1976 Formula Atlantic season IMSA

1976 Formula Atlantic season CASC May 2019 noref (GreenC bot) February 2025 1976 Formula Atlantic IMSA season 1975 1977 The 1976 IMSA Formula Atlantic Players Championship Series season was contested over 6 rounds. In this one-make engine formula all drivers had to use Ford engines. Calendar Race No Track State Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole position Fastest race lap 1 Road Atlanta Georgia April 11, 1976 40 4.055436=162.21744 km 0'55:20.907 175.850 km/h Gilles Villeneuve ? Gilles Villeneuve 2 Monterey California May 2, 1976 33 3.05767=100.90311 km 0'35:29.418 170.587 km/h Gilles Villeneuve ? Elliott Forbes-Robinson 3 Ontario California May 9, 1976 26 4.667=121.342 km 0'42:24.553 171.673 km/h Gilles Villeneuve ? Gilles Villeneuve 4 Lexington Ohio August 29, 1976 42 3.86232=162.21744 km 1'02:26.053 155.893 km/h Tom Klausler ? Tom Klausler 5 Road Atlanta Georgia September 19, 1976 25 4.055436=101.3859 km 0'34:23.261 176.899 km/h Gilles Villeneuve ? Gilles VilleneuveHowdy Holmes 6 Monterey California October 3, 1976 33 3.05767=100.90311 km 0'35:06.81 172.418 km/h Price Cobb ? Bobby Rahal Final points standings Driver For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 15 for runner-up, ? Place Name Country Team Chassis Total points USA USA USA USA USA USA 1 Gilles Villeneuve Ecurie Canada March 80 20 20 20 - 20 - 2 Price Cobb Doug Shierson Racing March 45 - - 8 15 2 20 3 Elliott Forbes-Robinson ? Tui 45 - 15 15 - - 15 4 Bobby Brown ? Chevron 41 12 10 - 6 1 12 5 Tom Klausler ? Lola 38 3 - - 20 12 3 6 Johnny Gerber ? Chevron 22 - 12 10 - - - 7 Bobby Rahal ? March 20 - 8 - 12 - - 8 Don Breidenbach ? March 18 8 - - - - 10 9 Héctor Rebaque ? Lola 16 - 6 - - 10 - 10 Tom Pumpelly ? March 15 15 - - - - - Tom Gloy ? Tui 15 - - - - 15 - Wink Bancroft ? Chevron 15 2 - 6 1 - 6 13 Howdy Holmes ? ? 13 - - - 10 3 - 14 Bill Brack ? ? 12 - - 12 - - - Carl Liebich ? ? 12 6 4 - 2 - - 16 Tim Cooper ? ? 11 1 2 4 - 4 - 17 Tom Bagley ? ? 10 10 - - - - - 18 James King ? ? 8 - - - 8 - - John Mortensen ? ? 8 - - - - 8 - Dan Marvin ? ? 8 - - - - - 8 21 Chip Mead ? ? 6 - - 2 4 - - Marcel Talbot ? Chevron 6 - - - - 6 - 23 Cliff Hansen Doug Shierson Racing March 4 4 - - - - - Kevin Cogan ? Ralt 4 - - - - - 4 25 Richard Melville Wilbur Bunce Racing Lola 3 - 3 - - - - Dick Hayes ? Chevron 3 - - 3 - - - Tom Outcault ? March 3 - - - 3 - - 28 Tim Coconis ? Lola 2 - - - - - 2 29 Gordon Strom ? Chevron 1 - 1 - - - - Pete Halsmer ? Brabham 1 - - 1 - - - Jon Norman ? Lotus 1 - - - - - 1 Formula Atlantic Category:Atlantic Championship seasons Formula Atlantic