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The championship has been referred to by various names including the 1976 Australian
Formula 1 Championship, the 1976 Gold Star Championship, the 20th Australian Formula 1 Drivers Championship for the 1976 C.A.M.S. Gold Star Award and the 1976 Australian Drivers' Championship. The latter term is used
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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
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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
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Event 4, Marlboro presents the
Australian Grand Prix, Official Programme, Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit, 12 September 1976
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Conditions for
Australian Titles, The Australian Formula 1 Championship, 1976 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 80–81
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Harrington, Alf's second in a row – Leffler's crown at last, Australian Auto Action, 9 December 1976, page 11
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Australian
Drivers' Championship – CAMS Gold Star, 2002 CAMS Manual of Australian Motor Sport, page 14-4
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National Formula One Review, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977 Edition, pages 84 to 93
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Official
Souvenir Programme, Phillip Island, Sunday, November 21, 1976 and Sunday, November 28, 1976
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as an
Australian National Title with the winner awarded the CAMS Gold Star. The title was the 20th
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Matich A51/53, The official 50-race history of the
Australian Grand Prix, 1986, pages 402 to 404
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1976 Australian Drivers' Championship winner John Leffler (pictured on the right), in 1978
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in historical records and has been used in this article.
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The championship was contested over a four-round series.
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Evan Green, Evan Green's World of Motor Sport, page 15
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585:Ansett Team Elfin
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623:Shellsport
432:J McCormack
425:McLaren M23
382:Max Stewart
239:McLaren M23
227:17 October
195:Max Stewart
1464:Categories
861:References
790:Elfin MR5B
394:M Stewart
230:Two Heats
73:driving a
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838:Elfin MR8
760:Chevrolet
724:Elfin 622
655:Chevrolet
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616:Lola T400
581:Chevrolet
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538:Lola T332
498:John Goss
470:B Allison
466:Chevrolet
463:Lola T332
390:Chevrolet
387:Lola T400
352:Chevrolet
349:Lola T400
311:Position
281:Chevrolet
278:Lola T332
269:One race
203:Chevrolet
200:Lola T400
191:One race
179:Oran Park
153:John Goss
149:One race
75:Lola T400
1439:Category
320:Entrant
262:Victoria
223:Victoria
142:Victoria
105:Circuit
81:Calendar
28:Previous
1449:Commons
428:Leyland
314:Driver
304:Results
242:Leyland
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123:Report
117:Winner
830:round.
822:Note:
335:Total
166:Report
108:State
99:Round
332:Phi.
329:Cal.
326:Ora.
323:San.
111:Date
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855:CAMS
727:Ford
691:Ford
317:Car
298:CAMS
120:Car
54:and
46:The
40:1977
36:Next
32:1975
20:1976
853:by
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