1978 British motorcycle Grand Prix

April 2022 British United Kingdom John Player British Grand Prixhttp://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1978_heden.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100626154457/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1978_heden.htm dead Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1978 25 July 2015 2010-06-26 Jumping Jack nlhttp://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1978.html 1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project www.progcovers.comhttps://www.progcovers.com/motor/silverstone.php Silverstone Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project Programme Covers Silverstone Circuit 2.927 4.711 10 13 6 August 1978 Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png Michel Rougerie FRA 1:30.980 Kenny Roberts USA 1:31.38 Kenny Roberts USA Steve Manship UK Barry Sheene UK Kork Ballington RSA 1928 1:34.600 Tom Herron UK 1:33.830 Kork Ballington RSA 1928 Tom Herron UK Mick Grant UK Kork Ballington RSA 1928 1:37.140 Anton Mang BRD 1:37.400 Anton Mang BRD Tom Herron UK Raymond Roche FRA Eugenio Lazzarini ITA 1:42.690 Eugenio Lazzarini ITA 1:42.220 Ángel Nieto SPA 1977 Clive Horton UK Eugenio Lazzarini ITA Rolf Biland SUI Kenny Williams UK 1:38.190 Rolf Biland SUI Kenny Williams UK 1:46.920 Alain Michel FRA Stu Collins UK Rolf Biland SUI Kenny Williams UK Jock Taylor UK James Neil UK The 1978 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5–6 August 1978 at Silverstone Circuit. 500cc race report Kenny Roberts and Barry Sheene, the two championship contenders arrived in England for the British Grand Prix with only three points separating them.Roberts makes the right dream come true Bee News Services The Modesto Bee 1 23 August 1978 15 January 2011 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C9FJAAAAIBAJ&pg=1516,2797467&dq=kenny+roberts&hl=en May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes The race ended in controversy when torrential rains during the race, along with pit stops for tire changes by both Roberts and Sheene, created confusion among official scorers.https://books.google.com/books?id=UPgDAAAAMBAJ&q=american+motorcyclist+barry+sheene&pg=PA35 Roberts: A Champ With Class November 1978 American Motorcyclist American Motorcyclist Association 15 December 2010 32 11 35 Eventually, Roberts was declared the winner with Sheene being awarded third place behind privateer Steve Manship, who did not stop for a tire change.Roberts Declared Official Winner Bee News Services The Modesto Bee 6 8 August 1978 20 December 2010 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Jk81AAAAIBAJ&pg=6418,2495408&dq=kenny+roberts&hl=en March 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/noyes_time_to_fix_flag-to-flag_pit_stops_before_luck_runs_out/ Time to Fix 'Flag-to-Flag' Pit Stops Before Luck Runs Out moto-racing.speedtv.com 15 December 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110724055721/http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/noyes_time_to_fix_flag-to-flag_pit_stops_before_luck_runs_out/ 24 July 2011 http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1978/GBR/500cc 1978 500cc British Grand Prix Results motogp.com 29 December 2013 28 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200828234942/https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1978/GBR/500cc dead 500cc classification Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 1 USA Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 55'56.930 15 2 43 GBR Steve Manship Suzuki +8.050 12 3 7 GBR Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1'06.760 10 4 11 ITA Marco Lucchinelli Cagiva Corse Suzuki +1'29.350 8 5 2 FIN Tepi Länsivuori Suzuki +1'56.980 6 6 22 ITA Gianni Rolando Team Librenti Suzuki +1 lap 5 7 4 VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +1 lap 4 8 5 GBR John Newbold Ray Hamblin Motorcycles Suzuki +1 lap 3 9 8 JPN