1976 FIM Road Racing World Championships

Aug 1 Suomen Grand Prix Imatranajo, Imatra, Finland
6.03 km road course
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Pat Hennen 28 500 Suzuki RG Colemans Team Suzuki NZ 21 48:27.00 11 2:24.50
2 Teuvo Länsivuori 2 500 Suzuki RG Team Life International Dunlop 21 +23.00 3 2:20.20
3 Philippe Coulon 22 500 Suzuki RG Ecurie PEM Michelin 21 +33.40 2 2:19.60
4 John Newbold 5 500 Suzuki RG Heron Team Suzuki GB 21 +33.80 10 2:24.10
5 Marco Lucchinelli 30 500 Suzuki RG Gallina Corse 21 +34.50 15 2:26.20
6 Dieter Braun 10 500 Suzuki RG Boeri Sport Racing Team Michelin 21 +50.80 8 2:22.60
7 Jack Findlay 5 500 Suzuki RG Jack Findlay Racing Michelin 21 +1:13.50 7 2:22.40
8 Christian Estrosi 21 500 Suzuki RG Ecurie PEM Michelin 21 +1:58.60 12 2:24.90
9 Pekka Nurmi 18 500 Yamaha TZ Silja Line Racing Team 20 14 2:25.70
10 Karl Auer 9 500 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ 20
11 Bernard Fau 16 500 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Solamor GPA 20 23
12 Rob Bron 41 500 Yamaha TZ 20
13 Borge Nielsen 31 500 Yamaha TZ Franz Kroon Yamaha 20
14 Kimmo Kopra 36 500 Yamaha TZ 19
15 Bo Granath 44 500 Yamaha TZ 10
R Giacomo Agostini 1 500 Suzuki RG Team Agostini Brakes 1 2:19.50
R Chas Mortimer 500 Suzuki RG Danfay Racing Team Michelin Mechanical 4 2:21.20
R Virginio Ferrari 40 500 Suzuki RG Gallina Corse Mechanical 5 2:21.80
R Marcel Ankoné 500 Suzuki RG Team Nimag Brakes 6 2:21.90
R Boet van Dulmen 500 Suzuki RG Laponder Racing DNF 9 2:22.60
R Tom Herron 14 500 Suzuki RG Tom Herron Dunlop Mechanical 13 2:25.10
R Stu Avant 500 Suzuki RG Diemme Lugosport Accident
R Alex George 500 Yamaha TZ Hermetite Racing Accident
R Johnny Bengtsson 15 500 Suzuki RG Stigefelts Motors Mechanical
R Edmar Ferreira 500 Suzuki RG Swaep Motor Racing Michelin Mechanical
R Charlie Dobson 500 Yamaha TZ Mechanical
R Etienne Geeraerdt 29 500 Yamaha TZ Mechanical
R Ari Heikkila 500 Yamaha TZ Mechanical
R Takazumi Katayama 500 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin Mechanical
R Risto Makinen 33 500 Yamaha TZ Silja Line Racing Team Mechanical
Distance 21 laps = 126.6 km Speed 156.8 km/h
PP Giacomo Agostini 2:19.50 - 155.6 km/h FL John Newbold 2:15.20 - 160.6 km/h
Started 30 Classified 15 DNF 15
Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, Moto-Revue #2280, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Walter Villa 19 350 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 20 47:49.10 1 2:21.60
2 Dieter Braun 4 350 Morbidelli Boeri Sport Racing Team Michelin 20 +26.20 2 2:23.30
3 Tom Herron 8 350 Yamaha TZ Tom Herron Dunlop 20 +27.00 6 2:24.30
4 Chas Mortimer 6 350 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 20 +29.60 3 2:23.60
5 Bruno Kneubühler 16 350 Yamaha TZ ELF Hostettler Yamaha 20 +39.00 9 2:24.70
6 Gérard Choukroun 7 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha 20 +39.80 15 2:25.90
7 Jon Ekerold 31 350 Padgett-Yamaha TZ Padgetts Racing 20 +42.00
8 Victor Palomo 9 350 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing Michelin 20 +43.40 7 2:24.40
9 John Dodds 21 350 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team 20 +43.80
10 Patrick Fernandez 27 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul 20 +57.70 18
11 Jean-François Baldé 17 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Marnat AGV France Dunlop 20 +1:01.50 13 2:25.40
12 Olivier Chevallier 14 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier Michelin 20 +1:13.60 22
13 Marcel Ankoné 29 350 Yamaha TZ Team Nimag 20 +1:16.90
14 Karl Auer 15 350 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ 20 +1:34.40
15 Pekka Nurmi 33 350 Yamaha TZ Silja Line Racing Team 20 +1:43.30
16 Timo Haarala 37 350 Yamaha TZ Timo Haarala 19
R Gianfranco Bonera 350 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin Accident 4 2:23.70
