The 1976 Australian Sports Car Championship

Australian Sports Car Championship

The Australian Sports Car Championship was the CAMS sanctioned national title for Sports Car drivers in the years from 1969 to 1988. Each championship was contested over a series of races with the exception of the 1975 title, which was awarded on the results of a single race held at the Phillip...

was a national motor racing title for drivers of CAMS

Confederation of Australian Motor Sport

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....

 Group D Production Sports Cars

Group D Production Sports Cars

Group D Production Sports Cars was a CAMS motor racing category current in Australia from 1972 to 1981.The Group D category catered for series-production type automobiles, other than those eligible to compete as Touring Cars, which were:...

. The title was contested over a five round series:

• Round 1, Oran Park
  Oran Park Raceway
  Oran 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
  New South Wales
  New 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...
  
  , 16 May
• Round 2, Amaroo Park
  Amaroo Park
  Amaroo Park was a motor racing circuit located in Annangrove, New South Wales, in the present-day western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. It opened in 1967, hosting its first motorcycle meeting on 26 February with a 30 lap production race won by Larry Simons on a BSA Spitfire in heavy rain. The...
  
  , New South Wales, 30 May
• Round 3, Calder
  Calder Park Raceway
  Calder 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...
  
  , Victoria, 8 August
• Round 4, Hume Weir, New South Wales, 26 September
• Round 5, Phillip Island
  Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
  The 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

This was the first Australian Sports Car Championship to be restricted to production based cars.

Results

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Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Rd4	Rd5	Total
1	Ian Geoghegan Ian Geoghegan Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, was an Australian race car driver, known for a quick wit and natural driving skills. Geoghegan was one of the iconic characters of the 1960s and 1970s Australian motor racing scene...	1	Porsche 911S	Ian Geoghegan	9	9	6	6	6	36
2	Alan Hamilton	9	Porsche RSR Turbo Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... Porsche 934 Turbo Porsche 934 The Porsche 934 was a racing version of the Porsche 911 Turbo, prepared to FIA Group 4 rules, similar to the Porsche 935 which was prepared to FIA Group 5 rules.-History:...	JAG Team Porsche	-	6	9	9	9	33
3	Rusty French	6	De Tomaso Pantera De Tomaso Pantera The Pantera was a sports car produced by the De Tomaso car company of Italy from 1971 to 1991, the last one being delivered to a customer in 1992.The word "Pantera" is Italian for "Panther".-History:...	Holley Performance	6	2	-	4	4	16
4	Peter Hopwood		Lotus Elan Lotus Elan Lotus Elan is the name of two convertible cars and one fixed head coupé produced by Lotus Cars. The original Type 26, 26R Racing version , 36R Racing version , 36 Fixed Head Coupe, 45 Drop Head Coupe, and the "Type 50" +2 Coupe, circa 1962 to 1975, are commonly known as the '60s Elans...		3	4	-	-	-	7
5	Paul Trevethan		MGB GT V8 MGB The abbreviation MGB may refer to:* Mathematical Gymnasium Belgrade, special school, elementary and high school, for gifted in areas of mathematics, physics, and ICT, under University of Belgrade umbrella...	Broadwalk MG Centre	-	-	3	3	-	6
6	Ross Bond		Bolwell Nagari Bolwell Nagari The Bolwell Nagari is a sports car produced by Bolwell in Australia. The original Mk VIII Nagari was built from 1969 to 1974 and the Mk X Nagari was launched in 2008.-Mk VIII Nagari:...		2	3	-	-	-	5
7	Steve Webb		Bolwell Nagari Bolwell Nagari The Bolwell Nagari is a sports car produced by Bolwell in Australia. The original Mk VIII Nagari was built from 1969 to 1974 and the Mk X Nagari was launched in 2008.-Mk VIII Nagari:...		4	-	-	-	-	4
	Peter Woodward		Lotus 47		-	-	4	-	-	4
9	Alan Edwards		Bolwell Nagari Bolwell Nagari The Bolwell Nagari is a sports car produced by Bolwell in Australia. The original Mk VIII Nagari was built from 1969 to 1974 and the Mk X Nagari was launched in 2008.-Mk VIII Nagari:...	Motorfast Datsun	-	-	-	-	3	3
10	Max Grayson		Jaguar E Type		-	-	2	-	-	2
	John Gourlay		Turner Turner (car company) The first Turner models were produced between 1951 and 1966 by Turner Sports Cars Ltd, a company established by Jack Turner near Wolverhampton, England. As well as complete cars, Turners were also available in kit form. The company closed in 1966 after the founder had a heart attack...		-	-	-	2	-	2
	Bob Kennedy		Triumph TR5 Triumph TR5 The Triumph TR5 was built for a 13 month period between August 1967 and September 1968 by the Triumph Motor Company in Coventry, England....	Triumph Sports Owners Association	-	-	-	-	2	2
13	Jim Davidson		Lotus Elan		1	-	-	-	-	1
	John Latham		Porsche Carrera Porsche Carrera Carrera is a trademarked name exclusively used by Porsche for its models to honor the company's success in the Carrera Panamericana race.The following vehicles have been called Carrera:* Porsche 356* Porsche 904* Porsche 911...		-	1	-	-	-	1
	Dick Smith		MGB		-	-	1	-	-	1
	Tim Trevor		Lotus 47		-	-	-	1	-	1
	Ken Price		MG Midget MG Midget The MG Midget is a small two-seater sports car produced by the MG division of the British Motor Corporation from 1961 to 1979. It revived a famous name used on earlier models such as the MG M-type, MG D-type, MG J-type and MG T-type.-MG Midget MkI :...	Ken Price	-	-	-	-	1	1

Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round.