1978 Rothmans International Series

September 2014 1978 Rothmans International Series 1977 1979 The 1978 Rothmans International Series was an Australian motor racing competitionRothmans International Series, Australian Competition Yearbook, Number 8, pages 68 to 79 open to Australian Formula 1 cars.Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 12 February 1978, page 3 The series, which was the third Rothmans International Series,Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, pages 55 to 61 was won by Warwick Brown, driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet.Wolfgang Klopfer, Formula 5000 in New Zealand & Australia: Race by Race, page 193 Schedule thumb|Warwick Brown won the series driving a Lola T332 similar to the example pictured above The series was contested over four rounds with one race per round. Round Circuit Date Winning driver Car 1 Sandown Park 5 February Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet 2 Adelaide International RacewayProgramme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 12 February 1978, front cover 12 February Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet 3 Surfers Paradise International RacewayProgram, Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Sunday, February 19, 1978 19 February Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet 4 Oran Park 26 February Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet Points system Series points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round. Series results Position Driver Car(Entry list), Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 12 February 1978, page 39 Entrant SanResults from Sandown, Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 12 February 1978, page 36 AdePoints for Rounds 2, 3 & 4 have been calculated by applying the points system as published in Wolfgang Klopfer’s Formula 5000 in New Zealand & Australia: Race by Race to the round results published in Australian Competition Yearbook, Number 8 Sur Ora Total 1 Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet Racing Team VDS 9 9 9 9 36 2 Vern Schuppan Elfin MR8 Chevrolet Ansett Team Elfin - 6 6 3 15 3 Bruce Allison Chevron B37 Chevrolet Bill Patterson Racing - 3 - 6 9 4 John Walker Lola T332 Chevrolet Magnum Wheels - 4 3 1 8 5 Garrie Cooper Elfin MR8 Chevrolet Ansett Team Elfin 6 - - - 6 = Graham McRae McRae GM3 Chevrolet Graham McRae - 2 - 4 6 7 John Cannon March 761 Chevrolet Anglo-American Racing 4 - - - 4 = Don Breidenbach Lola T332 Chevrolet Tropicana Racing Team - - 4 - 4 = John Goss Matich A53 Repco Holden John Goss Racing Pty Ltd 1 1 - 2 4 10 Alan Hamilton Lola T430 Chevrolet Porsche Car Distributors 2 - 1 - 3 = Keith Holland Lola T332 Chevrolet Jon Davison 3 - - - 3 12 John David Briggs Lola T332 Chevrolet Tropicana Racing Team - - 2 - 2 References Category:Rothmans International Series Rothmans Category:Australian Formula 1 Category:Formula 5000