1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
# 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship

The 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group B Sports Sedans. The title, which was the inaugural Australian Sports Sedan Championship, was won by Allan Moffat, driving a Chevrolet Monza and a Ford Capri RS3100.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven-round series with two heats per round.

| Round | Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Car |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | | Surfers Paradise International Raceway | 16 May | Allan Moffat | Chevrolet Monza |
| 2 | The Marlboro Cup | Sandown Park | 4 July | Allan Moffat | Chevrolet Monza |
| 3 | | Oran Park | 1 August | Tony Edmondson | Chrysler Valiant Charger |
| 4 | | Wanneroo Park | 15 August | Allan Moffat | Ford Capri RS3100 |
| 5 | The Advertiser Trophy | Adelaide International Raceway | 22 August | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair |
| 6 | | Symmons Plains | 26 September | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair |
| 7 | | Calder | 5 December | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair |

## Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the six best placed drivers at each round.

## Results

| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Sur | San | Ora | Wan | Ade | Sym | Cal | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Allan Moffat | Chevrolet Monza Ford Capri RS3100 | Allan Moffat Racing | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 33 |
| 2 | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair | John Player Racing | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Tony Edmondson | Chrysler VJ Valiant Charger Repco-Holden | Donald Elliott | 6 | - | 9 | - | - | 6 | - | 21 |
| 4 | Jim Richards | Ford Mustang | Sidchrome | - | 3 | - | 6 | 6 | - | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Ian Diffen | Holden LJ Torana Chevrolet | World of Tyres | 3 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Ian Geoghegan | Holden HQ Monaro GTS 350 | Craven Mild Racing | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| 6 | Colin Bond | Holden LH Torana Repco-Holden | Holden Dealer Team | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 8 | Brian Potts | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 9 | Bob Jane | Holden HQ Monaro GTS 350 | Bob Jane T Marts | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Garry Rogers | Ford Escort | Garry Rogers | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 11 | Pat Crea | Ford TC Cortina | Pat Crea's Volkspares | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| 11 | Grant Walker | Ford Capri RS | Grant Walker | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 11 | Vince Gregory | Volkswagen 1600TS Chevrolet | Gregory Racing | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
| 14 | Brian Smith | Holden Torana | | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 15 | Stuart Beechen | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | Peter Wells | Vauxhall Viva | | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 15 | Ron Harrop | Holden EH Repco-Holden | Ron Harrop | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | John Pollard | Chevrolet Camaro | John Pollard | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Ed Conacher | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 19 | Bruce Peacock | Ford Anglia | | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | Lyndon Arnel | Holden Torana | | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | Doug Clark | Toyota Celica TA22 | Brian Hilton | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | Don Halliday | Ford Capri | Halliday Racing (NZ) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
