The 1977 Australian Drivers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for racing cars complying with Australian Formula 1 or with Australian Formula 2. [1] It was the 21st Australian Drivers' Championship to be awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. [2]
The championship winner, John McCormack, was awarded the 1977 CAMS Gold Star. [3]
The championship was contested over a four-round series. [3]
| Round [3] | Name | Circuit [3] | Date [3] | Format [3] | Round winner [3] | Car [3] |
| 1 | Glyn Scott Memorial Trophy [4] | Surfers Paradise | 28 August | One race | John McCormack | McLaren M23 Leyland |
| 2 | Rothmans 10,000 [5] | Sandown Park | 11 September | One race | Alfredo Costanzo | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
| 3 | Calder | 16 October | Two heats | Jon Davison | Lola T332 Chevrolet | |
| 4 | Phillip Island | 13 November | One race | John Leffler | Lola T400 Chevrolet |
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six place-getters [1] 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. [1] The six drivers attaining the highest aggregate from both heats were then awarded the championship points for that round. [1] 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. [1]
| Position | Driver [3] | No. [3] | Car [3] | Entrant [4] | Sur. [3] | San. [3] | Cal. [3] | Phi. [3] | Total [3] |
| 1 | John McCormack | 77 | McLaren M23 Leyland | Budget F1 Team | 9 | - | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | John Leffler | 1 | Lola T400 Chevrolet | Grace Bros. Racing | 4 | 3 | - | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Alan Hamilton | 9 | Lola T430 Chevrolet | Alan Hamilton | - | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Alfredo Costanzo | 84 | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Auto Sprint Motors | - | 9 | 4 | - | 13 |
| 5 | Jon Davison | 4 | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Jon Davison | - | - | 9 | - | 9 |
| 6 | Kevin Bartlett | 5 | Lola T400 Chevrolet | Kevin Bartlett | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Garrie Cooper | 12 | Elfin MR8 Chevrolet | Ansett Team Elfin | 6 | - | - | - | 6 |
| = | Peter Edwards | 11 [5] | Lola T332 Chevrolet | P.J. Edwards [5] | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Terry Hook | 15 | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Terry Hook | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| 10 | Chas Talbot | 17 [4] & 20 [5] | Begg FM5 Chevrolet | Chas Talbot | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| = | Graeme Smith [6] | Birrana 274 | - | - | - | 2 [6] | 2 [7] |
Sources vary as to the actual name of the championship.
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