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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.

The championship, which was the second Australian Sports Sedan Championship, was won by Frank Gardner driving a Chevrolet Corvair.

Scehedule

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.

Points system

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.

Competitors

Results

Rex Monahan69Holden Torana––––––11

References

References

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