1978 Australian Sports Car Championship


The 1978 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for Group D Production Sports Cars. The title, which was the tenth Australian Sports Car Championship, was won by Ross Mathiesen, driving a Porsche Carrera.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a four round series.
RoundCircuitStateDateFormatRound winnerCar
1CalderVictoria10 MarchTwo heatsRoss BondBolwell Nagari
2LakesideQueensland2 AprilTwo heatsRoss MathiesenPorsche Carrera
3Amaroo ParkNew South Wales21 MayOne raceRoss BondBolwell Nagari
4WintonVictoria20 AugustTwo heatsRoss MathiesenPorsche Carrera

Classes

Cars competed in two engine displacement classes.
Championship points were awarded at each round on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each class, and on a 4-3-2-1 to the first four finisher outright, irrespective of class.
At rounds which were contested over two heats, round placings were determined by allocating "points" to the first fourteen placegetters in each heat on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
Where more than one driver attained the same total, the relevant round placing was awarded to driver gaining the higher place in the last heat.
Actual championship points were then awarded based on the calculated round placings.

Championship results