The Winter Trial was held on June 19.
The 1976 Winter Trial was directed by Simon Crane for the Melbourne University Car Club. It was convincingly won by a new up and coming driver, Hugh Bell, navigated on this rare occasion by Simon Brown.
| Place | Driver | Navigator | Car | Points | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugh Bell | Simon Brown | Datsun 1600 | 3 | CCRMIT |
| 2= | Geoff Portman | A. Portman | Datsun 1600 | 8 | |
| 2= | Haydn West | Ross Runnalls | Corolla | 8 | MUCC |
| 4 | Barry Johnstone | George Davidson | Datsun 1600 | 15 | MUCC |
| 5= | Colin Dean | Jerry Justus | Datsun 1600 | 17 | CCRMIT |
| 5= | Marshall | Wright | Escort | 17 | CCRMIT |
| 7 | Ian Ward | R. Ward | Escort | 23 | SCOTCC |
| 8 | David McKenzie | Glen McAliece | Honda Civic | 26 | MUCC |
| 9 | Ken McDonald | Dave Pratt | Cortina | 29 | SCOTCC |
| 10 | Chris Randell | P. Hambleton | Lancer | 42 | SCOTCC |