1976 British Saloon Car Championship

{{Short description|Touring car racing championship}}

{{Motorsport season

|series = British Saloon Car Championship

|title = British Saloon Car Championship

|year = 1976

}}

The 1976 RAC Keith Prowse British Saloon Car Championship was the 19th season of the series. That year saw a change in the class structure, with a limit of 3000cc engines being brought in, to stop the large American V8 cars competing in the championship.{{Cite web |url=http://gtwap.co.uk/50_Years_of_the_BTCC/?width=600&topic=099.BTCC_1958-1979.wtxt |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205114058/http://gtwap.co.uk/50_Years_of_the_BTCC/?width=600&topic=099.BTCC_1958-1979.wtxt |archive-date=2009-02-05 |url-status=dead }} Bernard Unett regained the drivers title he last won in 1974, again driving a now renamed Chrysler Avenger GT.{{cite web|url=http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 |title=BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship |accessdate=2010-09-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070626/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 |archivedate=2011-07-16 }} Official list of BTCC champions{{Cite web |url=http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1976%20BSCC.html |title=RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1976 |access-date=2010-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311004332/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1976%20BSCC.html |archive-date=2009-03-11 |url-status=dead }}

Classes

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:[http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1976%20BSCC%20Class.html 1976 Keith Prowse British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved 27 January 2014

  • Class A - 1300cc
  • Class B - 1600cc
  • Class C - 2000cc
  • Class D - 3000cc

Calendar and winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
colspan=2| Round

! Circuit

! Date

! Class A winner

! Class B winner

! Class C winner

! Class D winner

colspan=2| 1

| Brands Hatch, Kent

| 14 March

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gerry Marshall

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Spice

colspan=2| 2

| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire

| 11 April

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Thomas

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Spice

rowspan=2| 3*

! A

|rowspan=2| Oulton Park, Cheshire

|rowspan=2| 16 April

| align=center|Not contested.

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Rouse

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Walkinshaw

B

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| colspan=3 align=center|Not contested.

colspan=2| 4

| Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire

| 19 April

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gerry Marshall

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Walkinshaw

colspan=2| 5

| Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire

| 9 May

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Rouse

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Walkinshaw

colspan=2| 6

| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire

| 31 May

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dave Brodie

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Spice

colspan=2| 7

| Brands Hatch, Kent

| 18 July

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Barrie Williams

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Bell

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Vince Woodman

rowspan=2| 8

! A

|rowspan=2| Mallory Park, Leicestershire

|rowspan=2| 31 July

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy

|colspan=2 align=center|Not contested.

B

| colspan=2 align=center|Not contested.

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gerry Marshall

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Walkinshaw

rowspan=2| 9

! A

|rowspan=2| Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk

|rowspan=2| 29 August

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy

|colspan=2 align=center|Not contested.

B

| colspan=2 align=center|Not contested.

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Rouse

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Spice

colspan=2| 10

| Brands Hatch, Kent

| 24 October

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gerry Marshall

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Vandervell

  • Production cars raced alongside Class A at round 3. {{flagicon|GBR}} John Brindley won the class.

Championship results

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! colspan=4 | Driver's championship

Pos.

! Driver

! Car

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| Hillman Avenger 1300
Chrysler Avenger 1300 GT

|align=center| 90

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy

| Toyota Celica GT

|align=center| 81

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gerry Marshall

| Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300

|align=center| 58

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Spice

| Ford Capri II 3.0

|align=center| 58

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Walkinshaw

| Ford Capri II 3.0

|align=center| 53

References

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