1976 FIM Road Racing World Championships

Round 1

Apr 25

Grand Prix de France

Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans, France
4.240 km autodrome

Results

P	Rider	#	Bike	Entrant	Tires	Race Result		Grid
5	Giacomo Agostini	1	500 MV Agusta 500/4C	Team Agostini		30	52:40.98	5	1:45.40
R	Phil Read	2	500 Suzuki RG	Team Life International	Dunlop	2	Seized engine	7	1:46.18
4	Teuvo Länsivuori	4	500 Suzuki RG	Teuvo Länsivuori	Dunlop	30	52:35.18	12	1:48.07
R	John Williams	5	500 Suzuki RG	Heron Team Suzuki GB		13	Fell	6	1:45.64
15	Alex George	6	500 Yamaha TZ	Hermetite Racing		29		16	1:49.20
1	Barry Sheene	7	500 Suzuki XR14	Heron Team Suzuki GB	Mic/Dun	30	51:45.33	1	1:43.16
R	Jack Findlay	10	500 Suzuki RG	Jack Findlay Racing	Michelin	5	Spark plugs	30	1:50.98
13	Chas Mortimer	11	354 Maxton-Yamaha TZ	Danfay Racing Team	Michelin	29		18	1:49.46
9	Karl Auer	12	500 Yamaha TZ	Racing Team NÖ		29		15	1:49.15
8	Dieter Braun	13	500 Suzuki RG	Boeri Sport Racing Team	Michelin	30	53:33.21	29	1:50.96
Q	Horst Lahfeld	17	500 König				Did not qualify	39	1:54.25
11	Olivier Chevallier	19	500 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie Chevallier	Michelin	29		14	1:48.71
R	Thierry Tchernine	20	500 Yamaha TZ			9	Mechanical	24	1:50.65
NS	Michel Rougerie	21	500 Suzuki RG	Ecurie ELF France			Did not start	11	1:48.01
R	Christian Estrosi	24	500 Suzuki RG	Ecurie PEM	Michelin	5	Fuel feed	4	1:44.70
14	Gilles Husson	25	500 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie PEM	Michelin	29		32	1:51.35
R	Jean-Paul Boinet	26	500 Yamaha TZC	Ecurie Jean Murit		9	Mechanical	23	1:50.49
R	Marcel Ankoné	27	500 Suzuki RG	Team Nimag		0	Mechanical	21	1:50.12
R	Pentti Korhonen	28	500 Yamaha TZ	Team Arwidson Yamaha	Michelin	0	Ignition	22	1:50.35
R	Risto Makinen	29	500 Yamaha TZ	Silja Line Racing Team		4	Mechanical	33	1:52.03
18	Johnny Bengtsson	30	500 Suzuki RG	Stigefelts Motor		28		25	1:50.71
Q	Peter Sjöström	32	500 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	43	1:58.00
3	Marco Lucchinelli	33	500 Suzuki RG	Gallina Corse	Michelin	30	52:04.62	2	1:43.72
R	Roberto Gallina	34	500 Suzuki RG	Gallina Corse		0	Stalled engine	27	1:50.75
Q	Hans Braumandl	35	500 Yamaha TZ	MSC Rottenegg			Did not qualify	41	1:55.10
20	Nies	36	500 Suzuki			27		34	1:52.03
Q	Francis Hollebecq	37	500 Suzuki				Did not qualify	42	1:57.23
R	Adu Celso-Santos	38	500 Yamaha TZ	Yamaha Motor Brasil		21	Mechanical	35	1:52.59
R	Philippe Coulon	40	500 Suzuki RG	Ecurie PEM	Michelin	12	Seized engine	10	1:47.10
19	Helmut Kassner	41	500 Suzuki RG	Helmut Kassner		28		37	1:53.20
Q	Hans-Otto Butenuth	42	500 Yamaha TZ	Hans-Otto Butenuth			Did not qualify	38	1:53.23
6	Victor Palomo	43	500 Yamaha TZ	Swaep Motor Racing	Michelin	30	53:12.99	9	1:46.96
16	Edmar Ferreira	44	500 Yamaha TZ	Swaep Motor Racing	Michelin	29		26	1:50.71
12	Steve Parrish	45	500 Yamaha TZ	Dave More Team Castrol	Michelin	29		20	1:50.04
17	René Guili	48	500 Suzuki			28		31	1:51.33
R	Nico Cereghini	49	500 Suzuki RG	Team Life International		10	Fell	8	1:46.59
10	Boet van Dulmen	51	500 Yamaha TZ	Laponder Racing		29		17	1:49.23
R	Eddie Roberts	52	354 Maxton-Yamaha TZ	Bill Smith Motors		2	Mechanical	28	1:50.95
Q	Wolfgang Stropek	53	500 Rotax-Bombardier	MSC Rottenegg			Did not qualify	45	2:05.50
R	Pat Hennen	54	500 Suzuki RG	Colemans Team Suzuki NZ			Mechanical	36	1:52.67
2	Johnny Cecotto	55	500 Yamaha TZ	Yamaha Team Venemotos	Dunlop	30	51:49.17	3	1:43.79
7	Stu Avant	56	500 Suzuki RG	Diemme Lugosport		30	+1:24.40	19	1:49.93
R	Max Wiener	57	500 Yamaha TZ	Racing Team NÖ		10	Fell	13	1:48.54
Q	Harry Viiala	58	500 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	44	2:00.01
Q	Lars Johansson		500 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	40	1:54.54