1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix

1977 Venezuelan Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 13 races in the; 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	20 March 1977
Official name	Grand Prix de Venezuela
Location	Autodromo Internacional de San Carlos
Course	Permanent racing facility; 4.135 km (2.569 mi);
500cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Johnny Cecotto
Time	1:36.100
Fastest lap
Rider	Barry Sheene; Steve Baker
Time	1:35.800
Podium
First	Barry Sheene
Second	Steve Baker
Third	Pat Hennen
350cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Johnny Cecotto
Time	1:39.000
Fastest lap
Rider	Johnny Cecotto
Time	1:38.200
Podium
First	Johnny Cecotto
Second	Victor Palomo
Third	Patrick Fernandez
250cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Franco Uncini
Time	1:40.800
Fastest lap
Rider	Walter Villa
Time	1:40.800
Podium
First	Walter Villa
Second	Patrick Fernandez
Third	Victor Palomo
125cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Ángel Nieto
Time	1:47.300
Fastest lap
Rider	Ángel Nieto
Time	1:47.000
Podium
First	Ángel Nieto
Second	Anton Mang
Third	Iván Palazzese

The 1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 March 1977 at the San Carlos Circuit.

500cc classification

Pos.	No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	7	Barry Sheene	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	48'56.900	15
2	32	Steve Baker	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+3.300	12
3	3	Pat Hennen	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+39.000	10
4	20	Johnny Cecotto	Team Venemotos	Yamaha	+42.600	8
5	16	Philippe Coulon	Marlboro Masche Total	Suzuki	+58.100	6
6	12	Virginio Ferrari	Team Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	+1'25.000	5
7	19	Marco Lucchinelli	Life Racing Team	Suzuki	+1'31.300	4
8	4	Christian Estrosi	Marlboro Masche Total	Suzuki	+1 lap	3
9	8	Steve Parrish	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+1 lap	2
10	29	Alan North	Wilddam Konserven Holland	Yamaha	+2 laps	1
Ret	??	Teuvo Länsivuori	Life Racing Team	Suzuki	Accident
Ret	??	Gianfranco Bonera	Team Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	??	Marcel Ankoné	Pullshaw	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	??	Giovanni Rolando		Suzuki	Retired
Sources: ^[2]^[3]^[4]

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	2	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha	29	48:20.1	1	15
2	31	Víctor Palomo	Yamaha	29	+29.6	2	12
3	16	Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha	29	+38.5	7	10
4	21	Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha	29	+1:10.3	4	8
5	17	Tom Herron	Yamaha	28	+1 lap	14	6
6	29	Alan North	Yamaha	28	+1 lap	12	5
7	3	Pedro Mezerhane	Yamaha	28	+1 lap	16	4
8	37	Carlos Bellón	Yamaha	28	+1 lap	17	3
9	36	Eduardo Aleman	Yamaha	28	+1 lap		2
10	44	Raoul Tausani	Yamaha	28	+1 lap		1
11	46	C. Haleby	Yamaha	28	+1 lap	19
12	25	V. Cascino	Harley-Davidson	27	+2 laps
13	45	C. Cortes	Harley-Davidson	26	+3 laps
		Jose Cecotto	Yamaha			3
		Kork Ballington	Yamaha			5
		Walter Villa	Harley-Davidson			6
		R. Cardozo	Yamaha			8
		Franco Uncini	Harley-Davidson			9
		F. Dalle	Yamaha			10
		Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha			11
		Chas Mortimer	Yamaha			13
		M. Luger	Yamaha			15
		Roland Freymond	Yamaha			18
		U. Rioss	Yamaha			20
27 starters in total
^[2]

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	1	Walter Villa	Harley-Davidson	28	47:56.1	2	15
2	16	Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha	28	+20.5	3	12
3	20	Víctor Palomo	Yamaha	28	+35.7	7	10
4	9	Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha	28	+56.1	12	8
5	8	Kork Ballington	Yamaha	28	+1:11.1	9	6
6	17	Tom Herron	Yamaha	28	+1:19.4	10	5
7	3	Aldo Nannini	Yamaha	28	+1:29.5	14	4
8	21	Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha	28	+1:30.4	5	3
9	13	Mario Lega	Morbidelli	27	+1 lap	8	2
10	14	Mauro Corradini	Yamaha	26	+2 laps	17	1
11	30	J. Canache	Yamaha	26	+2 laps	16
12	25	V. Cascino	Harley-Davidson	26	+2 laps
13	26	M. F. Mojica	Yamaha	26	+2 laps	19
14	28	A. Mireles	Yamaha	25	+3 laps	20
		Franco Uncini	Harley-Davidson			1
		Paolo Pileri	Morbidelli			4
		R. Cardozo	Yamaha			6
		Ángel Nieto	Yamaha			11
		G. Laya	Yamaha			13
		E. Alemán	Yamaha			15
		O. Echevarria	Yamaha			18
22 starters in total
^[2]

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	2	Ángel Nieto	Bultaco	27	50:22.4	1	15
2	19	Anton Mang	Morbidelli	27	+2.5	3	12
3	5	Iván Palazzese	Morbidelli	27	+1:05.6	7	10
4	34	Rino Pretelli	Morbidelli	27	+1:48.2	9	8
5	32	Julien van Zeebroeck	Morbidelli	27	+1:48.7	11	6
6	18	Guillermo Pérez	Yamaha	24	+3 laps	15	5
7	12	Rafael Olavarria	Yamaha	24	+3 laps	18	4
		Pierpaolo Bianchi	Morbidelli			2
		Maurizio Massinani	Morbidelli			4
		Aldo Nannini	Yamaha			5
		Germano Zanetti	Morbidelli			6
		Henk van Kessel	Condor			8
		Victorio Minguzzi	Yamaha			10
		P. Catania	Morbidelli			12
		J. Vignetti	Morbidelli			13
		F. González	Morbidelli			14
		R. Morantes	Yamaha			16
		B. Orioli	Yamaha			17
16 starters in total
^[2]

^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1977". Archive.li. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 55. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
^ "1977 Venezuelan MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ "VENEZUELA GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1977". Motogp.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

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