R Pentti Korhonen 350 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha Michelin Mechanical 5 2:24.30
R Philippe Coulon 350 Bimota-Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin Mechanical 8 2:24.40
R Alan North 350 Yamaha TZC Wilddam Racing DNF 10 2:24.80
R Johnny Cecotto 350 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Venemotos Michelin Mechanical 11
R Charlie Williams 350 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Gerald Brown Racing Mechanical 12 2:25.00
R Giacomo Agostini 350 MV Agusta 350/4C Team Agostini Mechanical 14 2:25.60
R Alex George 350 Yamaha TZC Alex George Mechanical
R Tapio Virtanen 350 MZ-RE VEB MZ Mechanical
R Bernard Fau 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Solamor GPA DNF
R Leif Gustafsson 350 Yamaha TZ Lefi Gustafsson Accident
R Eero Hyvärinen 350 Yamaha TZ Mechanical
R Anton Mang 350 Yamaha TZ Mechanical
R Jack Findlay 350 Yamaha TZ Jack Findlay Racing Michelin Mechanical
NS Patrick Pons 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha Michelin Did not start
NS Takazumi Katayama 350 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin Did not start
NS Philippe Bouzanne 18 350 Yamaha TZ Did not start
Some sources give the fastest lap to Dieter Braun with 2:21.2
Distance 20 laps = 120.6 km Speed 151.3 km/h
PP Walter Villa 2:21.60 - 153.3 km/h FL John Dodds 2:19.70 - 155.4 km/h
Started 30 Classified 16 DNF 14 DNS 3
Sources Vincent Glon, Moto-Revue #2280, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Walter Villa 19 250 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 19 46:45.40 1 2:24.70
2 Takazumi Katayama 25 250 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 19 +33.90 4 2:27.40
3 Gianfranco Bonera 21 250 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 19 +43.80 2 2:24.90
4 Pentti Korhonen 14 250 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha Michelin 19 +44.20 3 2:27.30
5 Tom Herron 10 250 Yamaha TZ Tom Herron Dunlop 19 +49.10 8 2:28.90
6 Dieter Braun 2 250 Yamaha TZ Boeri Sport Racing Team Michelin 19 +51.50 5 2:28.00
7 John Dodds 12 250 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team 19 +1:21.80
8 Patrick Fernandez 27 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Dunlop 19 +1:35.50 22
9 Jean-François Baldé 32 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Marnat AGV France Dunlop 19 +1:43.30 15 2:30.60
10 Henk van Kessel 19 250 Yamaha TZ MSC Aldendriel 19 +1:55.50
11 Olivier Chevallier 17 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier Michelin 19 +1:55.80 14 2:30.20
12 Etienne Geeraerdt 41 250 Yamaha TZ 19 +2:19.60
13 Ken Nemoto 28 250 Yamaha TZ 18
14 Jon Ekerold 40 250 Padgett-Yamaha TZ Padgetts Racing 18
15 Peter Balaz 29 250 Jawa Peter Balaz 18
R Leif Gustafsson 250 Yamaha TZ Leif Gustafsson Mechanical 6 2:28.20
R Pekka Nurmi 250 Yamaha TZ Silja Line Racing Team Mechanical 7 2:28.70
R Victor Palomo 250 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing Michelin Mechanical 9 2:29.30
R Bruno Kneubühler 250 Yamaha TZ ELF Hostettler Yamaha Crank shaft 10 2:29.70
R Tapio Virtanen 250 MZ-RE VEB MZ Mechanical 11 2:29.80
R Harald Bartol 250 Yamaha TZ Memphis Team International Mechanical 12 2:29.90
R Chas Mortimer 250 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin Mechanical 13 2:30.20
R Gérard Choukroun 250 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha Michelin Mechanical 18 2:31.10
R Hans Müller 250 Yamaha TZ Hans Müller Mechanical
R Mati Rainup 250 MZ-RE VEB MZ Mechanical
R Alex George 250 Yamaha TZC Alex George Mechanical
R Markku Matikainen 250 Yamaha TZC Markku Matikainen Mechanical
R Hans Hallberg 250 Yamaha TZ Mechanical
Q Christian Estrosi 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin Did not qualify
Distance 19 laps = 114.6 km Speed 147.1 km/h
