78:
849:
844:
170:
39:
31:
825:
Points for Rounds 2, 3 & 4 have been calculated by applying the points system as published in
Wolfgang Klopfer’s
378:
353:
144:
854:
628:
118:
55:
22:
488:
558:
859:
51:
796:(Entry list), Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 12 February 1978, page 39
225:
Series points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round.
8:
766:
Wolfgang
Klopfer, Formula 5000 in New Zealand & Australia: Race by Race, page 193
427:
317:
196:
17:
775:
Programme, Adelaide
International Raceway, Sunday, 12 February 1978, front cover
811:, Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 12 February 1978, page 36
838:
414:
304:
268:
204:
178:
152:
126:
81:
59:
829:
to the round results published in
Australian Competition Yearbook, Number 8
735:
Programme, Adelaide
International Raceway, Sunday, 12 February 1978, page 3
566:
452:
784:
Program, Surfers
Paradise International Raceway, Sunday, February 19, 1978
345:
563:
670:
667:
636:
633:
600:
597:
530:
527:
496:
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457:
422:
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386:
383:
348:
312:
309:
276:
273:
212:
209:
186:
183:
160:
157:
134:
131:
85:
66:
63:
92:
The series was contested over four rounds with one race per round.
744:
Jim
Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, pages 55 to 61
77:
726:, Australian Competition Yearbook, Number 8, pages 68 to 79
827:
Formula 5000 in New
Zealand & Australia: Race by Race
18:
50:was an Australian motor racing competition open to
836:
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235:
192:
166:
140:
114:
76:
738:
837:
799:
787:
747:
171:Surfers Paradise International Raceway
54:cars. The series, which was the third
814:
719:
717:
715:
713:
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88:similar to the example pictured above
13:
702:
48:1978 Rothmans International Series
14:
871:
228:
220:
778:
769:
729:
145:Adelaide International Raceway
1:
850:1978 in Australian motorsport
845:Rothmans International Series
724:Rothmans International Series
696:
56:Rothmans International Series
23:Rothmans International Series
689:
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7:
72:
10:
876:
605:Porsche Car Distributors
571:John Goss Racing Pty Ltd
84:won the series driving a
675:Tropicana Racing Team
535:Tropicana Racing Team
501:Anglo-American Racing
89:
354:Bill Patterson Racing
80:
855:Australian Formula 1
809:Results from Sandown
52:Australian Formula 1
664:John David Briggs
90:
694:
693:
428:Ansett Team Elfin
318:Ansett Team Elfin
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524:Don Breidenbach
281:Racing Team VDS
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107:Winning driver
75:
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594:Alan Hamilton
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391:Magnum Wheels
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342:Bruce Allison
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229:Series results
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38:
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30:
27:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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732:
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640:
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632:
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629:Keith Holland
627:
623:
604:
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560:
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465:Graham McRae
464:
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459:
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415:Garrie Cooper
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355:
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319:
316:
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308:
306:
305:Vern Schuppan
303:
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280:
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275:
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270:
269:Warwick Brown
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221:Points system
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206:
205:Warwick Brown
203:
200:
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195:
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185:
182:
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179:Warwick Brown
177:
174:
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153:Warwick Brown
151:
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127:Warwick Brown
125:
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109:
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100:
97:
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93:
87:
83:
82:Warwick Brown
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61:
60:Warwick Brown
58:, was won by
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53:
49:
41:
33:
24:
16:
860:Formula 5000
826:
808:
780:
771:
740:
731:
723:
641:Jon Davison
567:Repco Holden
453:Graham McRae
224:
201:26 February
175:19 February
149:12 February
119:Sandown Park
91:
62:, driving a
47:
45:
15:
489:John Cannon
379:John Walker
346:Chevron B37
123:5 February
839:Categories
697:References
564:Matich A53
671:Chevrolet
668:Lola T332
637:Chevrolet
634:Lola T332
601:Chevrolet
598:Lola T430
559:John Goss
531:Chevrolet
528:Lola T332
497:Chevrolet
494:March 761
461:Chevrolet
458:McRae GM3
423:Chevrolet
420:Elfin MR8
387:Chevrolet
384:Lola T332
349:Chevrolet
313:Chevrolet
310:Elfin MR8
277:Chevrolet
274:Lola T332
236:Position
213:Chevrolet
210:Lola T332
197:Oran Park
187:Chevrolet
184:Lola T332
161:Chevrolet
158:Lola T332
135:Chevrolet
132:Lola T332
86:Lola T332
67:Chevrolet
64:Lola T332
245:Entrant
101:Circuit
73:Schedule
28:Previous
239:Driver
260:Total
98:Round
104:Date
257:Ora
254:Sur
251:Ade
248:San
242:Car
110:Car
46:The
40:1979
36:Next
32:1977
20:1978
661:12
591:10
334:15
296:36
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577:1
574:1
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477:4
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411:5
406:8
403:1
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370:9
367:6
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361:3
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339:3
331:3
328:6
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301:2
293:9
290:9
287:9
284:9
265:1
193:4
167:3
141:2
115:1
69:.
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