The 1977 Rothmans International Series was an Australian motor racing competition[1] open to Formula 5000 Racing Cars.[2] The series, which was the second Rothmans International Series,[3] was won by Warwick Brown driving a Lola T430 Chevrolet.[1]
Schedule edit
The series was contested over four rounds with one race per round.[1]
| Round[1] | Name[1] | Circuit[1] | Date[1] | Winning driver[1] | Car[1] | Report |
| 1 | Australian Grand Prix | Oran Park | 6 February | Warwick Brown | Lola T430 Chevrolet | Report |
| 2 | Surfers Paradise | 13 February | Warwick Brown | Lola T430 Chevrolet | ||
| 3 | Sandown Park | 20 February | Max Stewart | Lola T400 Chevrolet | ||
| 4 | Adelaide International Raceway | 27 February | Alan Jones | Lola T332C Chevrolet |
Points system edit
Series points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round.[4]
Series results edit
| Position[1] | Driver[1] | Car[4] | Entrant[2] | Ora[1] | Sur[1] | San[1] | Ade[1] | Total[1] |
| 1 | Warwick Brown | Lola T430 Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS | 9 | 9 | - | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | Peter Gethin | Chevron B37 Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS | 6 | 6 | - | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Lola T332C Chevrolet & Lola T332 Chevrolet |
Theodore Racing / Bill Patterson Motors | 3 | 2 | - | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Max Stewart | Lola T400 Chevrolet | Max Stewart | - | - | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| = | John Goss | Matich A53 Repco Holden | John Goss Racing | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Alfredo Costanzo | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Auto Sprint Motors | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 6 |
| = | Garrie Cooper | Elfin MR8-C Chevrolet | Ansett Team Elfin | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| 8 | John Leffler | Lola T400 Chevrolet | Grace Brothers Race Team | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 9 | Dave Powell | Matich A51 Repco Holden | Dave Powell | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| = | John McCormack | McLaren M23 Leyland | Budget Rent-A-Car System | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Vern Schuppan | Elfin MR8-C Chevrolet | Ansett Team Elfin | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
There were only five classified finishers at the Sandown Park round.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Rothmans International, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978 Edition, pages 84 to 95
- ^ a b Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 27 February 1977
- ^ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, pages 54 to 56
- ^ a b Wolfgang Klopfer, Formula 5000 in New Zealand & Australia: Race by Race, page 181