The 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title[1] open to Group B Sports Sedans.[2] The title, which was the inaugural Australian Sports Sedan Championship,[1] was won by Allan Moffat, driving a Chevrolet Monza and a Ford Capri RS3100.
The championship was contested over a seven-round series with two heats per round.[3]
| Round | Name | Circuit | Date[4] | Winning driver | Car | |
| 1 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway[5] | 16 May | Allan Moffat | Chevrolet Monza | ||
| 2 | The Marlboro Cup[6] | Sandown Park | 4 July | Allan Moffat | Chevrolet Monza | |
| 3 | Oran Park | 1 August | Tony Edmondson | Chrysler Valiant Charger | ||
| 4 | Wanneroo Park | 15 August | Allan Moffat | Ford Capri RS3100 | ||
| 5 | The Advertiser Trophy[7] | Adelaide International Raceway[8] | 22 August | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair | |
| 6 | Symmons Plains | 26 September | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair | ||
| 7 | Calder | 5 December | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair |
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the six best placed drivers at each round.
| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Sur | San | Ora | Wan | Ade | Sym | Cal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Moffat | Chevrolet Monza Ford Capri RS3100[9] | Allan Moffat Racing | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 33 |
| 2 | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair | John Player Racing | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Tony Edmondson | Chrysler VJ Valiant Charger Repco-Holden[10] | Donald Elliott | 6 | - | 9 | - | - | 6 | - | 21 |
| 4 | Jim Richards | Ford Mustang | Sidchrome | - | 3 | - | 6 | 6 | - | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Ian Diffen | Holden LJ Torana[11] Chevrolet[12] | World of Tyres | 3 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Ian Geoghegan | Holden HQ Monaro GTS 350[13] | Craven Mild Racing | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Colin Bond | Holden LH Torana Repco-Holden[14] | Holden Dealer Team[15] | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 8 | Brian Potts | Holden Torana GTR XU-1[16] | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
| 9 | Bob Jane | Holden HQ Monaro GTS 350 | Bob Jane T Marts[17] | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Garry Rogers | Ford Escort | Garry Rogers | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 11 | Pat Crea | Ford TC Cortina | Pat Crea's Volkspares | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Grant Walker | Ford Capri RS | Grant Walker[18] | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Vince Gregory | Volkswagen 1600TS Chevrolet | Gregory Racing | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | |
| 14 | Brian Smith | Holden Torana | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 15 | Stuart Beechen | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Peter Wells | Vauxhall Viva | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Ron Harrop | Holden EH Repco-Holden | Ron Harrop | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| John Pollard | John Pollard | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Ed Conacher | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bruce Peacock | Ford Anglia | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Lyndon Arnel | Holden Torana | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Doug Clark | Toyota Celica TA22 | Brian Hilton | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Don Halliday | Ford Capri | Halliday Racing (NZ) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |