1976 FIM Road Racing World Championships

< Round 5 Jun 26 Dutch TT Circuit van Drenthe, Assen, Netherlands
7.718 km road course 		>
Results
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Barry Sheene 7 500 Suzuki XR14 Heron Team Suzuki GB Michelin 16 48:44.90 1 2:57.90
2 Pat Hennen 25 500 Suzuki RG Colemans Team Suzuki NZ 16 +45.60 8 3:05.00
3 Wil Hartog 31 500 Suzuki RG Riemersma Racing Michelin 16 +1:05.40 3 3:02.90
4 Alex George 3 500 Yamaha TZ Hermetite Racing 16 +1:13.40 10 3:06.00
5 Jack Findlay 6 500 Suzuki RG Jack Findlay Racing Michelin 9 3:05.10
6 John Williams 30 500 Suzuki RG Heron Team Suzuki GB 7 3:04.50
7 Bernard Fau 13 500 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Solamor GPA 12 3:06.50
8 Rob Bron 38 500 Yamaha TZ 16
9 Helmut Kassner 19 500 Suzuki RG Helmut Kassner 21
10 Dave Potter 24 500 Broad-Yamaha TZ Ted Broad Motors 22
11 Piet van der Wal 34 500 Yamaha TZ 24
12 Hans Braumandl 23 500 Yamaha TZ MSC Rottenegg 26
R Giacomo Agostini 1 500 Suzuki RG Team Agostini Piston 2 3:00.10
R Marcel Ankoné 33 500 Suzuki RG Team Nimag Dunlop Fuel feed 4 3:03.00
R Teuvo Länsivuori 2 500 Suzuki RG Team Life International Dunlop Seized engine 5 3:03.10
R Philippe Coulon 18 500 Suzuki RG Ecurie PEM Michelin Heat exhaustion 6 3:03.80
R Phil Read 9 500 Suzuki RG Team Life International Dunlop Electrics 11 3:06.20
R Karl Auer 8 500 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ Mechanical 13
R Boet van Dulmen 32 500 Yamaha TZ Laponder Racing DNF 14
R Christian Estrosi 15 500 Suzuki RG Ecurie PEM Michelin Heat exhaustion 15
R John Newbold 4 500 Suzuki RG Heron Team Suzuki GB Handling 17
R Stu Avant 21 500 Suzuki RG Diemme Lugosport Ignition 18
R Horst Lahfeld 10 500 König DNF 19
R Michel Rougerie 11 500 Suzuki RG Ecurie ELF France Michelin Seized engine 20
R Dick Alblas 35 500 König Electrics 23
R Kees van der Kruijs 36 500 Yamaha TZ Tom van Heutgen Motors DNF 25
R Hans-Otto Butenuth 20 500 Yamaha TZ Hans-Otto Butenuth DNF 27
R Kork Ballington 39 500 Yamaha TZ Sid Griffiths Racing DNF 28
Q Marco Lucchinelli 14 500 Suzuki RG Gallina Corse Michelin Did not qualify
Q Nies 22 500 Suzuki RG Did not qualify
? Jean-Paul Boinet 16 500 Suzuki Ecurie Jean Murit DNF ?
? Jean-Philippe Orban 500 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin DNF ?
? Gianfranco Bonera AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin DNF ?
Distance 16 laps = 123.5 km Speed 152.0 km/h
PP Barry Sheene 2:57.90 - 156.2 km/h FL Barry Sheene 2:59.60 - 154.7 km/h
Started 28 Classified 12 DNF 16
Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, Moto-Revue #2275, Année Moto #8