1976 FIM Road Racing World Championships

Aug 22 Grand Prix CSSR Masaryk Circuit, Brno, Czechoslovakia
10.925 km road course
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 John Newbold 7 500 Suzuki RG Heron Team Suzuki GB 15 56:58.45 10 4:04.83
2 Teuvo Länsivuori 3 500 Suzuki RG Team Life International Dunlop 15 +09.04 1 3:49.22
3 Philippe Coulon 23 500 Suzuki RG Ecurie PEM Michelin 15 +14.68 2 3:51.48
4 Karl Auer 11 500 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ 15 +15.20 17
5 Max Wiener 44 500 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ 15 +40.86 4 3:58.21
6 Olivier Chevallier 29 500 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier Michelin 15 +51.11 13 4:05.57
7 Bernd Tüngethal 4 500 Yamaha TZ 15 +2:10.90 15
8 Boet van Dulmen 14 500 Suzuki RG Laponder Racing 15 +3:10.19
9 Chas Mortimer 10 354 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 15 +3:28.68 18
10 Edmar Ferreira 500 Suzuki RG Swaep Motor Racing Michelin 15 +3:29.30
11 Bo Granath 30 500 Yamaha TZ 15 +3:50.70 9
12 Charlie Dobson 38 500 Yamaha TZ 14
13 Janos Drapal 41 500 Yamaha TZC Ikarus Road Race Team 14
14 Giorgio Gatti 37 500 Yamaha TZ 14
15 Michael Schmid 34 500 Yamaha TZ Racing Team Albatros 14
16 Walter Kaletsch 47 500 Yamaha TZ 13
17 Lars Johansson 19 500 Yamaha TZ 6
R Pat Hennen 22 500 Suzuki RG Colemans Team Suzuki NZ Mechanical 3 3:51.49
R Virginio Ferrari 26 500 Suzuki RG Gallina Corse Mechanical 5 3:59.26
R Marco Lucchinelli 17 500 Suzuki RG Gallina Corse Mechanical 6 4:02.36
R Christian Estrosi 48 500 Suzuki RG Ecurie PEM Michelin DNF 7 4:02.92
R Dieter Braun 12 500 Suzuki RG Boeri Sport Racing Team Michelin Mechanical 8 4:03.48
R Borge Nielsen 24 500 Yamaha TZ Franz Kroon Yamaha Mechanical 11 4:04.97
R Giacomo Agostini 1 500 Suzuki RG Team Agostini Mechanical 12 4:05.38
R Alex George 6 500 Suzuki RG Hermetite Racing Mechanical 14
R Roland Freymond 43 500 Egli-Yamaha TZ Roland Freymond Mechanical 16
R Francis Hollebecq 40 500 Suzuki Mechanical 19
R Marcel Ankoné 19 500 Suzuki RG Team Nimag Mechanical
R Bohumil Stasa 45 CZ Mechanical
R Jean-Philippe Orban 36 500 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin Mechanical
R Helmut Kassner 28 500 Suzuki RG Helmut Kassner Mechanical
R Roberto Gallina 15 500 Suzuki RG Gallina Corse Mechanical
R Jack Findlay 9 500 Suzuki RG Jack Findlay Racing Michelin Mechanical
R Piers Forrester 35 500 Yamaha TZ Mechanical
R Tom Herron 25 500 Yamaha TZ Tom Herron Dunlop Mechanical
R Bob Coulter 8 500 Yamaha TZ Mechanical
R Peter Balaz 42 500 Yamaha TZ Peter Balaz Mechanical
R Victor Palomo 18 500 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing Michelin Mechanical
? Siegfried Mayr 20 500 Yamaha TZ Bosch Racing Team Wien DNS ?
? Etienne Geeraerdt 21 500 Yamaha TZ DNS ?
? Dominique Pernet 35 500 Yamaha TZ DNS ?
? Werner Schmied 39 500 Rotax Motoraki DNS ?
? Hans Braumandl 41 500 Yamaha TZ MSC Rottenegg DNS ?