Takazumi Katayama Sarome & Motul Team Yamaha +1 lap 2 10 12 ITA Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1 lap 1 11 13 FRA Michel Rougerie Suzuki +1 lap 12 16 GBR John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki +1 lap 13 9 GBR Alex George Suzuki +1 lap 14 42 NLD Jack Middelburg Suzuki +1 lap 15 6 GBR Steve Parrish Suzuki +2 laps 16 3 CHE Philippe Coulon Marlboro Nava Total Suzuki +2 laps 17 28 FRG Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Suzuki +2 laps 18 38 SWE Peter Sjoström Suzuki +3 laps 19 17 NZL John Woodley Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki +3 laps 20 37 NLD Dick Alblas Suzuki +3 laps Ret ?? NLD Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki Retired Ret ?? ITA Graziano Rossi Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Accident Ret ?? ITA Franco Bonera Team Kiwi Yamoto Cagiva Accident Ret ?? CHE Bruno Kneubühler RSS Racing Team Suzuki Tyre problems Ret ?? NZL Dennis Ireland Suzuki Tyre problems Ret ?? NZL Roger Marshall George Beale Yamaha Tyre problems Ret ?? AUS Jack Findlay Suzuki Tyre problems Ret ?? RSA 1928 Leslie van Breda Suzuki Retired Ret ?? AUT Max Wiener Suzuki Retired Ret ?? NLD Boet van Dulmen Suzuki Retired Ret ?? UK Kevin Stowe Harold Coppock Suzuki Retired Ret ?? AUT Werner Nenning Mobel Nenning Racing Team Suzuki Retired Ret ?? USA Steve Baker Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired Ret ?? BRD Franz Rau Kazenmaier Autovermietung Suzuki Retired Ret ?? GBR Graham Wood Barton Spondon Suzuki Retired Ret ?? GBR Dave Potter Ted Broad Suzuki Retired Ret ?? GBR Ron Haslam Mal Carter Yamaha Retired Ret ?? GBR Marc Fontan Suzuki Retired Sources:Motocourse 1978-1979 March 1979 Hazleton Securities Ltd Coleman Barry 121 0-905138-06-6https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1978-british-motogp 1978 British MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database 1 February 2018 Motor Sport Magazine 350 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 5 ZAF 1928 Kork Ballington Kawasaki 28 44:43.57 1 15 2 2 GBR Tom Herron Yamaha 28 +10.23 6 12 3 10 GBR Mick Grant Kawasaki 28 +23.01 10 10 4 4 FRA Michel Rougerie Yamaha 28 +52.43 5 8 5 23 ITA Franco Bonera Yamaha 28 +59.09 6 6 25 AUS Vic Soussan Yamaha 28 +59.76 5 7 7 FRA Christian Sarron Yamaha 28 +59.85 8 4 8 6 FRA Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 28 +1:00.24 3 3 9 28 SWE Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 28 +1:00.74 2 10 19 FRA Patrick Pons Yamaha 28 +1:30.23 1 11 51 CHE Roland Freymond Yamaha 28 +1:31.27 12 29 ITA Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 28 +1:31.48 13 50 GBR Clive Padgett Yamaha 27 +1 lap 14 44 GBR Ian Richards Yamaha 27 +1 lap 15 31 JPN Sadao Asami Yamaha 27 +1 lap 16 47 NLD Jack Middelburg Yamaha 27 +1 lap 17 40 FIN Reino Eskelinen Yamaha 27 +1 lap 18 41 ITA Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 27 +1 lap JPN Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 2 AUS Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 4 AUS Ray Quincey Yamaha 7 FRA Raymond Roche Yamaha 9 41 starters in total http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1978/GBR/350cc 1978 350cc British Grand Prix Results motogp.com 29 December 2013 7 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131207010252/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1978/GBR/350cc dead 250 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 15 FRG Anton Mang Kawasaki 26 43:03.32 15 2 5 GBR Tom Herron Yamaha 26 +0.19 4 12 3 29 FRA Raymond Roche Yamaha 26 +23.45 9 10 4 10 GBR Mick Grant Kawasaki 26 +30.82 8 8 5 13 FRA Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 26 +30.97 7 6 6 26 CHE Hans Müller Yamaha 26 +31.48 5 5 7 18 FRA Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 26 +31.64 10 4 8 9 FRA Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 26 +31.78 3 9 51 CHE Roland Freymond Yamaha 26 +59.31 2 10 43 FRA Marc Fontan Yamaha 26 +59.63 1 