1976 FIM Road Racing World Championships

May 16 Gran Premio delle Nazioni Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Firenze, Italy
5.245 km autodrome
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Barry Sheene 7 500 Suzuki XR14 Heron Team Suzuki GB Michelin 29 1:02:35.50 2 2:08.32
2 Phil Read 2 500 Suzuki RG Team Life International Dunlop 29 +00.10 4 2:08.94
3 Virginio Ferrari 28 500 Suzuki RG Gallina Corse Michelin 29 +53.00 5 2:09.15
4 Teuvo Länsivuori 4 500 Suzuki RG Teuvo Länsivuori Dunlop 29 +53.50 3 2:08.61
5 Pat Hennen 54 500 Suzuki RG Colemans Team Suzuki NZ 29 +1:39.30 11 2:12.77
6 Marcel Ankoné 27 500 Suzuki RG Team Nimag 29 +1:45.30 12 2:12.99
7 Stu Avant 32 500 Suzuki RG Diemme Lugosport Michelin 29 +1:50.07 10 2:11.95
8 Philippe Coulon 40 500 Suzuki RG Ecurie PEM Michelin 28 13 2:13.94
9 Dieter Braun 30 500 Suzuki RG Boeri Sport Racing Team Michelin 28 14 2:14.11
10 Borge Nielsen 41 500 Yamaha TZ Franz Kroon Yamaha 28
11 Max Wiener 57 500 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ 27
R Vittorio Gornati 500 Suzuki 18 Mechanical
R Giacomo Agostini 1 500 Suzuki RG Team Agostini 15 Cylinder 1 2:08.08
R Edmar Ferreira 500 Suzuki Swaep Motor Racing Michelin 15 Brakes
R Mario Fiorentino 500 Suzuki 14 Mechanical 20 2:15.54
R Germano Paganini 31 500 Bimota-Suzuki 13 Seized engine
R Giorgio Avveduti 36 500 Suzuki 11 Mechanical 19 2:15.24
R John Newbold 3 500 Suzuki RG Heron Team Suzuki GB 10 Engine
R Boet van Dulmen 51 500 Yamaha TZ Laponder Racing 9 Gear selector 17 2:14.84
R Michel Rougerie 21 500 Suzuki RG Ecurie ELF France Michelin 8 Fell 7 2:09.34
R Jack Findlay 10 500 Suzuki RG Jack Findlay Racing Michelin 6 Engine 9 2:11.88
R Karl Auer 12 500 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ 6 Ignition 15 2:14.63
R Vic Soussan 500 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul 6 Fairing
R Gilles Husson 25 500 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin 6 Ignition
R Carlo Piazza 500 Suzuki 6 Mechanical
R Mario Necchi 29 500 Suzuki 6 Mechanical
R Vanes Francini 37 500 Yamaha TZ 6 Fell
R Johnny Cecotto 55 500 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Venemotos Michelin 2 Engine 6 2:09.15
R Victor Palomo 43 500 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing Michelin 2 Fell 18 2:14.92
R Nico Cereghini 49 500 Suzuki RG Team Life International 1 Fell 8 2:10.72
NS Eduardo Elias 500 ??? Did not start 16 2:14.76
NS Mario Curti 41 500 ??? Did not start
Q Jean-Paul Boinet 26 500 Suzuki Ecurie Jean Murit Did not qualify
Distance 29 laps = 152.1 km Speed 145.8 km/h
PP Giacomo Agostini 2:08.08 - 147.4 km/h FL Barry Sheene , Phil Read 2:07.60 - 148.0 km/h
Started 30 Classified 11 DNF 19 DNS 2
Sources Vincent Glon, Motociclismo #62/6, Werner Haefliger, Moto-Revue #2269, Moto-Journal #268, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Johnny Cecotto 1 350 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Venemotos 25 55:01.80 8 2:12.71
2 Franco Uncini 14 350 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport 25 +30.50 3 2:11.36
3 John Dodds 65 350 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team 25 +33.40 1 2:10.67
4 Pentti Korhonen 3 350 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha Michelin 25 +36.20 9 2:12.95
5 Tom Herron 9 350 Yamaha TZ Tom Herron Dunlop 25 +37.00 11 2:13.07
6 Kork Ballington 77 350 Yamaha TZ Sid Griffiths Racing 25 +37.50 17 2:13.78
