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1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth and final round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 13–14 August 1977 at Silverstone Circuit.

United Kingdom  1977 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date13–14 August 1977
Official nameJohn Player British Grand Prix[1][2][3][4]
LocationSilverstone Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.711 km (2.927 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Time 1:32.990
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Steve Parrish
Time 1:34.270
Podium
First United States Pat Hennen
Second United States Steve Baker
Third Finland Teuvo Länsivuori
350 cc
Pole position
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington
Time 1:35.770
Fastest lap
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington
Time 1:36.060
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington
Second France Olivier Chevallier
Third United Kingdom John Williams
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Takazumi Katayama
Time 1:38.290
Fastest lap
Rider France Eric Saul
Time 1:38.270
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington
Second Venezuela Aldo Nannini
Third France Eric Saul
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Austria Harald Bartol
Time 1:45.650
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:44.780
Podium
First Italy Pierluigi Conforti
Second Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Third France Jean-Louis Guignabodet
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland
Time 1:39.860
Fastest lap
Rider West Germany Werner Schwärzel
Time 1:57.180
Podium
First West Germany Werner Schwärzel
Second West Germany Rolf Steinhausen
Third United Kingdom George O'Dell

1977 marked the beginning of a new era, as it was the first time the event was held on the British mainland after the Isle of Man TT had represented the United Kingdom on the FIM Grand Prix calendar for the previous 28 years since the championship's inception in 1949.[5] Once the most prestigious race of the year, the Isle of Man TT had been increasingly boycotted by the top riders, and finally succumbed to pressure for increased safety in racing events.[5] It was also the final grand prix for 15-time world champion Giacomo Agostini.

Steve Parrish retired from the lead after his teammate and close friend Barry Sheene famously wrote "gas it wanker" on a pitboard.[6]

500cc classification edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 3   Pat Hennen Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 45'31.960 15
2 32   Steve Baker Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +41.590 12
3 2   Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki +1'02.790 10
4 13   Gianfranco Bonera Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1'22.960 8
5 35   Steve Wright Suzuki +1 lap 6
6 24   Alex George Hermetite Racing International Suzuki +1 lap 5
7 28   Derek Chatterton Suzuki +1 lap 4
8 46   Max Wiener MSC Rottenberg Suzuki +1 lap 3
9 10   Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Yamaha +1 lap 2
10 31   Kevin Wrettom Suzuki +1 lap 1
11 37   Helmut Kassner Boeri Giudici Racing Team Suzuki +2 laps
12 42   Franz Meier Yamaha +2 laps
13 43   Odd Arne Lände Suzuki +2 laps
Ret 9   John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki Accident
Ret 24   Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Accident
Ret 41   Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret 7   Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Hervé Regout Hervé Regout Suzuki Retired
Ret 15   Christian Estrosi Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki Accident
Ret 42   Stuart Avant Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret 49   Michel Rougerie Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Jean-Paul Boinet Suzuki Retired
Ret 11   Johnny Cecotto Team Venemotos Yamaha Retired
Ret 18   Boet van Dulmen Pullshaw Suzuki Retired
Ret 20   John Woodley Suzuki Retired
Ret 11   Warren Willing Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   George Fogarty Suzuki Retired
Ret 34   Leslie van Breda Suzuki Accident
Ret ??   John Weeden Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Steve Manship Suzuki Retired
Ret 20   Børge Nielsen Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Kaj Jensen Yamaha Retired
Ret 43   Franz Rau Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Kees van der Kruijs Yamaha Retired
Ret 6   John Newbold Maurice Newbold Suzuki Retired
Ret 8   Jack Findlay Hermetite Racing International Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Ron Haslam Suzuki Accident
Sources:[7][2][8]

350 cc classification edit

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 11   Kork Ballington Yamaha 28 45:32.10 1 15
2 9   Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 28 +16.31 9 12
3 32   John Williams Yamaha 28 +16.42 10 10
4 34   Eddie Roberts Yamaha 28 +24.52 2 8
5 42   Alan Stewart Yamaha 28 +29.55 6
6 28   Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 28 +38.19 8 5
7 29   Michel Frutschi Yamaha 28 +54.84 4
8 44   Helmut Kassner Yamaha 28 +1:03.90 3
9 49   Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 28 +1:08.19 2
10 33   Austin Hockley Yamaha 28 +1:23.29 1
11 47   Alain Terras Yamaha 27 +1 lap
12 5   John Dodds Yamaha 27 +1 lap 14
13 24   Les van Breda Yamaha 27 +1 lap
14 46   Graham Hobbs Yamaha 27 +1 lap
15 12   Reino Eskelinen Yamaha 27 +1 lap
16 40   Kaj Jensen Yamaha 26 +2 laps
  Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 3
  Tom Herron Yamaha 4
  Christian Sarron Yamaha 5
  Jon Ekerold Yamaha 6
  Alan North Yamaha 7
  Vic Soussan Yamaha 11
  Patrick Pons Yamaha 12
  Michel Rougerie Yamaha 13
  Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 15
  Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 16
  Bernard Fau Yamaha 17
  Víctor Palomo Yamaha 18
  Chas Mortimer Yamaha 19
  Ken Nemoto Yamaha 20
46 starters in total
[7]

