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 |
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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
| 19 April | {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett | {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy | {{flagicon|GBR}} Gerry Marshall | {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Walkinshaw |
colspan=2| 5
| 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 ! Points |
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align=center| 1
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett | Hillman Avenger 1300 |align=center| 90 |
align=center| 2
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy |align=center| 81 |
align=center| 3
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gerry Marshall | Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 |align=center| 58 |
align=center| 3
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Spice |align=center| 58 |
align=center| 5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Walkinshaw |align=center| 53 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.btcc.net Official website of the British Touring Car Championship]
{{BTCC seasons}}