# 1978 Australian Sports Sedan Championship

The 1978 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was an Australian motor racing competition organised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport for Group B Sports Sedans. It was the third Australian Sports Sedan Championship title to be awarded by CAMS.
The championship was won by Allan Grice driving a Chevrolet Corvair for Craven Mild Racing.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven round series.
| Round | Name | Circuit | State | Date | Format | Winning driver | Car |
| 1 | | Surfers Paradise International Raceway | Queensland | 21 May | Two heats | Allan Grice | Chevrolet Corvair |
| 2 | The Advertiser Trophy | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 11 June | Two heats | Jim Richards | Ford XC Falcon Hardtop |
| 3 | | Wanneroo Park | Western Australia | 18 June | Two heats | Jim Richards | Ford XC Falcon Hardtop |
| 4 | | Sandown Park | Victoria | 2 July | Two heats | Allan Grice | Chevrolet Corvair |
| 5 | | Lakeside | Queensland | 17 July | Two heats | Allan Grice | Chevrolet Corvair |
| 6 | | Calder | Victoria | 6 August | One race | Jim Richards | Ford XC Falcon Hardtop |
| 7 | | Symmons Plains | Tasmania | 17 September | Two heats | Allan Grice | Chevrolet Corvair |

## Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round. Points from the six best round results could be retained by each driver.
Where a round was contested over more than one heat, round points were awarded on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first 14 placegetters in each heat. These points were then aggregated to determine the placings for the round. Where more than one driver attained the same total, the relevant round placing was awarded to the driver with the highest placing in the last heat.

## Results

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Total |
| 1 | Allan Grice | 6 | Chevrolet Corvair | Craven Mild Racing | 9 | - | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 45 |
| 2 | Jim Richards | 12 | Ford XC Falcon Hardtop | Jim Richards Motor Racing | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | (3) | 45(48) |
| 3 | Bruce Gowans | 11 | Toyota Celica-Repco Holden | Ling Gowans Toyota | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Ron Harrop | 2 | Holden LH Torana | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | - | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 13 |
| 5 | John Mann | 49 | Ford Cortina | | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Phil Lucas | 3 | Volvo | Wrigleys | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Tony Edmondson | 9 | Chrysler VK Charger-Repco Holden | Donald Elliott | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 8 | Pat Crea | 300 | Ford Cortina | Pat Crea | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| 9 | Garry Rogers | 34 & 3 | Holden HQ Monaro | Greater Pacific Finance | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| 10 | Clem Smith | 15 | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger | Clem Smith | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| 11 | Geoff Russell | 35 | Holden LJ Torana | | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 12 | Phil Ward | 32 | Ford Escort Mark 1 | Wrigleys 2UW Racing Team | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 12 | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford Falcon | | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 12 | Neil West | 97 | Hillman Imp | | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 15 | David Jarrett | 14 | Chevrolet Camaro | Shell Sport | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 15 | Ian Diffen | 98 | Holden Torana | | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 15 | Steve Land | 47 | Holden Torana | | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 15 | Andy McIntyre | 66 | Morris Cooper | | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 15 | Ken Hastings | 57 | Volkswagen Karmann Ghia | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |