The 1977 Rothmans International Series was an Australian motor racing competition[1] open to Formula 5000 Racing Cars.[2] The series, which was the second Rothmans International Series,[3] was won by Warwick Brown driving a Lola T430 Chevrolet.[1]
The series was contested over four rounds with one race per round.[1]
Round | Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Car | Report | |
1 | Australian Grand Prix | Oran Park | 6 February | Lola T430 Chevrolet | Report | ||
2 | Surfers Paradise | 13 February | |||||
3 | Sandown Park | 20 February | Max Stewart | Lola T400 Chevrolet | |||
4 | Adelaide International Raceway | 27 February | Lola T332C Chevrolet |
Series points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round.[4]
Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Ora | Sur | San | Ade | Total | |
1 | Warwick Brown | Lola T430 Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS | 9 | 9 | - | 6 | 24 | |
2 | Peter Gethin | Chevron B37 Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS | 6 | 6 | - | 3 | 15 | |
3 | Lola T332C Chevrolet & Lola T332 Chevrolet | Theodore Racing / Bill Patterson Motors | 3 | 2 | - | 9 | 14 | ||
4 | Max Stewart | Lola T400 Chevrolet | Max Stewart | - | - | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
= | John Goss | Matich A53 Repco Holden | John Goss Racing | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 11 | |
6 | Alfredo Costanzo | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Auto Sprint Motors | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 6 | |
= | Garrie Cooper | Elfin MR8-C Chevrolet | Ansett Team Elfin | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
8 | John Leffler | Lola T400 Chevrolet | Grace Brothers Race Team | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
9 | Dave Powell | Matich A51 Repco Holden | Dave Powell | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
= | John McCormack | McLaren M23 Leyland | Budget Rent-A-Car System | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
11 | Vern Schuppan | Elfin MR8-C Chevrolet | Ansett Team Elfin | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
There were only five classified finishers at the Sandown Park round.[1]