1978 Formula 750 season

The 1978 Formula 750 season was the sixth season of the FIM Formula 750 World Championship and the second season to have full world championship status. Despite Kenny Roberts being the racer with most wins on aggregate, Johnny Cecotto was crowned champion after finishing seven races among the top three.

Championship standings edit

Pos	Rider	Bike	IMO	PAU	BRA	OST	JAR	HOC	NIV	ASS	LAG	MOS	Pts
1	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha	1	1	2	2	2		1	3		5	97
2	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha		2	1	1	1	4			1	2	92
3	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	3		5	5	3	1	4				55
4	Gianfranco Bonera	Yamaha				3	5	2	3	1			53
5	Patrick Pons	Yamaha	6	5	3	4		5		6			40
6	Steve Baker	Yamaha	2	3			7				2		38
7	Mike Baldwin	Yamaha									3	1	25
8	Christian Estrosi	Yamaha		6		7	4			4			25
9	Boet van Dulmen	Yamaha	7	8		10	6	7	6				22
10	Hubert Rigal	Yamaha			4	6	8		7				20
11	Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki	4					3					18
12	Hervé Moineau	Yamaha						10	2				13
13	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha								2			12
14	Sadao Asami	Yamaha	5	7						9			12
15	Yvon Duhamel	Kawasaki										3	10
16	Michel Frutschi	Yamaha							5	8			9
17	Ikujirō Takaī	Yamaha		4									8
=	Gene Romero	Yamaha									4		8
=	Skip Aksland	Yamaha										4	8
20	Dave Potter	Yamaha			10					5			7
21	Warren Willing	Yamaha	8		7								7
22	Wes Cooley	Yamaha									5		6
23	Jeffrey Sayle	Yamaha			6				10				6
24	John Long	Yamaha									10	6	6
25	Greg Johnson	Yamaha				8		8					6
26	Jean-François Baldé	Yamaha						6					5
=	Dave Aldana	Yamaha									6		5
28	Markku Matikainen	Yamaha			9				8				5
29	Steve Parrish	Yamaha								7			4
=	Randy Mamola	Yamaha									7		4
=	Steve Gervais	Yamaha										7	4
32	Bernard Fau	Kawasaki	9	9									4
=	Jean-Paul Boinet	Yamaha				9	9						4
34	John Newbold	Yamaha			8								3
=	Steve McLaughlin	Yamaha									8		3
=	Gary Collins	Yamaha										8	3
37	Jack Middelburg	Yamaha						9					2
=	Philippe Coulon	Yamaha							9				2
=	Ron Pierce	Yamaha									9		2
=	John Clark	Yamaha										9	2
41	Dale Singleton	Yamaha	10										1
=	Michel Rougerie	Yamaha		10									1
=	Víctor Palomo	Yamaha					10						1
=	Barry Ditchburn	Yamaha								10			1
=	Martin Hall	Yamaha										10	1
Pos	Rider	Bike	IMO	PAU	BRA	OST	JAR	HOC	NIV	ASS	LAG	MOS	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

References edit

"MOTO-FORMULE 750 1978 Res Comp" (in French).

1978 Formula 750 season

Championship standings edit

References edit

See also edit