1976 FIM Road Racing World Championships

500cc

Final Standings

P Rider Bike Pts
1 Barry Sheene Suzuki 15 15 15 (15) 12 15 72
2 Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki 8 8 (6) 8 12 12 48
3 Pat Hennen Suzuki 6 12 3 15 10 46
4 Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 10 12 6 12 40
5 John Newbold Suzuki (2) (1) 8 15 8 31
6 Philippe Coulon Suzuki 3 5 10 10 28
7 Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 6 5 15 26
8 Jack Findlay Suzuki 3 6 12 4 25
9 John Williams Suzuki 4 5 15 24
10 Phil Read Suzuki 10 12 22
11 Marcel Ankoné Suzuki 5 10 6 21
12 Stu Avant Suzuki 4 6 4 6 20
13 Tom Herron Yamaha 15 2 17
14 Chas Mortimer Suzuki 4 10 2 (2) 16
15 Michel Rougerie Suzuki 8 8 16
16 Karl Auer Yamaha 2 2 3 1 8 16
17 Dieter Braun Suzuki 3 2 5 5 15
18 Victor Palomo Yamaha 5 4 4 13
19 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 12 12
= Ian Richards Yamaha 12 12
21 Wil Hartog Suzuki 10 10
= Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 10 10
= Billie Guthrie Yamaha 10 10
24 Alex George Yamaha, Suzuki 1 8 9
25 Boet van Dulmen Yamaha, Suzuki 1 3 5 9
26 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 8 8
27 Roger Nicholls Yamaha 6 6
= Max Wiener Yamaha 6 6
29 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 5 5
= Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 5 5
31 Bernard Fau Yamaha 4 4
= Bernd Tüngethal Yamaha 4 4
= Alan North Suzuki 4 4
34 Gordon Pantall Yamaha 3 3
= Christian Bourgeois Yamaha 3 3
= Christian Estrosi Yamaha 3 3
= Rob Bron Yamaha 3 3
38 Helmut Kassner Suzuki 2 1 3
39 John Weeden Yamaha 2 2
= Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 2 2
41 Borge Nielsen Yamaha 1 1
= Bill Smith Yamaha 1 1
= Dave Potter Yamaha 1 1
= Edmar Ferreira Yamaha 1 1
= Egid Schwemmer Yamaha 1 1

