1976 Australian Grand Prix
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The 1976 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit[1] in 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 Australian Grand Prix and doubled as Round 1 of the 1976 Australian Drivers' Championship. John Goss won the race driving a Matich A53 Repco-Holden, and in doing so became the only driver to win both of Australia's highest profile motor races, the Australian Grand Prix and the Bathurst 1000. Goss won the 47 lap race by just half a second from Australian international Vern Schuppan who was driving an Elfin MR8 Chevrolet entered by Ansett Team Elfin. Finishing third, over a lap behind, was John Leffler driving a Lola T400 Chevrolet.
Qualifying results
| Pos.[3] | No.[4] | Driver[3] | Car[3] | Entrant[4] | Time[3] | Gap[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Template:Flagicon Max Stewart | Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | M Stewart | 1:01.5 | — |
| 2 | 12 | Template:Flagicon Vern Schuppan | Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Ansett Team Elfin | 1:02.5 | +1.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Template:Flagicon John Goss | Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | John Goss Racing Pty Ltd | 1:04.1 | +2.6 |
| 4 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Jon Davison | Matich A51 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Jon Davison Southern Comfort Racing | 1:06.1 | +4.6 |
| 5 | 10 | Template:Flagicon Chris Milton | McLaren M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | John Martin's / Shell Sport | 1:06.5 | +5.0 |
| 6 | 62 | Template:Flagicon Bruce Allison | Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | B Allison | 1:07.1 | +5.6 |
| 7 | 15 | Template:Flagicon Terry Hook | Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Terry Hook Racing | 1:08.1 | +6.6 |
| 8 | 68 | Template:Flagicon John Edmonds | Elfin MR5B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8[5] | J Edmonds | 1:08.5 | +7.0 |
| 9 | 6 | Template:Flagicon Ken Shirvington | Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | K Shirvington | 1:09.1 | +7.6 |
| 10 | 23 | Template:Flagicon Steven Fraser | Cicada / Ford 5.0L V8 | SH & DG Fraser | 1:12.9 | +11.4 |
| 11 | 39 | Template:Flagicon Gil Cameron | McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | VYI's Sunglasses | 1:13.3 | +11.8 |
| 12 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Kevin Bartlett | Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Shellsport K Bartlett | 1:16.7 | +15.2 |
| 13 | 7 | Template:Flagicon John Leffler | Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Grace Bros Racing | 1:34.9 | +33.4 |
| 14 | 20 | Template:Flagicon Andrew Miedecke | Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L I4 | Grace Bros Racing | 1:08.5 | +7.0 |
| 15 | 83 | Template:Flagicon Peter Larner | Elfin 700 / England 1.6L I4 | P Larner | 1:08.6 | +7.1 |
| 16 | 33 | Template:Flagicon Mike Stack | Cheetah Mk6 / Ford 1.6L I4 | M Stack | 1:11.4 | +9.9 |
| 17 | 17 | Template:Flagicon John Millard | Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L I4 | Chrystal Millard | DNP |
Race results
| Pos.[3] | No.[4] | Driver[3] | Car[3] | Entrant[4] | Laps[3] | Time[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Template:Flagicon John Goss | Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | John Goss Racing Pty Ltd | 47 | 48m 41.4s |
| 2 | 12 | Template:Flagicon Vern Schuppan | Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Ansett Team Elfin | 47 | 48m 41.9s |
| 3 | 7 | Template:Flagicon John Leffler | Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Grace Bros Racing | 46 | |
| 4 | 10 | Template:Flagicon Chris Milton | McLaren M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | John Martin's / Shell Sport | 39 | |
| 5 | 20 | Template:Flagicon Andrew Miedecke | Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl | Grace Bros Racing | 37 | |
| Ret | 5 | Template:Flagicon Kevin Bartlett | Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Shellsport K Bartlett | 33 | engine |
| Ret | 23 | Template:Flagicon Steven Fraser | Cicada / Ford 5.0L V8 | SH & DG Fraser | 27 | |
| Ret | 16 | Template:Flagicon Max Stewart | Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | M Stewart | 26 | engine |
| Ret | 4 | Template:Flagicon Jon Davison | Matich A51 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Jon Davison Southern Comfort Racing | 19 | engine |
| Ret | 83 | Template:Flagicon Peter Larner | Elfin 700 / England 1.6L 4cyl | P Larner | 17 | crash |
| Ret | 15 | Template:Flagicon Terry Hook | Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Terry Hook Racing | 12 | engine |
| Ret | 39 | Template:Flagicon Gil Cameron | McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | VYI's Fashion Sunglasses | 8 | engine |
| Ret | 6 | Template:Flagicon Ken Shirvington | Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | K Shirvington | 1 | crash |
| Ret | 62 | Template:Flagicon Bruce Allison | Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | B Allison | 1 | stuck throttle / crash |
| Ret | 68 | Template:Flagicon John Edmonds | Elfin MR5B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8[5] | J Edmonds | 0 | clutch |
| DNS | 33 | Template:Flagicon Mike Stack | Cheetah Mk6 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl | M Stack | ||
| DNS | 17 | Template:Flagicon John Millard | Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl | Chrystal Millard |
References
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- ↑ 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
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- ↑ 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
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