Photograph: Formula Atlantic 1978
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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