Sandown Park Cup
Sandown Park, 20 Feb 1977
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Stewart | Lola T400 [HU3] - Chevrolet V8 #16 M Stewart |
47 | 0.50.06.4 |
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| 2 | Alfredo Costanzo | Lola T332 [HU36] - Chevrolet V8 #84 Stock 84 |
47 | 0.50.31.1 |
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| 3 | Garrie Cooper | Elfin MR8-C [8761] - Chevrolet V8 #12 Ansett Team Elfin |
46 | ||||||
| 4 | Dave Powell | Matich A50/A51 ['001'] - Repco Holden V8 #21 D Powell |
43 | ||||||
| 5 | John McCormack | McLaren M23 [2] - Leyland P76 V8 #77 Budget Motor Racing Team |
40 | ||||||
| R | Peter Gethin | Chevron B37 [37-76-01] - Chevrolet V8 #4 Racing Team VDS |
43 | Fuel pressure | |||||
| R | Vern Schuppan | Elfin MR8A-C [8772] - Chevrolet V8 #1 Ansett Team Elfin |
41 | Engine | |||||
| R | John Edmonds | Elfin MR5-B [5723] - Repco Holden V8 #19 J Edmonds |
36 | Broken suspension | |||||
| R | Chas Talbot | Begg FM5 [2] - Chevrolet V8 #20 C Talbot |
25 | Gearbox | |||||
| R | John Goss | Matich A51/A53 [005] - Repco Holden V8 #2 John Goss Racing |
15 | Engine | |||||
| R | Alan Jones | Lola T332 [HU34] - Chevrolet V8 #6 Theodore/Bill Patterson Racing |
13 | Overheating | |||||
| R | John Leffler | Lola T400 [HU15] - Chevrolet V8 #7 Grace Bros Race Team |
11 | Dropped valve | |||||
| R | Terry Hook | Lola T332 ['071-084'] - Chevrolet V8 #15 Terry Hook Racing |
10 | Blown engine | |||||
| R | Jon Davison | Matich A50/A51 [004] - Repco Holden V8 #14 J Davison |
10 | Transmission | |||||
| R | Graeme Lawrence | Lola T332 [HU28] - Chevrolet V8 #8 Graeme Lawrence Racing |
7 | Engine | |||||
| R | Chris Milton | Gardos OR2 - Chevrolet V8 #10 C & C Racing |
5 | Engine | |||||
| R | Kevin Bartlett | Lola T332 [T330 HU22-3] - Chevrolet V8 #5 Magnum Wheels |
2 | Engine | |||||
| R | Peter Edwards | Lola T332 [T330 HU23(B)] - Chevrolet V8 #37 P J Edwards |
0 | Engine | |||||
| R | Stephen Fraser | Cicada [4] - Chevrolet V8 #23 S H Fraser |
0 | Broken halfshaft | |||||
| DNSP | Warwick Brown | Lola T430 [HU2] - Chevrolet V8 #3 Racing Team VDS |
Did not start (retired on parade lap) | ||||||
| DNA | John Goss | Matich A53 [007] - Ford V8 #2 John Goss Racing |
Did not arrive | ||||||
| DNA | Ken Shirvington | Lola T400 [HU4] - Chevrolet V8 #25 K Shirvington |
Did not arrive | ||||||
| DNA | Max Stewart | Lola T400 [HU2] - Chevrolet V8 #66 M Stewart |
Did not arrive | ||||||
| DNA | Gil Cameron | McLaren M10B [400-02] - Chevrolet V8 |
Did not arrive | ||||||
All cars are 5-litre F5000 unless noted.
| Qualifying | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Gethin | (F5000) 5-litre Chevron B37 [37-76-01] - Chevrolet V8 | 01.00.9 | |||
| 2 | Vern Schuppan | (F5000) 5-litre Elfin MR8A-C [8772] - Chevrolet V8 | 01.01.0 | |||
| 3 | Alan Jones | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU34] - Chevrolet V8 | 01.01.3 | |||
| 4 | Warwick Brown * | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T430 [HU2] - Chevrolet V8 | 01.01.4 | |||
| 5 | John Goss | (F5000) 5-litre Matich A51/A53 [005] - Repco Holden V8 | 01.01.6 | |||
| 6 | Graeme Lawrence | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU28] - Chevrolet V8 | 01.01.7 | |||
| 7 | Max Stewart | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T400 [HU3] - Chevrolet V8 | 01.02.3 | |||
| 8 | John McCormack | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M23 [2] - Leyland P76 V8 | 01.02.6 | |||
| 9 | Kevin Bartlett | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T332 [T330 HU22-3] - Chevrolet V8 | 01.02.7 | |||
| 10 | Terry Hook | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T332 ['071-084'] - Chevrolet V8 | 01.03.1 | |||
| 11 | Jon Davison | (F5000) 5-litre Matich A50/A51 [004] - Repco Holden V8 | 01.03.7 | |||
| 12 | Garrie Cooper | (F5000) 5-litre Elfin MR8-C [8761] - Chevrolet V8 | 01.04.1 | |||
| 13 | Alfredo Costanzo | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU36] - Chevrolet V8 | 01.16.0 | |||
| 14 | John Leffler | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T400 [HU15] - Chevrolet V8 | DNP | |||
| 15 | Chris Milton | (F5000) 5-litre Gardos OR2 - Chevrolet V8 | 01.04.8 | |||
| 16 | Dave Powell | (F5000) 5-litre Matich A50/A51 ['001'] - Repco Holden V8 | 01.05.8 | |||
| 17 | Peter Edwards | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T332 [T330 HU23(B)] - Chevrolet V8 | 01.06.7 | |||
| 18 | John Edmonds | (F5000) 5-litre Elfin MR5-B [5723] - Repco Holden V8 | 01.07.7 | |||
| 19 | Chas Talbot | (F5000) 5-litre Begg FM5 [2] - Chevrolet V8 | 01.09.1 | |||
| 20 | Stephen Fraser | (F5000) 5-litre Cicada [4] - Chevrolet V8 | 01.12.4 | |||
| * Did not start | ||||||
Sources
The identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' orginal results.
Rothmans series results have been collated and checked by Glenn Moulds from the widest possible range of sources: Racing Car News, Australian Auto Action, Car & Driver Australia, Chequered Flag, Motor Sport Reporter and Australian Competition Yearbook. Elfin material has been checked against "Australia’s Elfin Sports and Racing Cars".
All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen if you can add anything.
Individual sources for this event
Glenn Moulds' principal sources were Racing Car News (RCN), Australian Auto Action (AAA), Chequered Flag (CF), Motor Sport Reporter (MSR) and Australian Competition Yearbook (ACY). The first issue of the short-lived Car & Driver Australia (C&D) had a series review written by Barry Lake. AGP material has been checked against “50 Years of the Australian Grand Prix” and Elfin material has been checked against “Australia’s Elfin Sports and Racing Cars”.
