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1978 French motorcycle Grand Prix

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France  1978 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 13 races in the
1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date7 May 1978
Official nameGrand Prix de France[1]
LocationCircuit de Nogaro
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.120 km (1.939 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 1:24.850
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kenny Roberts
Time 1:22.800
Podium
First United States Kenny Roberts
Second United States Pat Hennen
Third United Kingdom Barry Sheene
350cc
Pole position
Rider France Olivier Chevallier
Time 1:26.450
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Gregg Hansford
Time 1:24.500
Podium
First Australia Gregg Hansford
Second South Africa Kork Ballington
Third South Africa Jon Ekerold
250cc
Pole position
Rider France Patrick Fernandez
Time 1:27.690
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Gregg Hansford
Time 1:25.800
Podium
First Australia Gregg Hansford
Second United States Kenny Roberts
Third South Africa Kork Ballington
125cc
Pole position
Rider France Thierry Espié
Time 1:31.760
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi
Time 1:30.300
Podium
First Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi
Second Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Third Sweden Per-Edward Carlsson
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider France Alain Michel
Time 1:29.100
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland
Time 1:29.600
Podium
First Switzerland Rolf Biland
Second France Alain Michel
Third United Kingdom Mac Hobson

The 1978 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 5–7 May 1978 at the Circuit de Nogaro.

Classification

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500 cc

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Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 1 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 56'42.500 15
2 3 United States Pat Hennen Suzuki +10.500 12
3 7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +29.700 10
4 2 France Christian Estrosi Suzuki +37.200 8
5 9 Netherlands Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +1'07.300 6
6 31 Italy Graziano Rossi Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1 lap 5
7 5 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Suzuki +1 lap 4
8 23 Belgium Jean-Philippe Orban Team La Licorne Suzuki +1 lap 3
9 48 Italy Carlo Perugini Suzuki +2 laps 2
10 52 Australia Kenny Blake Yamaha +2 laps 1
11 43 United Kingdom Alex George Suzuki +2 laps
12 51 France Marc Chabert Yamaha +2 laps
13 15 New Zealand John Woodley Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki +2 laps
14 37 West Germany Franz Rau Kazenmaier Autovermietung Suzuki +3 laps
15 25 Denmark Børge Nielsen Suzuki +3 laps
16 38 West Germany Gerhard Vogt Suzuki +3 laps
17 18 Italy Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +4 laps
18 11 United Kingdom John Newbold Ray Hamblin Motorcycles Suzuki +4 laps
19 26 Finland Kimmo Kopra Yamaha +4 laps
20 16 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Marlboro Nava Total Suzuki +7 laps
21 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Suzuki +11 laps
22 Italy Gianfranco Bonera Team Kiwi Yamoto Suzuki +12 laps
23 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +16 laps
24 France Alain Beraud Yamaha +18 laps
Ret France Michel Rougerie Suzuki Retired
Ret France Pierre Tocco Yamaha Accident
Ret France Jean-Paul Boinet Buton Retired
Ret South Africa Leslie van Breda Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Eddie Roberts Suzuki Retired
Ret Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki Retired
Ret West Germany René Gutknecht Suzuki Retired
Ret Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler RSS Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret Australia Jack Findlay Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Steve Wright Len Manchester Motorcycles Yamaha Retired
Ret Japan Takazumi Katayama Sarome & Motul Team Yamaha Accident
Ret Italy Marco Lucchinelli Cagiva Corse Suzuki Clutch
DNS Japan Ikujiro Takai Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Did not start
DNS Italy Leandro Becheroni Suzuki Did not start
Sources:[2][3][4]

350cc

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 16 Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 36 51:29.2 3 15
2 5 South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki 36 +7.8 2 12
3 3 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 36 +46.8 12 10
4 2 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 36 +54.3 8
5 31 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 36 +1:09.1 8 6
6 1 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 36 +1:11.3 5 5
7 6 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 36 +1:18.3 1 4
8 29 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 36 +1:23.8 3
9 41 France Raymond Roche Yamaha 36 +1:24.5 4 2
10 4 France Michel Rougerie Yamaha 35 +1 lap 1
11 10 United Kingdom Mick Grant Kawasaki 35 +1 lap 11
12 49 United Kingdom Clive Padgett Yamaha 35 +1 lap
13 19 Japan Sadao Asami Yamaha 35 +1 lap
14 21 Italy Franco Bonera Yamaha 35 +1 lap
15 11 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 35 +1 lap
16 34 Switzerland Michel Frutschi Yamaha 35 +1 lap
17 30 Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 35 +1 lap
18 40 France Denis Boulom Yamaha 34 +2 laps
19 24 Finland Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 33 +3 laps
20 57 France Michel Rastel Yamaha 33 +3 laps
France Guy Bertin Yamaha 6
France Christian Sarron Yamaha 7
Australia John Dodds Yamaha 9
Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 10
36 starters in total, 21 finishers
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250cc

