1977 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
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, Oran Park, New South Wales, 1 May
- Round 2, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 15 May
- Round 3, Wanneroo Park, Western Australia, 12 June
- Round 4, Sandown Park, Victoria, 3 July
- Round 5, Calder Raceway, Victoria, 7 August
- Round 6, Adelaide International Raceway, South Australia, 21 August
- Round 7, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 18 September
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
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total |
| 1 | Frank Gardner | 6 | Chevrolet Corvair Corsa | John Player Racing | 9 | (4) | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 51 |
| 2 | Bob Jane | 7 | Holden Monaro HQ | 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 | 12 | Ford Mustang | Jim Richards | 2 | 6 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | 16 |
| 5 | Ian Diffen | 98 | Holden Torana LJ Chevrolet | Philips Industries - World of Tyres | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Phil Lucas | Volvo 142 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |||
| 7 | Kevin Bartlett | 4 | Holden Torana LX | ShellSport | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Tony Edmondson | 9 | Chrysler Valiant Charger Repco Holden | Donald Elliott | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Darryl Wilcox | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | |||
| 10 | Dick Johnson | Ford Falcon XB GT | Dick Johnson | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Tim Slako | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |||
| 12 | Neville Cooper | Alfa Romeo GTV | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Murray Carter | Ford Falcon XB GT | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |||
| Tino Leo | Holden Monaro HQ | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |||
| David Jarrett | 14 | Chevrolet Camaro | ShellSport | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Steven Birtwistle | Holden Torana | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |||
| 17 | Laurie Hazelton | Holden Monaro HK | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Allan Moffat | Ford Capri | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||
| Brian Smith | Chrysler Valiant Charger | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||
| Ron Harrop | 2 | Holden Torana | Marboro Holden Dealer Team | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Rex Monahan | Holden Torana | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
References
- 1 2 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1977,
- 1 2 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, Pages 159-160
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