1976 International Races

< Mar 21 Gran Premio de Venezuela Autodromo Internacional de San Carlos, Caracas, Venezuela
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Originally part of the Prix FIM 750cc schedule, but later dropped from the points paying races due to its cahotic proceedings.

Results
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Steve Baker 32 750 Yamaha OW31 Yamaha Motor Canada 78 2:11:03.80 3 1:38.38
2 Gary Nixon 9 750 Kawasaki KR Team Kanemoto 78 +1:39.30 8 1:40.98
3 John Newbold 6 750 Suzuki GT Heron Team Suzuki GB 77
4 Michel Rougerie 24 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie ELF France 76 6 1:40.08
5 John Long 750 Yamaha TZ 75
6 Randy Cleek 750 Yamaha TZ Team K&N Bel-Ray 75
7 Cliff Carr 750 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Harris Everton Racing 75 11 1:41.67
8 Roger Ruiz 52 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Dunlop 74 27 1:46.89
9 Larry Bleil Yamaha TZ 74
10 Rogelio Cardozo Yamaha TZ 74
11 Pat Evans Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Vesco 74 12 1:41.94
12 Dalle Fusine ??? 73
13 Maalm ??? 72
14 Phil McDonald Yamaha 70 15 1:42.11
15 Piers Forrester Yamaha TZ 70
16 Tucano ??? 69
17 Michael Clarke Yamaha 67 13 1:42.04
18 Pat Hennen 40 750 Suzuki GT Colemans Team Suzuki NZ 67 Fell 14 1:42.05
19 Johnny Cecotto 5 750 Yamaha OW31 Yamaha Team Venemotos 66 Exhaustion 1 1:36.86
20 Casserini ??? 66
R Patrick Pons 3 750 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha Fell 7 1:40.25
R Hideo Kanaya 35 750 Yamaha OW31 Yamaha International Fell 4 1:39.30
R Victor Palomo 16 750 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing Engine 9 1:41.32
R Barry Sheene 7 750 Suzuki GT Heron Team Suzuki GB Engine 2 1:38.27
R Gregg Hansford 750 Kawasaki KR Team Kawasaki Australia Overheating 5 1:39.47
R Ted Henter Yamaha TZ DNF 10 1:41.52
R Edmar Ferreira Yamaha Puncture 16 1:42.45
R Steve McLaughlin Yamaha Seized engine 17 1:42.60
R Hurley Wilvert Yamaha Seized engine 18 1:43.28
R John Dodds Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team Engine
R Siegfried Guttner ??? Fell
R Kenny Blake ??? Seized engine
R Eduardo Aleman ??? DNF
R Luger ??? DNF
Distance 78 laps = 322.5 km Speed 147.6 km/h
PP Johnny Cecotto 1:36.86 - 153.7 km/h
Started 34 Classified 20 DNF 14
Sources Vincent Glon, Motociclismo #62/5, Moto-Journal #260, Moto-Revue #2261, #2262