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 25 Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 33 48:22.1 2 15
2 20 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 33 +2.1 7 12
3 6 South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki 33 +25.1 4 10
4 8 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 33 +48.9 8
5 5 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 33 +1:07.1 6
6 37 France Raymond Roche Yamaha 33 +1:12.7 3 5
7 12 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 33 +1:15.9 9 4
8 4 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 33 +1:22.6 6 3
9 21 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 33 +1:22.9 12 2
10 34 France Guy Bertin Yamaha 33 +1:23.3 8 1
11 2 Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha 33 +1:30.2 10
12 48 United Kingdom Clive Padgett Yamaha 32 +1 lap
13 27 France Hervé Moineau Yamaha 32 +1 lap
14 39 Japan Sadao Asami Yamaha 32 +1 lap
15 16 Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 32 +1 lap
16 40 France Jean-Claude Meilland Yamaha 32 +1 lap
17 31 Switzerland Jacques Cornu Yamaha 32 +1 lap
18 46 France Pierre Tocco Yamaha 32 +1 lap 11
19 51 Venezuela Carlos Lavado Yamaha 31 +2 laps
20 22 West Germany Josef Hage Yamaha 31 +2 laps
France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 1
France Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 5
36 starters in total, 24 finishers
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125cc

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli 32 50:21.3 2 15
2 2 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 32 +12.5 3 12
3 33 Sweden Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 32 +33.7 5 10
4 9 Italy Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 32 +37.0 7 8
5 4 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Bender 32 +1:30.9 6 6
6 18 France Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 31 +1 lap 9 5
7 32 Finland Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 31 +1 lap 12 4
8 36 France Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 31 +1 lap 8 3
9 6 Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 31 +1 lap 11 2
10 48 France Daniel Meyer Morbidelli 31 +1 lap 1
11 46 France Claude Gorry Morbidelli 31 +1 lap
12 7 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 30 +2 laps 10
13 27 Netherlands Bennie Wilbers Morbidelli 30 +2 laps
14 29 Austria Johann Parzer Morbidelli 30 +2 laps
15 28 Austria Ernst Fagerer Morbidelli 30 +2 laps
16 19 Italy Yves Dupont Morbidelli 29 +3 laps
17 45 France Jacques Hutteau Morbidelli 29 +3 laps
18 42 Italy Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 27 +5 laps
19 16 West Germany Bernd Schneider Bender 27 +5 laps
20 23 Switzerland Karl Fuchs Morbidelli 22 +10 laps
France Thierry Espié Motobécane 1
Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli 4
32 starters in total, 20 finishers
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Sidecar classification

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Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Switzerland Rolf Biland United Kingdom Kenny Williams Beo-Yamaha 30 46:25.2 2 15
2 5 France Alain Michel United Kingdom Stu Collins Seymaz-Yamaha 30 +2.0 1 12
3 10 United Kingdom Mac Hobson United Kingdom Ken Birch Yamaha 30 +48.5 7 10
4 1 United Kingdom George O'Dell United Kingdom Cliff Holland Seymaz-Yamaha 30 +1:25.9 8
5 8 Switzerland Bruno Holzer Switzerland Karl Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 30 +1:25.4 8 6
6 3 West Germany Werner Schwärzel West Germany Andreas Huber Fath 29 +1 lap 6 5
7 19 United Kingdom Jock Taylor United Kingdom Lewis Ward Windle-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 4
8 6 Sweden Göte Brodin Sweden Per-Erik Wickström Yamaha 29 +1 lap 3
9 15 United Kingdom Bill Hodgkins United Kingdom John Parkins Windle-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 2
10 23 Switzerland Gérard Corbaz Switzerland Roland Gabriel Schmid-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 1
11 16 United Kingdom John Barker United Kingdom Nick Cutmore Yamaha 29 +1 lap
12 36 Switzerland Ernst Trachsel Switzerland Andreas Stager TTM-Suzuki 29 +1 lap 9
13 12 West Germany Siegfried Schauzu West Germany Lorenzo Puzo Busch-Yamaha 28 +2 laps
14 30 France Bernard Chabert France Patrick Jourdain GEP-Yamaha 28 +2 laps
15 33 Switzerland Jean-Claude Jaquet Switzerland René Delarre Yamaha 28 +2 laps
Switzerland Jean-François Monnin Switzerland Philippe Miserez Seymaz-Yamaha 3
France Yvan Troillet France Pierre Muller GEP-Yamaha 4
West Germany Rolf Steinhausen West Germany Wolfgang Kalauch Seymaz-Yamaha 5
West Germany Hermann Huber West Germany Bernd Schappacher König 10
24 starters in total, 18 finishers
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References

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  1. ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. ^ "1978 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. ^ "motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1978". Motogp.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e Coleman, Barry, ed. (March 1979). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 81. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.


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