1976 International Races

Apr 11 Moto-Journal 200 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
5.8 km autodrome
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Johnny Cecotto 2 750 Yamaha OW31 Yamaha Team Venemotors Michelin 55 1:59:47.40 1 2:09.00
2 Steve Baker 32 750 Yamaha OW31 Yamaha Motor Canada Dunlop 55 +1:33.90 3 2:11.40
3 Yvon DuHamel 17 750 Kawasaki KR Team Kawasaki USA Goodyear 54 18 2:15.30
4 Christian Estrosi 25 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin 54 15 2:14.00
5 Pat Hennen 8 750 Suzuki GT Colemans Team Suzuki NZ 54 23 2:15.70
6 Kork Ballington 72 750 Yamaha TZ Sid Griffiths Racing 53 7 2:12.40
7 Jean-François Baldé 30 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Marnat AGV France Dunlop 53 29 2:16.10
8 Marco Lucchinelli 147 500 Suzuki RG Gallina Corse 53 12 2:13.20
9 Ron Haslam 750 Pharaoh-Yamaha TZ Mal Carter Racing Team 53 42 2:17.40
10 René Guili 78 750 Yamaha TZ 53 17 2:15.20
11 Dave Potter 152 750 Broad-Yamaha TZ Ted Broad Motors 53 19 2:15.30
12 Pat Evans 145 750 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Vesco 53 28 2:16.00
13 John Dodds 19 750 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team 52 11 2:13.10
14 Jean-Paul Boinet 55 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Jean Murit 52 36 2:16.70
15 Johan Boshoff 79 750 Yamaha TZ 52 45 2:17.50
16 Pentti Korhonen 46 750 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha Michelin 52 22 2:15.60
17 Eric Mooser 48 750 Yamaha TZ 52 27 2:15.90
18 Philippe Bouzanne 53 750 Yamaha TZ 52 37 2:16.90
19 Johnny Bengtsson 66 750 Yamaha TZ 52 41 2:17.40
20 Jacques Luc 50 1000 Kawasaki 52 46 2:17.60
21 Jean-Philippe Orban 36 700 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 51 26 2:15.80
22 Maurice Chomat 34 700 Yamaha TZ 51 47 2:17.70
23 Cliff Carr 26 750 Yamaha TZ 51 50 2:18.00
24 Hervé Moineau 100 350 Yamaha TZ 51 40 2:17.30
25 Thierry Tchernine 58 750 Yamaha TZ 51 57 2:19.20
26 Les Kenny 54 750 Yamaha TZ 50 44 2:17.40
27 Chas Mortimer 52 750 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 50 21 2:15.60
28 Philippe Chaltin 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Serge Zago 50 52 2:18.50
29 Alain Vial 35 750 Yamaha TZ 49 Engine 56 2:18.80
30 Jean-Jacques Coq 109 350 Yamaha TZ 45 Fell 43 2:17.40
31 Giacomo Agostini 1 750 Yamaha OW31 Team Agostini Dunlop 45 Handling 10 2:13.00
R Michel Rougerie 14 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie ELF France Michelin Fell 2 2:09.00
R Barry Sheene 7 750 Suzuki GT Heron Team Suzuki GB Clutch 4 2:12.10
R Victor Palomo 21 750 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing Michelin Engine 5 2:12.10
R Takazumi Katayama 51 750 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin Engine 6 2:12.20
R Teuvo Länsivuori 5 500 Suzuki RG Teuvo Länsivuori Fell 8 2:12.70
R Philippe Coulon 15 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin Broken chain 9 2:12.90
R Gary Nixon 9 750 Kawasaki KR Team Kanemoto Ignition 13 2:13.60
R Barry Ditchburn 12 750 Kawasaki KR Boyer Team Kawasaki Engine 14 2:13.80
R Gilles Husson 143 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin Fell 16 2:14.00
