix
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The 1976 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula 5000
race held at the Sandown International Raceway and was held on 12 September.
It was the forty first Australian Grand Prix
and doubled as round one of the 1976 Australian Drivers' Championship
. John Goss
won the race and in doing so became the only driver to win both the AGP and the Bathurst 1000
.
Formula 5000
Formula 5000 was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that no longer fit into any particular formula...
race held at the Sandown International Raceway and was held on 12 September.
It was the forty first Australian Grand Prix
Australian Grand Prix
The Australian Grand Prix is a motor race held annually and is held to be the pinnacle of motor racing in Australia. The Grand Prix is the oldest surviving motor racing competition held in Australia having been held 76 times since it was first run at Phillip Island in 1928. Since 1985 the race has...
and doubled as round one of the 1976 Australian Drivers' Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship is a motor racing championship which has been contested annually since 1957 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. Since 2005 this category has been Formula...
. John Goss
John Goss (race driver)
John Goss is the only Australian racing driver to win Australia's two most prestigious races, the Bathurst 1000 , and the Australian Grand Prix .-Early career:...
won the race and in doing so became the only driver to win both the AGP and the Bathurst 1000
Bathurst 1000
The Bathurst 1000 is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia...
.
Classification
Results as follows:| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  John GossJohn Goss (race driver) John Goss is the only Australian racing driver to win Australia's two most prestigious races, the Bathurst 1000 , and the Australian Grand Prix .-Early career:... |
Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | 47 | 48m 41.4s |
| 2 | 12 | Vern Schuppan Vern Schuppan Vernon "Vern" Schuppan is a racing driver from Whyalla, South Australia. Schuppan drove in various categories, participating in Formula One, the Indianapolis 500 and most successfully in sports car racing.-Formula One:... |
Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... 5.0L V8 |
47 | 48m 41.9s |
| 3 | 7 | John Leffler John Leffler John Leffler is a former Australian racing driver. Leffler is best known for driving open-wheelers and winning the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1976.Leffler drove Morris Coopers for many years in the 1960s... |
Lola T400 / Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... 5.0L V8 |
46 | |
| 4 | 10 | Chris Milton |
McLaren T332 / Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... 5.0L V8 |
39 | |
| 5 | 20 | Andrew Miedecke |
Brabham BT36 / Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... 1.6L 4cyl |
37 | |
| Ret | 5 | Kevin Bartlett Kevin Bartlett (race driver) Kevin Bartlett , often known by his nickname "KB", is an Australian former open wheel and touring car racing driver who won the CAMS Gold Star in 1968 and 1969, as well as the prestigious Bathurst 1000. Bartlett was named in Wheels magazine's annual yearbook in 2004 as one of Australia's 50... |
Lola T400 / Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... 5.0L V8 |
33 | engine |
| Ret | 23 | Steven Fraser |
Cicada / Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... 1.6L 4cyl |
27 | |
| Ret | 16 | Max Stewart Max Stewart Malcolm Clarke Stewart was an Australian racecar driver.... |
Lola T400 / Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... 5.0L V8 |
26 | engine |
| Ret | 4 | Jon Davison |
Matich A51 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | 19 | engine |
| Ret | 83 | Peter Larner |
Elfin 700 / Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... 1.6L 4cyl |
17 | crash |
| Ret | 15 | Terry Hook |
Lola T332 Lola T332 The Lola T332 was a race car designed and built by Lola Cars for use in Formula 5000 racing and made its racing debut in 1973. Commonly using the 5.0L Chevrolet V8 engine, the T332 was successful around the globe with race victories in places such as Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and... / Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... 5.0L V8 |
12 | engine |
| Ret | 39 | Gil Cameron |
McLaren M10B / Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... 5.0L V8 |
8 | engine |
| Ret | 6 | Ken Shirvington |
Lola T400 / Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... 5.0L V8 |
1 | crash |
| Ret | 62 | Bruce Allison |
Lola T332 Lola T332 The Lola T332 was a race car designed and built by Lola Cars for use in Formula 5000 racing and made its racing debut in 1973. Commonly using the 5.0L Chevrolet V8 engine, the T332 was successful around the globe with race victories in places such as Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and... / Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... 5.0L V8 |
1 | stuck throttle / crash |
| Ret | 68 | John Edmonds John Edmonds John Edmonds is a former trade union official in the United Kingdom.Edmonds grew up in South London, and was educated at Christ's Hospital School and Oriel College, Oxford... |
Elfin MR5B / Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... 5.0L V8 |
0 | clutch |
| DNS | 33 | Mike Stack |
Cheetah Mk6 / Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... 1.6L 4cyl |
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| DNS | 17 | John Millard |
Brabham BT36 / Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... 1.6L 4cyl |
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