1980 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1980 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 25-27 July 1980 at the Imatra Circuit.

Finland  1980 Finnish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 7 of 10 races in the
1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date27 July 1980
Official nameFinnish GP[1]
LocationImatra Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.950 km (3.076 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Graziano Rossi
Time 1:53.800
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Marco Lucchinelli
Time 1:55.900
Podium
First Netherlands Wil Hartog
Second United States Kenny Roberts
Third Italy Franco Uncini
350 cc
Pole position
Rider No 350cc race was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 350cc race was held
Podium
First No 350cc race was held
Second No 350cc race was held
Third No 350cc race was held
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington
Second West Germany Anton Mang
Third Switzerland Roland Freymond
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Third Switzerland Hans Müller
50 cc
Pole position
Rider No 50cc race was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 50cc race was held
Podium
First No 50cc race was held
Second No 50cc race was held
Third No 50cc race was held

Classification edit

500 cc edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing 50'51.800 15
2   Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company +9.500 12
3   Franco Uncini Suzuki +22.800 10
4   Randy Mamola Suzuki +33.300 8
5   Kork Ballington Team Kawasaki +40.300 6
6   Patrick Pons Team Sonauto Gauloises +43.400 5
7   Carlo Perugini Suzuki +46.700 4
8   Philippe Coulon Marlboro Nava Frankonia +1'05.600 3
9   Sadao Asami Yamaha Motor Company +1'16.700 2
10   Raymond Roche Team Sonauto Gauloises +1'21.400 1
11   Franck Gross Elf Motor Racing Team +1'24.900
12   Lennart Bäckström Suzuki +1'38.900
13   Seppo Rossi Suzuki +1'39.600
14   Patrick Fernandez Ecurie Ste Pernod +1'59.000
15   Michel Rougerie Ecurie Ste Pernod +2'09.200
16   Werner Nenning Mobel Nenning Racing Team +1 lap
17   Hubert Rigal Moto Club de Monaco +1 lap
18   Michel Frutschi Elf Motor Racing Team +1 lap
19   Max Wiener Suzuki +1 lap
Ret   Kimmo Kopra Yamaha Retired
Ret   Jack Middelburg Yamaha IMN Retired
Ret   Marco Lucchinelli Team Nava Olio Fiat Retired
Ret   Adelio Faccioli Suzuki Retired
Ret   Peter Sköld Suzuki Retired
Ret   Eddie Grant Suzuki Retired
Ret   Willem Zoet Stimorol Racing Retired
Ret   Graziano Rossi Team Nava Olio Fiat Retired
Ret   Bernard Fau GME Motul GPA Retired
Ret   Boet van Dulmen Yamaha Motor Company Retired
Ret   Peter Sjöström Suzuki Retired
DNS   Takazumi Katayama Suzuki Did not start
DNS   Anton Mang Kawasaki Did not start
DNS   Christian Estrosi Team Furygan Suzuki Did not start
DNQ   Henk de Vries Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ   Timo Pohjola Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ   Markku Matikainen Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources:[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1980". 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
  2. ^ "1980 Finnish MotoGP". 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "motogp.com · FINLAND GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1980". www.motogp.com.


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