R Bruno Kneubühler 16 750 Yamaha TZ ELF Hostettler Yamaha Handling 20 2:15.50
R Randy Cleek 146 750 Yamaha TZ Team K&N Bel-Ray Seized engine 24 2:15.70
R Jack Findlay 31 750 Yamaha TZ Jack Findlay Racing Michelin Fell 25 2:15.80
R Steve Parrish 42 750 Yamaha TZ Dave More Team Castrol Dunlop Fell 30 2:16.20
R Mick Grant 11 750 Kawasaki KR Boyer Team Kawasaki Ignition 31 2:16.20
R Olivier Chevallier 122 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier Michelin Engine 32 2:16.40
R Christian Bourgeois 76 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Bongiovanni Engine 33 2:16.40
R Jean-Claude Chemarin 41 700 Yamaha TZ Fell 34 2:16.50
R Paolo Tordi 151 700 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport DNF 35 2:16.60
R John Williams 56 750 Suzuki GT Heron Team Suzuki GB Seized engine 38 2:17.10
R Hubert Rigal 22 750 Yamaha TZ DNF 39 2:17.10
R Patrick Fernandez 38 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Dunlop Engine 48 2:17.80
R Christian Huguet 112 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Dunlop Fell 49 2:17.80
R Roger Ruiz 37 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Dunlop DNF 51 2:18.10
R Joël Rey 153 700 Yamaha TZ DNF 53 2:18.50
R Jon Ekerold 43 750 Padgett-Yamaha TZ Padgetts Racing DNF 54 2:18.70
R Jean-Bernard Peyre 126 1000 Kawasaki DNF 55 2:18.70
? Gene Romero 3 750 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Vesco
? Phil Read 4 750 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Team Vesco
? John Newbold 6 750 Suzuki GT Heron Team Suzuki GB
? Gérard Choukroun 10 750 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha
? Armando Toracca 23 750 Suzuki GT Gallina Corse
? Tony Rutter 24 750 Yamaha TZ Bob Priest
? Bernard Fau 27 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Solamor GPA
? Hans-Günther Schöne 28 750 Yamaha TZ Team Valvoline Deutschland
? Walter Hoffmann 29 750 Yamaha TZC
? Jean-Paul Chaubert 33 350 Egli-Yamaha TZ
? Hurley Wilvert 39 750 Yamaha TZ
? Laurent Duhesme 40 750 Yamaha TZ
? Piers Forrester 44 750 Suzuki GT
? Gilbert Lavelle 45 1000 Kawasaki
? Dave Croxford 47 750 Norton-Cosworth Team British Challenge Dunlop
? Jim Harvey 57 700 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Claude Meilland 59 750 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Solamor GPA
? Didier Vanneau 60 700 Yamaha TZ
? Eiliff Kristensen 61 700 Yamaha TZ
? Borge Nielsen 62 750 Yamaha TZ Franz Kroon Yamaha
? Hans-Otto Butenuth 63 750 Yamaha TZ Hans-Otto Butenuth
? Martin Sharpe 64 750 Yamaha TZ Barton Motors
? Pascal Mottier 65 700 Egli-Yamaha TZ
? Jacques Agopian 67 350 Yamaha TZ Team Provence
? Jim Wells 68 700 Yamaha TZ
? Gerhard Vogt 69 750 Yamaha TZ Team Valvoline Deutschland
? Guido Mandracci 70 750 Suzuki GT
? Andres Pérez Rubio 71 750 Suzuki GT
? Peter Sjöström 73 750 Yamaha TZ
? Paul Cott 74 700 Yamaha TZ Barber Haulage
? Ron Pierce 75 750 Kawasaki KR Team Kawasaki USA
? Percy Tait 77 750 Suzuki GT
? John Boote 80 750 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Louis Guignabodet 81 750 Yamaha TZ Team Guignabodet
? Derek Lee 82 373 Yamaha TZ
? Alain Pujo 83 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sotraf
? Roland Freymond 84 350 Egli-Yamaha TZ Roland Freymond
