A somewhat depleted entry list was dominated by the clash between the two rival factory teams. Ford fielded international star Waldegaard with locals Carr and Bond. Nissan also only had one international, Aaltonen, backed up by local stars Dunkerton and Fury. The MHDT ran Bell with a Gemini and a second car for Arthur Jackson. The field saw the inclusion of a number of cars and drivers from the Repco Round Australia that had been run just a couple of months earlier. This included Portman in Carr's ex-factory Cortina, as well as Frenchman Jean-Paul Luc in the Celica that had placed 6th in the Repco. The Cortina was not homologated but was allowed to run by CAMS after the agreement of all other competitors. The same applied to a number of ex-Repco Commodores that ran, including for Doug Stewart. Only a couple of Japanese crews made the journey, together with a couple of entries from New Zealand and the Philippines. Carnet confusion had prevented a number of other Japanese crews from getting their cars to Australia. Ian Hill was substituted by Frank Neale when Hill's Lancer was involved in an accident a few weeks before the event. His navigator, Ann Heaney, joined Luc in the Celica after Barry Lake was forced to remain in Sydney.
The entry list below is based on a combination of a typed up start list and the actual event report in Racing Car News. Some question marks still remain!
| No. | Entrant | Driver | Country/ State | Co-driver | Country/ State | Car |
| 1 | Ford Motor Co. of Australia | Bjorn Waldegaard | Sweden | Hans Thorszelius | Sweden | Ford Escort RS1800 |
| 2 | Nissan Motor Australia | Rauno Aaltonen | Finalnd | Adrian Mortimer | SA | Datsun Stanza |
| 3 | Ford Motor Co. of Australia | Greg Carr | ACT | Fred Gocentas | ACT | Ford Escort RS1800 |
| 4 | Nissan Motor Australia | Ross Dunkerton | WA | Jeff Beaumont | Tas | Datsun Stanza |
| 5 | Ford Motor Co. of Australia | Colin Bond | NSW | John Dawson-Damer | NSW | Ford Escort RS1800 |
| 6 | Nissan Motor Australia | George Fury | Vic | Monty Suffern | Vic | Datsun Stanza |
| 7 | W. Nalder | Jean-Paul Luc | France | Ann Heaney | NSW | Toyota Celica |
| 8 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | Wayne Bell | NSW | Dave Boddy | NSW | Gemini PF60 |
| 9 | Autosport | Geoff Portman | Vic | Ross Runnalls | Vic | Ford Cortina |
| 10 | J. Parry | Doug Stewart | NSW | Col Parry | NSW | Holden Commodore |
| 11 | Gosford Dyno Tune Centre | Frank Neal | NSW | Phil Dodds | NSW | Mitsubishi Lancer |
| 12 | D. Rowney | Darryl "Revs" Rowney | NSW | Robbie Wilson | NSW | Ford Escort 2000 Did not start |
| 13 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | Arthur Jackson | NSW | Gemini | ||
| 14 | P. Janson | Peter Janson | Vic | Paul Paterson | Vic | Saab |
| 15 | F. Johnson | Frank Johnson | WA | Steve Vanderbyl | WA | Mazda RX3 |
| 16 | N. Tajima | Nobuhiro Tajima | Japan | Shoichi Hara | Japan | Toyota Levin TE-25 |
| 17 | Leon Progmet | Gary Mecak | NSW | Graham Gillies | NSW | Mazda RX3 |
| 18 | Cascade Motors | Gordon Leven | NSW | Robbie Wilson | NSW | Datsun H510 SSS |
| 19 | Apex Batteries Pty. Ltd. | Gary Meehan | NSW | Greg Gifford | NSW | Toyota Celica |
| 20 | R. Marks | Ron Marks | NSW | Chris Heaney | ACT | Datsun 120Y |
| 21 | Citizen Watches | Peter Nelson | NSW | Greg Nelson | NSW | Mitsubishi Lancer |
| 22 | B. Hilton | Brian Hilton | NSW | Graham Roser | NSW | Toyota Celica |
| 23 | R.D. Ferris | Brian Clark | NSW | Bruno Ryan | NSW | VW Golf |
| 24 | E. Suzuki | Eiichi Suzuki | Japan | Takashi Yafune | Japan | Mitsubishi Lancer |
| 25 | A.T. Lawson | Allan Lawson | Qld | Gerad Byrne | ACT | Triumph TR8 |
| 26 | D. Silverio | Dante Silverio | Phil | "Boy" Saycon | Phil | Toyota Corolla |
| 27 | R. Johnson | Bob Johnson | NSW | John Urquart | NSW | Mitsubishi Lancer |
| 28 | Team Route 6 Japan | Wayne Griffiths | NSW | Tim Francis | NSW | Honda Civic |
| 29 | G.J. Berne | John Berne | NSW | David Peiti | NSW | Ford Escort RS2000 |
| 30 | P.R. Bramble | Paul Bramble | NSW | Arthur Evans | NSW | Mitsubishi Galant |
| 31 | A. Tuason | Arthur Tuason | Phil | Dennis Russell | NSW | Ford Escort RS2000 |
| 32 | Whalebone Wharf | Dan White | NSW | Greg Hannant | NSW | Ford Escort RS2000 |
| 33 | K. Page | Keith Page | NSW | Peter Neal | NSW | Datsun |
| 34 | Deepwater Sporting Car Club | Ron Cremen | NSW | Alan Brooke | NSW | Datsun 120Y |
| 35 | A. Eusebio | "Boy" Eusebio | Phil | Ford Escort RS2000 | ||
| 36 | R. Clarke | Bob Clarke | NSW | Ray Stubbs | NSW | Datsun H510 SSS |
| 37 | R.J. Holden | Bob Holden | NSW | Ken Smith | NSW | Ford Escort |
| 38 | W.J. Nolan | Bill Nolan | NSW | Triumph TR7 | ||
| 39 | P. Fenner | Peter Fenner | Qld | Richard Kelly | Qld | Ford Escort |
| 40 | W. Johnson | Bill Johnson | Vic | Mazda | ||
| 41 | Kambrook Distributors | Jean Jones | Vic | Joan Bennett | Vic | Holden Commodore |
| 42 | S. MacKenzie | Stewart MacKenzie | NZ | Datsun 1200 | ||
| 43 | E. Knowles | Edward Knowles | Vic | David Officer | Vic | Ford Escort |
| 44 | D. Carmen | Doug Carmen | NSW | Ian Cameron | NSW | Datsun H510 SSS |
| 45 | W. Dufty | Bill Dufty | ACT | Bob Comley | ACT | Datsun H510 SSS |
| 46 | J. Bryson | John Bryson | NSW | Sonja Bryson | NSW | Ford Escort Did not start |
| 47 | C. Rabidge | Carl Rabidge | NZ | |||
| 48 | G. Stockley | Graham Stockley | Vic | Kevin O'Neill | Vic | Porsche 911 |
| 49 | J. Murray | John Murray | NSW | Jeff Stevens | NSW | Holden Commodore |
| 50 | North Shore Sporting Car Club | Jim Casey | NSW | Les Oliver | NSW | Ford Escort RS2000 |
| 51 | T. Boardman | Terry Boardman | NSW | VW Golf | ||
| 52 | M. Walsh | Maurice Walsh | NSW | |||
| 53 | M. Cleworth | Murray Cleworth | NSW | Kim Bellestrin | NSW | Mini GT |
| 54 | D. Turnbull | Dennis Turnbull | NSW | Jacob Emmelkamp | NSW | Ford EScort |
| 55 | Australian Sporting Car Club | Steve Blair | NSW | Ross Ferguson | NSW | Datsun Stanza |
