1977 Australian Drivers' Championship

The 1977 Australian Drivers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for racing cars complying with Australian Formula 1 or with Australian Formula 2. It was the 21st Australian Drivers' Championship to be awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.
The championship winner, John McCormack, was awarded the 1977 CAMS Gold Star.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a four-round series.

Round	Name	Circuit	Date	Format	Round winner	Car
1	Glyn Scott Memorial Trophy	Surfers Paradise	28 August	One race	John McCormack	McLaren M23 Repco-Leyland
2	Rothmans 10,000	Sandown Park	11 September	One race	Alfredo Costanzo	Lola T332 Chevrolet
3		Calder	16 October	Two heats	Jon Davison	Lola T332 Chevrolet
4		Phillip Island	13 November	One race	John Leffler	Lola T400 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.
Where a round was contested over two heats, points were allocated on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first 14 place-getters in each heat.
The six drivers attaining the highest aggregate from both heats were then awarded the championship points for that round.
Where more than one driver attained the same total, the relevant placing was awarded to the driver who was higher placed in the last heat.

Championship name

Sources vary as to the actual name of the championship.

The 1977 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport refers to the Australian Formula 1 Championship - Gold Star Award, stating that "The phrase "Australian Champion Driver" shall be reserved exclusively for the winner of the CAMS Gold Star".
Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978 Edition uses the term Australian Drivers' Championship.
Historical records published by CAMS use the term Australian Drivers' Championship.