? Yannick Girault 85 350 Yamaha TZ
? Dominique Pernet 86 350 Yamaha TZ
? Bernard Sailler 87 350 Yamaha TZ
? Alain Béraud 88 350 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Jacques Albou 89 350 Yamaha TZ
? Adolf Schneider 90 350 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Jacques Peyre 91 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Cassegrain
? Emilio Doliman 92 350 Yamaha TZ
? Francis Erard 93 350 Egli-Yamaha TZ
? Hans Stadelmann 94 371 Yamaha TZ Hans Stadelmann
? Helmar Eberle 95 350 Yamaha TZ
? René Hordelalay 96 350 Yamaha TZ
? Patrice Galiana 97 650 Honda
? Jean-Luc Deschamps 98 500 Bimota-Suzuki
? Joël Grégoire 99 350 Yamaha TZ
? Pierre Soulas 101 350 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha
? Xaver Tschannen 103 500 CAT
? Peter Balaz 104 350 Yamaha TZ Peter Balaz
? Laurent Gomis 105 350 Yamaha TZ
? Wayne Dinham 106 350 Fowler-Yamaha TZ Fowlers of Bristol
? Michel Frutschi 107 350 Yamaha TZ
? Michel Pogolotti 108 250 Yamaha TZ
? Bertrand Kammermann 110 350 Yamaha TZ
? Vic Soussan 111 350 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Dunlop
? Dave Aldana 113 750 Yamaha TZ
? Karl-Heinz Kittler 114 350 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Pierre Guyon 115 350 Yamaha TZ
? Eric Saul 116 350 Yamaha TZ
? Hervé Guilleux 117 350 Yamaha
? Claude Willette 118 350 Yamaha TZ
? Jaime Samaranch 119 350 Yamaha TZ
? Claude Roux 120 350 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Marie Dewisme 121 350 Yamaha TZ
? Gérard Albessard 123 350 Yamaha TZ
? Renaud Hardy 124 350 Yamaha TZ
? Steve Dubois 125 350 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Luc Vanlandeghem 127 350 Yamaha TZ
? Didier Lefèvre 128 700 Yamaha TZ
? Didier Delente 129 750 Yamaha TZ
? Bob Coulter 130 750 Yamaha TZ
? Christian Dauphin 131 350 Yamaha TZ
? Willy Prandi 132 350 Yamaha TZ
? Robert Romas 133 350 Yamaha TZ
? Edi Stöllinger 134 350 Yamaha TZ Bosch Racing Team Wien
? Franz Kunz 135 350 Yamaha TZ Motor Racing Team Sursee
? Horst Lahfeld 136 680 König
? Siegfried Guttner 137 750 Yamaha TZ
? Gérard Lascaux 138 350 Yamaha TZ
? Wolfgang Stropek 139 500 Rotax-Bombardier MSC Rottenegg
? Carlos Morante 140 750 Suzuki GT
? " Pierrot " 141 750 Kawasaki
? Christian Léon 142 Honda
? Karl-Heinz Schäde 144 750 MIC
? Virginio Ferrari 148 Paton
? Alain Terras 154 354 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Morenas
? Michel Renson 155 500 Suzuki TR
? Alain Damave 156 700 Yamaha TZ
Distance 55 laps = 319 km Speed 159.8 km/h Attendance 130,000
PP Johnny Cecotto 2:09.00 - 161.9 km/h FL Johnny Cecotto 2:07.50 - 163.8 km/h
Started 57 Classified 31 DNF 26
Sources Vincent Glon, Moto-Revue #2263, #2264, Moto-Journal #263
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Takazumi Katayama 50 250 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin 20 46:53.20 1 2:20.60
2 Olivier Chevallier 93 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Chevallier 20 +18.50 3 2:21.40
3 Hervé Moineau 45 250 Yamaha TZ 20 +37.30 8 2:23.10
4 Michel Rougerie 3 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie ELF France 20 +49.10 10 2:23.20
