1976 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1976 RAC Keith Prowse British Saloon Car Championship was the 19th season of the series. That year saw a change in the class structure, with a limit of 3000cc engines being brought in, to stop the large American V8 cars competing in the championship.^[1] Bernard Unett regained the drivers title he last won in 1974, again driving a now renamed Chrysler Avenger GT.^[2][3]

1976 British Saloon Car Championship

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Classes

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:^[4]

• Class A - 1300cc
• Class B - 1600cc
• Class C - 2000cc
• Class D - 3000cc

Calendar and winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round		Circuit	Date	Class A winner	Class B winner	Class C winner	Class D winner
1		Brands Hatch, Kent	14 March	Bernard Unett	Win Percy	Gerry Marshall	Gordon Spice
2		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	11 April	Bernard Unett	Win Percy	Martin Thomas	Gordon Spice
3*	A	Oulton Park, Cheshire	16 April	Not contested.	Win Percy	Andy Rouse	Tom Walkinshaw
	B			Bernard Unett	Not contested.
4		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	19 April	Bernard Unett	Win Percy	Gerry Marshall	Tom Walkinshaw
5		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	9 May	Bernard Unett	Win Percy	Andy Rouse	Tom Walkinshaw
6		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	31 May	Bernard Unett	Win Percy	Dave Brodie	Gordon Spice
7		Brands Hatch, Kent	18 July	Bernard Unett	Barrie Williams	Derek Bell	Vince Woodman
8	A	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	31 July	Bernard Unett	Win Percy	Not contested.
	B			Not contested.		Gerry Marshall	Tom Walkinshaw
9	A	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	29 August	Bernard Unett	Win Percy	Not contested.
	B			Not contested.		Andy Rouse	Gordon Spice
10		Brands Hatch, Kent	24 October	Bernard Unett	Win Percy	Gerry Marshall	Colin Vandervell

• Production cars raced alongside Class A at round 3. John Brindley won the class.

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos.	Driver	Car [4]	Points
1	Bernard Unett	Hillman Avenger 1300 Chrysler Avenger 1300 GT	90
2	Win Percy	Toyota Celica GT	81
3	Gerry Marshall	Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300	58
3	Gordon Spice	Ford Capri II 3.0	58
5	Tom Walkinshaw	Ford Capri II 3.0	53

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-30. Official list of BTCC champions
3. "RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1976". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
4. 1976 Keith Prowse British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 27 January 2014

External links

• Official website of the British Touring Car Championship