1976 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1976 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 21 November 1976.^[1] It was open to Group A Sports Cars^[2] and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian national title.^[2] The race, which was organised by the Phillip Island Auto Racing Club,^[3] was the fourteenth Australian Tourist Trophy.^[4] It also carried the Endeavour Cup title.^[3]

The race was won by Stuart Kostera of Western Australia,^[5] driving an Elfin MS7.^[1]

Results

Position [6]	Driver [6]	No.[3]	Car [6][7][3]	Entrant [7][3]	Laps [6]
1	Stuart Kostera	131 [6]	Elfin MS7 Repco Holden[8]	Kostera Racing	30
2	Barry Singleton	61 [9]	McLaren M8 Chevrolet[10]	Barry Singleton Motors	30
3	Alan Hamilton	9	Porsche 934	Jag Porsche Team	30
4	Rusty French	6	de Tomaso Pantera	Holley Performance	29
5	Geoff Walker	70	GP Datsun Clubman [11]	Geoff Walker	27
6	Tony Rees [12]	78	Farrell Clubman[13]	AG Rees	26
7	Dale Kendall	56	Arbyen WDC1 [14]	Dale Kendall	24
DNF [15]	Jim Phillips	3	Rennmax Repco[16]	Shell Sport
DNF [15]	Eric Boord	19	Boral Ford[16]	Shell Sport
DNF	John White	18	Bolwell	John White
DNF	Murray Wilson	35	Clubman	M Wilson
DNF	Greg Doidge	31	Elfin 360 Repco[16]	GSD Sheetmetal	18 [16]
DNF	Ken Walters	49	Gissing Holden[17]	Ken Walters
DNF	Paul Gibson	11	Rennmax Repco[16]	Shell Sport
DNF	Geoff Watson	21	Watson Corolla	Geoff Watson
DNF	Ross Wemyss	4	Farrell	Ross Wemyss
DNF	Peter Jones	68	Cheetah	Motor Improvements Team Toyota
DNF	Andrew Newton	59	Hossack 3	Paul Newton
DNF	Tom Crozier	58	Farrell	T Crozier
DNF	Max Scorer	7	Scorer Sprite	Max Scorer
DNF	Kevin Norden	12	Speco Elfin[3]	Kevin Norden	1 [7]
DNF	Ian Burrell	17	Rennmax Oldsmobile	Keith Beard	0 [18]
DNF	Vic Butler	34	Lotus 23B	VA Butler	0 [18]
DNS [19]	Dennis Hogan [19][3]	37	Triton Mk2	Dennis Hogan
DNS [19]	John Allison [19][3]	71	Allison
DNS [19]	Graham Docker [19][3]	36	Bolwell	Graham Docker
DNS [19]	Bernard Bignell [19][3]	8	Lotus 23B	Bernard Bignell
DNS [19]	Col Trengrove [19][3]	46	ASP 340D	Trengrove Racing Cars
DNS [19]	Paul Trevethan [19][3]	20	MGB GT V8	Broadwalk Racing Cars
DNS [19]	Leigh Gribble [19][3]	82	Grimas	Leigh Gribble
DNS [19]	Alan Newton [19][3]	54	R&T Chevrolet	Alan Newton
DNS [19]	David Phillips [19][3]	15	Lotus 23	David K Phillips
DNS [19]	Warwick De Rose [19][3]	24	Elfin 300[20]	Warwick De Rose
DNS [19]	G. Stoll [19][21]	38	FM Corolla[21]	G Stoll
DNS [19]	Chris Hocking [19][3]	74	Gordon C2	Motorfast Datsun

Key:

• DNF = Did not finish
• DNS = Did not start

Race statistics

• Race distance: 30 laps, 88.2 miles, 141.9 km^[7]
• Pole position: Jim Phillips, 1:48.6^[7]
• Number of starters: 23 ^[6][16]
• Number of classified finishers: 7 ^[6]
• Race time of winning car: 57:37.9^[7]
• Fastest lap: Jim Phillips, 1:48.8^[7]