1976 Shellsport International Series

The 1976 Shellsport International Series was a Formula Libre motor racing championship held in the United Kingdom, the series ran F1, F2, F5000 and Formula Atlantic cars in the same race.^[1] The first Shellsport International Series was contested over 13 rounds. The season started on 21 March and ended on 7 November. The Drivers' Championship was won by Englishman David Purley.^[2]

Results and standings

Rnd	Track	Date	Laps	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner	Constructor
1	Mallory Park	March 21	50	David Purley	David Purley	David Purley	Chevron
2	Snetterton	March 28	40	John Cannon	Damien Magee	Damien Magee	March
3	Oulton Park	April 16	50	Damien Magee	Damien Magee	Damien Magee	March
4	Brands Hatch	April 19	60	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Lola
5	Thruxton	May 31	30	David Purley	David Purley	David Purley	Chevron
6	Brands Hatch	June 20	50	Guy Edwards	David Purley	David Purley	Chevron
7	Mallory Park	June 27	40	David Purley	David Purley	David Purley	Chevron
8	Snetterton	August 1	30	Keith Holland	David Purley	Ray Mallock	March
9	Brands Hatch	August 30	35	David Purley	David Purley	David Purley	Chevron
10	Thruxton	September 12	30	Brian McGuire	Brian McGuire	Brian McGuire	Williams
11	Oulton Park	September 18	40	Guy Edwards	Guy Edwards	Guy Edwards	Brabham
12	Brands Hatch	October 24	24	Keith Holland	Derek Bell	Keith Holland	Lola
13	Brands Hatch	November 7	30	Eddie Cheever	David Purley	David Purley	Chevron

Drivers' standings

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:

Pos.	Driver	MAL	SNE	OUL	BRH	THR	BRH	MAL	SNE	BRH	THR	OUL	BRH	BRH	Pts
1	David Purley	1	4	4	2	1	1	1	6	1	Ret	5	8	1	188
2	Damien Magee	2	1	1	3	NC	2	Ret	Ret	4	2	Ret			111
3	Keith Holland			2	8	6	Ret	2	4	Ret	6	3	1	5	95
4	Divina Galica	7	6	Ret	NC	4	6	4	5	9	7	6	13	10	57
5	Mike Wilds					3	4	Ret	2	19	5			6	51
6	Richard Scott	3	NC	3	7		9	Ret	3	14	Ret				45
7	Valentino Musetti	NC	Ret	6	11	8	Ret	3	13	Ret	3	4	Ret	15	43
8	Brian McGuire		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	DNQ	Ret	Ret	1	DNS	Ret		34
9	Guy Edwards						Ret					1	5		30
10	Richard Robarts	Ret							8	17			2	3	30
11	Brian Henton										Ret	2	3		27
12	Derek Bell												4	2	27
13	Bill Gubelmann	5	2	Ret		7		Ret							27
14	Ray Mallock	Ret	DNS						1	13	Ret		6	Ret	26
15	Emilio de Villota	DNS	5	Ret	10		5	10	DNS	18	8		10	7	26
16	Alan Jones			Ret	1										22
17	Eddie Cheever									3				4	22
18	Tony Rouff		3					5		11			11	9	22
19	John Nicholson					2			7	12	Ret		Ret	Ret	21
20	Norman Dickson	6		Ret	6		NC	6	NC	Ret	15				18
21	Bob Evans									2	Ret				15
22	Andy Sutcliffe									7	4				14
23	Jeremy Rossiter			7	5					Ret					12
24	Jim Crawford			5	Ret	DNS								8	11
25	Dennis Leech					5	Ret	DNQ	9	23	10	Ret		13	11
26	John Wingfield	4		Ret	Ret					15	Ret				10
27	John Cannon	Ret	Ret	DNS	4										10
28	Mikka Apriainen									5					8
29	Hans Binder									6					6
30	Brian Robinson	Ret	NC	8	NC	NC	8	DNQ		Ret			16		6
31	Bernard de Dryver								10	DNQ	9	10	9	12	6
32	Ken Bailey							8		22		9			5
33	Phil Sharpe						7	11	11						4
34	Ian Grob									Ret			7	14	4
35	Phil Dowsett							7		21					4
36	Andy Barton			Ret				Ret				7			4
37	Alo Lawler			9			Ret	9							4
38	Cyd Williams				Ret							8		DNQ	3
39	John Calvert	8		DNS											3
40	Bob Muir									8					3
41	Jim Kelly					9	10	DNQ	12	Ret					3
42	Lella Lombardi			NC	9										2
43	Bob Howlings	Ret		10											1
44	Ted Wentz									10					1
—	Peter Wardle									16	11		DNS	11	0
—	Chris Featherstone	NC	NC	NC	Ret	Ret	11	DNQ	14	NC	14		17		0
—	Mike King						12			Ret	12	Ret	DNS		0
—	Geoff Friswell											DNS	12	Ret	0
—	Derek Worthington								Ret		13	Ret			0
—	José Uriarte									24			14	NC	0
—	Nick May												15	Ret	0
—	Allan Kayes								Ret		16	DSQ		DNQ	0
—	Roy Baker					DNS			Ret	DNS	Ret		18		0
—	Philip Guerola				NC	NC	NC	DNQ					19	DNS	0
—	Tony Trimmer									20					0
—	Martin Birrane						DNQ			25			DNS		0
—	Chris Coat					NC	DNQ				DNS		Ret		0
—	John Bowtell					Ret	NC	DNQ							0
—	Jeremy Summer					NC					DNS				0
—	Adrian Russell									DNQ	NC				0
—	Derek Cook							Ret			Ret	Ret	Ret		0
—	Terry Perkins							Ret			Ret				0
—	Luigi Cevasco	Ret													0
—	David Winstanley			Ret											0
—	John Tait					DNS	DNQ	DNQ							0
—	Roger Springett	DNS													0
—	Livio Panzone	DNS													0
—	Karl Oppitzhauser									DNQ					0
—	Antonio Bernardo									PO					0
—	Tom Walkinshaw									PO					0
Pos	Driver	MAL	SNE	OUL	BRH	THR	BRH	MAL	SNE	BRH	THR	OUL	BRH	BRH	Pts

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