The 1976 Rothmans Sun-7 Series was a motor racing competition open to Touring Cars of under 3 litre capacity.[1] It was contested at the Amaroo Park circuit in New South Wales, Australia[1] and was the sixth annual Touring Car series to be staged at that circuit. It was won by Allan Grice driving a Mazda RX-3.[1]
The series was contested over four rounds with preliminary heats and a 50 lap final at each round.[1]
Round | Date | Winner of Final | Car[2] | |
1 | 7 March | Barry Seton | Ford Capri V6 | |
2 | 30 May | Barry Seton | Ford Capri V6 | |
3 | 18 July | Allan Grice | Mazda RX-3 | |
4 | 15 August | Lakis Manticas | Ford Capri V6 |
Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | |
1 | Allan Grice | Mazda RX-3 | Mazda House | 3 | 3 | 4 ½ | 5 | 15 ½ | |
2 | Barry Seton | Ford Capri V6 | 4 ½ | 4 ½ | 1 ½ | - | 10 ½ | ||
3 | Bob Morris | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Ron Hodgson[3] | 2 | - | - | 6 | 8 | |
4 | Lakis Manticas | Ford Capri V6 | - | - | - | 7 ½ | 7 ½ | ||
5 | Don Holland | Mazda RX-3 | 1 ½ | - | 3 | 2 ½ | 7 | ||
6 | Phil McDonell | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
7 | Lyndon Arnel | Ford Escort RS2000 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 5 | ||
8 | Bob Holden | Ford Escort RS2000 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | ||
9 | Bill Stanley | Ford Escort RS2000 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||
10 | Geoff Leeds | Mazda RX-3 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | ||
11 | Russell Skaife | Ford Capri V6 | - | 1 ½ | - | - | 1 ½ | ||
12 | Peter Granger | BMW 2002 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
13 | Terry Daley | Ford Escort Twin Cam | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |