1977 Australian Sports Car Championship


The 1977 Australian Sports Car Championship was a motor racing competition for Group D Production Sports Cars. It was authorised as an Australian National Title by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. It was the ninth Australian Sports Car Championship to be awarded by CAMS.
The championship was won jointly by Alan Hamilton and John Latham driving a Porsche 934 Turbo and a Porsche Carrera RSR respectively.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a six-round series.
RoundCircuitStateDateFormatWinning driverWinning car
1CalderVictoria15 JanuaryTwo heatsRusty Frenchde Tomaso Pantera
2Adelaide International RacewaySouth Australia3 AprilOne raceAlan HamiltonPorsche 934
3Amaroo ParkNew South Wales29 MayOne raceJohn LathamPorsche Carrera
4Lakeside International RacewayQueensland24 JulyOne raceAlan HamiltonPorsche 934
5Oran ParkNew South Wales30 OctoberOne raceAlan HamiltonPorsche 934
6Phillip IslandVictoria20 NovemberOne raceAlan HamiltonPorsche 934

Classes

Cars competed in two engine capacity classes.
  • Up to and including 2000cc
  • Over 2000cc

Results

Note: Hamilton achieved four round wins to Latham's one, however there was no countback process incorporated in the points system to act as a tiebreaker, so the two drivers shared the title.