1976 Australian Sports Car Championship


The 1976 Australian Sports Car Championship was an Australian national motor racing title for drivers of Group D Production Sports Cars. It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the eighth Australian Sports Car Championship and was the first to be restricted to production based cars.
The championship was won by Ian Geoghegan driving a Porsche Carrera.

Schedule

The championship was contested over five rounds:
RoundCircuitStateDateFormatRound winnerCar
1Oran ParkNew South Wales16 MayTwo heatsIan GeogheganPorsche Carrera
2Amaroo ParkNew South Wales30 MayTwo heatsIan GeogheganPorsche Carrera
3CalderVictoria8 AugustTwo heatsAlan HamiltonPorsche Turbo RSR
4Hume WeirVictoria26 SeptemberTwo heatsAlan HamiltonPorsche Turbo
5Phillip IslandVictoria21 NovemberOne raceAlan HamiltonPorsche 934 Turbo

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first six places at each round.

Championship standings