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
1	Walter Villa	73	350 AMF Harley	AMF Harley-Davidson	Michelin	30	52:45.01	4	1:46.17
2	Johnny Cecotto	1	350 Yamaha TZ	Yamaha Team Venemotos	Michelin	30	+17.91	3	1:46.07
3	Jean-François Baldé	24	350 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie Marnat AGV France	Dunlop	30	+30.07	7	1:46.69
4	Takazumi Katayama	70	350 Yamaha TZ	Danfay Racing Team	Michelin	30	+37.05	2	1:45.82
5	Olivier Chevallier	44	350 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie Chevallier	Michelin	30	+42.33	8	1:46.73
6	Paolo Tordi	49	350 Yamaha TZ			30	+44.73	6	1:46.52
7	Patrick Fernandez	42	350 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie Airélec Motul		30	+57.12	5	1:46.50
8	Pentti Korhonen	3	350 Yamaha TZ	Team Arwidson Yamaha	Michelin	30	+1:04.88	15	1:47.82
9	Tom Herron	9	350 Yamaha TZ	Tom Herron	Dunlop	30	+1:09.72	14	1:47.70
10	John Dodds	65	350 Yamaha TZ	Mitsui Racing Team		30	+1:16.94	21	1:48.04
11	Pekka Nurmi	52	350 Yamaha TZ	Silja Line Racing Team		30	+1:40.94	29	1:48.54
12	Alain Vial	38	350 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie Godier-Genoud		30	+1:42.52	26	1:48.53
13	Claude Ben el Hadj	81	350 Yamaha TZ			30	+1:56.00	37	1:49.72
14	Jean-Louis Olivier	46	350 Yamaha TZ			29		22	1:48.22
15	Christian Bourgeois	32	350 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie Bongiovanni		29		20	1:47.97
16	Hervé Moineau	47	350 Yamaha TZ			29		32	1:48.87
17	John Weeden	62	350 Yamaha TZ	Wide Range Motors		29		27	1:48.53
18	Alan North	60	350 Yamaha TZ	Wilddam Racing		25		23	1:48.27
19	Steve Parrish	61	350 Yamaha TZ	Dave More Team Castrol	Michelin	25		36	1:49.46
20	Rudi Kunz	22	350 Yamaha TZ			24		13	1:47.61
21	Philippe Coulon	13	350 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie PEM	Michelin	23	Seized engine	31	1:48.68
R	Christian Huguet	21	350 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie Airélec Motul	Dunlop	21	Exhaust	10	1:47.30
R	Victor Palomo	11	350 Yamaha TZ	Swaep Motor Racing	Michelin	21	Oil leak	16	1:47.83
R	Bruno Kneubühler	20	350 Yamaha TZ	ELF Hostettler Yamaha		17	Seized engine	18	1:47.97
R	Philippe Bouzanne	35	350 Yamaha TZ			13	Oil leak	17	1:47.90
R	Gérard Choukroun	7	350 Yamaha TZ	Team Sonauto Yamaha		12	Oil leak	12	1:47.50
R	Boet van Dulmen	76	350 Yamaha TZ	Laponder Racing		10	Gearbox	34	1:49.36
R	Hans Stadelmann	15	350 Holzer-Yamaha TZ	Hans Stadelmann		8	Clutch	28	1:48.54
R	Dieter Braun	4	350 Morbidelli	Boeri Sport Racing Team	Michelin	7	Handling	11	1:47.41
R	Giacomo Agostini	2	350 MV Agusta 350/4C	Team Agostini		6	Magneto	1	1:45.60
R	Patrick Pons	5	350 Yamaha TZ	Team Sonauto Yamaha		5	Driver fatigue	9	1:47.07
R	Marco Lucchinelli	23	350 Yamaha TZ	Gallina Corse		4	Brakes	19	1:47.97
R	Karl Auer	18	350 Yamaha TZ	Racing Team NÖ		4	Carburettor	30	1:48.60
R	Leif Gustafsson	56	350 Yamaha TZ	Lefi Gustafsson		0	Seized engine	25	1:48.44
R	Jean-Jacques Coq	31	350 Yamaha TZ				Mechanical	24	1:48.39
R	Christian Estrosi	27	350 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie PEM	Michelin		Mechanical	35	1:49.41
NS	Kork Ballington	77	350 MZ-RE				Did not start	33	1:48.97
Q	Gianfranco Bonera	72	350 AMF Harley	AMF Harley-Davidson	Michelin		Did not qualify	38
Q	Tapio Virtanen	51	350 MZ-RE	VEB MZ			Did not qualify	39
Q	Alex George	68	350 Yamaha TZ	Hermetite Racing			Did not qualify	40
Q	Bernard Fau	45	350 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie Solamor GPA			Did not qualify	41
Q	Pierre Soulas	28	350 Yamaha TZ	Patrick Pons Fan Club			Did not qualify	42
Q	Gilbert Lavelle	48	350 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	43
Q	Edmar Ferreira	69	350 Yamaha TZ	Swaep Motor Racing	Michelin		Did not qualify	44
Q	Marcel Ankoné	80	350 Yamaha TZ	Team Nimag			Did not qualify	45
Q	Philippe Chaltin	59	350 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie Serge Zago			Did not qualify	46
Q	Jaime Samaranch	67	350 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	47
Q	Vic Soussan	41	350 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie Airélec Motul			Did not qualify	48
Q	Alain Terras	29	350 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie Morenas			Did not qualify	49
Q	Chujiro Tateno	71	350 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	50
Q	Gilles Husson	39	350 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie PEM	Michelin		Did not qualify	51
Q	René Guili	79	350 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	52
Q	Adu Celso-Santos	17	350 Yamaha TZ	Yamaha Motor Brasil			Did not qualify	53
Q	Alain Pujo	33	350 Yamaha TZ	Team Sotraf			Did not qualify	54
Q	Jean-Paul Boinet	36	350 Yamaha TZC	Ecurie Jean Murit			Did not qualify	55
Q	Bo Granath	57	350 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	56
Q	Jacques Agopian	30	350 Yamaha TZ	Team Provence			Did not qualify	57
Q	Derek Huxley	82	350 Yamaha TZ	Derek Huxley			Did not qualify	58
Q	Max Wiener	58	350 Yamaha TZ	Racing Team NÖ			Did not qualify	59
Q	Helmut Kassner	63	350 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	60
Q	Eero Hyvärinen	84	350 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	61
Q	Jon Ekerold	16	350 Padgett-Yamaha TZ	Padgetts Racing			Did not qualify	62
Q	Wladeslav Potoczny	37	350 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	63
Q	Jean-Louis Guignabodet	19	350 Yamaha TZ	Team Guignabodet			Did not qualify	64
Q	Reino Eskelinen	54	350 Yamaha TZ	Reino Eskelinen			Did not qualify	65
Q	Lars Johansson		350 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	66
Q	Seppo Ojala	53	350 Yamaha TZ	Silja Line Racing Team			Did not qualify	67
Q	Jack Findlay	26	350 Yamaha TZ	Jack Findlay Racing	Michelin		Did not qualify	68
Q	Markku Matikainen	83	350 Yamaha TZ	Markku Matikainen			Did not qualify	69
Q	Jean-Philippe Orban	75	350 Yamaha TZ	Danfay Racing Team	Michelin		Did not qualify	70
Q	François Gomis	34	350 Yamaha TZ				Did not qualify	71