1976 Formula 750 season

1976 Formula 750 Prize 1975 1977 The 1976 Formula 750 season was the fourth season of the FIM Formula 750 Prize. The confused results of the Venezuelan round caused the championship's final standings to be shrouded in controversy. Kawasaki's Gary Nixon appeared to have won the second leg of the Venezuelan race however, the race organizers credited Yamaha's Steve Baker with the victory.https://books.google.com/books?id=q25p0M_Zm7QC&q=American+Motorcyclist+F750&pg=PA19 Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers: The American Heroes DeWitt, Norman L. 2010 Motorbooks 9781610600453 15 December 2012 Víctor Palomo was crowned champion, winning three races on aggregate despite not winning a single heat. If Nixon had been awarded the victory in the Venezuelan round, he would have won the world championship by one point. Nixon protested the Venezuelan results to the FIM, who threw out the results of the event, thus denying his appeal.Assoc American Motorcyclist https://books.google.com/books?id=z_gDAAAAMBAJ&q=American+Motorcyclist+Pat+Hennen&pg=PA4 Nixon Loses FIM Appeal and F750 World Championship January 1977 American Motorcyclist 15 December 2012 Calendar 1976 Calendar Round Race title Circuit Date Heat 1 Winner Heat 2 Winner Overall winner 1 35th Daytona 200 1 1 USA Daytona International Speedway March 7 VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto — Venezuela 200 Miles 2 2 VEN 1930 Autodromo Internacional de San Carlos March 21 VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto USA Steve Baker USA Steve Baker 2 Imola 200 ITA Autodromo Dino Ferrari April 4 USA Steve Baker USA Steve Baker USA Steve Baker 3 Jarama 200 Miles ESP 1945 Circuito Permanente del Jarama May 4–5 FRA Michel Rougerie FRA Michel Rougerie FRA Michel Rougerie 4 Nivelles 200 Miles BEL Complexe Européen de Nivelles-Baulers May 23 USA Gary Nixon UK Mick Grant USA Gary Nixon 5 Nogaro 200 Miles FRA Circuit Automobile Paul Armagnac May 30 FRA Christian Estrosi FRA Christian Estrosi FRA Christian Estrosi 6 John Player British Grand Prix UK Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit August 14–15 USA Steve Baker UK Mick Grant ESP 1945 Víctor Palomo 7 Champion Assen 200 Miles NED Circuit van Drenthe, Assen September 5 UK Phil Read ITA Giacomo Agostini ESP 1945 Víctor Palomo 8 ADAC Preis von Baden-Württemberg und Hessen GER Hockenheimring September 26 UK John Newbold USA Gary Nixon ESP 1945 Víctor Palomo Notes: 1.1 - The Daytona 200 was run as a single race rather than the aggregate of two heats that the other races used. 2.2 – The Venezuela 200 Miles was given non-championship status following a timekeeping error.Carter, p. 143 Championship standings Pos Rider Bike DAYUSA IMOITA JARESP 1945 NIVBEL NOGFRA SILUK ASSNED HOCGER Pts 1 ESP 1945 Víctor Palomo Yamaha 13 2 7 1 1 1 61 2 USA Gary Nixon Kawasaki 2 1 4 17 2 47 3 UK John Newbold Suzuki 35 6 4 4 4 4 37 4 FRA Michel Rougerie Yamaha 6 2 1 32 5 UK Dave Potter Yamaha 22 2 3 7 27 6 FRA Gérard Choukroun Yamaha 8 4 6 16 5 22 7 