1977 Australian Sports Car Championship

January 2020 1977 Australian Sports Car Championship 1976 1978 The 1977 Australian Sports Car Championship was a motor racing competition for Group D Production Sports Cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1977 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 86 to 881977 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 203 It was authorised as an Australian National Title by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS). It was the ninth Australian Sports Car Championship to be awarded by CAMS.Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS of Motor Sport, page 14-6 The championship was won jointly by Alan Hamilton and John Latham driving a Porsche 934 Turbo and a Porsche Carrera RSR respectively. Calendar The championship was contested over a six-round series.Sports Car Championship, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978 Edition, pages 104-108 Round Circuit State Date Format Winning driver Winning car 1 Calder Victoria 15 January Greg Stanfield, Rusty's Revenge, Racing Car News, February 1977, pages 36 & 37 Two heats Rusty French de Tomaso Pantera 2 Adelaide International RacewayEntry list, official program, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 3 April 1977 South Australia 3 April Ray Bell, Hopwood Hares Ahead, Racing Car News, May 1977, pages 48 & 49 One race Alan Hamilton Porsche 934 3 Amaroo Park New South Wales 29 May Ray Bell, Lucky Latham, Racing Car News, July 1977, page 28 One race John Latham Porsche Carrera 4 Lakeside International RacewayOfficial Programme, Lakeside International Raceway, July 24, 1977 Queensland 24 July Ray Bell, Turbo Too Good At Lakeside, Racing Car News, September 1977, pages 32 & 33 One race Alan Hamilton Porsche 934 5 Oran Park New South Wales 30 October Ray Bell, Hamilton Closes The Gap, Racing Car News, December 1977, pages 54 & 55 One race Alan Hamilton Porsche 934 6 Phillip Island Victoria 20 November Hamilton and Latham Tie, Racing Car News, January 1978, page 28 One race Alan Hamilton Porsche 934 Classes Cars competed in two engine capacity classes. Up to and including 2000cc Over 2000cc Results Position Racing Car News Masters of Motor Sport '77, pages 24 & 25 Driver No. CarVarious Racing Car News round reports Entrant Points 1 Alan Hamilton 9 Porsche 934 Turbo Porsche Distributors 58 = John Latham 64 Porsche Carrera RSR Kodak Film 58 3 Peter Hopwood 77 Lotus Elan Peter Hopwood 33 4 Rusty French 2 & 3 de Tomaso Pantera Rusty French 31 5 Tim Trevor 47 Lotus 47 Tim Trevor Motors Pty Ltd 21 6 Warwick Henderson 99 Chevrolet Corvette (C3) Warwick Henderson 15 7 Bernard Bisseling 65 Turner Bernard Bisseling 13 8 Fernando D'Alberto 33 Datsun 260Z Fernando D'Alberto 12 9 Alan Hannis 54 Datsun 2000 Bolwell Car Club 10 = Matt Pintar   MGB Matt Pintar 10 11 Ray Winter   MGB Peter McCabe 9 12 Bob Kennedy 60 Triumph TR5 Triumph Sports Owners Association 7 13 Peter Woodward   Lotus 47 Peter Woodward 6 = Bill Evans 7 Triumph TR7 Playboy Racing 6 = Barry Main 6 Bolwell Nagari Barry Main 6 16 Bob Rowntree   MG Midget Bob Rowntree 4 = Peter Beasley   MG Midget Peter Beasley 4 18 Robbie Rowland 26 Austin-Healey 3000 Robbie Rowland 3 = Bob Johnston   MG Midget Bob Johnston 3 20 David Henderson   MG Midget NSSCC 2 = Peter Fitzgerald   Porsche 911S Peter Fitzgerald 2 22 John Gourlay 23 Bolwell Nagari John Gourlay 1 Note: Hamilton achieved four round wins to Latham's one, however there was no countback process incorporated in the points system to act as a tiebreaker, so the two drivers shared the title. References External links 1977 Australian Sports Car racing images at www.autopics.com.au Category:Australian Sports Car Championship Sports Car Championship