7 Walter Villa 73 350 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 25 +37.70 2 2:11.21
8 Boet van Dulmen 76 350 Yamaha TZ Laponder Racing 25 +1:00.60 19 2:13.97
9 Philippe Bouzanne 23 350 Yamaha TZ 25 +1:06.30 10 2:13.05
10 Takazumi Katayama 70 350 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 25 +1:11.30
11 Vanes Francini 35 350 Yamaha TZ 25 +1:19.20
12 Jean-François Baldé 24 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Marnat AGV France Dunlop 25 +1:21.20 13 2:13.24
13 Alan North 59 350 Yamaha TZC Wilddam Racing 25 +1:39.30
14 Christian Huguet 21 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Dunlop 25 +2:10.30 27
15 Fosco Giansanti 34 350 Yamaha TZ 24 12 2:13.10
16 Eduardo Elias 55 350 Yamaha TZ 24 Mechanical 16 2:13.72
R Bruno Kneubühler 53 350 Yamaha TZ ELF Hostettler Yamaha 21 Engine 14 2:13.31
R Giuseppe Consalvi 43 350 Yamaha TZ 21 Mechanical 15 2:13.46
R Chas Mortimer 350 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 21 Engine 20 2:14.17
R Patrick Pons 5 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha 10 Fell 6 2:12.44
R Gérard Choukroun 7 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha 9 Fell 18 2:13.84
R Gianfranco Bonera 72 350 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 9 Mechanical
R Christian Estrosi 27 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin 5 Handling 28
R Leif Gustafsson 28 350 Yamaha TZ Lefi Gustafsson 5 Fell
R Marcel Ankoné 350 Yamaha TZ Team Nimag 4 Mechanical
R Giacomo Agostini 2 350 MV Agusta 350/4C Team Agostini 3 Engine 4 2:11.80
R Raffaele Palatiello 350 Yamaha TZ 2 DNF
R Paolo Tordi 49 350 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport 1 Fell 5 2:11.91
R Gilles Husson 39 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin 0 Fell 29
R Victor Palomo 11 350 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing 0 Engine 7 2:12.67
NS Marco Lucchinelli 23 350 Yamaha TZ Gallina Corse Did not start
Q Hans Stadelmann 15 350 Holzer-Yamaha TZ Hans Stadelmann Did not qualify
Q Karl Auer 18 350 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ Did not qualify
Q Jack Findlay 26 350 Yamaha TZ Jack Findlay Racing Michelin Did not qualify
Q Patrick Fernandez 28 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Did not qualify
Q Philippe Coulon 33 350 Bimota-Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin Did not qualify
Q Adu Celso-Santos 37 350 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Motor Brasil Did not qualify
Q Olivier Chevallier 44 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier Michelin Did not qualify
Q Pekka Nurmi 52 350 Yamaha TZ Silja Line Racing Team Did not qualify
Q Dieter Braun 54 350 Morbidelli Boeri Sport Racing Team Michelin Did not qualify
Distance 25 laps = 131.1 km Speed 142.9 km/h
PP John Dodds 2:10.67 - 144.5 km/h FL Johnny Cecotto 2:10.60 - 144.6 km/h
Started 30 Classified 16 DNF 14 DNS 1
Sources Vincent Glon, Motociclismo #62/6, Moto-Revue #2269, Moto-Journal #268, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Walter Villa 1 250 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 23 51:43.30 2 2:12.20
2 Takazumi Katayama 25 250 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 23 +21.80 13 2:16.14
3 Pentti Korhonen 19 250 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha Michelin 23 +37.90 3 2:14.48
4 Chas Mortimer 6 250 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 23 +1:00.10 10 2:15.67
