1976 FIM Road Racing World Championships

May 2 Grosser Preis von Österreich Salzburgring, Salzburg, Austria
4.246 km autodrome
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Barry Sheene 7 500 Suzuki XR14 Heron Team Suzuki GB Michelin 43 1:01:21.76 1 1:23.38
2 Marco Lucchinelli 40 500 Suzuki RG Gallina Corse Michelin 43 +13.40 3 1:24.58
3 Phil Read 2 500 Suzuki RG Team Life International Dunlop 43 +19.31 4 1:24.83
4 Michel Rougerie 20 500 Suzuki RG Ecurie ELF France Michelin 43 +1:05.06 6 1:25.15
5 Stu Avant 47 500 Suzuki RG Diemme Lugosport Michelin 43 +1:13.88 11 1:26.94
6 Giacomo Agostini 1 500 MV Agusta 500/4C Team Agostini 43 +1:15.19 10 1:26.87
7 Victor Palomo 33 500 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing Michelin 42 14 1:27.62
8 Jack Findlay 10 500 Suzuki RG Jack Findlay Racing Michelin 42 19 1:29.04
9 Karl Auer 12 500 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ 42 12 1:26.99
10 Alex George 8 500 Yamaha TZ Hermetite Racing 41
11 Helmut Kassner 39 500 Suzuki RG Helmut Kassner 41 16 1:28.62
12 Tom Herron 23 500 Yamaha TZ Tom Herron Dunlop 41
13 Boet van Dulmen 43 500 Yamaha TZ Laponder Racing 41
14 Hans Stadelmann 24 500 Yamaha TZ Hans Stadelmann 41
15 Dieter Braun 14 500 Yamaha TZ Boeri Sport Racing Team Michelin 41 7 1:26.25
16 Max Wiener 28 500 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ 41
17 Borge Nielsen 26 500 Yamaha TZ Franz Kroon Yamaha 40
18 Olivier Chevallier 18 500 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier Michelin 40 24
19 Michael Schmid 31 500 Yamaha TZ Racing Team Albatros 40
20 Peter Balaz 36 500 Yamaha TZ Peter Balaz 39
21 Siegfried Mayr 30 500 Yamaha TZ Bosch Racing Team Wien 39
22 Philippe Chaltin 37 500 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Serge Zago 36
R Johnny Cecotto 3 500 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Venemotos Michelin Fell 2 1:24.39
R Pat Hennen 45 500 Suzuki RG Colemans Team Suzuki NZ Seized engine 8 1:26.54
R John Williams 5 500 Suzuki RG Heron Team Suzuki GB Fell 9 1:26.77
R Philippe Coulon 38 500 Suzuki RG Ecurie PEM Michelin Fuel feed 13 1:27.44
R Wil Hartog 34 500 Suzuki RG Riemersma Racing Mechanical 15 1:27.82
R John Dodds 32 500 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team Mechanical 17 1:28.92
R Bruno Kneubühler 42 500 Yamaha TZ ELF Hostettler Yamaha Fell 18 1:28.93
R Armando Toracca 9 500 Suzuki RG Gallina Corse Michelin Engine 20 1:29.10
R Patrick Pons 17 500 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha Cylinder 25
R Gérard Choukroun 21 500 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha DNF 34
R Pentti Korhonen 22 500 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha Michelin DNF
R Chas Mortimer 11 354 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin DNF
Dq Teuvo Länsivuori 4 500 Suzuki RG Teuvo Länsivuori Dunlop Disqualified 5 1:25.09
Dq Takazumi Katayama 41 500 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin Disqualified
Distance 43 laps = 182.6 km Speed 178.5 km/h
PP Barry Sheene 1:23.38 - 183.3 km/h FL Barry Sheene 1:23.93 - 182.1 km/h
Started 34 Classified 22 DNF 12
Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, Official race programme, Motociclismo #62/6, Moto-Revue #2267, Moto-Journal #266, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Johnny Cecotto 1 350 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Venemotos 35 51:18.83 1 1:26.31
