1975 German motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1975 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 9–11 May 1975 at the Hockenheimring.

West Germany  1975 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 12 races in the
1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date11 May 1975
Official nameGroßer Preis von Deutschland[1][2][3]
LocationHockenheimring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.789 km (4.218 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Finland Teuvo Länsivuori
Time 2:19.200
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Giacomo Agostini
Time 2:16.800
Podium
First Italy Giacomo Agostini
Second United Kingdom Phil Read
Third Finland Teuvo Länsivuori
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Giacomo Agostini
Time 2:24.900
Fastest lap
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 2:22.300
Podium
First Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Second West Germany Dieter Braun
Third Finland Pentti Korhonen
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa
Time 2:29.700
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa
Time 2.26.500
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa
Second France Michel Rougerie
Third Spain Víctor Palomo
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Time 2:35.000
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Time 2.32.400
Podium
First Italy Paolo Pileri
Second Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Third Sweden Kent Andersson
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 2:57.300
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto
Time 2.55.100
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Third Belgium Julien Vanzeebroeck

500cc classification edit

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Giacomo Agostini Yamaha Motor NV Yamaha 46'32.100 15
2   Phil Read MV Agusta MV Agusta +3.900 12
3   Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki Motor Company Suzuki +28.300 10
4   Hideo Kanaya Yamaha Motor NV Yamaha +54.600 8
5   Stan Woods Suzuki +1'33.200 6
6   Dieter Braun Mitsui Maschinen Yamaha +2'08.200 5
7   Christian Leon König Motorenbau König +1 lap 4
8   Alex George Yamaha +1 lap 3
9   Adu Celso-Santos Carvalho Racing Yamaha +1 lap 2
10   Jack Findlay Yamaha +1 lap 1
11   Marcel Ankoné Marcel Ankoné Suzuki +1 lap
12   John Newbold Suzuki +1 lap
13   Helmut Kassner Yamaha +1 lap
14   Reinhard Hiller König +1 lap
15   Cliff Carr Harris Everton Racing Yamaha +1 lap
16   Patrick Pons Equipe Sonauto BP Gauloises Yamaha +1 lap
17   Florian Burki Jacques Berlioz Yamaha +1 lap
18   Peter Schrotges Yamaha +1 lap
19   Edmund Czihak König +1 lap
20   Pekka Nurmi Yamaha +1 lap
21   Hans-Otto Butenuth Yamaha +1 lap
22   Walter Kaletsch Yamaha +1 lap
23   Egid Schwemmer Suzuki +1 lap
Ret   Horst Lahfeld König Retired
Ret   Steve Ellis Yamaha Retired
Ret   Ernst Hiller König Retired
Ret   Michel Rougerie AMF Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson Retired
Ret   Armando Toracca MV Agusta Retired
Ret   Felix Harzenmoser Munot Racing Team Yamaha Retired
Ret   Peter McKinley Yamaha Retired
Ret   Mimmo Cazzaniga Harley-Davidson Retired
Ret   Max Wiener Rotax Retired
Ret   John Cowie Yamaha Retired
Ret   Ulrich Eickmeyer König Retired
Ret   Barry Sheene Suzuki Motor Company Suzuki Retired
Ret   Karl Auer Racing Team NO Yamaha Retired
Ret   Les Kenny Yamaha Retired
Ret   Charlie Williams Yamaha Retired
Ret   Hans Rudi Keller Yamaha Retired
Ret   Bernard Fau Yamaha Retired
Sources:[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1975 - heden". archive.li. July 25, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "1975 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes". The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project.
  3. ^ "Hockenheimring". The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project.
  4. ^ "1975 German MotoGP". Motor Sport Magazine. May 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1975". www.motogp.com.


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