1976 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1976 Australian Drivers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Australian Formula 1 cars and Australian Formula 2 cars. It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title with the winner awarded the CAMS Gold Star. The title was the 20th Australian Drivers' Championship.
The championship was won by John Leffler driving a Lola T400.
Calendar
The championship was contested over a four-round series.| Round | Round/race name | Circuit | State | Date | Round format | Winner | Car | Report |
| 1 | Australian Grand Prix | Sandown Park | Victoria | 12 September | One race | John Goss | Matich A51/53 Repco Holden | Report |
| 2 | Australian Gold Star Oran Park | Oran Park | New South Wales | 19 September | One race | Max Stewart | Lola T400 Chevrolet | |
| 3 | Australian Gold Star Calder Park | Calder Raceway | Victoria | 17 October | Two Heats | John McCormack | McLaren M23 Repco-Leyland | |
| 4 | Mirafiori 5000 | Phillip Island | Victoria | 28 November | One race | Alf Costanzo | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six place-getters at each round.For Round 3 only, round placings were determined by allocating points to the first fourteen place-getters in each heat on a 20–16–13–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis.
Championship points were then awarded on the standard 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top six drivers for that round.
Only holders of current and valid full General Competition Licenses issued by CAMS were eligible for the championship.
Results
Note:- There were only five classified finishers at the Sandown Park round.
- Vern Schuppan placed second at the Sandown Park round but was not eligible to score championship points.