2 Walter Villa 24 350 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 35 +08.15 2 1:27.30
3 John Dodds 22 350 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team 35 +37.31 8 1:28.69
4 Leif Gustafsson 28 350 Yamaha TZ Lefi Gustafsson 35 +46.61 5 1:28.25
5 Dieter Braun 4 350 Yamaha TZ Boeri Sport Racing Team Michelin 35 +51.97 9 1:28.79
6 Tom Herron 9 350 Yamaha TZ Tom Herron Dunlop 35 +56.56 4 1:28.11
7 Olivier Chevallier 16 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier Michelin 35 +56.80 7 1:28.62
8 Chas Mortimer 6 350 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 35 +1:06.67 16 1:29.26
9 Patrick Pons 5 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha 35 +1:06.98 15 1:29.25
10 Gianfranco Bonera 26 350 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 35 +1:15.80 17 1:29.46
11 Bruno Kneubühler 18 350 Yamaha TZ ELF Hostettler Yamaha 35 +1:16.91 10 1:28.88
12 Paolo Tordi 53 350 Yamaha TZ 35 +1:21.87
13 Victor Palomo 10 350 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing 35 +1:27.32
14 Franco Uncini 51 350 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport 35 +1:28.65 19 1:29.73
15 Jean-François Baldé 55 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Marnat AGV France 34 11 1:28.92
16 Philippe Coulon 12 350 Bimota-Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin 34
17 Jack Findlay 23 350 Yamaha TZ Jack Findlay Racing Michelin 34
18 Hans Müller 30 350 Tschannen-Yamaha TZ Hans Müller 34
19 Borge Nielsen 29 350 Yamaha TZ Franz Kroon Yamaha 34
20 Hans Stadelmann 15 350 Holzer-Yamaha TZ Hans Stadelmann 34
21 Philippe Chaltin 34 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Serge Zago 34
22 Max Wiener 25 350 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ 33
R Takazumi Katayama 45 350 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin Gear selector 3 1:27.70
R Giacomo Agostini 2 350 MV Agusta 350/4C Team Agostini Clutch 6 1:28.60
R Tapio Virtanen 32 350 MZ-RE VEB MZ Clutch 12 1:28.96
R Gérard Choukroun 7 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha Withdrew 13 1:29.19
R Giovanni Proni 20 350 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport DNF 14 1:29.21
R Alex George 11 350 Yamaha TZ Hermetite Racing Mechanical 18 1:29.55
R Pentti Korhonen 3 350 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha Michelin Clutch 20 1:29.78
Dq Boet van Dulmen 350 Yamaha TZ Laponder Racing Disqualified
R Otello Buscherini 8 350 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport DNF
R Janos Drapal 21 350 Yamaha TZC Ikarus Road Race Team DNF
R Peter Balaz 33 350 Yamaha TZ Peter Balaz DNF
R Helmut Kaserer 41 350 Yamaha TZ Helmut Kaserer DNF
R Unknown 350 ??? DNF
R Unknown 350 ??? DNF
Distance 35 laps = 148.6 km Speed 173.8 km/h
PP Johnny Cecotto 1:26.31 - 177.1 km/h
Started 35 Classified 22 DNF 13
Sources Vincent Glon, Official race programme, Motociclismo #62/6, Moto-Revue #2267, Moto-Journal #266, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Pierpaolo Bianchi 2 125 Morbidelli RS Morbidelli Benelli Armi Michelin 30 48:11.89 1 1:35.57
2 Paolo Pileri 1 125 Morbidelli RS Morbidelli Benelli Armi Michelin 30 +36.78 2 1:35.63
3 Otello Buscherini 5 125 Malanca Diemme Lugosport Michelin 30 +1:08.13 3 1:37.22
