Mar 21

Gran Premio de Venezuela

Autodromo Internacional de San Carlos, Caracas, Venezuela 4.135 km autodrome

P	Rider	#	Bike	Entrant	Tires	Race Result		Grid
1	Steve Baker	32	750 Yamaha OW31	Yamaha Motor Canada		78	2:11:03.80	3	1:38.38
2	Gary Nixon	9	750 Kawasaki KR	Team Kanemoto		78	+1:39.30	8	1:40.98
3	John Newbold	6	750 Suzuki GT	Heron Team Suzuki GB		77
4	Michel Rougerie	24	750 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie ELF France		76		6	1:40.08
5	John Long		750 Yamaha TZ			75
6	Randy Cleek		750 Yamaha TZ	Team K&N Bel-Ray		75
7	Cliff Carr		750 Maxton-Yamaha TZ	Harris Everton Racing		75		11	1:41.67
8	Roger Ruiz	52	750 Yamaha TZ	Ecurie Airélec Motul	Dunlop	74		27	1:46.89
9	Larry Bleil		Yamaha TZ			74
10	Rogelio Cardozo		Yamaha TZ			74
11	Pat Evans		Yamaha TZ	Yamaha Team Vesco		74		12	1:41.94
12	Dalle Fusine		???			73
13	Maalm		???			72
14	Phil McDonald		Yamaha			70		15	1:42.11
15	Piers Forrester		Yamaha TZ			70
16	Tucano		???			69
17	Michael Clarke		Yamaha			67		13	1:42.04
18	Pat Hennen	40	750 Suzuki GT	Colemans Team Suzuki NZ		67	Fell	14	1:42.05
19	Johnny Cecotto	5	750 Yamaha OW31	Yamaha Team Venemotos		66	Exhaustion	1	1:36.86
20	Casserini		???			66
R	Patrick Pons	3	750 Yamaha TZ	Team Sonauto Yamaha			Fell	7	1:40.25
R	Hideo Kanaya	35	750 Yamaha OW31	Yamaha International			Fell	4	1:39.30
R	Victor Palomo	16	750 Yamaha TZ	Swaep Motor Racing			Engine	9	1:41.32
R	Barry Sheene	7	750 Suzuki GT	Heron Team Suzuki GB			Engine	2	1:38.27
R	Gregg Hansford		750 Kawasaki KR	Team Kawasaki Australia			Overheating	5	1:39.47
R	Ted Henter		Yamaha TZ				DNF	10	1:41.52
R	Edmar Ferreira		Yamaha				Puncture	16	1:42.45
R	Steve McLaughlin		Yamaha				Seized engine	17	1:42.60
R	Hurley Wilvert		Yamaha				Seized engine	18	1:43.28
R	John Dodds		Yamaha TZ	Mitsui Racing Team			Engine
R	Siegfried Guttner		???				Fell
R	Kenny Blake		???				Seized engine
R	Eduardo Aleman		???				DNF
R	Luger		???				DNF

Distance 78 laps = 322.5 km Speed 147.6 km/h

PP Johnny Cecotto 1:36.86 - 153.7 km/h

Started 34 Classified 20 DNF 14

Sources Vincent Glon, Motociclismo #62/5, Moto-Journal #260, Moto-Revue #2261, #2262