The 1976 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a
CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of
Australian Formula 2
Australian Formula 2, sometimes abbreviated to AF2 or ANF2, is a "wings and slicks" formula racing category in Australia. The category is one of Australia's oldest, dating back to 1964. The current format of AF2 was introduced in 1978. Brian Shea ...
racing cars.
[CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1976, pages 81 & 82]
The title was contested over a four round series:
* Round 1,
Calder,
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
, 23 May
* Round 2,
Hume Weir
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,
New South Wales
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, es ...
, 13 June
* Round 3,
Oran Park, New South Wales, 1 August
* Round 4,
Phillip Island
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, Victoria, 21 November
[Evan Green, World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 23]
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round.
Results
References
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Further reading
* Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 84 & 85
* Crawford's Lucky Day, Chequered Flag, June 1976, pages 58 & 59
* Miedecke Comes Through, Chequered Flag, August 1976, pages 63 & 64
* Crawford, Geoghegan Wrap Up Titles, Racing Car News, January 1977, pages 30 & 31
Australian Formula 2 Championship
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