The 1976 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the

Phillip Island circuit The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The current circuit was first used in 1956. History Road circuit Motor racing on Phillip Island began in 1928 with th ...

in Victoria,

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on 21 November 1976.''Sports Cars'', Evan Green, Evan Green’s World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 28 It was open to

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''Australian Title Conditions'', 1976 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 84 and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an

n national title. The race, which was the fourteenth Australian Tourist Trophy,''Australian Titles'', 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5 was won by Stuart Kostera of Western Australia, driving an Elfin MS7.

Results

Key: * NC = Not classified * DNF = Did not finish * DNS = Did not start

Race statistics

* Race distance: 30 laps, 88.2 miles, 141.9 km * Pole position: Jim Phillips, 1:48.6 * Number of starters: 28The ''Grid Line-up'', as published in Racing Car News, January 1977, page 33, shows 35 cars including seven which are listed as DNS (Did Not Start). * Number of classified finishers: 7 * Race time of winning car: 57:37.9 * Fastest lap: Jim Phillips, 1:48.8

References and notes

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External links

Elfin-Repco Holden MS7, www.ibcholdings.com.au
Australian Tourist Trophy Tourist Trophy Motorsport at Phillip Island