5 Jean-François Baldé 48 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Marnat AGV France Dunlop 23 +1:01.40 9 2:15.55
6 Bruno Kneubühler 9 250 Yamaha TZ ELF Hostettler Yamaha 23 +1:15.80
7 Tom Herron 23 250 Yamaha TZ Tom Herron Dunlop 23 +1:21.90
8 Philippe Bouzanne 36 250 Yamaha TZ 23 +1:28.30 21
9 Olivier Chevallier 11 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier Michelin 23 +1:40.90 16 2:16.41
10 Eero Hyvärinen 66 250 Yamaha TZ 23 +1:41.20
11 Mario Lega 35 250 Yamaha TZ 23 +1:44.10 15 2:16.17
12 Denis Boulom 32 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Godier-Genoud 23 +1:46.10 18 2:16.78
13 Hans Stadelmann 45 250 Yamaha TZ Hans Stadelmann 23 +1:59.70 2 2:13.14
14 Christian Sarron 15 250 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha 22 24
15 Erik Andersson 29 250 Yamaha TZ Franz Kroon Yamaha 22
16 Alfio Micheli 52 250 AMF Harley 22
17 Rudolf Weiss 50 250 Yamaha TZ 22
R Leif Gustafsson 8 250 Yamaha TZ Leif Gustafsson 20 Fell 12 2:16.12
R Patrick Pons 5 250 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha 17 Fell 4 2:14.84
R Franco Uncini 250 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport 13 Engine
R Giuseppe Consalvi 42 250 Yamaha TZ 13 Withdrew
R Gianfranco Bonera 250 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 11 Mechanical 20 2:16.93
R Patrick Fernandez 46 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul 9 Gear selector
R Kork Ballington 28 250 Yamaha TZ Sid Griffiths Racing 7 Fell 8 2:15.44
R Otello Buscherini 50 250 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport 6 Fell 19 2:16.81
R Virginio Ferrari 3 250 AMF Harley 5 Mechanical 6 2:15.26
R Michel Rougerie 2 250 Yamaha TZC Ecurie ELF France 5 engine 7 2:15.41
R John Dodds 16 250 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team 5 Fell 14 2:16.16
R Gérard Choukroun 18 250 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha 3 Engine 17 2:16.66
R Paolo Pileri 37 250 Morbidelli RS Morbidelli Benelli Armi Michelin 1 Ignition 5 2:15.15
NS Paolo Tordi 64 250 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport Did not start 11 2:16.11
NS Gilbert Lavelle 34 250 Yamaha TZ Did not start 26
Q Pierpaolo Bianchi 43 250 Morbidelli RS Morbidelli Benelli Armi Michelin Did not qualify
Q Christian Huguet 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Dunlop Did not qualify
Q Jean-Claude Hogrel 53 250 Yamaha TZ MCE 2000 Did not qualify
Distance 23 laps = 120.6 km Speed 139.9 km/h
FL Walter Villa 2:11.80 - 143.3 km/h
Started 30 Classified 17 DNF 13 DNS 2
Sources Vincent Glon, Motociclismo #62/6, Werner Haefliger, Moto-Revue #2269, Moto-Journal #268, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Pierpaolo Bianchi 21 125 Morbidelli RS Morbidelli Benelli Armi Michelin 20 46:54.20 1 2:18.64
2 Paolo Pileri 22 125 Morbidelli RS Morbidelli Benelli Armi Michelin 20 +24.70 2 2:20.22
3 Angel Nieto 12 125 Bultaco Bultaco Cemoto Michelin 20 +1:05.30 12 2:29.70
4 Henk van Kessel 33 125 Condor AGV MSC Aldendriel Michelin 19 10 2:29.02
5 Eugenio Lazzarini 34 125 Morbidelli RS Eugenio Lazzarini Michelin 19 7 2:27.79
6 Enrico Cereda 39 125 Morbidelli RS Michelin 19 11 2:29.09
7 Luciano Richetti 23 125 Morbidelli RS Michelin 19 15 2:32.05
8 Pierluigi Conforti 28 125 Malanca Michelin 19 13 2:30.78
9 Auno Hakala 10 125 Yamaha TA Auno Hakala Michelin 19
10 Matti Kinnunen 20 125 Yamaha TA Matti Kinnunen Michelin 19
11 Hans Müller 20 125 Yamaha TA Hans Müller Michelin 18
R Otello Buscherini 10 125 Malanca Diemme Lugosport Michelin 19 Mechanical 3 2:22.23
