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1976 Formula Atlantic season CASC
The 1976 CASC Formula Atlantic Players Championship Series was contested over 6 rounds. In this one-make engine formula all drivers had to utilize Ford engines.
Calendar
| Race No | Track | State | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole position | Fastest race lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | May 16, 1976 | 66 | 2.414=159.324 km | 1'03:04.0 | 151.577 km/h | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | |
| 2 | Westwood | May 30, 1976 | 57 | 2.89674=165.11418 km | 1'24:08.34 | 117.744 km/h | Marty Loft | Gilles Villeneuve | Marty Loft | |
| 3 | Gimli | June 13, 1976 | 75 | 2.140369=160.527675 km | 1'07:34.241 | 142.542 km/h | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | Bill Brack | |
| 4 | Mont-Tremblant | July 11, 1976 | 38 | 4.264645=162.05651 km | 1'00:40.856 | 160.238 km/h | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | |
| 5 | Atlantic Park | August 8, 1976 | 65 | 2.57488=167.3672 km | 1'10:21.4 | 142.730 km/h | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | |
| 6 | Mosport Park | August 22, 1976 | 41 | 3.957=162.237 km | 0'55:03.149 | 176.817 km/h | Bobby Rahal | Bobby Rahal | Bobby Rahal |
Final points standings
Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 30 points to the winner, 24 for runner-up, 19 for third place, 15 for fourth place, 12 for fifth place, 10 for sixth place, 9 seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 15th place. No additional points were awarded. All results count.
| Place | Name | Country | Team | Chassis | Total points | CAN | CAN | CAN | CAN | CAN | CAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ecurie Canada | March | 120 | 30 | - | 30 | 30 | 30 | - | |
| 2 | Bertil Roos | Quick-Trans Racing | Lola | 72 | 10 | 19 | - | 15 | 9 | 19 | |
| 3 | Bill Brack | Brack Racing | March | 67 | 24 | - | 19 | - | 24 | - | |
| 4 | Price Cobb | Shierson Racing | March | 66 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Cobb Racing | March | 10 | 15 | ||||||||
| 5 | Tom Klausler | Haas Racing | Lola | 58 | - | 7 | 24 | 24 | 3 | - | |
| 6 | Bobby Rahal | Shierson Racing | March | 57 | - | - | 15 | 12 | - | 30 | |
| 7 | Howdy Holmes | Scott Racing | Chevron | 44 | 7 | - | 12 | 6 | |||
| Shierson Racing | March | 19 | - | ||||||||
| 8 | Tom Gloy | Pierre's Motors Racing | Lola | 39 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | 24 | |
| 9 | Marty Loft | Shierson Racing | March | 38 | - | 30 | 8 | - | - | - | |
| 10 | Juan Cochesa | Fred Opert Racing | Chevron | 34 | 9 | - | 10 | - | 6 | 9 | |
| 11 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | McCall Racing | Tui | 31 | 12 | - | - | 19 | - | - | |
| 12 | Bruce Jensen | Jensen Racing | Chevron | 29 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
| Bobby Brown | Brown Racing | Chevron | 29 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | - | 4 | ||
| 14 | Marcel Talbot | ? | Chevron | 27 | - | 15 | - | - | |||
| ? | March | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| Héctor Rebaque | Haas Racing | Lola | 27 | - | 5 | - | 8 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Johnny Gerber | Scott Racing | Chevron | 25 | 1 | 24 | - | - | - | - | |
| 17 | Gordon Smiley | Fred Opert Racing | Chevron | 23 | 19 | - | 4 | - | - | - | |
| 18 | Richard Spénard | Motor Racing Canada | March | 15 | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | |
| Carl Liebich | Liebrau Racing | Chevron | 15 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 10 | ||
| 20 | Jim Crawley | ? | Chevron | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | |
| Sebe Barone | Shierson Racing | March | 12 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 7 | ||
| 22 | Cliff Hansen | Shierson Racing | March | 11 | 8 | - | 3 | - | - | - | |
| 23 | Tom Pumpelly | ? | March | 10 | - | - | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Wink Bancroft | Bancroft Racing | Chevron | 10 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | ||
| 25 | Chip Mead | Cavanaugh Racing | Ralt | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 26 | Ted Wentz | ? | Lola | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | |
| James King | Raggedy-Ann Racing | March | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | ||
| Craig Hill | Quick-Trans Racing | Lola | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | ||
| 29 | Don Breidenbach | ? | March | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| 30 | Frank DelVecchio | DelVecchio Racing | March | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 31 | Syd Demovsky | Demovsky Racing | Chevron | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Tim Coconis | Sterling Racing | Lola | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | ||
| 33 | Gilles Léger | Leger Racing | Chevron | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 34 | Herman Gugliotta | Sterling Racing | March | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Tim Cooper | Wilbur Racing | Lola | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | ||
| Lloyd Callaway | Callaway Racing | Chevron | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | ||
| 37 | Tom Weichman | ? | Lola | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| John Barringer | ? | ? | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
References
References
- "1976 Players CASC Formula Atlantic Edmonton {{!}} Racing Years".
- "1976 Players CASC Formula Atlantic Westwood {{!}} Racing Years".
- "1976 Players CASC Formula Atlantic Gimli {{!}} Racing Years".
- "1976 Players CASC Formula Atlantic Mont-Tremblant {{!}} Racing Years".
- "1976 Players CASC Formula Atlantic Halifax {{!}} Racing Years".
- "1976 Formula Atlantic Championship Races and Standings{{!}} Racing Years".
- "1976 Players CASC Formula Atlantic Mosport {{!}} Racing Years".
- Brown, Allen. "Canadian Formula Atlantic 1976 « OldRacingCars.com".
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