It specified a single-seat, open-wheeler chassis powered by a production-based four-cylinder engine of under 1600cc capacity.
[2] The first races to be held under the new formula were staged in New Zealand in January 1977.
[5] The Japan Automobile Federation ran a Formula Pacific championship from 1978 to 1982.
[8] Winners of the race include eventual F1 drivers Riccardo Patrese and Roberto Moreno.
[11] + : From 1983 to 1986 the Australian Drivers' Championship was contested by cars complying with Formula Mondial regulations.