1976 Prix FIM 750cc

Round 1 Mar 7 Daytona 200 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida, United States of America
6.228 km infield road course 		>
Results
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Johnny Cecotto 5 750 Yamaha OW31 Yamaha Team Venemotos Goodyear 52 1:51:48.00 4 2:07.67
2 Gary Nixon 9 750 Kawasaki KR Team Kanemoto 51 10 2:10.12
3 Pat Hennen 40 750 Suzuki GT Colemans Team Suzuki NZ 51 6 2:09.58
4 Gene Romero 3 750 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Vesco 51 9 2:09.89
5 Patrick Pons 13 750 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha 51 8 2:09.75
6 Michel Rougerie 354 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie ELF France 51 26 2:12.70
7 Hideo Kanaya 351 750 Yamaha OW31 Yamaha International 50 3 2:07.54
8 Randy Cleek 29 750 Yamaha TZ Team K&N Bel-Ray 50
9 Kenny Roberts 2 750 Yamaha OW31 Yamaha International Goodyear 50 1 2:05.02
10 John Dodds 319 750 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team 50
11 Bob Endicott 91 Yamaha 50
12 Dennis Purdie 168 Yamaha 50
13 Kenny Blake 346 Yamaha 49
14 Alex George 333 750 Yamaha TZ Alex George 49
15 Walter Foster 84 Yamaha 49
16 Doug Libby 140 Yamaha 49
17 Len Fitch 56 Yamaha 49
18 Robert Wakefield 78 Yamaha 49
19 Kevin Stafford 52 Yamaha 49
20 Rob Bron 325 Yamaha 48
21 Ed Hanson 37 Yamaha 48
22 Dave Potter 342 750 Broad-Yamaha TZ Ted Broad Motors 48
23 Boet van Dulmen 327 750 Yamaha TZ Laponder Racing 48 17 2:11.26
24 Dale Singleton 122 Yamaha 48
25 Ron Mass 96 Yamaha 48
26 Christian Estrosi 57 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM 48 61 2:17.72
27 Steve Mallonee 49 Yamaha 48
28 Richard Chambers 71 Yamaha 47
29 Cory Rupplet 152 Yamaha 47
30 Johnny Bengtsson 340 Yamaha TZ Stigefelts Motor 47
31 Marcel Ankoné 326 750 Suzuki GT Team Nimag 47
32 Mike Trimby 25 700 Yamaha TZ Mike Trimby 47
33 Henry Degouw 120 Yamaha 47
34 Barry Sheene 7 750 Suzuki GT Heron Team Suzuki GB 46 Broken chain 16 2:11.25
35 John Newbold 6 750 Suzuki GT Heron Team Suzuki GB 46 Broken chain 27 2:13.00
36 Yvon DuHamel 17 750 Kawasaki KR Team Kawasaki USA 46 Broken chain 23 2:12.59
37 Bruce Townsend 237 Yamaha 46
38 Bob Rectenwald 62 Yamaha 46
39 John Long 50 Yamaha 46
40 Wes Cooley 35 Yamaha 45 Fell
41 Bruce Hammer 148 Yamaha 45
42 George Miller 166 Yamaha 45
43 Michael Clarke 143 Yamaha 42 13 2:10.91
44 Steve McLaughlin 83 Yamaha 41 12 2:10.83
45 Brian Henderson 93 Yamaha 39
46 Larry Bleil 66 Yamaha 39
47 Gary Fisher 24 Yamaha 39
48 John Williams 22 750 Suzuki GT Heron Team Suzuki GB 34 Collision 30 2:13.57
49 Malcolm McPherson 12 Yamaha 34
50 Cliff Carr 26 750 Maxton-Yamaha TZ 32 24 2:12.67
51 Dieter Braun 345 750 Suzumaha Spl Boeri Sport Racing Team 29 Withdrew 36 2:14.69
52 Bruce Lind 146 Yamaha 29
53 Alain Vial 332 Yamaha Ecurie Godier-Genoud 27 Engine 68 2:19.10
54 Jimmy Morales 33 Yamaha 27
55 Phil Read 38 750 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Vesco 24 Overheating
56 John Fuchs 67 Honda 24 19 2:12.05
57 Wil Hartog 328 750 Suzuki GT Riemersma Racing 22 Clutch
58 Gregg Hansford 324 750 Kawasaki KR Team Kawasaki Australia 20 Broken chain 11 2:10.74
59 Bill Peters 132 Yamaha 20
60 Steve Manship 118 Yamaha 19
61 Terry Hutton 316 Yamaha 18
62 Ted Henter 53 Yamaha 17
63 Gérard Choukroun 137 750 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha 16 Carburettor 37 2:14.88
64 Rich Williamson 178 Yamaha 16
65 Whitney Blakeslee 164 Kawasaki 14
66 Skip Aksland 27 Yamaha 13 Fell 5 2:09.48
67 Ron Pierce 97 750 Kawasaki KR Team Kawasaki USA 12 Gear selector 18 2:11.60
68 Tommy Byars Jr. 59 Yamaha 12 14 2:10.97
69 Robert Madden 321 Yamaha 12
70 Mike Devlin 63 Yamaha 11
71 Steve Baker 32 750 Yamaha OW31 Yamaha Motor Canada 9 Piston 2 2:06.30
72 Stephen Klein 371 Yamaha 9 DNF
73 Alan Barbic 160 Yamaha 7 DNF
74 Warren Willing 385 Yamaha 5 Fell 15 2:11.08
75 Phil McDonald 58 Yamaha 2 Fell 20 2:12.07
76 Pentti Korhonen 338 750 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha 2 Seized engine
77 Gary Blackman 114 Yamaha 1 DNF
78 Philippe Coulon 341 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM 1 Fell 21 2:12.49
79 Pat Evans 750 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Vesco 1 Fell 7 2:09.59
80 Hurley Wilvert 750 Yamaha TZ 0 Clutch 22 2:12.55
NS Gary Scott 1 ? Practice crash 25 2:12.70
NS Dave Aldana ? Practice crash
NS Ron Haslam 750 Pharaoh-Yamaha TZ Mal Carter Racing Team Did not start
NS Piers Forrester Did not start
Distance 52 laps = 323.9 km Speed 173.8 km/h Weather Fine
PP Kenny Roberts 2:05.02 - 179.3 km/h
Started 80 Classified 80 DNS 4
Sources Vincent Glon, Moto-Revue #2259, Moto-Journal #258, americanflattrack.com