1977 Australian Sports Sedan Championship

The 1977 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Sports Sedans complying with Group B regulations. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1977,]

The championship was contested over a seven round series.
* Round 1, Oran Park, New South Wales, 1 May
* Round 2, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 15 May
* Round 3, Wanneroo Park, Western Australia, 12 June
* Round 4, Sandown Park, Victoria, 3 July
* Round 5, Calder Raceway, Victoria, 7 August
* Round 6, Adelaide International Raceway, South Australia, 21 August
* Round 7, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 18 SeptemberRound 1 was conducted as a single race and all other rounds were contested over two heats. Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, Pages 159-160]

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round.Only the best six round results for each driver were counted.Where rounds were run over two heats, results were determined by awarding round points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top fourteen placegetters in each heat.Where round points were tied, the relevant round placing was awarded to the driver attaining the higher position in the second heat.

Results

References

Further reading

* Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978
* Chequered Flag, August 1977, Pages 19-20 (Sandown round report)
* Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, August 14 1977
* The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989
* The Mercury, Monday, 19-9-1997, Page 19 (Symmons round report)
* The Official Racing History of Holden, 1988

External links

* [http://www.camsmanual.com.au/records.asp CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Records, Titles & Awards]
* [http://www.autopics.com.au/cache/list-267public__0-0.html?cache=no Autopics 1977 images, including Sports Sedans]