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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 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:

5	Phillip Island	Victoria	21 November	One race	Alan Hamilton	Porsche 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

=	Ken Price	MG Midget	K Price	-	-	-	-	1	1

References

Conditions for Australian Titles, 1976 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 80-83
as the eighth [[Australian Sports Car Championship]][https://web.archive.org/web/20160123221648/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC06-Titles-Australian-2016-1.pdf cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1979\80, pages 165-174
Evan Green's World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 30
Official Programme, Calder, 8 August 1976
Crawford, Geoghegan wrap up titles, Racing Car News, January 1977, pages 30-31
Official Programme, Oran Park, 16 May 1976
Official Programme, Amaroo Park, 30 May 1976
Official Programme, Phillip Island, 21 & 28 November 1976

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