1976 FIM Road Racing World Championships

Round 1 Apr 25 Grand Prix de France Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans, France
4.240 km autodrome
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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