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	Rolf Biland Kenneth Williams	3	500 Seymaz-Yamaha '76	Rolf Biland	Michelin	25	47:53.53	4	1:58.21
2	Alain Michel Bernard Garcia	32	500 GEP-Yamaha	Alain Michel	Michelin	25	+04.13	2	1:55.22
3	Helmut Schilling Rainer Gundel	11	500 Schmid-Fath	ARO Teppichboden		24	48:11.45	5	1:58.65
4	Bruno Holzer Karl Meierhans	21	500 LCR-Yamaha	Louis Christen Racing		24	+57.93	6	1:58.91
5	Amedeo Zini Andrea Fornaro	9	500 König	Paolo Bianchi		24		10	2:01.32
6	Hans-Peter Hubacher Kurt Huber	34	500 Yamaha	Hans-Peter Hubacher		24		19
7	Ted Janssen Erich Schmitz	27	500 Col-Yamaha	Ted Janssen		24		11	2:01.37
8	Siegfried Schauzu Clifton Lorentz	22	500 Schmid-Fath	ARO Teppichboden		23		9	2:01.25
9	Dick Greasley Cliff Holland	15	500 Chell-Yamaha	C.G. Chell Motorcycles		23		18
10	Heinz Luthringshauser Lorenzo Puzo	14	500 Busch-BMW Krauser	Krauser Racing Team		23		14
11	Werner Schwärzel Andreas Huber	2	500 König	Werner Schwärzel		22	DNF	1	1:53.97
12	Yvan Trolliet Pierre Muller	25	500 König			22		20
R	Rolf Steinhausen Josef Huber	1	500 Busch-König	Rolf Steinhausen		15	DNF	12	2:01.42
R	Herbert Prügl Johann Kussberger	13	500 Interspar-König	MSC Rottenegg		12	DNF	7	1:59.90
R	Hermann Schmid Martial Jean-Petit-Matile	7	500 Schmid-Yamaha RS	Hermann Schmid		12	DNF	8	2:00.88
R	Klaus Enders Wolfgang Kalauch	28	500 Heukerott	Heukerott Motorsport		10	DNF	3	1:57.27
R	Marc Alexandre Paul Gérard	31	500 Alba-König			10	DNF	15
R	Walter Ohrmann Bernd Grube	26	500 Yamaha	Walter Ohrmann		10	DNF	23
R	G. Aymé P. Loiseau	18	500 König			7	DNF	16
R	Herbert Haller Siegfried Neumann	6	500 König	Herbert Haller		6	DNF	21
R	Otto Haller Erich Haselbeck	10	500 BMW Krauser	Krauser Racing Team		6	DNF	24
R	W. Meier Hansrueli Gehring	33	500 Yamaha			4	DNF	17
R	Mick Boddice Neal Rearden	16	500 König	Mick Boddice		3	DNF	13
R	Rudi Kurth Dane Rowe	30	500 CAT-Yamaha	Rudi Kurth		1	DNF	25
?	Gustav Pape Franz Kallenberg	8	500 König	Gustav Pape			DNS ?	22

Distance 25 laps = 106 km Speed 132.8 km/h

PP Werner Schwärzel 1:53.97 - 133.9 km/h FL Rolf Biland 1:52.80 - 135.3 km/h

Started 24 Classified 12 DNF 12

Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, Motociclismo #62/6, Moto-Revue #2266, Moto-Journal #265, Année Moto #8, Official race programme