1976 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix

Czechoslovakia  1976 Czechoslovak Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 12 races in the
1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date22 August 1976
Official nameGrand Prix ČSSR[1][2][3]
LocationBrno
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 10.920 km (6.785 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki
Time 3:49.220
Fastest lap
Rider Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki
Time 3:42.160
Podium
First United Kingdom John Newbold Suzuki
Second Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki
Third Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki
350cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 3:50.990
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Spain Victor Palomo Yamaha
Third United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha
250cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 3:54.580
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 3:52.160
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson
Third Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider West Germany Rolf Steinhausen König
Time 4:07.950
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland Yamaha
Time 4:00.570
Podium
First Switzerland Hermann Schmid Yamaha
Second West Germany Werner Schwärzel König
Third Switzerland Rolf Biland Yamaha

The 1976 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 22 August 1976 at the Brno circuit.

500cc classification

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Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 7 United Kingdom John Newbold Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 56'56.450 15
2 3 Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki +11.040 12
3 23 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki +22.680 10
4 11 Austria Karl Auer Racing Team NO Yamaha +1'34.200 8
5 44 Austria Max Wiener Racing Team NO Yamaha +1'42.860 6
6 29 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha +1'53.110 5
7 4 East Germany Bernd Tügenthal Yamaha +2'13.200 4
8 14 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Laponder Racing Suzuki +3'12.190 3
9 10 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Suzuki +3'30.680 2
10 18 Brazil Edmar Ferreira Goias Swaep Motor Yamaha +3'31.300 1
11 30 Sweden Bo Granath Yamaha +3'52.700
12 38 United Kingdom Charles Dobson Yamaha +1 lap
13 41 Hungary János Drapál Yamaha +1 lap
14 37 Italy Giorgio Gatti Yamaha +1 lap
15 34 Austria Michael Schmid Racing Team Albatros Yamaha +1 lap
16 47 West Germany Walter Kaletsch Yamaha +2 laps
17 19 Sweden Lars Johansson Yamaha +9 laps
Ret 11 Italy Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Suzuki Retired
Ret 10 West Germany Dieter Braun Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Italy Roberto Gallina Gallina Corse Suzuki Retired
Ret 30 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Gallina Corse Suzuki Infection
Ret 20 Spain Víctor Palomo Swaep Motor Racing Yamaha Retired
Ret 28 United States Pat Hennen Colemans Suzuki Retired
Ret 31 Denmark Børge Nielsen Yamaha Retired
Ret 21 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha Retired
Ret 28 Italy Virginio Ferrari Gallina Corse Suzuki Retired
Ret 27 Netherlands Marcel Ankoné Nimag Suzuki Suzuki Retired
Ret 44 West Germany Helmut Kassner Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? United Kingdom Piers Forester Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? Belgium Jean-Philippe Orban Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Belgium Francois Hollebecq Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Czechoslovakia Peter Baláž Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? Switzerland Roland Freymond Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? Czechoslovakia Bohumil Staša ČZ Retired
Ret ?? France Christian Estrosi Suzuki Retired
Ret 3 United Kingdom Alex George Hermetite Racing International Urs-Métisse Retired
Ret ?? Republic of Ireland Bob Coulter Yamaha Retired
5 6 Australia Jack Findlay Jack Findlay Racing Suzuki Retired
Sources: [4][5][6]

350 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 5 Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 14 53:59.61 1 15
2 9 Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha 14 +3.05 5 12
3 8 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 14 +4.98 4 10
4 3 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 14 +13.66 9 8
5 6 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 14 +16.55 13 6
6 26 Australia John Dodds Yamaha 14 +19.46 11 5
7 23 Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson 14 +1:25.18 4
8 16 Austria Karl Auer Yamaha 14 +1:40.28 3
9 34 Switzerland Franz Kunz Yamaha 14 +1:45.31 18 2
10 32 France Christian Sarron Yamaha 14 +1:50.82 1
11 19 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 14 +1:56.46 14
12 10 United Kingdom Alex George Yamaha 14 +2:27.19
13 42 Czechoslovakia Peter Baláz Yamaha 14 +2:27.29
14 29 Italy Giovanni Proni Yamaha 14 +2:44.46
15 20 Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 14 +3:15.50 17
16 17 Austria Max Wiener Yamaha 14 +3:43.38
17 40 Hungary János Reisz Yamaha 13 +1 lap
18 45 Czechoslovakia Jan Bartunek Jawa 13 +1 lap
19 14 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 12 +2 laps 12
Ret Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 2
Ret Germany Dieter Braun Morbidelli 3
Ret Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 6
Ret Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 7
Ret France Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 8
Ret France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 10
Ret Finland Tapio Virtanen MZ 15
Ret Netherlands Marcel Ankoné Yamaha 16
Ret France Gérard Choukroun Yamaha 19
Ret Italy Mario Lega Yamaha 20
42 starters in total
[6]

