The 1978 Rothmans International Series was an Australian motor racing competition[1] open to Australian Formula 1 cars.[2] The series, which was the third Rothmans International Series,[3] was won by Warwick Brown, driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet.[1][4]
Schedule
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The series was contested over four rounds with one race per round.[1]
| Round[1] | Circuit[1] | Date[1] | Winning driver[1] | Car[1][4] |
| 1 | Sandown Park | 5 February | Warwick Brown | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
| 2 | Adelaide International Raceway[5] | 12 February | Warwick Brown | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
| 3 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway[6] | 19 February | Warwick Brown | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
| 4 | Oran Park | 26 February | Warwick Brown | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
Points system
editSeries points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round.[4]
Series results
edit| Position[4] | Driver[4] | Car[7][4] | Entrant[7] | San[8] | Ade[9] | Sur[9] | Ora[9] | Total[4] |
| 1 | Warwick Brown | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| 2 | Vern Schuppan | Elfin MR8 Chevrolet | Ansett Team Elfin | - | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Bruce Allison | Chevron B37 Chevrolet | Bill Patterson Racing | - | 3 | - | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | John Walker | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Magnum Wheels | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Garrie Cooper | Elfin MR8 Chevrolet | Ansett Team Elfin | 6 | - | - | - | 6 |
| = | Graham McRae | McRae GM3 Chevrolet | Graham McRae | - | 2 | - | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | John Cannon | March 761 Chevrolet | Anglo-American Racing | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| = | Don Breidenbach | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Tropicana Racing Team | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| = | John Goss | Matich A53 Repco Holden | John Goss Racing Pty Ltd | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Alan Hamilton | Lola T430 Chevrolet | Porsche Car Distributors | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| = | Keith Holland | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Jon Davison[8] | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 12 | John David Briggs | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Tropicana Racing Team | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Rothmans International Series, Australian Competition Yearbook, Number 8, pages 68 to 79
- ^ Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 12 February 1978, page 3
- ^ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, pages 55 to 61
- ^ a b c d e f g Wolfgang Klopfer, Formula 5000 in New Zealand & Australia: Race by Race, page 193
- ^ Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 12 February 1978, front cover
- ^ Program, Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Sunday, February 19, 1978
- ^ a b (Entry list), Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 12 February 1978, page 39
- ^ a b Results from Sandown, Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 12 February 1978, page 36
- ^ a b c Points for Rounds 2, 3 & 4 have been calculated by applying the points system as published in Wolfgang Klopfer’s Formula 5000 in New Zealand & Australia: Race by Race to the round results published in Australian Competition Yearbook, Number 8