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1978 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix
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Venezuelan Venezuela 1930 II Grand Prix de Venezuelahttp://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1979_heden.htm https://archive.today/20130413214323/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1979_heden.htm dead 13 April 2013 Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden. Archive.li 1 November 2018 Autodromo Internacional de San Carlos San Carlos Circuit layout.png 2.569 4.135 1 13 19 March 1978 Johnny Cecotto VEN 1930 1:35.300 Barry Sheene UK 1:35.400 Barry Sheene UK Pat Hennen USA Steve Baker USA Franco Uncini ITA 1:38.200 Franco Uncini ITA 1:36.600 Takazumi Katayama JPN Patrick Fernandez FRA Paolo Pileri ITA Franco Uncini ITA 1:39.400 Kenny Roberts USA 1:38.500 Kenny Roberts USA Carlos Lavado VEN 1930 Patrick Fernandez FRA Pierpaolo Bianchi ITA 1:44.900 Pierpaolo Bianchi ITA 1:44.800 Pierpaolo Bianchi ITA Eugenio Lazzarini ITA Víctor León-Pacheco VEN 1930
The 1978 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 March 1978 at the San Carlos Circuit.
500cc classification
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 UK Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 48'21.300 15 2 USA Pat Hennen Suzuki +21.700 12 3 USA Steve Baker Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +57.300 10 4 UK Steve Parrish Suzuki +1 lap 8 5 VEN 1930 Roberto Pietri Yamaha +2 laps 6 6 BRD Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Yamaha +3 laps 5 7 ITA Leandro Becheroni Suzuki +6 laps 4 VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Tyre problems USA Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Retired JPN Takazumi Katayama Sarome & Motul Team Yamaha Accident ITA Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired Sources: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1978-venezuelan-motogp 1978 Venezuelan MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database 1 February 2018 Motorsportmagazine.com 4 November 2018http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1978/VEN/500cc/RAC VENEZUELA GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1978 Motogp.com 4 November 2018 5 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181105012053/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1978/VEN/500cc/RAC deadMotocourse 1978-1979 Hazleton Securities Ltd Coleman Barry 61 0-905138-06-6
350 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 JPN Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 29 48:05.5 5 15 2 FRA Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 29 +29.7 3 12 3 ITA Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 29 +41.9 17 10 4 RSA 1928 Kork Ballington Kawasaki 29 +43.4 7 8 5 FRA Patrick Pons Yamaha 29 +50.2 4 6 6 FRA Christian Sarron Yamaha 29 +58.4 11 5 7 FRA Eric Saul Yamaha 29 +1:06.4 15 4 8 ITA Franco Bonera Yamaha 29 +1:14.7 9 3 9 VEN 1930 Eduardo Alemán Yamaha 29 +1:28.0 20 2 10 VEN 1930 Antonio Piccioni Yamaha 29 +1:33.1 10 1 11 ITA Franco Solaroli Yamaha 28 +1 lap 16 12 UK Barry Woodland Yamaha 28 +1 lap 13 CRI C. Cortes Harley-Davidson 28 +1 lap 14 USA Kent Rockwell Yamaha 27 +2 laps ITA Franco Uncini Yamaha 1 AUS Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 2 FRA Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 6 ITA Vinicio Salmi Yamaha 8 VEN 1930 Jose Cecotto Yamaha 12 UK Tom Herron Yamaha 13 UK Mick Grant Kawasaki 14 ITA Felice Agostini Yamaha 18 VEN 1930 "Dallefusine" Yamaha 19 30 starters in total
250 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 USA Kenny Roberts Yamaha 28 47:15.6 2 15 2 VEN 1930 Carlos Lavado Yamaha 28 +14.8 3 12 3 FRA Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 28 +37.3 5 10 4 FRA Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 28 +43.1 8 8 5 RSA 1928 Kork Ballington Kawasaki 28 +43.1 6 6 6 ITA Mario Lega Morbidelli 28 +54.9 9 5 7 FRG Anton Mang Kawasaki 28 +1:04.2 11 4 8 USA Ted Henter Yamaha 28 +1:35.5 12 3 9 VEN 1930 Eduardo Alemán Yamaha 27 +1 lap 15 2 10 AUS Vic Soussan Yamaha 27 +1 lap 17 1 11 UK Tom Herron Yamaha 27 +1 lap 19 12 ITA Edoardo Elias Yamaha 27 +1 lap 20 13 ESP 1977 Ángel Nieto Yamaha 27 +1 lap 14 ESP 1977 Fernando González Yamaha 27 +1 lap 18 15 ITA Vinicio Salmi Yamaha 27 +1 lap 16 USA Kent Rockwell Yamaha 26 +2 laps 13 17 ESP 1977 Carlos Morante Yamaha 26 +2 laps 18 VEN 1930 P. Betancourt Yamaha 26 +2 laps 19 ESP 1977 F. Perez Yamaha 26 +2 laps 20 ITA "Prusso" Yamaha 26 +2 laps 21 MEX G. Martinez Yamaha 26 +2 laps ITA Franco Uncini Yamaha 1 AUS Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 4 ITA Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 7 UK Mick Grant Kawasaki 10 FRA Eric Saul Yamaha 14 UK Barry Woodland Yamaha 16 26 starters in total
125 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 ITA Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli 26 46:05.5 1 15 2 ITA Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 26 +54.0 3 12 3 VEN 1930 V. T. Leon Morbidelli 26 +1:20.6 7 10 4 VEN 1930 Alejandro Alemán Yamaha 26 +1:21.8 11 8 5 ITA Riccardo Russo Morbidelli 24 +2 laps 14 6 6 ITA Claudio Granata Morbidelli 24 +2 laps 15 5 7 ITA Luigi Schiavione Morbidelli 21 +5 laps 16 4 ESP 1977 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 2 VEN 1930 Ivan Palazzese Morbidelli 4 ITA Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 5 ITA Claudio Lusuardi Morbidelli 6 "Troisi" Morbidelli 8 FRA Thierry Espié Motobécane 9 ITA Guido Mancini Morbidelli 10 ITA Germano Zanetti Morbidelli 12 VEN 1930 R. Olavarria Morbidelli 13 ITA Felice Agostini Morbidelli 17 URU "Moreira" Yamaha 18 USA 1930 Keith Gonyou Yamaha 19 CAN "Bernard" Yamaha 20 23 starters in total
References
Venezuelan Grand Prix 1978 1977 British Grand Prix 1978 Spanish Grand Prix 1977 Venezuelan Grand Prix 1979 Venezuelan Grand Prix
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