PP Walter Villa 2:24.70 - 150.0 km/h
Started 28 Classified 15 DNF 13
Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, Moto-Revue #2280, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Pierpaolo Bianchi 2 125 Morbidelli RS Morbidelli Benelli Armi Michelin 18 46:27.80 1 2:32.80
2 Gert Bender 14 125 GB Bender Gert Bender 18 +53.50 4 2:37.30
3 Henk van Kessel 4 125 Condor AGV MSC Aldendriel Michelin 18 +54.50 8 2:41.00
4 Jean-Louis Guignabodet 29 125 Morbidelli RS Team Guignabodet Michelin 18 +1:11.30 5 2:37.40
5 Paolo Pileri 1 125 Morbidelli RS Morbidelli Benelli Armi Michelin 18 +1:17.70 3 2:36.00
6 Stefan Dörflinger 22 125 Morbidelli RS Stefan Dörflinger Michelin 18 +1:44.80 6 2:39.20
7 Anton Mang 26 125 Morbidelli RS Anton Mang 18 +1:47.70 12 2:43.70
8 Per-Edvard Carlsson 18 125 Morbidelli RS 18 +2:14.20 11 2:42.60
9 Matti Kinnunen 11 125 Maico RS Matti Kinnunen 18 +2:15.70 10 2:42.10
10 Eugenio Lazzarini 3 125 Morbidelli RS Eugenio Lazzarini Michelin 18 +2:36.90 9 2:41.60
11 Juliaan Vanzeebroeck 21 125 Morbidelli RS 18 +2:37.30 7 2:40.10
12 Hans Hallberg 12 125 Yamaha TA 17 15 2:45.10
13 Xaver Tschannen 16 125 Maico RS Michelin 17
14 Hans Müller 7 125 Yamaha TA Hans Müller Michelin 17
15 Hans-Jürgen Hummel 19 125 Morbidelli RS Racing Team NÖ Michelin 17
16 Per-Yngve Zachrisson 31 125 Yamaha TA 17
17 Matti Makila 35 125 Yamaha TA 17
18 Jaakko Koskinen 37 125 Yamaha TA 17
19 Peter Frohnmeyer 9 125 Nava-DRS Peter Frohnmeyer Michelin 16
R Angel Nieto 125 Bultaco Bultaco Cemoto Michelin Crank shaft 2 2:33.40
R Harald Bartol 125 Morbidelli RS Memphis Team International Mechanical 13 2:44.00
R Horst Seel 125 Seel-Maico Spl Horst Seel Mechanical 14 2:44.00
R Jan Ubels 125 Buton Mechanical
R Rolf Blatter 125 Maico RS Moto-Blatter Michelin Accident
R Auno Hakala 125 Yamaha TA Auno Hakala Accident
R Lennart Lundgren 125 Yamaha TA Mechanical
R Ulrich Graf 125 Yamaha TA Ulrich Graf Mechanical
R Pentti Salonen 125 Yamaha TA Silja Line Racing Team Mechanical
NS Cees van Dongen 125 Morbidelli RS Cees van Dongen Did not start
Distance 18 laps = 108.5 km Speed 140.1 km/h
PP Pierpaolo Bianchi 2:32.80 - 142.1 km/h FL Pierpaolo Bianchi 2:32.20 - 142.6 km/h
Started 28 Classified 19 DNF 9 DNS 1
Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, Moto-Revue #2280, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Juliaan Vanzeebroeck 3 50 Kreidler 10 33:44.20 3 2:54.80
2 Ulrich Graf 12 50 Kreidler 10 +06.70 4 2:55.30
3 Eugenio Lazzarini 2 50 UFO-Morbidelli Eugenio Lazzarini 10 +42.80 2 2:52.70
4 Herbert Rittberger 5 50 Kreidler Kreidler Van Veen Dunlop 10 +1:00.70 6 2:58.10
5 Hans-Jürgen Hummel 8 50 Kreidler Racing Team NÖ 10 +1:30.20 7 2:59.70
6 Theo Timmer 10 50 Kreidler 10 +1:33.30 11 3:03.60
7 Rolf Blatter 17 50 Kreidler Moto-Blatter 10 +1:34.90
8 Cees van Dongen 15 50 Kreidler HV Racing 10 +2:09.60 13 3:05.00
9 Gerrit Strikker 14 50 Kreidler Alco Speed 7 10 +2:14.90 9 3:03.20
10 Günter Schirnhofer 20 50 Kreidler 10 +2:17.80 12 3:03.70
11 Juup Bosman 16 50 Kreidler 10 +2:30.40
12 Aldo Pero 11 50 Kreidler 10 +2:36.50
13 Jean-Louis Guignabodet 12 50 ABF-Kreidler 635A ABF 10 +2:39.50 15 3:05.70
14 Ingo Emmerich 19 50 Kreidler PSM Racing Team 10 +3:03.00
15 Robert Laver 18 50 Kreidler 10
16 Pierre Audry 29 50 ABF-Kreidler 635A ABF Michelin 10 14 3:05.70
17 Oscar Ekstrand 27 50 Delta 10
R Angel Nieto 1 50 Bultaco Bultaco Cemoto Michelin Accident 1 2:52.50
R Stefan Dörflinger 50 Kreidler Stefan Dörflinger Mechanical 5 2:56.60
R Engelbert Kip 50 Kreidler Modelmakery Groothuis Mechanical 8 3:01.50
R Rudi Kunz 50 Kreidler DNF 10 3:03.60
R Ove Skifjeld 50 Kreidler MC Center Norge Mechanical
Distance 10 laps = 60.3 km Speed 107.2 km/h
PP Angel Nieto 2:52.50 - 125.8 km/h FL Juliaan Vanzeebroeck 2:59.90 - 120.7 km/h
Started 22 Classified 17 DNF 5
Sources Vincent Glon, Moto-Revue #2280, Année Moto #8