FRA Christian Estrosi Yamaha 29 1 6 19 8 USA Pat Hennen Suzuki 3 5 16 = FRA Patrick Pons Yamaha 5 3 16 10 USA Steve Baker Yamaha 1 15 = VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 1 15 12 JPN Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 4 7 8 15 13 AUS Jack Findlay Yamaha 10 2 13 14 CH Philippe Coulon Yamaha 2 14 12 = NED Boet van Dulmen Yamaha 23 2 12 = ITA Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 3 9 12 = RSA 1928 Kork Ballington Yamaha 5 5 12 18 UK Barry Sheene Suzuki 34 3 10 = UK Mick Grant Kawasaki 3 10 = UK Phil Read Yamaha 3 10 = CH Bruno Kneubuhler Yamaha 17 3 10 22 FRA Roger Ruiz Yamaha 9 5 8 = USA Gene Romero Yamaha 4 8 = BRA Edmar Ferreira Yamaha 5 9 8 25 ESP 1945 Jaime Samaranch Yamaha 5 6 26 NED Marcel Ankoné Suzuki 31 11 7 10 5 = ESP 1945 José María Mallol Ducati 6 5 = NED Rob Bron Yamaha 20 6 5 = UK Chas Mortimer Yamaha 6 5 = UK Alex George Yamaha 14 6 5 31 JPN Hideo Kanaya Yamaha 7 4 = CAN Yvon Duhamel Kawasaki 36 7 4 = UK John Williams Suzuki 13 7 4 34 USA Randy Cleek Yamaha 8 3 = BEL Philippe Chaltin Yamaha 8 3 = UK Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki 8 3 = UK Cliff Carr Yamaha 8 3 = SWE Johnny Bengtsson Yamaha 30 18 8 3 39 FRA Christian Huguet Yamaha 9 2 = USA Kenny Roberts Yamaha 9 2 = RSA 1928 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 9 11 2 42 AUS John Dodds Yamaha 10 11 9 1 = BEL Etienne Geeraerd Yamaha 10 1 = FRA Maurice Chaumat Yamaha 10 1 = UK Clive Offer Yamaha 10 1 = GER Hans-Otto Butenuth Yamaha 19 10 1 — USA Bob Endicott Yamaha 11 0 — USA Dennis Purdle Yamaha 12 0 — AUS Ken Blake Yamaha 13 0 — USA Walter Foster Yamaha 15 0 — USA Doug Libby Yamaha 16 0 — CAN Len Fitch Yamaha 17 0 — USA Robert Wakefield Yamaha 18 0 — USA Kevin Stafford Yamaha 19 0 — USA Ed Hanson Yamaha 21 0 — USA Dale Singleton Yamaha 24 0 — USA Ron Mass Yamaha 25 0 — USA Steve Mallonee Yamaha 26 0 — USA Richard Chambers Yamaha 27 0 — USA Cory Rupplet Yamaha 28 0 — UK Michael Trimby Yamaha 32 0 — USA Henry De Gouw Yamaha 33 0 — USA Bruce Townsend Yamaha 37 0 — USA Bob Rectenwald Yamaha 38 0 — USA John Long Yamaha 39 0 — USA Wes Cooley Yamaha 40 0 — ITA Alberto Sciaresa Yamaha 12 0 — FIN Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 14 0 — FRA Christian Bourgeois Yamaha 15 0 — FRA Gilles Husson Yamaha 16 0 — UK Ron Haslam Yamaha 18 0 — UK Piers Forrester Yamaha 11 12 0 — UK Mick Patrick Yamaha 11 0 — BEL Jean-Pierre Orban Yamaha 12 15 0 — GER Gerhard Vogt Yamaha 13 0 — USA Pat Evans Yamaha 14 0 — NED Dick Alblas König 12 0 — NED Piet van der Wal Yamaha 20 0 — GER E. Brandstetter Yamaha 13 0 — GER H. Schone Yamaha 14 0 Pos Rider Bike DAYUSA IMOITA JARESP 1945 NIVBEL NOGFRA SILUK ASSNED HOCGER Pts http://racingmemo.free.fr/M%20FORMULE%20750/MOTO-FORMULE%20750%201976%20Res%20Comp.htm 1976 Formula 750 final standings Racingmemo.free.fr 2017-05-06 References See also 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season Books Motocourse 1976-1977 Hazleton Securities Ltd. Carter Chris 0-905138-02-3 Category:Formula 750 Formula 750