The 1977 Australian Drivers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for racing cars complying with
Australian Formula 1
Australian Formula 1 (AF1) was a motor sport category for open-wheeler racing cars which was current in Australia from 1970 to 1983.
AF1 was introduced by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport in 1970, initially restricting cars to unsuperch ...
or with
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 ...
.
[Conditions for Australian Titles, 1977 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 86 to 88] It was the 21st
Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship was a motor racing championship contested annually from 1957 to 2014 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor ...
to be awarded by the
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
Motorsport Australia, formerly the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the nationally recognised governing and sanctioning body for four-wheeled motorsport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Au ...
.
[Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4]
The championship winner,
John McCormack, was awarded the 1977 CAMS Gold Star.
[Australian National Formula One Review, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978 Edition, pages 111 to 119]
Calendar
The championship was contested over a four-round series.
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Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six place-getters[ at each round.
Where a round was contested over two heats, points were allocated on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first 14 place-getters in each heat.][
The six drivers attaining the highest aggregate from both heats were then awarded the championship points for that round.][
Where more than one driver attained the same total, the relevant placing was awarded to the driver who was higher placed in the last heat.][
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Championship standings
Championship name
Sources vary as to the actual name of the championship.
* The 1977 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport refers to the Australian Formula 1 Championship - Gold Star Award, stating that "The phrase "Australian Champion Driver" shall be reserved exclusively for the winner of the CAMS Gold Star".[
* Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978 Edition uses the term Australian Drivers' Championship.][
* Historical records published by CAMS use the term Australian Drivers' Championship.][Past Title Winners, 1980 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 56][
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References
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Australian Drivers' Championship
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