5 Patrick Fernandez 10 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Michelin 20 +49.60 2 2:20.90
6 Pentti Korhonen 53 250 Yamaha TZ Team Arwidson Yamaha Michelin 20 +1:08.70
7 Philippe Bouzanne 58 250 Yamaha TZ 20 +1:13.10
8 Yannick Girault 33 250 Yamaha TZ 20 +1:13.30 4 2:22.00
9 Hans Stadelmann 67 250 Yamaha TZ Hans Stadelmann 20 +1:13.60
10 Christian Estrosi 15 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin 20 +1:14.90 6 2:23.00
11 Johnny Bengtsson 69 250 Yamaha TZ Stigefelts Motor
12 Guy Bertin 43 250 Yamaha TZ
13 Alain Vial 32 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Godier-Genoud
14 Jean-Paul Boinet 49 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Jean Murit 14 2:23.70
15 Paolo Tordi 128 250 Yamaha TZ Diemme Lugosport 7 2:23.00
16 Gilbert Lavelle 48 250 Yamaha TZ
17 Jean-François Baldé 41 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Marnat AGV France
18 Thierry Tchernine 77 250 Yamaha TZ
19 Jean-Claude Hogrel 94 250 Yamaha TZ MCE 2000
20 Jon Ekerold 42 250 Padgett-Yamaha TZ Padgetts Racing
21 Jean-Louis Olivier 22 250 Yamaha TZ
22 Alain Terras 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Morenas
23 Alain Béraud 37 250 Yamaha TZ 12 2:23.60
24 Jacques Agopian 65 250 Yamaha TZ Team Provence
25 Denis Boulom 121 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Godier-Genoud
26 Jean-Claude Meilland 78 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Solamor GPA
27 Gilles Husson 118 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie PEM Michelin
28 Christian Sarron 34 250 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha
29 Dave Potter 250 Yamaha TZ Ted Broad Motors
30 Armand Gras 20 250 Yamaha TZ
31 Pierre Soulas 47 250 Yamaha TZ
32 Denis Billoque 25 250 Yamaha TZ 55 2:27.90
R Kork Ballington 82 250 Yamaha TZ Sid Griifths Racing Fell 9 2:23.20
R Raymond Roche 85 250 Yamaha TZ Yamaha Toulon Fell 11 2:23.40
R Victor Palomo 1 250 Yamaha TZ Swaep Motor Racing Michelin Engine 13 2:23.60
R Bruno Kneubühler 4 250 Yamaha TZ ELF Hostettler Yamaha Engine 15 2:23.80
R John Dodds 9 250 Yamaha TZ Mitsui Racing Team Spark plugs
R Bernard Fau 16 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Solamor GPA Seized engine
R Christian Huguet 31 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul Seized engine
R Chas Mortimer 51 250 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin Seized engine
R Claude Diouloufet 99 250 Yamaha TZ Fell
R Christian Bourgeois 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Bongiovanni Engine
NS Gérard Choukroun 7 250 Yamaha TZ Team Sonauto Yamaha Did not start 5 2:22.20
? Barry Ditchburn 5 250 Kawasaki Boyer Team Kawasaki
? Mick Grant 6 250 Kawasaki Boyer Team Kawasaki
? Vic Soussan 11 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul
? Roger Ruiz 12 250 Yamaha TZ Ecurie Airélec Motul
? Cliff Carr 14 250 Yamaha TZ Harris Everton Racing
? Jean-Claude Chemarin 17 250 Yamaha TZ
? Michel Frutschi 18 250 Yamaha TZ
? Xaver Tschannen 19 250 AMF Harley
? Walter Hoffmann 21 250 Yamaha TZ
? Hans-Günther Schöne 23 250 Yamaha TZ Team Valvoline Deutschland
? Gerhard Vogt 24 250 Yamaha TZ Team Valvoline Deutschland
? Christian Peirs 26 250 Yamaha TZ
? Laurent Gomis 27 250 Yamaha TZ