11 22 GBR Clive Padgett Yamaha 26 +1:10.30 12 21 AUS Vic Soussan Yamaha 26 +1:11.84 13 53 FRA Hervé Moineau Yamaha 26 +1:13.67 14 54 AUS Greg Johnson Yamaha 26 +1:21.87 15 33 ZAF 1928 Dudley Cramond Yamaha 26 +1:31.36 16 32 FIN Reino Eskelinen Yamaha 26 +1:34.76 17 28 JPN Sadao Asami Yamaha 26 +1:35.41 18 30 JPN Ken Nemoto Yamaha 25 +1 lap 19 25 AUT Harald Bartol HBI 25 +1 lap 20 17 GBR Bernard Murray Yamaha 25 +1 lap ZAF 1928 Kork Ballington Kawasaki 1 USA Kenny Roberts Yamaha 2 AUS Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 3 AUS John Dodds Yamaha 6 38 starters in total, 21 finishers http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1978/GBR/250cc 1978 250cc British Grand Prix Results motogp.com 29 December 2013 26 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151026110832/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1978/GBR/250cc dead 125 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 3 ESP 1977 Ángel Nieto Minarelli 24 44:51.08 4 15 2 10 GBR Clive Horton Morbidelli 24 +17.02 8 12 3 2 ITA Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 24 +21.20 1 10 4 38 FRA Thierry Espié Motobécane 24 +29.90 2 8 5 8 CHE Hans Müller Morbidelli 24 +40.67 5 6 6 7 CHE Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 24 +40.94 7 5 7 17 SWE Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 24 +45.37 4 8 39 FRA Yves Dupont Morbidelli 24 +1:01.91 3 9 4 FRA Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 24 +1:10.39 2 10 20 ITA Felice Agostini Morbidelli 24 +1:10.65 1 11 43 CHE Karl Fuchs Morbidelli 24 +1:44.40 12 30 NLD Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 23 +1 lap 13 34 FRA Daniel Meyer Morbidelli 23 +1 lap 14 47 AUT Ernst Fagerer Morbidelli 23 +1 lap 15 24 MCO Patrick Herouard Morbidelli 23 +1 lap 16 29 NLD Jan Ubels Buton 22 +2 laps 17 36 CHE Alain Pellet Morbidelli 22 +2 laps ITA Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 3 AUT Harald Bartol Morbidelli 6 SWE Bengt Johansson Morbidelli 9 FRA Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 10 34 starters in total Sidecar classification Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 5 FRA Alain Michel GBR Stu Collins Seymaz-Yamaha 25 45:27.56 2 15 2 2 CHE Rolf Biland GBR Kenny Williams Beo-Yamaha 25 +11.36 1 12 3 17 GBR Jock Taylor GBR James Neil Windle-Yamaha 25 +1:02.13 5 10 4 14 GBR Bill Hodgkins GBR John Parkins Windle-Yamaha 25 +1:10.44 8 5 1 GBR George O'Dell GBR Cliff Holland Seymaz-Yamaha 25 +1:23.39 4 6 6 22 GBR Mick Boddice GBR Chas Burns Woodhouse-Yamaha 25 +1:27.92 5 7 18 CHE Jean-François Monnin CHE Paul Gerard Seymaz-Yamaha 25 +1:41.19 4 8 7 GBR Dick Greasley GBR Gordon Russell Busch-Yamaha 24 +1 lap 6 3 9 11 FRG Siegfried Schauzu FRG Lorenzo Puzo Busch-Yamaha 24 +1 lap 2 10 6 SWE Göte Brodin SWE Per-Erik Wickström Yamaha 24 +1 lap 8 1 11 23 NLD Cees Smit NLD Jan Smit Seymaz-Yamaha 24 +1 lap 12 15 FRG Hermann Huber FRG Bernd Schappacher König 24 +1 lap 13 32 CHE Gérard Corbaz CHE Roland Gabriel Schmid-Yamaha 24 +1 lap 14 27 GBR Derek Jones GBR Brian Ayres Daytona-Yamaha 24 +1 lap 15 29 GBR John Barker GBR Nick Cutmore Yamaha 24 +1 lap FRG Rolf Steinhausen FRG Wolfgang Kalauch Seymaz-Yamaha 3 AUT Wolfgang Stropek AUT Karl Altrichter Schmid-Yamaha 7 CHE Bruno Holzer CHE Karl Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 9 CHE Hermann Schmid GBR Kenny Arthur Schmid-Yamaha 10 31 starters in total, 21 finishers http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1978/GBR/125cc 1978 125cc British Grand Prix Results motogp.com 29 December 2013 2 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102193921/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results%20Statistics/1978/GBR/125cc dead References British Grand Prix 1978 1978 Finnish Grand Prix 1978 German Grand Prix 1977 British Grand Prix 1979 British Grand Prix Category:British motorcycle Grand Prix British Motorcycle Grand Prix Category:August 1978 sports events in the United Kingdom