Season recap

Rider
Giacomo Agostini 5 6 R R R R R 1
Dick Alblas R R
Goran Alden 17
Svend Andersen R
Marcel Ankoné R 6 R 3 12 R R 5
Karl Auer 9 9 R R R 8 10 4 R
Stu Avant 7 5 7 R NS 5 R
Giorgio Avveduti R
Chris Baert Q
Peter Balaz 20 R 11
Jean-François Baldé 13
Kork Ballington R
Geoff Barry R
Volker Begert R
Johnny Bengtsson 18 R R
Jean-Paul Boinet R Q ?
Gianfranco Bonera ?
Christian Bourgeois 8
Roger Bowler R
Bill Bowman 30
Erich Brandstetter R
Hans Braumandl Q 12 ? 14
Dieter Braun 8 15 9 6 R 6 R R
Rob Bron 8 NP 12
Hans-Otto Butenuth Q R R 24
Phil Carpenter NS
Denis Casement 13
Johnny Cecotto 2 R R NS
Adu Celso-Santos R
Nico Cereghini R R R
Philippe Chaltin 22 15
Derek Chatterton R
Mick Chatterton R
Olivier Chevallier 11 18 R Q 6
Gérard Choukroun R Q R
Noel Clegg R
Ernest Coates 20
Armin Collet Q
Donal Cormican 15
Paul Cott 11
Philippe Coulon R R 8 R R 6 3 3 R
Bob Coulter R
John Cowie 13
Kevin Cowley R
Mario Curti NS
Dave Danks 22
Walter Dawson 33
Albert Debouny Q
Jan van Disseldorp 19
Charlie Dobson Q R 12 20
John Dodds R Q
Janos Drapal 13
Boet van Dulmen 10 13 R R 13 NP R 8 6
Joey Dunlop 18
Ulrich Eickmeyer R
Jon Ekerold 6 Q
Eduardo Elias NS
Christian Estrosi R R NS 8 R
Bernard Fau 7 R 11
Patrick Fernandez NP
Virginio Ferrari 3 R R R
Edmar Ferreira 16 R R 10
Jack Findlay R 8 R R 5 R 2 7 R R
Mario Fiorentino R
Chris Fisker Q
Piers Forrester R
Vanes Francini R
Roland Freymond R
Bill Fulton R
Roberto Gallina R R
Giorgio Gatti 14
Etienne Geeraerdt 17 R ?
Alex George 15 10 R 4 11 11 R R R
Vittorio Gornati R
Bo Granath 16 15 11
Mick Grant R
René Guili 17
Billie Guthrie 3
Arndt Hährle R
Chris Hart 36
Wil Hartog R 3 R
Ari Heikkila R
Franz Heller R
Bill Henderson R
Pat Hennen R R 5 2 8 R 1 R 3
Tom Herron 12 1 12 9 R R
Christian van Heule Q
Walter Hoffmann 16
Francis Hollebecq Q Q R
Dave Hughes R
Brian Hussey NS
Gilles Husson 14 R
Eero Hyvärinen R
Bill Ingham 26
Alan Jackson 12
Roy Jeffreys 27
Kaj Jensen 14
Lars Johansson Q 17
Leif Johansson 22
Stuart Jones 24
Walter Kaletsch 16
Helmut Kassner 19 11 9 10 NP R R
Takazumi Katayama Dq 4 R Q R
Les Kenny R
Mal Kirwan 21
Bert Kleimaier R
Johannes Klement R
Bruno Kneubühler R R R
Kimmo Kopra 14
Pentti Korhonen R R R
Kees van der Kruijs R 16 NS
Horst Lahfeld Q R R
Teuvo Länsivuori 4 Dq 4 R 5 4 2 2 R
John Lavender 32
Alan Lawton R
Horst Lotz R
Tom Loughridge R
Malcolm Lucas 25
Marco Lucchinelli 3 2 Q 15 5 R 2
Risto Makinen R R
Keith Martin NS
Gerry Mateer 14
Siegfried Mayr 21 ?
Elmer McCabe R
Sam McClements R
Henry McEwan R
Malcolm Moffatt R
Chas Mortimer 13 R R 7 3 R 9 9
Derek Mortimer R
Bernard Murray R
Mario Necchi R
Chris Neve 35
John Newbold R R 9 10 4 1 4
Roger Nicholls 5
Borge Nielsen 17 10 Q 13 R R
Nies 20 Q R
Roland Nilsson Q Q
David Nixon R
Alan North 7
Roger Nott 19
Pekka Nurmi Q 9
Jean-Philippe Orban ? 14 R R
Germano Paganini R
Victor Palomo 6 7 R R 7 R
Gordon Pantall 8
Steve Parrish 12
Dominique Pernet ?
Brian Peters R
Carlo Piazza R
" Pierrot " NS
Dick Pipes 28
Horst Pleyer NS
Patrick Pons R NS R
Dave Potter 10
Mick Poxon R
Franz Rau 15
Phil Read R 3 2 R R
Michel Renson R
Ian Richards 2
Eddie Roberts R R
Tom Robinson 34
Ron Robinson R
Alan Rogers 18
Michel Rougerie NS 4 R R 4
Tony Rutter R
Brendan Ryan R
Michael Schmid 19 15 17
Werner Schmied ?
Adolf Schneider 23
Walter Schoch Q
Hans-Günther Schöne R
Peter Schrötges R
Norbert Schüller R
Egid Schwemmer 10
James Scott 16
Martin Sharpe R
Barry Sheene 1 1 1 1 2 1
Bill Simpson 17
Peter Sjöström Q R
Bill Smith 10
Kjell Solberg R
Vic Soussan R R
Hans Stadelmann 14 R
Bohumil Stasa R
Trevor Steele 29
Michel Steven Q
Wolfgang Stropek Q NS
Percy Tait NS
Thierry Tchernine R
Jean-Marc Toffolo Q
Bernie Toleman 23
Steve Tonkin R
Armando Toracca R
Bernd Tüngethal 7 R
Neil Tuxworth R
Harry Viiala Q
Tapio Virtanen Q
Gerhard Vogt 31 R
Piet van der Wal 11
Brian Warburton R
Graham Waring R
John Weeden 9 Q
Max Wiener R 16 11 5 12
John Williams R R 7 6 1 NS
Charlie Williams R
Louis With R
Stan Woods R
Rolf Zaschke Q
Jürgen Zeddel 21