? Wayne Dinham 28 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Philippe Orban 29 250 Yamaha TZ Danfay Racing Team Michelin
? Guy Battesti 30 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Marie Dewisme 35 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Marie Haym 36 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jim Wells 38 250 Yamaha TZ
? Steve Parrish 39 250 Yamaha TZ Dave More Team Castrol Dunlop
? Eric Offenstadt 40 250 SMAC SMAC
? Joël Grégoire 44 250 Yamaha TZ
? Patrick Laporte 46 250 Yamaha TZ
? René Guili 52 250 Yamaha TZ
? René Hordelalay 54 250 Yamaha TZ
? Gilbert Blanckaert 55 250 Yamaha TZ
? Fabien Gibol 56 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Pierre Guyon 57 250 Yamaha TZ
? Derek Lee 59 250 Yamaha TZ
? John Gilles 60 250 Yamaha TZ
? Francis Erard 61 250 Egli-Yamaha TZ
? Karl-Heinz Kittler 62 250 Yamaha TZ
? Per-Yngve Zachrisson 63 250 Yamaha TZ
? Alain Pujo 64 250 Yamaha TZ Team Sotraf
? André Gouin 66 250 Yamaha TZ
? Daniel Bongard 68 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Jacques Peyre 70 250 Yamaha TZ
? Adolf Schneider 71 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Jacques Albou 72 250 Yamaha TZ
? Bernard Sailler 73 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-François Dottori 74 250 Yamaha TZ
? Borge Nielsen 75 250 Yamaha TZ Franz Kroon Yamaha
? Eiliff Kristensen 76 250 Yamaha TZ
? Claude Cravero 79 250 Yamaha TZ
? Willy Magnenat 80 250 Yamaha TZ
? Gérard Lelièvre 81 250 Yamaha TZ
? Peter Sjöström 83 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Paul Poidevin 84 250 Yamaha TZ
? Hervé Guilleux 86 250 Yamaha TZ
? Claude Willette 87 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jaime Samaranch 88 250 Yamaha TZ
? Andres Pérez Rubio 89 250 Yamaha TZ
? Paul Cott 90 250 Yamaha TZ
? Claude Roux 92 250 Yamaha TZ
? Vincent Gouy 95 250 Yamaha TZ
? Gérard Albessard 96 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Louis Guignabodet 97 250 Yamaha TZ Team Guignabodet
? Gilbert Dumaret 98 250 AMF Harley
? Patrice Brodard 100 250 Yamaha TZ
? François Montjaux 101 250 Yamaha TZ
? Bob Coulter 102 250 Yamaha TZ
? Willy Prandi 104 250 Yamaha TZ
? Marcel Joly 105 250 Yamaha TZ
? Robert Romas 106 250 Yamaha TZ
? Gérard Battavoine 107 250 Yamaha TZ
? Emilio Doliman 108 250 Yamaha TZ
? Edi Stöllinger 109 250 Yamaha TZ Bosch Racing Team Wien
? Franz Kunz 110 250 Yamaha TZ Motor Racing Team Sursee
? Wolfgang Stropek 111 250 Yamaha TZ MSC Rottenegg
? Jussi Rantanen 112 250 Yamaha TZ
? Jean-Luc Vanlandeghem 114 250 Yamaha TZ
? Gérard Lascaux 115 250 Yamaha TZ
? Romano Villa 116 250 Yamaha TZ
? Felice Agostini 117 250 Yamaha TZ Team Agostini
? Markus Grunder 119 250 AMF Harley
? Jean-Paul Briguet 120 250 AMF Harley
? Virginio Ferrari 123 250 AMF Harley
? Tapio Virtanen 124 250 MZ-RE VEB MZ
? Peter Balaz 125 250 Yamaha TZ Peter Balaz
? Thierry Noblesse 126 250 Yamaha TZ
? Pierluigi Neri 127 250 Yamaha TZ
Distance 20 laps = 116 km Speed 148.4 km/h Attendance 130,000
PP Takazumi Katayama 2:20.60 - 148.5 km/h FL Raymond Roche 2:19.40 - 149.8 km/h
Started 42 Classified 32 DNF 10 DNS 1
Sources Vincent Glon, Moto-Revue #2263, #2264, Moto-Journal #263