250 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 13 50:46.12 1 15
2 15 Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson 13 +35.63 2 12
3 6 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 13 +50.22 4 10
4 10 Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha 13 +53.21 8
5 8 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 13 +54.55 6 6
6 12 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 13 +1:04.26 8 5
7 3 Germany Dieter Braun Yamaha 13 +1:14.38 5 4
8 16 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 13 +1:26.67 3 3
9 22 Australia John Dodds Yamaha 13 +1:36.84 2
10 11 Austria Harald Bartol Yamaha 13 +1:45.35 1
11 36 Hungary János Drapál Yamaha 13 +1:49.91 10
12 20 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 13 +1:56.64 9
13 17 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 13 +1:56.94
14 25 France Christian Sarron Yamaha 13 +2:07.27
15 4 Germany Bernd Tügenthal Yamaha 13 +2:51.50
16 23 Italy Mario Lega Yamaha 13 +2:51.91
17 7 Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 13 +3:20.82
18 14 Finland Pentti Salonen Yamaha 13 +3:26.14
19 23 Austria Rudolf Weiss Yamaha 13 +3:26.66
20 31 Sweden Bo Granath Yamaha 13 +3:27.26
21 39 Czechoslovakia Peter Baláz Jawa 13 +3:53.43
22 30 Japan Ken Nemoto Yamaha 13 +4:16.67
23 47 Switzerland Hans Stadelmann Yamaha 12 +1 lap
24 29 United States Alan Engel Kawasaki 12 +1 lap
25 43 Czechoslovakia Oldrich Kaba Jawa 12 +1 lap
26 44 Czechoslovakia Vladimir Jarolin Jawa 12 +1 lap
27 45 Czechoslovakia Jan Bartunek Jawa 12 +1 lap
28 46 Hungary János Reisz Yamaha 12 +1 lap
29 38 Poland Andrzej Szymanski Yamaha 12 +1 lap
30 37 Poland Zbygniew Chomno Yamaha 11 +2 laps
Ret Switzerland Franz Kunz Yamaha 7
Ret Finland Tapio Virtanen MZ 11
Ret United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 12
Ret? 42 Czechoslovakia Bohumil Stasa Jawa
41 starters in total
[6]

Sidecar classification

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Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 7 Switzerland Hermann Schmid Switzerland Jean-Pierre Martial Yamaha 12 49:14.73 5 15
2 2 Germany Werner Schwärzel Germany Andreas Huber König 12 +0.54 2 12
3 3 Switzerland Rolf Biland United Kingdom Ken Williams Yamaha 12 +2.90 6 10
4 1 Germany Rolf Steinhausen Germany Sepp Huber König 12 +3.76 1 8
5 12 United Kingdom George O'Dell United Kingdom Kenny Arthur Yamaha 12 +46.61 6
6 17 Netherlands Martin Kooy Netherlands Rob Vader König 12 +48.71 5
7 16 United Kingdom Dick Greasley United Kingdom Cliff Holland Yamaha 12 +1:19.85 12 4
8 22 Germany Walter Ohrmann Germany Bernd Grube Yamaha 12 +1:24.68 4 3
9 25 France Alain Michel France Bernard Garcia Yamaha 12 +1:34.49 11 2
10 9 Italy Amedeo Zini Italy Andrea Fornaro König 12 +2:49.34 1
11 25 Switzerland Rüdi Kurth United Kingdom Dane Rowe Yamaha 11 +1 lap 10
12 19 Germany Egon Schons Germany Karl Lauterback König 11 +1 lap
13 11 Germany Georg Neumann Germany Gerhard Lehmann König 10 +2 laps
14 28 Germany Gerhard Müller Germany Gerd Hoffmann König 10 +2 laps
15 21 Germany Siegfried Schauzu Germany Wolfgang Kalauch Aro 10 +2 laps
16 32 Switzerland Bruno Holzer Switzerland Charly Meierhans Yamaha 2 +10 laps
Ret Switzerland Ernst Trachsel Switzerland Benedikt Stahli Yamaha 3
Ret Germany Otto Haller Germany Erich Haselbeck BMW 7
Ret Germany Helmut Schilling Germany Rainer Gundel Aro 8
Ret Germany Max Venus Germany Norbert Bittermann König 9
31 starters in total
[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  2. ^ "1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "Brno Circuit | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "1976 Czechoslovakian MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. April 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "motogp.com · CZECH REPUBLIC GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1976". www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ a b c d Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 119. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.


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