Distance 15 laps = 163.9 km Speed 172.6 km/h
PP Teuvo Länsivuori 3:49.22 - 171.6 km/h FL Teuvo Länsivuori 3:42.16 - 177.0 km/h
Started 38 Classified 17 DNF 21
Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Walter Villa 5 350 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 14 53:59.61 1 3:50.99
2 Victor Palomo 9 350 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing Michelin 14 +03.05 5 3:54.45
3 Tom Herron 8 350 Yamaha TZ Tom Herron Dunlop 14 +04.98 4 3:53.34
4 Pentti Korhonen 3 350 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha Michelin 14 +13.66 9 3:56.64
5 Chas Mortimer 6 350 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 14 +16.55 13
6 John Dodds 26 350 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team 14 +19.46 11
7 Gianfranco Bonera 23 350 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 14 +1:25.18
8 Karl Auer 16 350 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ 14 +1:40.28
9 Franz Kunz 34 350 Yamaha TZ Motor Racing Team Sursee 14 +1:45.31 18
10 Christian Sarron 32 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha 14 +1:50.82 21 4:01.44
11 Takazumi Katayama 19 350 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 14 +1:56.46 14
12 Alex George 10 350 Yamaha TZC Alex George 14 +2:27.19
13 Peter Balaz 42 350 Yamaha TZ Peter Balaz 14 +2:27.29
14 Giovanni Proni 29 350 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport 14 +2:44.46
15 Leif Gustafsson 20 350 Yamaha TZ Lefi Gustafsson 14 +3:15.50 17
16 Max Wiener 17 350 Yamaha TZ Racing Team NÖ 14 +3:43.38
17 Janos Reisz 40 350 Yamaha TZ Janos Reisz 13
18 Jan Bartunek 45 350 Jawa 13
19 Olivier Chevallier 14 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier Michelin 13 12 3:57.30
R Johnny Cecotto 1 350 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Venemotos Michelin Mechanical 2 3:51.11
R Dieter Braun 4 350 Morbidelli Boeri Sport Racing Team Michelin Mechanical 3 3:51.98
R Giacomo Agostini 2 350 MV Agusta 350/4C Team Agostini Mechanical 6 3:54.71
R Bruno Kneubühler 21 350 Yamaha TZ ELF Hostettler Yamaha Mechanical 7 3:55.28
R Jean-François Baldé 33 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Marnat AGV France Dunlop Collision 8 3:55.51
R Patrick Fernandez 25 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Mechanical 10 3:56.91
R Tapio Virtanen 22 350 MZ-RE VEB MZ Mechanical 15
R Marcel Ankoné 36 350 Yamaha TZ Team Nimag Mechanical 16
R Gérard Choukroun 7 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha Mechanical 19 4:00.15
R Mario Lega 28 350 Yamaha TZ Accident 20
R Boet van Dulmen 39 350 Yamaha TZ Laponder Racing Mechanical
R Pekka Nurmi 35 350 Yamaha TZ Silja Line Racing Team Accident
R Jack Findlay 38 350 Yamaha TZ Jack Findlay Racing Michelin Mechanical
R Philippe Coulon 11 350 Bimota-Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin Mechanical
R Franco Uncini 27 350 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport Mechanical
R Borge Nielsen 18 350 Yamaha TZ Franz Kroon Yamaha DNF
R Helmut Kassner 31 350 Yamaha TZ DNF
R Ernst Fagerer 37 350 Yamaha TZ DNF
R Stanislav Grzes 41 350 Yamaha TZ DNF
R Jiri Kral 44 350 Yamaha TZ DNF
R Anton Mang 47 350 Yamaha TZ DNF
Distance 14 laps = 153 km Speed 170.0 km/h
PP Walter Villa 3:50.99 - 170.3 km/h FL Victor Palomo 3:47.73 - 172.7 km/h
Started 40 Classified 19 DNF 21
Sources Vincent Glon, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Walter Villa 1 250 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 13 50:46.12 1 3:54.58
2 Gianfranco Bonera 15 250 AMF Harley AMF Harley-Davidson Michelin 13 +35.63 2 3:56.16
3 Takazumi Katayama 6 250 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 13 +50.22 4 4:00.26
4 Victor Palomo 10 250 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing Michelin 13 +53.21
5 Bruno Kneubühler 8 250 Yamaha TZ ELF Hostettler Yamaha 13 +54.55 6 4:00.49
6 Tom Herron 12 250 Yamaha TZ Tom Herron Dunlop 13 +1:04.26 8 4:01.77
7 Dieter Braun 3 250 Yamaha TZ Boeri Sport Racing Team Michelin 13 +1:14.38 5 4:00.39
8 Pentti Korhonen 16 250 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha Michelin 13 +1:26.67 3 3:59.81
