The 1976 Rothmans International Series was an Australian motor racing competition[1] open to single seater racing cars complying with Australian Formula 1.[2] The series, which was the first Rothmans International Series,[3] was won by Vern Schuppan,[1] driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet.[4]
The 1976 Rothmans International Series was contested over four rounds with one race per round.[3]
| Round | Name[5] | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Car | |
| 1 | Oran Park 100 | Oran Park | 1 February | Lola T332 Chevrolet | ||
| 2 | N/A [6] | Adelaide International Raceway | 8 February | Ken Smith | Lola T330 Chevrolet[7] | |
| 3 | Sandown Park Cup | Sandown Park | 15 February | John Cannon | March 73A/751 Chevrolet[8] | |
| 4 | Surfers Paradise 100 | Surfers Paradise | 29 February | Race cancelled |
The final round was postponed for one week due to heavy rain and flooding and the rescheduled race was cancelled after qualifying due to further rain.[1]
Series points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round.[9]
| Position | Driver | Car[10] | Entrant[11] | Ora[12] | Ade | San | Sur | Total | |
| 1 | Lola T332 Chevrolet | 9 | 6 | 6 | - | 21 | |||
| 2 |  Ken Smith | Lola T330 Chevrolet | La Valise Racing | 4 | 9 | 3 | - | 16[13] | |
| 3 |  John Cannon | March 73A/751 Chevrolet | Anglo American Racing | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| 4 |  Kevin Bartlett | Lola T400 Chevrolet | K Bartlett Shell Sport | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 | |
| 5 | John Goss | Matich A51 Repco Holden | John Goss Racing Pty Ltd | 2 | - | 4 | - | 6 | |
| 6 | John Leffler | Lola T400 Chevrolet | Grace Bros Race Team | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
| 7 | Terry Hook | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Sharp Corporation of Australia | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| = | Chris Milton | McLaren M18/22 Chevrolet | John Martins Shell Sport | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| 9 | Jon Davison | Matich A50 Repco Holden | Southern Comfort Racing Team | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 10 |  David Purley | Lola T330 Chevrolet | Richard Oaten Racing | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| = | John McCormack | Elfin MR6 Repco Holden | Ansett Team Elfin | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| = | Gil Cameron | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | V.Y.I.'s Sunglasses | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |