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 Takazumi Katayama 50 250 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 20 46:53.20 1 2:20.60
5 Patrick Fernandez 10 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Michelin 20 +49.60 2 2:20.90
2 Olivier Chevallier 93 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier 20 +18.50 3 2:21.40
8 Yannick Girault 33 250 Yamaha TZ 20 +1:13.30 4 2:22.00
NS Gérard Choukroun 7 250 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha Did not start 5 2:22.20
10 Christian Estrosi 15 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin 20 48:08.10 6 2:23.00
15 Paolo Tordi 128 250 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport 7 2:23.00
3 Hervé Moineau 45 250 Yamaha TZ 20 47:30.50 8 2:23.10
R Kork Ballington 82 250 Yamaha TZ Sid Griifths Racing Fell 9 2:23.20
4 Michel Rougerie 3 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie ELF France 20 47:42.30 10 2:23.20
R Raymond Roche 85 250 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Toulon Fell 11 2:23.40
23 Alain Béraud 37 250 Yamaha TZ 12 2:23.60
R Victor Palomo 1 250 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing Michelin Engine 13 2:23.60
14 Jean-Paul Boinet 49 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Jean Murit 14 2:23.70
R Bruno Kneubühler 4 250 Yamaha TZ ELF Hostettler Yamaha Engine 15 2:23.80
32 Denis Billoque 25 250 Yamaha TZ 55 2:27.90
? Borge Nielsen 75 250 Yamaha TZ Franz Kroon Yamaha
? Jaime Samaranch 88 250 Yamaha TZ
? Claude Willette 87 250 Yamaha TZ
? Hervé Guilleux 86 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Paul Poidevin 84 250 Yamaha TZ
? Peter Sjöström 83 250 Yamaha TZ
? Gérard Lelièvre 81 250 Yamaha TZ
? Willy Magnenat 80 250 Yamaha TZ
? Claude Cravero 79 250 Yamaha TZ
? Eiliff Kristensen 76 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-François Dottori 74 250 Yamaha TZ
? Paul Cott 90 250 Yamaha TZ
? Bernard Sailler 73 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Jacques Albou 72 250 Yamaha TZ
? Adolf Schneider 71 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Jacques Peyre 70 250 Yamaha TZ
? Daniel Bongard 68 250 Yamaha TZ
? André Gouin 66 250 Yamaha TZ
? Thierry Noblesse 126 250 Yamaha TZ
? Alain Pujo 64 250 Yamaha TZ Team Sotraf
? Per-Yngve Zachrisson 63 250 Yamaha TZ
? Karl-Heinz Kittler 62 250 Yamaha TZ
? Francis Erard 61 250 Egli-Yamaha TZ
? John Gilles 60 250 Yamaha TZ
? Andres Pérez Rubio 89 250 Yamaha TZ
? Claude Roux 92 250 Yamaha TZ
? Peter Balaz 125 250 Yamaha TZ Peter Balaz
? Robert Romas 106 250 Yamaha TZ
? Felice Agostini 117 250 Yamaha TZ Team Agostini
? Romano Villa 116 250 Yamaha TZ
? Gérard Lascaux 115 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Luc Vanlandeghem 114 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jussi Rantanen 112 250 Yamaha TZ
? Wolfgang Stropek 111 250 Yamaha TZ MSC Rottenegg
? Franz Kunz 110 250 Yamaha TZ Motor Racing Team Sursee
? Jean-Paul Briguet 120 250 AMF Harley
? Edi Stöllinger 109 250 Yamaha TZ Bosch Racing Team Wien
? Emilio Doliman 108 250 Yamaha TZ
? Gérard Battavoine 107 250 Yamaha TZ
? Marcel Joly 105 250 Yamaha TZ
? Markus Grunder 119 250 AMF Harley
? Willy Prandi 104 250 Yamaha TZ
? Bob Coulter 102 250 Yamaha TZ
? François Montjaux 101 250 Yamaha TZ
? Virginio Ferrari 123 250 AMF Harley
? Tapio Virtanen 124 250 MZ-RE VEB MZ
? Jean-Pierre Guyon 57 250 Yamaha TZ
? Patrice Brodard 100 250 Yamaha TZ
? Gilbert Dumaret 98 250 AMF Harley
? Jean-Louis Guignabodet 97 250 Yamaha TZ Team Guignabodet
? Gérard Albessard 96 250 Yamaha TZ
? Vincent Gouy 95 250 Yamaha TZ
? Derek Lee 59 250 Yamaha TZ
? Steve Parrish 39 250 Yamaha TZ Dave More Team Castrol Dunlop
? Fabien Gibol 56 250 Yamaha TZ
22 Alain Terras 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Morenas
R Bernard Fau 16 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Solamor GPA Seized engine
R John Dodds 9 250 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team Spark plugs
31 Pierre Soulas 47 250 Yamaha TZ
30 Armand Gras 20 250 Yamaha TZ
29 Dave Potter 250 Yamaha TZ Ted Broad Motors
28 Christian Sarron 34 250 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha
27 Gilles Husson 118 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin
26 Jean-Claude Meilland 78 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Solamor GPA
25 Denis Boulom 121 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Godier-Genoud
24 Jacques Agopian 65 250 Yamaha TZ Team Provence
21 Jean-Louis Olivier 22 250 Yamaha TZ
R Chas Mortimer 51 250 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin Seized engine
20 Jon Ekerold 42 250 Padgett-Yamaha TZ Padgetts Racing
19 Jean-Claude Hogrel 94 250 Yamaha TZ MCE 2000
18 Thierry Tchernine 77 250 Yamaha TZ
17 Jean-François Baldé 41 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Marnat AGV France
16 Gilbert Lavelle 48 250 Yamaha TZ
13 Alain Vial 32 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Godier-Genoud
12 Guy Bertin 43 250 Yamaha TZ
11 Johnny Bengtsson 69 250 Yamaha TZ Stigefelts Motor
9 Hans Stadelmann 67 250 Yamaha TZ Hans Stadelmann 20 48:06.80
7 Philippe Bouzanne 58 250 Yamaha TZ 20 +0-0.50
6 Pentti Korhonen 53 250 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha Michelin 20 +0-4.90
R Christian Huguet 31 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Seized engine
R Claude Diouloufet 99 250 Yamaha TZ Fell
? Gilbert Blanckaert 55 250 Yamaha TZ
? Laurent Gomis 27 250 Yamaha TZ
? René Hordelalay 54 250 Yamaha TZ
? René Guili 52 250 Yamaha TZ
? Patrick Laporte 46 250 Yamaha TZ
? Joël Grégoire 44 250 Yamaha TZ
? Eric Offenstadt 40 250 SMAC SMAC
? Jim Wells 38 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Marie Haym 36 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Marie Dewisme 35 250 Yamaha TZ
? Guy Battesti 30 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Philippe Orban 29 250 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin
? Wayne Dinham 28 250 Yamaha TZ
? Christian Peirs 26 250 Yamaha TZ
R Christian Bourgeois 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Bongiovanni Engine
? Gerhard Vogt 24 250 Yamaha TZ Team Valvoline Deutschland
? Hans-Günther Schöne 23 250 Yamaha TZ Team Valvoline Deutschland
? Walter Hoffmann 21 250 Yamaha TZ
? Xaver Tschannen 19 250 AMF Harley
? Michel Frutschi 18 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Claude Chemarin 17 250 Yamaha TZ
? Cliff Carr 14 250 Yamaha TZ Harris Everton Racing
? Roger Ruiz 12 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul
? Vic Soussan 11 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul
? Mick Grant 6 250 Kawasaki Boyer Team Kawasaki
? Barry Ditchburn 5 250 Kawasaki Boyer Team Kawasaki
? Pierluigi Neri 127 250 Yamaha TZ
Distance 20 laps = 116 km Speed 148.4 km/h Attendance 130,000
PP Takazumi Katayama 2:20.60 - 148.5 km/h FL Raymond Roche 2:19.40 - 149.8 km/h
Started 42 Classified 32 DNF 10 DNS 1
Sources Vincent Glon, Moto-Revue #2263, #2264, Moto-Journal #263