250 cc classification edit

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 20   Kork Ballington Yamaha 26 43:37.08 17 15
2 47   Aldo Nannini Yamaha 26 +2.47 5 12
3 25   Eric Saul Yamaha 26 +4.85 8 10
4 13   Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 26 +13.66 4 8
5 8   Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 26 +13.66 7 6
6 21   Vic Soussan Yamaha 26 +13.81 11 5
7 22   Guy Bertin Yamaha 26 +22.20 12 4
8 36   Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 26 +24.42 3
9 1   Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 26 +26.32 15 2
10 23   Patrick Pons Yamaha 26 +34.56 19 1
11 19   Eddie Roberts Yamaha 26 +34.66
12 27   Michel Frutschi Yamaha 26 +1:03.64
13 41   Alan Stewart Yamaha 26 +1:03.82
14 16   Jean-Claude Meilland Yamaha 26 +1:16.74
15 26   Denis Boulom Yamaha 26 +1:37.21
16 34   Seppo Rossi Yamaha 26 +1:37.21
17 39   John Weeden Yamaha 26 +1:37.86
18 28   Ian Richards Yamaha 25 +1 lap
19 45   Graham Hobbs Yamaha 25 +1 lap
20 38   Warren Willing Yamaha 25 +1 lap
21 4   Ron Kirkham Yamaha 24 +2 laps
  Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 1
  Tom Herron Yamaha 2
  Mick Grant Kawasaki 3
  Alan North Yamaha 6
  Jon Ekerold Yamaha 9
  Hans Müller Yamaha 10
  Christian Sarron Yamaha 13
  Bernard Fau Yamaha 14
  Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 16
  Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki 18
48 starters in total
[7]

125 cc classification edit

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 12   Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 24 42:46.53 7 15
2 7   Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 24 +2.02 2 12
3 6   Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 24 +16.01 6 10
4 16   Hans Müller Morbidelli 24 +28.89 4 8
5 8   Gert Bender Bender 24 +33.46 11 6
6 9   Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 24 +41.63 3 5
7 28   Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 24 +42.22 9 4
8 5   Anton Mang Morbidelli 24 +42.58 12 3
9 34   Bengt Johansson Morbidelli 24 +57.98 17 2
10 10   Julien van Zeebroeck Motobécane 24 +1:00.76 13 1
11 15   Ermanno Giuliano Morbidelli 24 +1:01.42 10
12 50   Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 24 +1:08.48 8
13 17   Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 24 +1:18.78 19
14 20   Laurent Gomis Morbidelli 24 +1:32.59 16
15 26   Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 24 +1:33.38 15
16 33   Enrico Cereda Morbidelli 24 +1:40.19 18
17 3   Clive Horton Maico 24 +1:40.40
18 18   Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 24 +1:41.46 20
19 32   Claude Wilette Morbidelli 24 +1:41.93
20 38   Alfred Schmid Morbidelli 24 +1:44.74
  Harald Bartol Morbidelli 1
  Thierry Espié Motobécane 5
  Sauro Pazzaglia Morbidelli 14
41 starters in total, 28 finishers
[7]

Sidecar classification edit

Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2   Werner Schwärzel   Andreas Huber Aro 27 53:53.94 2 15
2 1   Rolf Steinhausen   Wolfgang Kalauch Busch-Yamaha 27 +39.90 10 12
3 8   George O'Dell   Cliff Holland Windle-Yamaha 27 +1:25.25 3 10
4 17   Göte Brodin   Bengt Forsberg Windle-Yamaha 27 +1:35.09 5 8
5 19   Jean-François Monnin   Edouard Weber Seymaz-Yamaha 27 +1:51.05 11 6
6 18   Walter Ohrmann   Bernd Grube Yamaha 26 +1 lap 5
7 33   Mick Boddice   Chas Birks Yamaha 26 +1 lap 4
8 4   Rolf Biland   Kenny Williams Schmid-Yamaha 26 +1 lap 1 3
9 6   Helmut Schilling   Rainer Gundel Aro 26 +1 lap 9 2
10 27   Yvan Trolliet   Pierre Muller Yamaha 26 +1 lap 12 1
11 11   Bruno Holzer   Don Williams LCR-Yamaha 26 +1 lap 13
12 5   Siegfried Schauzu   Lorenzo Puzo Yamaha 26 +1 lap 15
13 12   Mac Hobson   Stu Collins Suzuki 25 +2 laps 8
14 20   Jeff Gawley   Ken Birch Fowler-Yamaha 25 +2 laps
15 7   Dick Greasley   Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 24 +3 laps 6
  Hermann Schmid   Kenny Arthur Schmid-Yamaha 4
  Alain Michel   Gérard Lecorre Yamaha 7
  Cees Smit   Jan Smit König 14
31 starters in total, 31 finishers
[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "1977 British MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ "1977 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Silverstone Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
  6. ^ "Ten fascinating facts you didn't know about Barry Sheene". British GQ. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 125. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
  8. ^ "BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1977". Motogp.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.


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