1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix

French France Grand Prix de France Motohttp://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1976_heden.htm https://archive.today/20150725162019/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1976_heden.htm dead Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden 2015-07-25 2019-07-25http://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1976.html 1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project www.progcovers.comhttp://www.progcovers.com/motor/lemans.html Le Mans | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project www.progcovers.com Bugatti Circuit 2.635 4.240 1 12 25 April 1976 Circuit Le Mans Bugatti.png Barry Sheene UK Suzuki 1:43.160 Marco Lucchinelli ITA Suzuki 1:41.400 Barry Sheene UK Suzuki Johnny Cecotto VEN 1930 Yamaha Marco Lucchinelli ITA Suzuki Giacomo Agostini ITA MV Agusta 1:45.600 Walter Villa ITA Harley-Davidson 1:44.600 Walter Villa ITA Harley-Davidson Johnny Cecotto VEN 1930 Yamaha Jean-François Baldé FRA Yamaha Walter Villa ITA Harley-Davidson 1:48.920 Walter Villa ITA Harley-Davidson 1:47.800 Walter Villa ITA Harley-Davidson Gianfranco Bonera ITA Harley-Davidson Pentti Korhonen FIN Yamaha Ángel Nieto SPA 1945 Bultaco 2:13.390 Rudolf Kunz BRD Kreidler 2:11.200 Herbert Rittberger BRD Kreidler Rudolf Kunz BRD Kreidler Stefan Dörflinger SUI Kreidler Werner Schwärzel BRD König Andreas Huber BRD 1:53.970 Rolf Biland SUI Yamaha Ken Williams UK 1:52.800 Rolf Biland SUI Ken Williams UK Yamaha Alain Michel FRA Bernard Garcia FRA Yamaha Helmut Schilling BRD Rainer Gundel BRD Aro The 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 April 1976 at the Circuit Bugatti Le Mans. 500cc classification Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 7 GBR Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 51'45.330 15 2 55 VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto Team Venemotos Yamaha +3.840 12 3 33 ITA Marco Lucchinelli Gallina Corse Suzuki +19.290 10 4 4 FIN Tepi Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki +49.850 8 5 1 ITA Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro MV Agusta +55.650 6 6 43 ESP 1945 Victor Palomo Swaep Motor Racing Yamaha +1'27.660 5 7 56 NZL Stuart Avant Colemans Suzuki +1'28.240 4 8 13 BRD Dieter Braun Suzuki +1'47.880 3 9 12 AUT Karl Auer Racing Team NO Yamaha +1 lap 2 10 51 NLD Boet van Dulmen Laponder Racing Yamaha +1 lap 1 11 19 FRA Olivier Chevallier Yamaha +1 lap 12 45 GBR Steve Parrish Dave More Yamaha +1 lap 13 11 GBR Chas Mortimer Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team Yamaha +1 lap 14 25 FRA Gilles Husson Yamaha +1 lap 15 6 GBR Alex George Hermetite Racing International Yamaha +1 lap 16 44 BRA Edmar Ferreira Goias Swaep Motor Yamaha +1 lap 17 48 FRA René Guili Suzuki +2 laps 18 30 SWE Johnny Bengtsson Stigefetts Motor Suzuki +2 laps 19 41 DEU Helmut Kassner Suzuki +2 laps 20 36 BEL Jules Nies Suzuki +3 laps Ret ?? AUS Jack Findlay Jack Findlay Racing Suzuki Retired Ret ?? GBR Phil Read Team Life International Suzuki Retired Ret ?? FRA Thierry Tchernine Suzuki Retired Ret ?? FRA Christian Estrosi Suzuki Retired Ret ?? FRA Jean-Paul Boinet Ecurie Jean Murit Suzuki Retired Ret ?? NLD Marcel Ankoné Nimag Suzuki Suzuki Retired Ret ?? FIN Pentti Korhonen Yamaha Retired Ret ?? FIN