4 Angel Nieto 18 125 Bultaco Bultaco Cemoto Michelin 29 4 1:38.74
5 Xaver Tschannen 41 125 Maico RS Michelin 28 6 1:42.98
6 Johann Zemsauer 8 125 Rotax Michelin 28 7 1:43.59
7 Hans-Jürgen Hummel 16 125 Yamaha TA Racing Team NÖ Michelin 27 11 1:47.23
8 Hans Müller 10 125 Yamaha TA Hans Müller Michelin 27 15 1:48.67
9 Peter Frohnmeyer 12 125 Nava-DRS Peter Frohnmeyer Michelin 27 9 1:44.53
10 Werner Schmied 21 125 Rotax Motoraki Michelin 27 14 1:48.58
11 Ulrich Graf 17 125 Yamaha TA Ulrich Graf 27 17 1:49.11
12 Hans Prähauser 46 125 Yamaha TA 26
13 Peter Szabo 32 125 MZ Peter Szabo 26
14 Janos Reisz 33 125 Yamaha TA Janos Reisz 25
R Eugenio Lazzarini 4 125 Morbidelli RS Eugenio Lazzarini Engine 5 1:39.27
R Cees van Dongen 11 125 Bridgestone Cees van Dongen Seized engine 8 1:44.30
R Markku Matikainen 35 125 Nieser-Maico Matti Matikainen Mechanical 10 1:46.30
R Auno Hakala 36 125 Yamaha TA Auno Hakala Clutch 12 1:48.01
R Hans Hallberg 125 Yamaha TA Seized engine 13 1:48.02
R Anton Mang 28 125 Morbidelli RS Anton Mang Mechanical 16 1:48.78
R Heinz Pristavnik 22 125 Yamaha TA 1. MSC Steyr Mechanical 18 1:49.20
R Michael Fahrmeir 31 125 Yamaha TA Michael Fahrmeir Mechanical 19 1:49.56
R Franz Leitner 23 125 Maico RS Bosch Racing Team Wien Mechanical 20 1:51.00
R Matti Kinnunen 34 125 Maico RS Matti Kinnunen Mechanical
R Harald Bartol 7 125 Morbidelli RS Memphis Team International Engine
R Armin Trueb 37 125 Malanca Armin Trueb DNF
Distance 30 laps = 127.4 km Speed 158.6 km/h
PP Pierpaolo Bianchi 1:35.57 - 159.9 km/h FL Pierpaolo Bianchi 1:35.01 - 160.9 km/h
Started 26 Classified 14 DNF 12
Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, Official race programme, Motociclismo #62/6, Moto-Revue #2267, Moto-Journal #266, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Rolf Steinhausen
Josef Huber 		1 500 Busch-König Rolf Steinhausen 30 48:26.29 3 1:36.50
2 Werner Schwärzel
Andreas Huber 		2 500 König Werner Schwärzel 30 +09.45 2 1:35.80
3 Siegfried Schauzu
Clifton Lorentz 		19 500 Schmid-Fath ARO Teppichboden 30 +1:22.21 5 1:36.65
4 Hermann Schmid
Martial Jean-Petit-Matile 		7 500 Schmid-Yamaha RS Hermann Schmid 29 6 1:37.64
5 Gerry Boret
Nick Boret 		500 BRS-Yamaha British Racing Sidecars 29
6 Alain Michel
Bernard Garcia 		500 GEP-Yamaha Alain Michel Michelin 29 10 1:39.13
7 Ted Janssen
Erich Schmitz 		500 Col-Yamaha Ted Janssen 29
8 Hans-Peter Hubacher
Kurt Huber 		21 500 Yamaha Hans-Peter Hubacher 29 8 1:38.63
9 Dick Greasley
Cliff Holland 		6 500 Chell-Yamaha C.G. Chell Motorcycles 29 11 1:39.22
10 Amedeo Zini
Andrea Fornaro 		9 500 König Paolo Bianchi 28
R Rolf Biland
Kenneth Williams 		3 500 Seymaz-BRM '76 Rolf Biland Michelin Overheating 1 1:34.24
R Helmut Schilling
Rainer Gundel 		11 500 Schmid-Fath ARO Teppichboden Engine 4 1:36.58
R Mac Hobson
Gordon Russell 		5 500 Ham-Yamaha Hamilton Motor Cycles Seized engine
? George O'Dell
Alan Gosling 		12 500 May-Yamaha George O'Dell DNF ? 7 1:38.32
? Herbert Prügl
Johann Kussberger 		14 500 Interspar-König MSC Rottenegg DNF ? 9 1:38.64
Distance 30 laps = 127.4 km Speed 157.8 km/h
PP Rolf Biland 1:34.24 - 162.2 km/h FL Rolf Steinhausen 1:35.12 - 160.7 km/h
Started 13 Classified 10 DNF 3
Sources Vincent Glon, Official race programme, Motociclismo #62/6, Moto-Revue #2267, Moto-Journal #266, Année Moto #8