1976 International Races

< Apr 11 Moto-Journal 200 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
5.800 km autodrome 		>
Results
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Johnny Cecotto 2 750 Yamaha OW31 Yamaha Team Venemotors Michelin 55 1:59:47.40 1 2:09.00
2 Steve Baker 32 750 Yamaha OW31 Yamaha Motor Canada Dunlop 55 +1:33.90 3 2:11.40
3 Yvon DuHamel 17 750 Kawasaki KR Team Kawasaki USA Goodyear 54 18 2:15.30
4 Christian Estrosi 25 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin 54 15 2:14.00
5 Pat Hennen 8 750 Suzuki GT Colemans Team Suzuki NZ 54 23 2:15.70
6 Kork Ballington 72 750 Yamaha TZ Sid Griffiths Racing 53 7 2:12.40
7 Jean-François Baldé 30 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Marnat AGV France Dunlop 53 29 2:16.10
8 Marco Lucchinelli 147 500 Suzuki RG Gallina Corse 53 12 2:13.20
9 Ron Haslam 750 Pharaoh-Yamaha TZ Mal Carter Racing Team 53 42 2:17.40
10 René Guili 78 750 Yamaha TZ 53 17 2:15.20
11 Dave Potter 152 750 Broad-Yamaha TZ Ted Broad Motors 53 19 2:15.30
12 Pat Evans 145 750 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Vesco 53 28 2:16.00
13 John Dodds 19 750 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team 52 11 2:13.10
14 Jean-Paul Boinet 55 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Jean Murit 52 36 2:16.70
15 Johan Boshoff 79 750 Yamaha TZ 52 45 2:17.50
16 Pentti Korhonen 46 750 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha Michelin 52 22 2:15.60
17 Eric Mooser 48 750 Yamaha TZ 52 27 2:15.90
18 Philippe Bouzanne 53 750 Yamaha TZ 52 37 2:16.90
19 Johnny Bengtsson 66 750 Yamaha TZ 52 41 2:17.40
20 Jacques Luc 50 1000 Kawasaki 52 46 2:17.60
21 Jean-Philippe Orban 36 700 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 51 26 2:15.80
22 Maurice Chomat 34 700 Yamaha TZ 51 47 2:17.70
23 Cliff Carr 26 750 Yamaha TZ 51 50 2:18.00
24 Hervé Moineau 100 350 Yamaha TZ 51 40 2:17.30
25 Thierry Tchernine 58 750 Yamaha TZ 51 57 2:19.20
26 Les Kenny 54 750 Yamaha TZ 50 44 2:17.40
27 Chas Mortimer 52 750 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 50 21 2:15.60
28 Philippe Chaltin 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Serge Zago 50 52 2:18.50
29 Alain Vial 35 750 Yamaha TZ 49 Engine 56 2:18.80
30 Jean-Jacques Coq 109 350 Yamaha TZ 45 Fell 43 2:17.40
31 Giacomo Agostini 1 750 Yamaha OW31 Team Agostini Dunlop 45 Handling 10 2:13.00
R Michel Rougerie 14 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie ELF France Michelin Fell 2 2:09.00
R Barry Sheene 7 750 Suzuki GT Heron Team Suzuki GB Clutch 4 2:12.10
R Victor Palomo 21 750 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing Michelin Engine 5 2:12.10
R Takazumi Katayama 51 750 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin Engine 6 2:12.20
R Teuvo Länsivuori 5 500 Suzuki RG Teuvo Länsivuori Fell 8 2:12.70
R Philippe Coulon 15 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin Broken chain 9 2:12.90
R Gary Nixon 9 750 Kawasaki KR Team Kanemoto Ignition 13 2:13.60
R Barry Ditchburn 12 750 Kawasaki KR Boyer Team Kawasaki Engine 14 2:13.80
R Gilles Husson 143 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin Fell 16 2:14.00
R Bruno Kneubühler 16 750 Yamaha TZ ELF Hostettler Yamaha Handling 20 2:15.50
R Randy Cleek 146 750 Yamaha TZ Team K&N Bel-Ray Seized engine 24 2:15.70
R Jack Findlay 31 750 Yamaha TZ Jack Findlay Racing Michelin Fell 25 2:15.80
R Steve Parrish 42 750 Yamaha TZ Dave More Team Castrol Dunlop Fell 30 2:16.20
R Mick Grant 11 750 Kawasaki KR Boyer Team Kawasaki Ignition 31 2:16.20
R Olivier Chevallier 122 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier Michelin Engine 32 2:16.40
R Christian Bourgeois 76 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Bongiovanni Engine 33 2:16.40
R Jean-Claude Chemarin 41 700 Yamaha TZ Fell 34 2:16.50
R Paolo Tordi 151 700 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport DNF 35 2:16.60
R John Williams 56 750 Suzuki GT Heron Team Suzuki GB Seized engine 38 2:17.10
R Hubert Rigal 22 750 Yamaha TZ DNF 39 2:17.10
R Patrick Fernandez 38 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Dunlop Engine 48 2:17.80
R Christian Huguet 112 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Dunlop Fell 49 2:17.80
R Roger Ruiz 37 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Dunlop DNF 51 2:18.10
R Joël Rey 153 700 Yamaha TZ DNF 53 2:18.50
R Jon Ekerold 43 750 Padgett-Yamaha TZ Padgetts Racing DNF 54 2:18.70
R Jean-Bernard Peyre 126 1000 Kawasaki DNF 55 2:18.70
