1978 Australian Grand Prix
Qualifying

1978 Australian Grand Prix

Section Title: Qualifying
Table Section Text: None

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Entrant	Qual	Gap

1	1	Australia John McCormack	McLaren M23 / Leyland 5.0L V8	J McCormack	1:00.9	—

2	2	New Zealand Graham McRae	McRae GM3 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Thomson Motor Auctions	1:01.3	+0.4

3	11	Australia Vern Schuppan	Elfin MR8 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Ansett Team Elfin	1:01.3	+0.4

4	19	Australia Alan Hamilton	Lola T430 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Porsche Cars Australia	1:02.0	+1.1

5	24	Australia Jon Davison	Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Ranger Truck Rentals	1:02.3	+1.4

6	10	Australia Chris Milton	Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Shellsport	1:03.3	+2.4

7	3	Australia Kevin Bartlett	Brabham BT43 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Thomson Motor Auctions	1:03.5	+2.6

8	40	Australia Chas Talbot	Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	C Talbot	1:04.0	+3.1

9	15	Australia Terry Hook	Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	T Hook	1:04.7	+3.8

10	84	Australia Alfredo Costanzo	Lola T400B Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Auto Sprint Motors	1:04.8	+3.9

11	33	Australia John Briggs	Matich A51 Repco Holden 5.0L V8	John Roberts Motors Pty Ltd	1:04.8	+3.9

12	5	Australia Peter Middleton	Elfin MR5 Repco Holden 5.0L V8	P Middleton	1:07.0	+6.1

13	12	Australia Garrie Cooper	Elfin MR8 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Ansett Team Elfin	1:09.1	+8.2

14	21	Australia Peter Edwards	Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Shellsport	1:10.2	+9.3

15	98	Australia Barry Singleton	Chevron B24 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Barry Singleton Motors Pty Ltd	1:12.2	+11.3

16	4	Australia Gary Dumbrell	McRae GM1 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Wynne's Friction Proof Racing	1:12.7	+11.8

17	34	Australia Colin Trengrove	Lola T330 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Trengrove Racing Cars	1:22.7	+21.8

18	14	Australia Bronwyn Taylor	Matich A50 Repco Holden 5.0L V8	Bronwyn Taylor	1:39.3	+38.4

19	18	Australia Ian Adams	Lola T330 Chevrolet 5.0L V8	I Adams	DNP

Sentence(s)

Vern Schuppan placed 3rd.

final_sentence: Vern Schuppan placed 3rd.