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The 1977 Rothmans 500 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The event was staged at the Oran Park Raceway in New South Wales on 12 June 1977 over 222 laps of the "Grand Prix" circuit, totalling 582 km. Competing cars were divided into the following three classes based on engine capacity: Class A: Over 3000 cc; Class B: 2001–3000 cc
The 1977 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Oran Park International Raceway [1] in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 6 February 1977. It was the forty second Australian Grand Prix and also the first round of the 1977 Rothmans International Series. The race was open to Australian Formula 1 cars and Australian Formula 2 cars. [2]
Oran Park twice hosted the Australian Grand Prix during its 42 years of operation, with both events held for Formula 5000 cars. The first Grand Prix held at Oran Park in 1974 was won by Max Stewart driving a Lola T330 Chevrolet. The last time the circuit hosted the event was in 1977 when Warwick Brown drove his Lola T430 Chevrolet to victory.
In 1977 though the best performer from the smaller cars was Ford Capri racer Lawrie Nelson who finished fourth in the points, 19 behind Brock. Holden Torana racer Bob Morris took points away from the small car class drivers by racing his Triumph Dolomite early in the series, as well as racing Lakis Manticas' Ford Capri on occasion, effectively ...
The Oran Park V8 Supercar round was a V8 Supercar, and formerly Australian Touring Car Championship, motor racing event held at Oran Park Raceway in Narellan, New South Wales, Australia. The event was held in every year from 1971 to 2008, with only three circuits having hosted more events in championship history as of 2020.
Oran Park Raceway Allan Moffat Allan Moffat Racing Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop Allan Moffat Ray Gulson 6 19 May Surfers Paradise Raceway Peter Brock Holden Dealer Team Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000: 7 9 June Adelaide International Raceway Peter Brock Holden Dealer Team Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 1975 1 3 March Symmons Plains Raceway Colin Bond
The series was run during February of each year from 1976 to 1979, with races at Sandown, Adelaide International Raceway, Oran Park and Surfers Paradise International Raceway. Future ( 1983 ) 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Vern Schuppan , driving for Theodore Racing , won the 1976 Rothmans International Series in a Lola T332 - Chevrolet with the ...
Oran Park Raceway: Peter Brock: Holden Dealer Team: Holden LX Torana SS5000 A9X Hatchback: 2 10 September Sandown Raceway: Peter Brock: Holden Dealer Team: Holden LX Torana SS5000 A9X Hatchback: 3 22 October Adelaide International Raceway: Colin Bond: Moffat-Ford Dealers Team Ford XC Falcon Cobra: 4 5 November Surfers Paradise Raceway: Peter ...