1977 Formula 750 season

1977 Formula 750 World Championship 1976 1978 The 1977 Formula 750 season was the fifth season of the FIM Formula 750 World Championship and the first season to have full world championship status. Steve Baker was crowned champion, winning five races on aggregate. Calendar 1977 Calendar Round Race title Circuit Date Heat 1 Winner Heat 2 Winner Overall winner 1 36th Daytona 200 USA Daytona International Speedway March 13 USA Steve Baker Not run 1 1 USA Steve Baker 2 Imola 200 ITA Autodromo Dino Ferrari April 3 USA Kenny Roberts USA Kenny Roberts USA Kenny Roberts 3 32° Premio Internacional de Madrid ESP 1945 Circuito Permanente del Jarama April 24 USA Steve Baker 4 Championnat du Monde 750 FRA Circuit de Dijon-Prenois June 5 FRA Christian Estrosi FRA Christian Estrosi FRA Christian Estrosi 5 FIM 750 World Championship Race UK Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit July 10 USA Steve Baker USA Steve Baker USA Steve Baker 6 Preis von Salzburg AUT Salzburgring August 21 USA Steve Baker Abandoned 2 2 USA Steve Baker 7 Championnat du Monde 750 BEL Omloop Terlaemen Zolder August 28 USA Steve Baker USA Steve Baker USA Steve Baker 8 Champion Spark Plug Classic NED Circuit van Drenthe September 4 USA Steve Baker ITA Marco Lucchinelli ITA Marco Lucchinelli 9 Champion Spark Plug Classic USA Laguna Seca Raceway September 11 USA Skip Aksland USA Steve Baker USA Skip Aksland 10 World Championship Race CAN Mosport Park September 18 AUS Gregg Hansford AUS Gregg Hansford AUS Gregg Hansford 11 Weltmeisterschaftslauf FRG Hockenheimring September 25 ITA Giacomo Agostini ITA Giacomo Agostini ITA Giacomo Agostini Notes: 1.1 - Heat two of the Daytona 200 was not run due to rain.Carter, p. 140 2.2 – Heat two of the Preis von Salzburg was abandoned due to rain.Carter, p. 150 Championship standings Pos Rider Bike DAYUSA IMOITA JARESP 1945 DIJFRA BRAUK SALAUT ZOLBEL ASSNED LAGUSA MOSCAN HOCGER Pts 1 USA Steve Baker Yamaha 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 131 2 FRA Christian Sarron Yamaha 7 4 2 3 3 8 4 55 3 ITA Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 3 2 4 1 45 4 ITA Marco Lucchinelli Yamaha 21 6 4 2 1 40 5 JPN Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 3 6 3 2 37 6 FRA Hubert Rigal Yamaha 8 3 9 4 5 8 7 36 7 AUS Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 4 3 1 33 8 NED Boet van Dulmen Yamaha 9 5 6 5 5 7 29 9 USA Kenny Roberts Yamaha 2 1 27 10 CH Philippe Coulon Yamaha 15 7 4 2 24 11 AUS Warren Willing Yamaha 6 7 5 10 16 12 FRA Christian Estrosi Yamaha 14 1 15 = USA Skip Aksland Yamaha 1 15 = FRA Patrick Pons Yamaha 6 7 5 15 15 USA Gene Romero Yamaha 5 4 14 16 UK Ron Haslam Yamaha 13 13 2 12 = CAN Yvon Duhamel Kawasaki 2 12 18 ITA Armando Toracca Yamaha 10 3 11 = FRA Bernard Fau Yamaha 4 14 8 11 = USA Mike Baldwin Yamaha 19 6 5 11 = FIN Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha 8 4 11 22 UK John Newbold Yamaha/Suzuki 12 3 10 23 VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 4 8 = UK Alex George Yamaha 5 12 11 9 8 = ESP 1945 Víctor Palomo Yamaha 14 10 9 6 8 26 FRA Christian Leliard Yamaha 8 7 7 = RSA 1928 Kork Ballington Yamaha 9 11 6 7 28 FRA Michel Rougerie Yamaha 12 5 6 = USA Dave Aldana Yamaha 5 6 30 NED Marcel Ankoné Yamaha 6 5 = FRA Gilles Husson Yamaha 7 10 13 11 5 = BEL Jean-Philippe Orban Yamaha 27 12 6 5 = JPN Ikajiro Takai Yamaha 6 5 34 FRA Jean-Paul Boinet Yamaha 16 7 15 4 = UK Piers Forrester Yamaha 38 8 15 10 4 = RSA 1928 Alan North Yamaha 7 4 = USA John Long Yamaha 30 10 8 4 = JPN Sadao Asami Yamaha 9 9 4 = MEX Jimmy Morales Yamaha 7 4 40 UK Julian Soper Yamaha 8 3 = USA Pat Evans Yamaha 8 3 = AUS Jack Findlay Yamaha 11 20 8 3 43 FRG Gerhard Vogt Yamaha 9 16 12 18 14 13 2 = UK Clive Offer Yamaha 9 2 = AUT Max Wiener Yamaha 9 2 = UK Neil Tuxworth Yamaha 9 2 47 USA Randy Cleek Yamaha 10 15 1 = UK Mike Trimby Yamaha 39 10 1 = CAN Jim Allen Yamaha 10 1 = NED Jack Middelburg Yamaha 10 1 — USA Harry Cone Yamaha 11 0 — USA Dale Singleton Yamaha 17 0 — NED Wil Hartog Suzuki 18 0 — USA James Allen Yamaha 20 0 — USA Phil McDonald Yamaha 22 0 — AUS Murray Sayle Kawasaki 23 0 — USA Mike Kidd Yamaha 24 0 — USA Bob Rectenwald Yamaha 25 0 — NZ Paul McLachlin Yamaha 26 0 — USA Tommy Byars Yamaha 28 0 — ITA Virginio Ferrari Yamaha 29 0 — USA Bob Wakefield Yamaha 31 0 — NED Rob Bron Yamaha 32 0 — USA Doug Libby Yamaha 33 0 — USA Wes Cooley Yamaha 34 0 — AUS John Dodds Yamaha 35 0 — FRG Harald Merkl Yamaha 36 0 — USA Larry Bleil Yamaha 37 0 — USA Bruce Lind Yamaha 40 0 — FRA Roger Ruiz Yamaha 14 0 — FRA Dominique Pernet Yamaha 11 0 — FIN Markku Matikainen Yamaha 13 12 0 — FRA Hervé Moineau Yamaha 15 13 0 — UK Terry Hutton Yamaha 11 16 0 — UK Chas Mortimer Yamaha 15 0 — AUT Karl Zach Yamaha 17 0 — SWE Peter Sjoström Yamaha 19 0 — CH Gérard Melly Yamaha 21 14 0 — AUT Fritz Kerschbaumer Yamaha 22 0 — AUT Johann Parzer Yamaha 23 0 — UK Dave Potter Yamaha 12 0 — BEL Oronzo Memola Yamaha 14 0 — FRG Hans-Otto Butenuth Yamaha 13 12 0 — CH Pascal Mottier Yamaha 11 0 Pos Rider Bike DAYUSA IMOITA JARESP 1945 DIJFRA BRAUK SALAUT ZOLBEL ASSNED LAGUSA MOSCAN HOCGER Pts References See also 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season Books Motocourse 1977-1978 Hazleton Securities Ltd. 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