1976 Australian Grand Prix
| 1976 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 of the 1976 Australian Drivers' Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 12 September 1976 | ||
| Official name | XLI Australian Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Victoria | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.100 km (1.926 miles) | ||
| Distance | 47 laps, 145.70 km (90.522 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lola-Chevrolet | ||
| Time | 1'01.5 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | |||
| Time | 1'01.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
|
Repco Holden | |
| Second | Elfin-Chevrolet | ||
| Third | Lola-Chevrolet | ||
The 1976 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the
Victoria, Australia on 12 September 1976. It was open to racing cars complying with either Australian Formula 1 or Australian Formula 2.[2]
The race was the forty first
Chevrolet
.
Qualifying results
| Pos.[3] | No.[4] | Driver[3] | Car[3] | Entrant[4] | Time[3] | Gap[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 |  Max Stewart
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
M Stewart | 1:01.5 | — |
| 2 | 12 | Vern Schuppan
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
Ansett Team Elfin | 1:02.5 | +1.0 |
| 3 | 2 | John Goss
|
Repco Holden 5.0L V8
|
John Goss Racing Pty Ltd | 1:04.1 | +2.6 |
| 4 | 4 | Jon Davison
|
Repco Holden 5.0L V8
|
Jon Davison Southern Comfort Racing | 1:06.1 | +4.6 |
| 5 | 10 | Chris Milton
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
John Martin's / Shell Sport | 1:06.5 | +5.0 |
| 6 | 62 | Bruce Allison
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
B Allison | 1:07.1 | +5.6 |
| 7 | 15 | Terry Hook
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
Terry Hook Racing | 1:08.1 | +6.6 |
| 8 | 68 | John Edmonds
|
J Edmonds | 1:08.5 | +7.0 | |
| 9 | 6 | Ken Shirvington
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
K Shirvington | 1:09.1 | +7.6 |
| 10 | 23 | Steven Fraser
|
Cicada / Ford 5.0L V8 | SH & DG Fraser | 1:12.9 | +11.4 |
| 11 | 39 | Gil Cameron
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
VYI's Sunglasses | 1:13.3 | +11.8 |
| 12 | 5 | Kevin Bartlett
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
Shellsport K Bartlett | 1:16.7 | +15.2 |
| 13 | 7 | John Leffler
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
Grace Bros Racing | 1:34.9 | +33.4 |
| 14 | 20 | Andrew Miedecke
|
I4
|
Grace Bros Racing | 1:08.5 | +7.0 |
| 15 | 83 | Peter Larner
|
I4
|
P Larner | 1:08.6 | +7.1 |
| 16 | 33 | Mike Stack
|
I4
|
M Stack | 1:11.4 | +9.9 |
| 17 | 17 | John Millard
|
I4
|
Chrystal Millard | DNP |
Race results
Elfin MR8
, similar to that pictured above| Pos.[3] | No.[4] | Driver[3] | Car[3] | Entrant[4] | Laps[3] | Time[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | John Goss
|
Repco Holden 5.0L V8
|
John Goss Racing Pty Ltd | 47 | 48m 41.4s |
| 2 | 12 | Vern Schuppan
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
Ansett Team Elfin | 47 | 48m 41.9s |
| 3 | 7 | John Leffler
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
Grace Bros Racing | 46 | |
| 4 | 10 | Chris Milton
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
John Martin's / Shell Sport | 39 | |
| 5 | 20 | Andrew Miedecke
|
Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl | Grace Bros Racing | 37 | |
| Ret | 5 | Kevin Bartlett
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
Shellsport K Bartlett | 33 | engine |
| Ret | 23 | Steven Fraser
|
Cicada / Ford 5.0L V8 | SH & DG Fraser | 27 | |
| Ret | 16 | Max Stewart
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
M Stewart | 26 | engine |
| Ret | 4 | Jon Davison
|
Repco Holden 5.0L V8
|
Jon Davison Southern Comfort Racing | 19 | engine |
| Ret | 83 | Peter Larner
|
Elfin 700 / England 1.6L 4cyl | P Larner | 17 | crash |
| Ret | 15 | Terry Hook
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
Terry Hook Racing | 12 | engine |
| Ret | 39 | Gil Cameron
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
VYI's Fashion Sunglasses | 8 | engine |
| Ret | 6 | Ken Shirvington
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
K Shirvington | 1 | crash |
| Ret | 62 | Bruce Allison
|
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
|
B Allison | 1 | stuck throttle / crash |
| Ret | 68 | John Edmonds
|
J Edmonds | 0 | clutch | |
| DNS | 33 | Mike Stack
|
Cheetah Mk6 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl | M Stack | ||
| DNS | 17 | John Millard
|
Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl | Chrystal Millard |
References
- ^ Official programme, Hang Ten 400 plus Marlboro presents the 41st Australian Grand Prix, 12 September (1976), page 22
- ^ Conditions for Australian Titles, 1976 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 80–81
- ^ ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
- ^ a b c d Official programme, Hang Ten 400 plus Marlboro presents the 41st Australian Grand Prix, 12 September (1976), page 39
- ^ a b Australian National Formula One Review, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977 Edition, pages 84 to 93