1976 British Saloon Car Championship

Touring car racing championship December 2025 1976 British Saloon Car Championship 1975 1977 The 1976 RAC Keith Prowse British Saloon Car Championship was the 19th season of the series. That year saw a change in the class structure, with a limit of 3000cc engines being brought in, to stop the large American V8 cars competing in the championship.BTCC 1958-1979 http://gtwap.co.uk/50_Years_of_the_BTCC/?width=600&topic=099.BTCC_1958-1979.wtxt dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110817134050/http://gtwap.co.uk/50_Years_of_the_BTCC/?width=600&topic=099.BTCC_1958-1979.wtxt 2011-08-17 2009-10-26 Bernard Unett regained the drivers title he last won in 1974, again driving a now renamed Chrysler Avenger GT.http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 2010-09-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070626/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 2011-07-16 Official list of BTCC championshttp://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1976%20BSCC.html RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1976 2010-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20090311004332/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1976%20BSCC.html 2009-03-11 dead Classes Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:1976 Keith Prowse British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 27 January 2014 Class A - 1300cc Class B - 1600cc Class C - 2000cc Class D - 3000cc Calendar and winners All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold. Round Circuit Date Class A winner Class B winner Class C winner Class D winner 1 Brands Hatch, Kent 14 March GBR Bernard Unett GBR Win Percy GBR Gerry Marshall GBR Gordon Spice 2 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 11 April GBR Bernard Unett GBR Win Percy GBR Martin Thomas GBR Gordon Spice 3* A Oulton Park, Cheshire 16 AprilNot contested. GBR Win Percy GBR Andy Rouse GBR Tom Walkinshaw B GBR Bernard UnettNot contested. 4 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 19 April GBR Bernard Unett GBR Win Percy GBR Gerry Marshall GBR Tom Walkinshaw 5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 9 May GBR Bernard Unett GBR Win Percy GBR Andy Rouse GBR Tom Walkinshaw 6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 31 May GBR Bernard Unett GBR Win Percy GBR Dave Brodie GBR Gordon Spice 7 Brands Hatch, Kent 18 July GBR Bernard Unett GBR Barrie Williams GBR Derek Bell GBR Vince Woodman 8 A Mallory Park, Leicestershire 31 July GBR Bernard Unett GBR Win PercyNot contested. BNot contested. GBR Gerry Marshall GBR Tom Walkinshaw 9 A Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 29 August GBR Bernard Unett GBR Win PercyNot contested. BNot contested. GBR Andy Rouse GBR Gordon Spice 10 Brands Hatch, Kent 24 October GBR Bernard Unett GBR Win Percy GBR Gerry Marshall GBR Colin Vandervell Production cars raced alongside Class A at round 3. GBR John Brindley won the class. Championship results Driver's championship Pos. Driver Car Points 1 GBR Bernard Unett Hillman Avenger 1300Chrysler Avenger 1300 GT 90 2 GBR Win Percy Toyota Celica GT 81 3 GBR Gerry Marshall Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 58 3 GBR Gordon Spice Ford Capri II 3.0 58 5 GBR Tom Walkinshaw Ford Capri II 3.0 53 References External links Official website of the British Touring Car Championship Category:British Touring Car Championship seasons Saloon