9 John Dodds 22 250 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team 13 +1:34.84
10 Harald Bartol 11 250 Yamaha TZ Memphis Team International 13 +1:45.35
11 Janos Drapal 36 250 Yamaha TZC Ikarus Road Race Team 13 +1:49.91 10 4:03.48
12 Patrick Fernandez 20 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Dunlop 13 +1:56.64 9 4:03.42
13 Olivier Chevallier 17 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier Michelin 13 +1:56.94 11 4:06.44
14 Christian Sarron 25 250 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha 13 +2:07.27 23 4:11.60
15 Mario Lega 26 250 Yamaha TZ 13 +2:51.91
16 Leif Gustafsson 7 250 Yamaha TZ Leif Gustafsson 13 +3:20.82
17 Pentti Salonen 14 250 Yamaha TZ Silja Line Racing Team 13 +3:26.14
18 Rudolf Weiss 23 250 Yamaha TZ 13 +3:26.66
19 Bo Granath 31 250 Yamaha TZ 13 +3:27.26
20 Peter Balaz 39 250 Jawa Peter Balaz 13 +3:52.43
21 Ken Nemoto 30 250 Yamaha TZ 13 +4:16.67
22 Hans Stadelmann 47 250 Yamaha TZ Hans Stadelmann 12
23 Allan Engel 29 250 Kawasaki 12
24 Oldrich Kaba 43 250 Jawa 12
25 Vladimir Jarolim 44 250 Jawa 12
26 Jan Bartunek 45 250 Jawa 12
27 Janos Reisz 46 250 Yamaha TZ Janos Reisz 12
28 Andrzej Szymanski 38 250 Yamaha 12
29 Zbygniew Chomno 37 250 Yamaha 11
R Franz Kunz 33 250 Yamaha TZ Motor Racing Team Sursee Accident 7 4:01.04
R Tapio Virtanen 9 250 MZ-RE VEB MZ Mechanical 11
R Chas Mortimer 5 250 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin Mechanical 12
R Gérard Choukroun 18 250 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha Michelin Mechanical 32
R Jean-François Baldé 32 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Marnat AGV France Dunlop Mechanical 43
R Giovanni Proni 27 250 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport Mechanical
R Franco Uncini 24 250 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport Mechanical
R Unknown 250 ??? DNF
R Unknown 250 ??? DNF
R Unknown 250 ??? DNF
R Unknown 250 ??? DNF
? Teuvo Länsivuori 2 250 Yamaha TZ DNF ?
? Felice Agostini 28 250 Yamaha TZ Team Agostini DNF ?
? Pekka Nurmi 34 250 Yamaha TZ Silja Line Racing Team DNF ?
? Mati Rainup 35 250 MZ-RE VEB MZ DNF ?
? Jiri Kral 40 250 Yamaha TZ DNF ?
? Jaroslav Franc 41 250 Jawa DNF ?
? Bohumil Stasa 42 250 Jawa DNF ?
Distance 13 laps = 142 km Speed 167.8 km/h
PP Walter Villa 3:54.58 - 167.7 km/h FL Walter Villa 3:52.16 - 169.4 km/h
Started 40 Classified 29 DNF 11
Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, Année Moto #8
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Hermann Schmid
Martial Jean-Petit-Matile 		7 500 Schmid-Yamaha RS5 Hermann Schmid 12 49:14.73 5 4:10.19
2 Werner Schwärzel
Andreas Huber 		2 500 König Werner Schwärzel 12 +00.54 2 4:08.16
3 Rolf Biland
Kenneth Williams 		3 500 Seymaz-Yamaha '76 Rolf Biland Michelin 12 +02.90 6 4:13.46
4 Rolf Steinhausen
Josef Huber 		1 500 Busch-König Rolf Steinhausen 12 +04.76 1 4:07.95
5 George O'Dell
Alan Gosling 		12 500 May-Yamaha George O'Dell 12 +46.61
6 Martin Kooij
Rob Vader 		500 Kova-König 12 +51.71
7 Dick Greasley
Cliff Holland 		16 500 Chell-Yamaha C.G. Chell Motorcycles 12 +1:19.85
8 Walter Ohrmann
Bernd Grube 		22 500 Yamaha Walter Ohrmann 12 +1:24.68 4 4:09.77
9 Alain Michel
Bernard Garcia 		25 500 GEP-Yamaha Alain Michel Michelin 12 +1:34.49 11 4:17.35
10 Amedeo Zini
Andrea Fornaro 		9 500 König Paolo Bianchi 12 +2:49.34
11 Rudi Kurth
Dane Rowe 		26 500 CAT-Yamaha Rudi Kurth 11 10 4:16.81
12 ? Unknown
? Unknown
13 ? Unknown
? Unknown
14 ? Unknown
? Unknown
15 ? Unknown
? Unknown
16 Bruno Holzer
Karl Meierhans 		32 500 LCR-Yamaha Louis Christen Racing
R Herbert Haller
Siegfried Neumann 		6 500 König Herbert Haller Seized engine 7 4:13.98
R Helmut Schilling
Rainer Gundel 		11 500 Schmid-Fath ARO Teppichboden Ignition 8 4:14.96
R Heinz Luthringshauser
Lorenzo Puzo 		15 500 Busch-BMW Krauser Krauser Racing Team Engine
R Ted Janssen
Erich Schmitz 		23 500 Col-Yamaha Ted Janssen Crashed out
? Ernst Trachsel
Benedikt Stähli 		4 500 TTM-Yamaha Ernst Trachsel DNF ? 3 4:08.80
Distance 12 laps = 131.1 km Speed 159.7 km/h
PP Rolf Steinhausen 4:07.95 - 158.6 km/h FL Rolf Biland 4:00.57 - 163.5 km/h
Started 20 Classified 16 DNF 4
Sources Vincent Glon, Année Moto #8