1976 FIM Road Racing World Championships

< Round 7 Aug 1 Suomen Grand Prix Imatranajo, Imatra, Finland
6.030 km road course 		>
Results
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Walter Villa 19 350 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 20 47:49.10 1 2:21.60
2 Dieter Braun 4 350 Morbidelli Boeri Sport Racing Team Michelin 20 +26.20 2 2:23.30
3 Tom Herron 8 350 Yamaha TZ Tom Herron Dunlop 20 +27.00 6 2:24.30
4 Chas Mortimer 6 350 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 20 +29.60 3 2:23.60
5 Bruno Kneubühler 16 350 Yamaha TZ ELF Hostettler Yamaha 20 +39.00 9 2:24.70
6 Gérard Choukroun 7 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha 20 +39.80 15 2:25.90
7 Jon Ekerold 31 350 Padgett-Yamaha TZ Padgetts Racing 20 +42.00
8 Victor Palomo 9 350 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing Michelin 20 +43.40 7 2:24.40
9 John Dodds 21 350 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team 20 +43.80
10 Patrick Fernandez 27 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul 20 +57.70 18
11 Jean-François Baldé 17 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Marnat AGV France Dunlop 20 +1:01.50 13 2:25.40
12 Olivier Chevallier 14 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier Michelin 20 +1:13.60 22
13 Marcel Ankoné 29 350 Yamaha TZ Team Nimag 20 +1:16.90
14 Karl Auer 15 350 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ 20 +1:34.40
15 Pekka Nurmi 33 350 Yamaha TZ Silja Line Racing Team 20 +1:43.30
16 Timo Haarala 37 350 Yamaha TZ Timo Haarala 19
R Gianfranco Bonera 350 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin Accident 4 2:23.70
R Pentti Korhonen 350 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha Michelin Mechanical 5 2:24.30
R Philippe Coulon 350 Bimota-Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin Mechanical 8 2:24.40
R Alan North 350 Yamaha TZC Wilddam Racing DNF 10 2:24.80
R Johnny Cecotto 350 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Venemotos Michelin Mechanical 11
R Charlie Williams 350 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Gerald Brown Racing Mechanical 12 2:25.00
R Giacomo Agostini 350 MV Agusta 350/4C Team Agostini Mechanical 14 2:25.60
R Alex George 350 Yamaha TZC Alex George Mechanical
R Tapio Virtanen 350 MZ-RE VEB MZ Mechanical
R Bernard Fau 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Solamor GPA DNF
R Leif Gustafsson 350 Yamaha TZ Lefi Gustafsson Accident
R Eero Hyvärinen 350 Yamaha TZ Mechanical
R Anton Mang 350 Yamaha TZ Mechanical
R Jack Findlay 350 Yamaha TZ Jack Findlay Racing Michelin Mechanical
NS Patrick Pons 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha Michelin Did not start
NS Takazumi Katayama 350 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin Did not start
NS Philippe Bouzanne 18 350 Yamaha TZ Did not start
Some sources give the fastest lap to Dieter Braun with 2:21.2
Distance 20 laps = 120.6 km Speed 151.3 km/h
PP Walter Villa 2:21.60 - 153.3 km/h FL John Dodds 2:19.70 - 155.4 km/h
Started 30 Classified 16 DNF 14 DNS 3
Sources Vincent Glon, Moto-Revue #2280, Année Moto #8