R Stefan Dörflinger 6 125 Morbidelli RS Stefan Dörflinger 19 Mechanical 6 2:27.42
R Germano Zanetti 26 125 Morbidelli RS 15 DNF
R François Granon 1 125 Maico RS Maico France 10 DNF 23
R Johann Zemsauer 5 125 Rotax-Yamaha Bosch Racing Team Wien Michelin 10 DNF
R Ulrich Graf 16 125 Yamaha TA Ulrich Graf 10 DNF
R Antonio Aletta 27 125 Yamaha TA 10 DNF
R Ermanno Giuliano 36 125 Malanca 8 Mechanical 5 2:26.82
R Aldo Larcher 2 125 AMF Harley 8 DNF
R Rolf Blatter 3 125 Maico RS Moto-Blatter 8 DNF
R Gianni Ribuffo 37 125 Yamaha TA 7 DNF
R Harald Bartol 7 125 Morbidelli RS Memphis Team International 5 Mechanical 8 2:28.40
R Pentti Salonen 4 125 Yamaha TA Silja Line Racing Team 5 Mechanical 9 2:28.72
R R. Pretelli 125 Yamaha TA 3 DNF
R Vincenzo Novella 29 125 Yamaha TA 3 DNF
R Per-Edvard Carlsson 125 Morbidelli RS 3 DNF
R Xaver Tschannen 125 Maico RS Michelin 2 Mechanical 4 2:26.42
R F. Cottafavi 38 125 Yamaha TA 2 DNF
R Franco Rossini 125 AMF Harley 1 DNF
R Peter Frohnmeyer 8 125 Nava-DRS Peter Frohnmeyer Michelin DNF 14 2:31.99
R Cees van Dongen 15 125 Bridgestone Cees van Dongen DNF
NS Patrick Fernandez 28 125 Yamaha TA Ecurie Airélec Motul Did not start
NS Giovanni Ziggiotto 39 125 ??? Did not start
Distance 20 laps = 104.9 km Speed 134.2 km/h
PP Pierpaolo Bianchi 2:18.64 - 136.2 km/h FL Otello Buscherini 2:18.30 - 136.5 km/h
Started 32 Classified 11 DNF 21 DNS 2
Sources Vincent Glon, Motociclismo #62/6, Werner Haefliger, Moto-Revue #2269, Moto-Journal #268, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Angel Nieto 1 50 Bultaco Bultaco Cemoto Michelin 12 30:49.90 1 2:34.73
2 Eugenio Lazzarini 2 50 UFO-Morbidelli Eugenio Lazzarini 12 +24.90 2 2:36.34
3 Rudi Kunz 4 50 Kreidler 12 +33.80 4 2:38.10
4 Ulrich Graf 14 50 Kreidler 12 +40.70 3 2:37.94
5 Stefan Dörflinger 6 50 Kreidler Stefan Dörflinger 12 +56.90 5 2:38.51
6 Rolf Blatter 23 50 Kreidler Moto-Blatter 12 +1:25.10
7 Ezio Mischiatti 34 50 Derbi 12 +1:34.60
8 Ramon Gali 11 50 Derbi MC Andorra 12 +1:38.50
9 Pierre Audry 42 50 ABF-Kreidler 635A ABF Michelin 12 +1:39.50 6 2:38.52
10 Aldo Pero 12 50 Kreidler 12 +1:43.90
11 Cees van Dongen 16 50 Kreidler HV Racing 12 +1:44.10
12 Wolfgang Müller 8 50 Kreidler 12 +1:45.00 10 2:42.35
13 Giovanni Ziggiotto 29 50 MTK 12 +1:45.10 7 2:40.82
14 Günter Schirnhofer 36 50 Kreidler 12 +2:33.90 15 2:43.23
15 Patrick de Wulf 41 50 Kreidler 11 9 2:41.53
16 Carlo Guerrini 33 50 Ringhini MC Sgarzani Canonici 11
17 Joaquin Gali 38 50 Derbi MC Andorra 11
18 Luigi Rinaudo 32 50 Tomos 11
19 Hans Kroismayr 26 50 Kreidler Bosch Racing Team Wien 11
20 Giorgio Di Nunzio 43 50 Derbi 11
R Juliaan Vanzeebroeck 3 50 Kreidler Engine
R Jean-Paul Fargues 50 ABF-Kreidler 635A ABF Michelin 7 Fell
R Nico Polane 7 50 Kreidler HV Racing 5 Mechanical 8 2:41.27
R Hans-Jürgen Hummel 9 50 Kreidler Racing Team NÖ 4 Mechanical 13 2:42.51
R Herbert Rittberger 5 50 Kreidler Kreidler Van Veen Dunlop 4 Mechanical
R Sergio Zattoni 40 50 Derbi 3 Mechanical 11 2:42.36
R Claudio Lusuardi 10 50 Villa 3 Handling bar 12 2:42.44
R Gerrit Strikker 15 50 Kreidler Alco Speed 7 3 Mechanical
R Robert Laver 28 50 Kreidler 2 DNF
R Ermanno Giuliano 27 50 Kreidler Eugenio Lazzarini Mechanical 14 2:43.13
Distance 12 laps = 62.9 km Speed 122.4 km/h
PP Angel Nieto 2:34.73 - 122.0 km/h FL Angel Nieto 2:32.20 - 124.1 km/h
Started 30 Classified 20 DNF 10
Sources Vincent Glon, Motociclismo #62/6, Moto-Revue #2269, Moto-Journal #268, Année Moto #8