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Formula Atlantic

C.A.S.C. Formula Atlantic

1977 Formula Atlantic Labatts Championship

The points system used for the championship was as follows: 30, 24, 19, 15, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for the top 15 drivers at each race. All teams had to use the Ford BDA engines but were free to use any chassis manufacturer.

Car & Team

Team: 

Fred Opert Racing

Chassis: 

Round 1, 2, 3, 4, 6: 

Chevron B39 (39-77-08)

 

Round 5: 

Chevron B39 (39-77-09)

 

Round 7: 

Chevron B39 (39-77-12)

Engine: 

Ford BDN Titan - 1.6-litre

Car Number: 

Round 1, 3, 4 & 5: 

4

 

Round 2 & 6: 

3

Races

​

Rnd.

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

Location

Mosport, Canada

Gimli, Canada

Edmonton, Canada

Westwood, Canada

Halifax, Canada

Saint-Félicien, Canada

Québec, Canada

Date

​

22-05-1977

26-06-1977

03-07-1977

17-07-1977

07-08-1977

14-08-1977

25-09-1977

Laps

​

40

75

67

57

65

100

80

Quali.

4th *

??

3rd

2nd

4th

8th

2nd

Quali. Time

1m19.114

??

0m56.67

1m02.341

1m03.464

0m39.586

1m04.39

Race Result

Points

DNF

2nd

2nd

1st

DNF

DNF

12th

-  (lap 33) Engine

​

​

​

-  (lap 25) Clutch

-  (lap 4) Accident

​

0

24

24

30

0

0

4

* Started from 3rd

Final Standings

​

Pos.

​

1st

2nd

3rd

=4th

=4th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

Driver

​

Gilles Villeneuve

Bobby Rahal

Bill Brack

Keke Rosberg

Price Cobb

Tom Gloy

Chip Mead

Kevin Cogan

Richard Spénard

Howdy Holmes

Points

​

114

92

87

82

82

68

60

59

48

46

Wins​

​

3

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Formula Atlantic (Non-championship)

1977 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières

For the prestigious Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, Keke's Fred Opert Racing entry was rebranded Ramada Inn for sponsorship reasons.

Car & Team

Team: 

Ramada Inn (Fred Opert Racing)

Chassis: 

Chevron B39 (39-77-12)

Engine: 

Ford BDN Titan - 1.6-litre

Car Number: 

3

Race

​

Location

Date

​

Trois-Rivières, Canada

​

04-09-1977

​

Laps

​

60

​

Quali.

4th

​

Quali. Time

1m05.664

​

Race Result

DNF

​

-  (lap 1) Accident

​

North American Formula Atlantic

1978 Formula Atlantic Labatts Championship

The points system used for the championship was as follows: 30, 24, 19, 15, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for the top 15 drivers at each race. The series officially ran under the North American Formula Atlantic format however CASC continued to sanction the series.

Car & Team

Team: 

Excita / Fred Opert Racing

Chassis: 

Round 1, 2, 3, 5, 6: 

Chevron B45 (45-78-02)

 

Round 4: 

Chevron B45 (45-78-04)

 

Round 7: 

Chevron B39 (39-77-08)

Engine: 

Ford BDN Smith - 1.6-litre

Car Number: 

4

Races

​

Rnd.

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

Location

Long Beach, USA

Westwood, Canada

Québec, Canada

Lime Rock, Canada

Road America, USA

Hamilton, Canada

Montréal, Canada

Date

​

01-04-1978

23-04-1978

11-06-1978

04-07-1978

23-07-1978

07-08-1978

24-09-1978

Laps

​

50

56

80

65

25

39

35

Quali.

6th

8th

4th

6th

10th

3rd

9th

Quali. Time

1m29.151

??

1m01.830

0m48.882

??

??

??

Race Result

Points

DNF

1st

1st

4th

7th

1st

21st

-  (lap 0) Engine

​

​

​

​

​

-  +5 laps

0

30

30

15

9

30

0

Final Standings

​

Pos.

​

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

=8th

=8th

10th

Driver

​

Howdy Holmes

Keke Rosberg

Price Cobb

Jeff Wood

Bobby Rahal

Tom Gloy

Bertil Roos

Danny Sullivan

Bill Brack

Kevin Cogan

​

Points

​

131

114

103

88

68

60

57

52

52

49

Wins​

​

2

3

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

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