title: 1976 Australian Sports Car Championship
text: # 1976 Australian Sports Car Championship
  
  The 1976 Australian Sports Car Championship was an Australian national motor racing title for drivers of Group D Production Sports Cars. It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the eighth Australian Sports Car Championship and was the first to be restricted to production based cars.
  
  The championship was won by Ian Geoghegan driving a Porsche Carrera.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  The championship was contested over five rounds:
  
  | Round | Circuit | State | Date | Format | Round winner | Car |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 16 May | Two heats | Ian Geoghegan | Porsche Carrera |
  | 2 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 30 May | Two heats | Ian Geoghegan | Porsche Carrera |
  | 3 | Calder | Victoria | 8 August | Two heats | Alan Hamilton | Porsche Turbo RSR |
  | 4 | Hume Weir | Victoria | 26 September | Two heats | Alan Hamilton | Porsche Turbo |
  | 5 | Phillip Island | Victoria | 21 November | One race | Alan Hamilton | Porsche 934 Turbo |
  
  ## Points system
  
  Championship points were awarded on a 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first six places at each round.
  
  ## Championship standings
  
  | Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Ora | Ama | Cal | Hum | Phi | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ian Geoghegan | Porsche Carrera | Laurex Pty Ltd | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
  | 2 | Alan Hamilton | Porsche Turbo RSR Porsche 934 Turbo | JAG Team Porsche | - | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
  | 3 | Rusty French | De Tomaso Pantera | Rusty French | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 16 |
  | 4 | Peter Hopwood | Lotus Elan | P Hopwood | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 7 |
  | 5 | Paul Trevethan | MGB GT V8 | Broadwalk MG Centre | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 6 |
  | 6 | Ross Bond | Bolwell Nagari | Ian Morgan | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 |
  | 7 | Steve Webb | Bolwell Nagari | Eventemp Air Conditioning | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
  | = | Peter Woodward | Lotus 47 | Peter Woodward | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
  | 9 | Alan Edwards | Bolwell Nagari | Motorfast Datsun | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
  | 10 | Max Grayson | Jaguar E Type | | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
  | = | John Gourlay | MG Midget | J Gourlay | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
  | = | Bob Kennedy | Triumph TR5 | Triumph Sports Owners Association | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
  | 13 | Jim Davidson | Lotus Elan | JS Davidson | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
  | = | John Latham | Porsche Carrera | J Latham | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
  | = | Gay Cesario | Fiat 124 Spider | Gay Cesario | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
  | = | Tim Trevor | Lotus 47 | Tim Trevor Motors | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
  | = | Ken Price | MG Midget | K Price | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
  