1976 Formula Atlantic season CASC
The 1976 CASC Formula Atlantic Players Championship Series was contested over 6 rounds. In this one-make engine formula all drivers had to utilize Ford engines.
Calendar
| Race No | Track | State | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | May 16, 1976 | 66 | 2.414=159.324 km | 1'03:04.0 | 151.577 km/h | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve[1] |
| 2 | Westwood | Canada | May 30, 1976 | 57 | 2.89674=165.11418 km | 1'24:08.34 | 117.744 km/h | Marty Loft | Gilles Villeneuve | Marty Loft[2] |
| 3 | Gimli | Canada | June 13, 1976 | 75 | 2.140369=160.527675 km | 1'07:34.241 | 142.542 km/h | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | Bill Brack[3] |
| 4 | Mont-Tremblant | Canada | July 11, 1976 | 38 | 4.264645=162.05651 km | 1'00:40.856 | 160.238 km/h | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve[4] |
| 5 | Atlantic Park | Canada | August 8, 1976 | 65 | 2.57488=167.3672 km | 1'10:21.4 | 142.730 km/h | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve[5] |
| 6 | Mosport Park | Canada | August 22, 1976[6] | 41 | 3.957=162.237 km | 0'55:03.149 | 176.817 km/h | Bobby Rahal | Bobby Rahal | Bobby Rahal[7] |
Final points standings
Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 30 points to the winner, 24 for runner-up, 19 for third place, 15 for fourth place, 12 for fifth place, 10 for sixth place, 9 seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 15th place. No additional points were awarded. All results count.
| Place | Name | Country | Team | Chassis | Total Points | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ecurie Canada | March | 120 | 30 | - | 30 | 30 | 30 | - |
| 2 | Bertil Roos |  Sweden | Quick-Trans Racing | Lola | 72 | 10 | 19 | - | 15 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | Bill Brack | Canada | Brack Racing | March | 67 | 24 | - | 19 | - | 24 | - |
| 4 | Price Cobb | .png){kind=small} United States | Shierson Racing | March | 66 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Cobb Racing | March | 10 | 15 | ||||||||
| 5 | Tom Klausler | United States | Haas Racing | Lola | 58 | - | 7 | 24 | 24 | 3 | - |
| 6 | Bobby Rahal | United States | Shierson Racing | March | 57 | - | - | 15 | 12 | - | 30 |
| 7 | Howdy Holmes | United States | Scott Racing | Chevron | 44 | 7 | - | 12 | 6 | ||
| Shierson Racing | March | 19 | - | ||||||||
| 8 | Tom Gloy | United States | Pierre's Motors Racing | Lola | 39 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | 24 |
| 9 | Marty Loft | United States | Shierson Racing | March | 38 | - | 30 | 8 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Juan Cochesa [8] |  Venezuela | Fred Opert Racing | Chevron | 34 | 9 | - | 10 | - | 6 | 9 |
| 11 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | United States | McCall Racing | Tui | 31 | 12 | - | - | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | Bruce Jensen | Canada | Jensen Racing | Chevron | 29 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| Bobby Brown | United States | Brown Racing | Chevron | 29 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | - | 4 | |
| 14 | Marcel Talbot | Canada | ? | Chevron | 27 | - | 15 | - | - | ||
| ? | March | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| Héctor Rebaque |  Mexico | Haas Racing | Lola | 27 | - | 5 | - | 8 | 12 | 2 | |
| 16 | Johnny Gerber | Mexico | Scott Racing | Chevron | 25 | 1 | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Gordon Smiley | United States | Fred Opert Racing | Chevron | 23 | 19 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| 18 | Richard Spénard | Canada | Motor Racing Canada | March | 15 | - | - | - | - | 15 | - |
| Carl Liebich | United States | Liebrau Racing | Chevron | 15 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
| 20 | Jim Crawley | United States | ? | Chevron | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Sebe Barone | United States | Shierson Racing | March | 12 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 7 | |
| 22 | Cliff Hansen | United States | Shierson Racing | March | 11 | 8 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| 23 | Tom Pumpelly | United States | ? | March | 10 | - | - | 1 | 9 | - | - |
| Wink Bancroft | United States | Bancroft Racing | Chevron | 10 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | |
| 25 | Chip Mead | United States | Cavanaugh Racing | Ralt | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | Ted Wentz | United States | ? | Lola | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - |
| James King | Canada | Raggedy-Ann Racing | March | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | |
| Craig Hill | Canada | Quick-Trans Racing | Lola | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | |
| 29 | Don Breidenbach | United States | ? | March | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | Frank DelVecchio | United States | DelVecchio Racing | March | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 31 | Syd Demovsky | United States | Demovsky Racing | Chevron | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Coconis | United States | Sterling Racing | Lola | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | |
| 33 | Gilles Léger | Canada | Leger Racing | Chevron | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 34 | Herman Gugliotta | United States | Sterling Racing | March | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Cooper | United States | Wilbur Racing | Lola | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Lloyd Callaway | United States | Callaway Racing | Chevron | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| 37 | Tom Weichman | United States | ? | Lola | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| John Barringer [6] | ? | ? | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
References
- ^ "1976 Players CASC Formula Atlantic Edmonton | Racing Years". racingyears.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ "1976 Players CASC Formula Atlantic Westwood | Racing Years". racingyears.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ "1976 Players CASC Formula Atlantic Gimli | Racing Years". racingyears.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ "1976 Players CASC Formula Atlantic Mont-Tremblant | Racing Years". racingyears.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ "1976 Players CASC Formula Atlantic Halifax | Racing Years". racingyears.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ a b "1976 Formula Atlantic Championship Races and Standings| Racing Years". racingyears.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ "1976 Players CASC Formula Atlantic Mosport | Racing Years". racingyears.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ Brown, Allen. "Canadian Formula Atlantic 1976 « OldRacingCars.com". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.