The 1976 Rothmans Sun-7 Series was a motor racing competition open to Touring Cars of under 3 litre capacity.[1] It was contested at the Amaroo Park circuit in New South Wales, Australia[1] and was the sixth annual Touring Car series to be staged at that circuit. It was won by Allan Grice driving a Mazda RX-3.[1]
Schedule
The series was contested over four rounds with preliminary heats and a 50 lap final at each round.[1]
| Round[1] | Date[1] | Winner of Final[1] | Car[1][2] |
| 1 | 7 March | Barry Seton | Ford Capri V6 |
| 2 | 30 May | Barry Seton | Ford Capri V6 |
| 3 | 18 July | Allan Grice | Mazda RX-3 |
| 4 | 15 August | Lakis Manticas | Ford Capri V6 |
Series results
| Position[2] | Driver[2] | Car[2] | Entrant | R1[2] | R2[2] | R3[2] | R4[2] | Total[2] |
| 1 | Allan Grice | Mazda RX-3 | Mazda House[1] | 3 | 3 | 4 ½ | 5 | 15 ½ |
| 2 | Barry Seton | Ford Capri V6 | 4 ½ | 4 ½ | 1 ½ | - | 10 ½ | |
| 3 | Bob Morris | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Ron Hodgson[3] | 2 | - | - | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Lakis Manticas | Ford Capri V6 | - | - | - | 7 ½ | 7 ½ | |
| 5 | Don Holland | Mazda RX-3 | 1 ½ | - | 3 | 2 ½ | 7 | |
| 6 | Phil McDonell | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 7 | Lyndon Arnel | Ford Escort RS2000 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | Bob Holden | Ford Escort RS2000 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | |
| 9 | Bill Stanley | Ford Escort RS2000 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| 10 | Geoff Leeds | Mazda RX-3 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 11 | Russell Skaife | Ford Capri V6 | - | 1 ½ | - | - | 1 ½ | |
| 12 | Peter Granger | BMW 2002 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 13 | Terry Daley | Ford Escort Twin Cam | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Rothmans Sun-7 Series, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977 Edition, pages 114 to 120
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Evan Green, Sun-7 Rothmans Series 3 Litre Touring Cars - 1976 Results, Evan Green's Word of Motor Sport, 1977, page 196
- ^ Evan Green, Road & Track, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 March 1976
Further reading
- Driver wins first title, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 16 August 1976, page 13
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