Risto Makinen Yamaha Retired Ret ?? ITA Roberto Gallina Gallina Corse Suzuki Retired Ret ?? BRA Adu Celso-Santos Yamaha Retired Ret ?? CHE Philippe Coulon Suzuki Retired Ret ?? ITA Nico Cereghini Life Racing Team Suzuki Retired Ret ?? GBR John Williams Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Accident Ret ?? GBR Eddie Roberts Suzuki Retired Ret ?? USA Pat Hennen Colemans Suzuki Retired Ret ?? AUT Max Wiener Racing Team NO Yamaha Retired DNS FRA Michel Rougerie Suzuki Did not start Sources: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1976-french-motogp 1976 French MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database April 3, 2018 Motor Sport Magazinehttp://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1976/FRA/500cc/RAC motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1976 www.motogp.com 2019-07-25 2019-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20190725100149/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results%2BStatistics/1976/FRA/500cc/RAC deadMotocourse 1976-1977 Hazleton Securities Ltd. Carter Chris 53 0-905138-02-3 350 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 73 ITA Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 30 52:45.01 4 15 2 1 VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 30 +17.91 3 12 3 24 FRA Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 30 +30.07 7 10 4 70 JPN Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 30 +37.05 2 8 5 44 FRA Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 30 +42.33 8 6 6 49 ITA Paolo Tordi Yamaha 30 +44.73 6 5 7 42 FRA Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 30 +57.12 5 4 8 3 FIN Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 30 +1:04.88 3 9 9 GBR Tom Herron Yamaha 30 +1:09.72 2 10 65 AUS John Dodds Yamaha 30 +1:16.94 1 11 52 FIN Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 30 +1:40.94 12 28 FRA Alain Vial Yamaha 30 +1:42.52 13 81 FRA Claude Benelhadj Yamaha 30 +1:56.00 14 46 FRA Jean-Louis Olivier Yamaha 29 +1 lap 15 32 FRA Christian Bourgeois Yamaha 29 +1 lap 16 47 FRA Hervé Moineau Yamaha 29 +1 lap 17 62 GBR John Weeden Yamaha 29 +1 lap 18 60 ZAF 1928 Alan North Yamaha 25 +5 laps North, Parrish, Kunz and Coulon retired but were classified as finishers. 19 61 GBR Steve Parrish Yamaha 25 +5 laps 20 22 CHE Franz Kunz Yamaha 24 +6 laps 21 13 CHE Philippe Coulon Yamaha 23 +7 laps Ret ITA Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 1 Ret FRA Patrick Pons Yamaha 9 Ret FRA Christian Huguet Yamaha 10 36 starters in total Footnotes N 250 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 1 ITA Walter Villa Harley Davidson 30 54:41.62 1 15 2 90 ITA Gianfranco Bonera Harley Davidson 30 +42.14 6 12 3 19 FIN Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 30 +48.71 5 10 4 49 FRA Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 30 +49.92 8 8 5 18 FRA Gérard Choukron Yamaha 30 +1:03.05 6 6 59 FIN Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 30 +1:08.01 5 7 5 FRA Patrick Pons Yamaha 30 +1:08.18 4 8 36 FRA Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 30 +1:09.42 3 9 21 FRA Jean-Claude Hogrel Yamaha 30 +1:09.57 2 10 46 FRA Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 30 +1:11.52 9 1 11 65 AUS John Dodds Yamaha 30 +1:24.28 12 6 GBR Chas Mortimer Yamaha 30 +1:29.55 13 32 FRA Denis Boulom Yamaha 30 +1:29.80 14 74 ITA Paolo Tordi Yamaha 30 +1:35.87 15 63 ESP 1945 Jaime Samaranch Yamaha 30 +1:36.17 16 34 FRA Gilbert Lavelle Yamaha 30 +1:36.84 17 53 FRA Christian Huguet Yamaha 30 +1:45.48 18 48 FRA Christian Sarron Yamaha 29 +1 lap 10 19 54 FRA Thiérry Noblesse Yamaha 29 +1 lap 20 8 SWE Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 28 +2 laps Gustafsson, Herron and Moineau retired but were classified as finishers. 