? Gene Romero 3 750 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Vesco
? Phil Read 4 750 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Vesco
? John Newbold 6 750 Suzuki GT Heron Team Suzuki GB
? Gérard Choukroun 10 750 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha
? Armando Toracca 23 750 Suzuki GT Gallina Corse
? Tony Rutter 24 750 Yamaha TZ Bob Priest
? Bernard Fau 27 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Solamor GPA
? Hans-Günther Schöne 28 750 Yamaha TZ Team Valvoline Deutschland
? Walter Hoffmann 29 750 Yamaha TZC
? Jean-Paul Chaubert 33 350 Egli-Yamaha TZ
? Hurley Wilvert 39 750 Yamaha TZ
? Laurent Duhesme 40 750 Yamaha TZ
? Piers Forrester 44 750 Suzuki GT
? Gilbert Lavelle 45 1000 Kawasaki
? Dave Croxford 47 750 Norton-Cosworth Team British Challenge Dunlop
? Jim Harvey 57 700 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Claude Meilland 59 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Solamor GPA
? Didier Vanneau 60 700 Yamaha TZ
? Eiliff Kristensen 61 700 Yamaha TZ
? Borge Nielsen 62 750 Yamaha TZ Franz Kroon Yamaha
? Hans-Otto Butenuth 63 750 Yamaha TZ Hans-Otto Butenuth
? Martin Sharpe 64 750 Yamaha TZ Barton Motors
? Pascal Mottier 65 700 Egli-Yamaha TZ
? Jacques Agopian 67 350 Yamaha TZ Team Provence
? Jim Wells 68 700 Yamaha TZ
? Gerhard Vogt 69 750 Yamaha TZ Team Valvoline Deutschland
? Guido Mandracci 70 750 Suzuki GT
? Andres Pérez Rubio 71 750 Suzuki GT
? Peter Sjöström 73 750 Yamaha TZ
? Paul Cott 74 700 Yamaha TZ Barber Haulage
? Ron Pierce 75 750 Kawasaki KR Team Kawasaki USA
? Percy Tait 77 750 Suzuki GT
? John Boote 80 750 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Louis Guignabodet 81 750 Yamaha TZ Team Guignabodet
? Derek Lee 82 373 Yamaha TZ
? Alain Pujo 83 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sotraf
? Roland Freymond 84 350 Egli-Yamaha TZ Roland Freymond
? Yannick Girault 85 350 Yamaha TZ
? Dominique Pernet 86 350 Yamaha TZ
? Bernard Sailler 87 350 Yamaha TZ
? Alain Béraud 88 350 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Jacques Albou 89 350 Yamaha TZ
? Adolf Schneider 90 350 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Jacques Peyre 91 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Cassegrain
? Emilio Doliman 92 350 Yamaha TZ
? Francis Erard 93 350 Egli-Yamaha TZ
? Hans Stadelmann 94 371 Yamaha TZ Hans Stadelmann
? Helmar Eberle 95 350 Yamaha TZ
? René Hordelalay 96 350 Yamaha TZ
? Patrice Galiana 97 650 Honda
? Jean-Luc Deschamps 98 500 Bimota-Suzuki
? Joël Grégoire 99 350 Yamaha TZ
? Pierre Soulas 101 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha
? Xaver Tschannen 103 500 CAT
? Peter Balaz 104 350 Yamaha TZ Peter Balaz
? Laurent Gomis 105 350 Yamaha TZ
? Wayne Dinham 106 350 Fowler-Yamaha TZ Fowlers of Bristol
? Michel Frutschi 107 350 Yamaha TZ
? Michel Pogolotti 108 250 Yamaha TZ
? Bertrand Kammermann 110 350 Yamaha TZ
? Vic Soussan 111 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Dunlop
? Dave Aldana 113 750 Yamaha TZ
? Karl-Heinz Kittler 114 350 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Pierre Guyon 115 350 Yamaha TZ
? Eric Saul 116 350 Yamaha TZ
? Hervé Guilleux 117 350 Yamaha
? Claude Willette 118 350 Yamaha TZ
? Jaime Samaranch 119 350 Yamaha TZ
? Claude Roux 120 350 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Marie Dewisme 121 350 Yamaha TZ
? Gérard Albessard 123 350 Yamaha TZ
? Renaud Hardy 124 350 Yamaha TZ
? Steve Dubois 125 350 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Luc Vanlandeghem 127 350 Yamaha TZ
? Didier Lefèvre 128 700 Yamaha TZ
? Didier Delente 129 750 Yamaha TZ
? Bob Coulter 130 750 Yamaha TZ
? Christian Dauphin 131 350 Yamaha TZ
? Willy Prandi 132 350 Yamaha TZ
? Robert Romas 133 350 Yamaha TZ
? Edi Stöllinger 134 350 Yamaha TZ Bosch Racing Team Wien
? Franz Kunz 135 350 Yamaha TZ Motor Racing Team Sursee
? Horst Lahfeld 136 680 König
? Siegfried Guttner 137 750 Yamaha TZ
? Gérard Lascaux 138 350 Yamaha TZ
? Wolfgang Stropek 139 500 Rotax-Bombardier MSC Rottenegg
? Carlos Morante 140 750 Suzuki GT
? " Pierrot " 141 750 Kawasaki
? Christian Léon 142 Honda
? Karl-Heinz Schäde 144 750 MIC
? Virginio Ferrari 148 Paton
? Alain Terras 154 354 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Morenas
? Michel Renson 155 500 Suzuki TR
? Alain Damave 156 700 Yamaha TZ
Distance 55 laps = 319 km Speed 159.8 km/h Attendance 130,000
PP Johnny Cecotto 2:09.00 - 161.9 km/h FL Johnny Cecotto 2:07.50 - 163.8 km/h
Started 57 Classified 31 DNF 26
Sources Vincent Glon, Moto-Revue #2263, #2264, Moto-Journal #263