1976 British Saloon Car Championship Explained

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]

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
3*	B	Oulton Park, Cheshire	16 April	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.
8	B	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	31 July	Not contested.	Gerry Marshall	Tom Walkinshaw
9	A	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	29 August	Bernard Unett	Win Percy	Not contested.
9	B	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	29 August	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	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

External links

Official website of the British Touring Car Championship

Notes and References

Web site: Archived copy . 2009-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090205114058/http://gtwap.co.uk/50_Years_of_the_BTCC/?width=600&topic=099.BTCC_1958-1979.wtxt . 2009-02-05 . dead .
Web site: BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship . 2010-09-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070626/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 . 2011-07-16 . Official list of BTCC champions
Web site: RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1976 . 2010-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090311004332/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1976%20BSCC.html . 2009-03-11 . dead .
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