21 13 GBR Tom Herron Yamaha 25 +5 laps 22 23 FRA Hervé Moineau Yamaha 23 +7 laps Ret USA Pat Evans Yamaha 2 Ret FRA Raymond Roche Yamaha 3 Ret FIN Tapio Virtanen MZ 4 Ret CHE Franz Kunz Yamaha 7 36 starters in total Footnotes N 50 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 5 DEU Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 15 34:04.21 6 15 2 4 DEU Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 15 +0.19 4 12 3 6 CHE Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 15 +3.57 7 10 4 25 FRA Pierre Audry ABF 15 +4.88 2 8 5 12 ITA Aldo Pero Kreidler 15 +1:07.39 6 6 11 NLD Theo Timmer Yamathi 15 +1:17.45 5 7 28 FRA Yves le Tourmelin Scrab-Ty 15 +1:21.14 4 8 2 ITA Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 15 +1:22.42 5 3 9 23 FRA Benjamin Laurent Kreidler 15 +1:52.42 2 10 14 CHE Ulrich Graf Kreidler 15 +1:54.27 1 11 38 FRA Jacques Hutteau Scrab 15 +2:07.53 12 24 FRA Raymond Duriez Kreidler 15 +2:13.68 13 42 HUN J. Zweisldo Kreidler 14 +1 lap 14 33 ESP 1945 Joaquin Gali Derbi 14 +1 lap 15 36 DEU Günter Schirnhöfer Kreidler 14 +1 lap 16 44 BEL Giuido Delys Kreidler 13 +2 laps 17 26 FRA Pierre Harlay Kreidler 13 +2 laps 18 16 NLD Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 12 +3 laps van Dongen retired but was classified as a finisher. 8 19 29 BEL Patrick de Wulf Kreidler 12 +3 laps Ret ESP 1945 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 1 Ret FRA Jean-Paul Fargues ABF 3 Ret NLD Nico Polane Morbidelli 9 Ret BEL Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler 10 32 starters in total Footnotes N Sidecar classification Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 3 CHE Rolf Biland GBR Ken Williams Yamaha 25 47:53.53 4 15 2 32 FRA Alain Michel FRA Bernard Garcia Yamaha 25 +4.13 2 12 3 11 DEU Helmut Schilling DEU Rainer Gundel Aro-Fath 24 +1 lap 5 10 4 21 CHE Bruno Holzer CHE Charly Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 24 +1 lap 6 8 5 9 ITA Amedeo Zini ITA Andrea Fornaro König 24 +1 lap 6 6 34 CHE Hanspeter Hubacher CHE Kurt Huber Yamaha 24 +1 lap 5 7 27 DEU Ted Janssen DEU Eric Schmitz Yamaha 24 +1 lap 4 8 22 DEU Siegfried Schauzu DEU Clifton Lorentz Aro-Fath 23 +2 laps 3 9 15 GBR Dick Greasley GBR Cliff Holland Chell Yamaha 23 +2 laps 2 10 14 DEU Heinz Luthringhauser DEU Lorenzo Puzo BMW 23 +2 laps 1 11 2 DEU Werner Schwärzel DEU Andreas Huber König 22 +3 laps Schwärzel and Huber retired but were classified as finishers. 1 12 25 FRA Yves Trolliet FRA P. Muller König 22 +3 laps Ret DEU Klaus Enders DEU Wolfgang Kalauch Heukerot 3 Ret AUT Hans Prugl AUT Horst Kussberger König 7 Ret CHE Hermann Schmid CHE Jean Petit Yamaha 7 24 starters in total Footnotes N References French Grand Prix 1976 1975 Yugoslavian Grand Prix 1976 Austrian Grand Prix 1975 French Grand Prix 1977 French Grand Prix Category:French motorcycle Grand Prix French Motorcycle Grand Prix