The 1976 IMSA Formula Atlantic Players Championship Series season was contested over 6 rounds. In this one-make engine formula all drivers had to use Ford engines.
Calendar
Race No Track State Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole position Fastest race lap 1 Road Atlanta Georgia April 11, 1976 40 4.055436=162.21744 km 0'55:20.907 175.850 km/h Gilles Villeneuve ? Gilles Villeneuve 2 Monterey California May 2, 1976 33 3.05767=100.90311 km 0'35:29.418 170.587 km/h Gilles Villeneuve ? Elliott Forbes-Robinson 3 Ontario California May 9, 1976 26 4.667=121.342 km 0'42:24.553 171.673 km/h Gilles Villeneuve ? Gilles Villeneuve 4 Lexington Ohio August 29, 1976 42 3.86232=162.21744 km 1'02:26.053 155.893 km/h Tom Klausler ? Tom Klausler 5 Road Atlanta Georgia September 19, 1976 25 4.055436=101.3859 km 0'34:23.261 176.899 km/h Gilles Villeneuve ? Gilles VilleneuveHowdy Holmes 6 Monterey California October 3, 1976 33 3.05767=100.90311 km 0'35:06.81 172.418 km/h Price Cobb ? Bobby Rahal
Final points standings
Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 15 for runner-up, ?
Place Name Country Team Chassis Total points 1 Gilles Villeneuve Ecurie Canada March 80 20 20 20 - 20 - 2 Price Cobb Doug Shierson Racing March 45 - - 8 15 2 20 3 Elliott Forbes-Robinson ? Tui 45 - 15 15 - - 15 4 Bobby Brown ? Chevron 41 12 10 - 6 1 12 5 Tom Klausler ? Lola 38 3 - - 20 12 3 6 Johnny Gerber ? Chevron 22 - 12 10 - - - 7 Bobby Rahal ? March 20 - 8 - 12 - - 8 Don Breidenbach ? March 18 8 - - - - 10 9 Héctor Rebaque ? Lola 16 - 6 - - 10 - 10 Tom Pumpelly ? March 15 15 - - - - - Tom Gloy ? Tui 15 - - - - 15 - Wink Bancroft ? Chevron 15 2 - 6 1 - 6 13 Howdy Holmes ? ? 13 - - - 10 3 - 14 Bill Brack ? ? 12 - - 12 - - - Carl Liebich ? ? 12 6 4 - 2 - - 16 Tim Cooper ? ? 11 1 2 4 - 4 - 17 Tom Bagley ? ? 10 10 - - - - - 18 James King ? ? 8 - - - 8 - - John Mortensen ? ? 8 - - - - 8 - Dan Marvin ? ? 8 - - - - - 8 21 Chip Mead ? ? 6 - - 2 4 - - Marcel Talbot ? Chevron 6 - - - - 6 - 23 Cliff Hansen Doug Shierson Racing March 4 4 - - - - - Kevin Cogan ? Ralt 4 - - - - - 4 25 Richard Melville Wilbur Bunce Racing Lola 3 - 3 - - - - Dick Hayes ? Chevron 3 - - 3 - - - Tom Outcault ? March 3 - - - 3 - - 28 Tim Coconis ? Lola 2 - - - - - 2 29 Gordon Strom ? Chevron 1 - 1 - - - - Pete Halsmer ? Brabham 1 - - 1 - - - Jon Norman ? Lotus 1 - - - - - 1