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1976 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1976 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 1 August 1976 at the Imatra circuit. Pat Hennen won the race to become the first American to win a motorcycle Grand Prix.[2]

Finland  1976 Finnish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 12 races in the
1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date1 August 1976
Official nameImatranajo[1]
LocationImatra Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.030 km (3.747 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Giacomo Agostini Suzuki
Time 2:19.500
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom John Newbold Suzuki
Time 2:15.200
Podium
First United States Pat Hennen Suzuki
Second Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki
Third Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 2:21.600
Fastest lap
Rider Australia John Dodds Yamaha
Time 2:19.700
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second West Germany Dieter Braun Yamaha
Third United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 2:24.700
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson
Time 2:24.300
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Third Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 2:32.800
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 2:32.200
Podium
First Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Second West Germany Gert Bender Bender
Third Netherlands Henk van Kessel AGV Condor
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 2:52.700
Fastest lap
Rider Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler
Time 2:59.900
Podium
First Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler
Second Switzerland Ulrich Graf Kreidler
Third Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli

500cc classification edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 28   Pat Hennen Colemans Suzuki 48'27.000 15
2 2   Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki +23.000 12
3 22   Philippe Coulon Suzuki +33.400 10
4 6   John Newbold Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +33.800 8
5 30   Marco Lucchinelli Gallina Corse Suzuki +34.500 6
6 10   Dieter Braun Suzuki +50.800 5
7 5   Jack Findlay Jack Findlay Racing Suzuki +1'13.500 4
8 21   Christian Estrosi Suzuki +1'58.600 3
9 18   Pekka Nurmi Yamaha +1 lap 2
10 9   Karl Auer Racing Team NO Yamaha +1 lap 1
11 16   Bernard Fau Yamaha +1 lap
12 41   Rob Bron Yamaha +1 lap
13 31   Børge Nielsen Yamaha +1 lap
14 36   Kimmo Kopra Yamaha +2 laps
15 44   Bo Granath Yamaha +11 laps
Ret 11   Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Suzuki Brakes
Ret 11   Wilf Herron Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Johnny Bengtsson Stigefetts Motor Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Etienne Geeraerd Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Risto Makinen Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Johnny Bengtsson Stigefetts Motor Suzuki Retired
Ret 28   Virginio Ferrari Gallina Corse Suzuki Retired
Ret 32   Stuart Avant Colemans Suzuki Accident
Ret 8   Alex George Hermetite Racing International Yamaha Accident
Ret 43   Boet van Dulmen Laponder Racing Yamaha Retired
Ret 27   Marcel Ankoné Nimag Suzuki Suzuki Brakes
Ret 11   Chas Mortimer Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Ari Heikkila Yamaha Retired
Ret 44   Edmar Ferreira Goias Swaep Motor Yamaha Retired
Ret 11   Charlie Dobson Yamaha Retired
Ret 17   Takazumi Katayama Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team Yamaha Retired
Sources: [3][4][5]

350 cc classification edit

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 19   Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 20 47:49.1 1 15
2 4   Dieter Braun Morbidelli 20 +26.2 2 12
3 8   Tom Herron Yamaha 20 +27.0 6 10
4 6   Chas Mortimer Yamaha 20 +29.6 3 8
5 16   Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 20 +39.0 6
6 7   Gérard Choukroun Yamaha 20 +39.8 5
7 31   Jon Ekerold Yamaha 20 +42.0 4
8 9   Víctor Palomo Yamaha 20 +43.4 3
9 21   John Dodds Yamaha 20 +43.8 2
10 27   Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 20 +57.7 1
11 17   Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 20 +1:01.5
12 14   Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 20 +1:13.6
13 29   Marcel Ankoné Yamaha 20 +1:16.9
14 15   Karl Auer Yamaha 20 +1:34.4
15 33   Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 20 +1:43.3
16 37   Timo Marala Yamaha 19 +1 lap
Ret   Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson 4
Ret   Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 5
21 starters in total
[5]

250 cc classification edit

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1   Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 19 46:45.4 1 15
2 25   Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 19 +33.9 4 12
3 21   Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson 19 +43.8 2 10
4 14   Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 19 +44.2 3 8
5 10   Tom Herron Yamaha 19 +49.1 6
6 2   Dieter Braun Yamaha 19 +51.5 5 5
7 12   John Dodds Yamaha 19 +1:21.8 4
8 27   Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 19 +1:35.5 3
9 32   Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 19 +1:43.3 2
10 19   Henk van Kessel Yamaha 19 +1:55.5 1
11 17   Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 19 +1:55.8
12 41   Etienne Geeraerd Yamaha 19 +2:19.6
13 28   Ken Nemoto Yamaha 18 +1 lap
14 40   Jon Ekerold Yamaha 18 +1 lap
15 29   Peter Balaz Yamaha 18 +1 lap
Ret   Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 6
21 starters in total
[5]

125 cc classification edit

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2   Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 18 46:27.8 1 15
2 14   Gert Bender Bender 18 +53.5 4 12
3 4   Henk van Kessel AGV Condor 18 +54.5 10
4 29   Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 18 +1:11.3 5 8
5 1   Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 18 +1:17.7 3 6
6 22   Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 18 +1:44.8 6 5
7 26   Anton Mang Morbidelli 18 +1:47.7 4
8 18   Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 18 +2:14.2 3
9 11   Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 18 +2:15.7 2
10 3   Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 18 +2:36.9 1
11 21   Julien van Zeebroeck Morbidelli 18 +2:37.3
12 12   Hans Hallberg Yamaha 17 +1 lap
13 16   Xaver Tschannen Maico 17 +1 lap
14 7   Hans Müller Yamaha 17 +1 lap
15 19   Hans Hummel Yamaha 17 +1 lap
16 31   Per Zachrisson Yamaha 17 +1 lap
17 35   Matti Mäkilä Yamaha 17 +1 lap
18 37   Jaakko Koskinen Yamaha 17 +1 lap
19 9   Peter Frohnmeyer DRS 16 +2 laps
Ret   Ángel Nieto Bultaco 2
20 starters in total
[5]

50 cc classification edit

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 3   Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler 11 33:44.2 3 15
2 12   Ulrich Graf Kreidler 11 +6.7 4 12
3 2   Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 11 +32.8 2 10
4 5   Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 11 +1:00.7 6 8
5 8   Hans Hummel Kreidler 11 +1:30.2 6
6 10   Theo Timmer Kreidler 11 +1:33.3 5
7 17   Rolf Blatter Kreidler 11 +1:34.9 4
8 15   Cees van Dongen Kreidler 11 +2:09.6 3
9 14   Gerrit Strikker Kreidler 11 +2:14.9 2
10 20   Günter Schirnhofer Kreidler 11 +2:17.8 1
11 16   Juup Bosman Kreidler 11 +2:30.4 1
12 11   Aldo Pero Kreidler 11 +2:36.5
13 12   Jean-Louis Guignabodet ABF 11 +2:39.5
14 19   Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 11 +3:03.0
15 18   Robert Laver Kreidler 10 +1 lap
16 29   Pierre Audry ABF 10 +1 lap
17 27   Oscar Ekstrand Delta 10 +1 lap
Ret   Ángel Nieto Bultaco 1
Ret   Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 5
21 starters in total
[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. ^ "Pat Hennen at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  3. ^ "1976 Finnish MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. April 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "motogp.com · FINLAND GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1976". www.motogp.com.
  5. ^ a b c d e Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 113. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.


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