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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[1]

Results[]

[2]

Entrants Car No. Driver
Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Holden LH Torana 2
Phil Lucas Volvo 142 3 Phil Lucas
Bob Nitschke Holden Torana 3
Shell Sport Holden LX Torana 4 Kevin Bartlett
John Player Racing 6 Frank Gardner
Bob Jane 2UW Racing Team Holden HQ Monaro 7 Bob Jane
Donald Elliott Chrysler Valiant Charger 9
Ling Gowans Toyota Toyota Celica 11
Jim Richards Ford Mustang 12 Jim Richards
Tony Watts Ford Escort 12
Shell Sport Chevrolet Camaro 14 David Jarrett
Dick Johnson Ford XB Falcon GT 17 Dick Johnson
Top Of The Town Motors Ford Escort 17 Allan Watts
Murray Carter Ford XB Falcon GT 18 Murray Carter
Modern Auto Wreckers Holden Torana 18
Tim Slako 21
Mike Cloak Ford Capri 23
Allan Moffat Ford Capri 25 Allan Moffat
Ross Bennett 29
Terry Reed Holden FJ 30
Greater Pacific Finance Ford Escort 34 Garry Rogers
Greater Pacific Finance Holden HQ Monaro 34 Garry Rogers
Gordon Mitchell 37 Gordon Mitchell
Warren Matthews Holden EH 40 Warren Matthews
Dave Cliffe Ford Cortina 41
Ken Loughran Toyota Corolla 41
Tanners Service Centre Holden Gemini 42
Peter Wells Vauxhall Viva 43
Rob Davies Autos Toyota Corolla 44
John Glasson Ford Escort 45
John Gifford Mini Cooper S 46 John Gifford
Brian Smith Chrysler Valiant Charger 47 Brian Smith
Neville Cooper Alfa Romeo GTV 48 Neville Cooper
Les Verco Toyota Corolla 51
David O'Brien Holden Torana GTR XU-1 53
Mario Romeri Ford Escort 55
Stewart Salter 55
Laurie Hazelton 57
Ron Lindau Ford Falcon 59
Graeme Elliott Ford Falcon 59
Globe Hotel Racing Holden Torana GTR XU-1 62
Steven Birtwistle Holden Torana GTR XU-1 63
Roger Mahoney Ford Escort 65
Peter Gillon Ford Cortina 66 Peter Gillon
Hitachi Holden LH Torana 69
Peter Flanagan Mini Cooper S 69 Peter Flanagan
Ray Mead Holden EH 70 Ray Mead
Barry Percy 72
Jon Riordan Holden EH 79
RJ Smith Holden FX 80
Tino Leo Holden HQ Monaro 85
Barry Kallawk Holden Torana 86
Stephen Bell Holden Torana GTR XU-1 86 Stephen Bell
Geoff Moran Ford Capri 87
Peter Kitto Ford Capri 88
Industrial Services Mazda R100 93
Brian Rhodes Holden Torana 94 Brian Rhodes
Bill Stace Mini Cooper S 96
Stephen Wynwood Holden EH 96
Phillips Industries/World Of Tyres Holden LJ Torana 98
Matt De Paoli Holden EH 99
Garry Luttrell Holden EH 102
Leigh Lovering Holden Torana 108
Tony Jory Ford Falcon 109
Martin Sinclair Holden Torana GTR XU-1 114
Richard Purtell Holden Torana GTR XU-1 117
Garry Stevens Holden EH 120
Paul Minehan Holden FX 123
Brian Shelley Holden Torana GTR XU-1 124 Brian Shelley
Brian Higgins Motors Holden LH Torana 125
M.Arnold Holden FX 130
Ted Garrad Ford Capri 133
Darryl Wilcox Holden Torana GTR XU-1 134
Alan Welling Holden Torana GTR XU-1 135

References[]

  1. ^ a b CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1977,
  2. ^ a b Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pp. 159–160

Further reading[]

  • Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978
  • Chequered Flag, August 1977, pp. 19–20 (Sandown round report)
  • Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 14 August 1977
  • The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989
  • The Mercury, Monday, 19 September 1997, p. 19 (Symmons round report)
  • The Official Racing History of Holden, 1988

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