1977 Australian Rally Championship

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The 1977 Australian Rally Championship was a series of five rallying events held across Australia. It was the tenth season in the history of the competition.

Ross Dunkerton and navigator Jeff Beaumont in the Datsun 260Z tied with George Fury and navigator Monty Suffern in the Datsun 710 Coupe for the 1977 Championship.

Season review

The tenth Australian Rally Championship was held over five events across Australia, the season consisting of one event each for Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia. [1] The 1977 season was a closely fought battle between the Datsuns of Dunkerton and Fury and at the end of the season they could not be separated and thus tied for the championship.

The Rallies

The five events of the 1977 season were as follows.

RoundRallyDate
1North Eastern Rally (VIC)
2Rally of the West (WA)
3Lutwyche Village Rally (QLD)
4 Bega Valley Rally (NSW)
5Endrust Forest Rally (SA)

Round Two – Rally of the West

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPoints
1 Ross Dunkerton Jeff Beaumont Datsun 260Z 41
2 George Fury Monty Suffern Datsun 710 Coupe 52
3Clive SlaterAndy Van Kann Toyota Corolla TE27 58
4Dean RainsfordAdrian Mortimer SAAB 99 EMS 71
5Doug StewartRod Van Der Straaten Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 82
6Brian SmallwoodGlen Thorp Mitsubishi Lancer 95

Round Four – Bega Valley Rally

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPoints
1 Greg Carr Fred Gocentas Ford Escort RS2000 35
2 George Fury Monty Suffern Datsun 710 Coupe 42
3Darryl RowneyRobert Wilson Datsun 1600 43
4Peter GaudronGraeme Pigram Datsun 1600 44
5Mark HankinsonGraham Moule Datsun 1600 46
6David BalmainTerry Hanrahan Mitsubishi Lancer 52

1977 Drivers and Navigators Championships

Final pointscore for 1977 is as follows. [2]

Ross Dunkerton and George Fury – Champion Drivers 1977

PositionDriverCarPoints
1= Ross Dunkerton Datsun 260Z
1= George Fury Datsun 710 Coupe
3Doug Stewart
4David Morrow
5 Greg Carr Ford Escort RS2000
6=Clive Slater
6=Bob Riley

Jeff Beaumont and Monty Suffern – Champion Navigators 1977

PositionNavigatorCarPoints
1=Jeff Beaumont Datsun 260Z
1=Monty Suffern Datsun 710 Coupe
3George Shepheard
4Neil Faulkner
5Fred Gocentas Ford Escort RS2000
6Brian Hope

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