1977 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
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The 1977 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Sports Sedans complying with Group B regulations.
The championship was contested over a seven round series.
Round 1 was conducted as a single race and all other rounds were contested over two heats.
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round.
Only the best six round results for each driver were counted.
Where rounds were run over two heats, results were determined by awarding round points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top fourteen placegetters in each heat.
Where round points were tied, the relevant round placing was awarded to the driver attaining the higher position in the second heat.
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The championship was contested over a seven round series.
- Round 1, 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 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...
, 1 May - Round 2, Surfers Paradise, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, 15 May - Round 3, Wanneroo ParkBarbagallo RacewayBarbagallo Raceway is a motorsport circuit located in Wanneroo, approximately north of Perth in Western Australia.The circuit was originally known as Wanneroo Park and the first race meet took place in March 1969. Initially the major race per year was a 6 hour Le Mans style race for sedans and...
, Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, 12 June - Round 4, Sandown ParkSandown RacewaySandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...
, 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....
, 3 July - Round 5, Calder RacewayCalder 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...
, Victoria, 7 August - Round 6, Adelaide International RacewayAdelaide International RacewayThe Adelaide International Raceway is a permanent circuit owned by Australian Motorsport Club Limited under the auspices of the Bob Jane Corporation. It is located on Port Wakefield Road at Virginia, a small town just north of Adelaide, South Australia, and is round the corner from Speedway City...
, South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, 21 August - Round 7, Symmons PlainsSymmons Plains RacewaySymmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 kilometres south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility...
, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, 18 September
Round 1 was conducted as a single race and all other rounds were contested over two heats.
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round.
Only the best six round results for each driver were counted.
Where rounds were run over two heats, results were determined by awarding round points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top fourteen placegetters in each heat.
Where round points were tied, the relevant round placing was awarded to the driver attaining the higher position in the second heat.
Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total |
| 1 | Frank Gardner Frank Gardner (driver) Frank Gardner OAM was a racing driver from Australia. He was best known as a Touring car racing and Sports car racing driver. He also participated in nine World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 11 July 1964. He scored no championship points... |
6 | Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Chevrolet Corvair -First generation :The 1960 Corvair 500 and 700 series four-door sedans were conceived as economy cars offering few amenities in order to keep the price competitive, with the 500 selling for under $2,000... |
John Player Racing | 9 | (4) | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 51 |
| 2 | Bob Jane Bob Jane Robert "Bob" Jane is an Australian former race car driver and prominent businessman. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane is perhaps known best nowadays for his chain of tyre retailers,... |
7 | Holden Monaro HQ Holden Monaro The Holden Monaro is an automobile that was produced by GM Holden Ltd, an Australian subsidiary of General Motors, between 1968 and 1977 and between 2001 and 2005... |
Bob Jane 2UW Racing Team | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | - | 40 |
| 3 | Garry Rogers | 34 | Ford Escort & Holden Monaro HQ | Greater Pacific Finance | 3 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Jim Richards Jim Richards (race driver) Jim Richards is a New Zealand racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. While retired from professional racing, Richards continues to compete in the historic category Touring Car Masters while running a team in the Australian GT Championship... |
12 | Ford Mustang Ford Mustang The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. Introduced early on April 17, 1964, as a "1964½" model, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A... |
Jim Richards | 2 | 6 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | 16 |
| 5 | Ian Diffen | 98 | Holden Torana LJ Chevrolet Holden Torana The Holden Torana is a car which was produced by General Motors–Holden's , the Australian subsidiary of General Motors from 1967 to 1980. The name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "to fly". The first Torana appeared in 1967 and was a four-cylinder compact vehicle that had its origins in the... |
Philips Industries - World of Tyres | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Phil Lucas | Volvo 142 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |||
| 7 | 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... |
4 | Holden Torana LX | ShellSport | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Tony Edmondson | 9 | Chrysler Valiant Charger Repco Holden Repco Repco is an Australian automotive engineering company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and it is best known for spare parts and motor accessories.... |
Donald Elliott | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Darryl Wilcox | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | |||
| 10 | Dick Johnson | Ford Falcon XB GT Ford Falcon (Australia) The Ford Falcon is a full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960. Each model from the XA series of 1972 onward has been designed, developed and built in Australia and/or New Zealand, following the phasing out of the American Falcon of 1960–71 which had been re-engineered... |
- | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| Tim Slako | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |||
| 12 | Neville Cooper | Alfa Romeo GTV Alfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce) The Alfa Romeo 105/115 series Coupés were a range of cars made by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1963 until 1977. They were the successors to the celebrated Giulietta Sprint coupé and used a shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlina car.... |
- | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Murray Carter | Ford Falcon XB GT | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |||
| Tino Leo | Holden Monaro HQ | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |||
| David Jarrett | 14 | Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet Camaro The Chevrolet Camaro is an automobile manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand, classified as a pony car and some versions also as a muscle car. It went on sale on September 29, 1966, for the 1967 model year and was designed as a competing model to the Ford Mustang... |
ShellSport | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Steven Birtwistle | Holden Torana | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |||
| 17 | Laurie Hazelton | Holden Monaro HK | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Allan Moffat Allan Moffat Allan George Moffat, OBE is an Australian racing driver known for his four wins in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 1000... |
Ford Capri Ford Capri Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three different automobile models. The Ford Consul Capri coupé was produced by Ford of Britain between 1961 and 1964. The Ford Capri coupé was produced by Ford of Europe from 1969 to 1986... |
- | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||
| Brian Smith | Chrysler Valiant Charger | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||
| Ron Harrop | 2 | Holden Torana | Marboro Holden Dealer Team Holden Dealer Team The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s... |
- | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Rex Monahan | Holden Torana | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Further reading
- Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978
- Chequered Flag, August 1977, Pages 19–20 (Sandown round report)
- Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 14 August 1977
- The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989
- The Mercury, Monday, 19-9-1997, Page 19 (Symmons round report)
- The Official Racing History of Holden, 1988