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1976 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

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Sweden  1976 Swedish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 12 races in the
1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date25 July 1976
Official nameSwedish TT[1][2][3]
LocationScandinavian Raceway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.018 km (2.497 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki
Time 1:42.770
Fastest lap
Rider Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki
Time 1:41.645
Podium
First United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Second Australia Jack Findlay Suzuki
Third United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Suzuki
250cc
Pole position
Rider Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha
Time 1:48.070
Fastest lap
Rider West Germany Dieter Braun Yamaha
Time 1:46.834
Podium
First Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Second West Germany Dieter Braun Yamaha
Third Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 1:48.570
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 1:49.263
Podium
First Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Second Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Third Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli
50cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 1:59.930
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 1:58.444
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Second Switzerland Ulrich Graf Kreidler
Third Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli

The 1976 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 July 1976 at the Scandinavian Raceway.

500cc classification

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Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 48'20.730 15
2 10 Australia Jack Findlay Jack Findlay Racing Suzuki +34.178 12
3 11 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Suzuki +34.232 10
4 4 Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki +34.869 8
5 42 New Zealand Stuart Avant Colemans Suzuki +35.938 6
6 51 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki +37.350 5
7 20 Spain Víctor Palomo Swaep Motor Racing Yamaha +46.690 4
8 12 Austria Karl Auer Racing Team NO Yamaha +46.743 3
9 21 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha +1'16.116 2
10 8 United Kingdom John Newbold Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1'27.686 1
11 6 United Kingdom Alex George Hermetite Racing International Suzuki +1'37.841 [N 1]
12 43 Netherlands Marcel Ankoné Nimag Suzuki Suzuki +1'41.837
13 27 France Jean-François Baldé Yamaha +1'43.146
14 47 Denmark Kaj Jensen Yamaha +1 lap
15 32 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Gallina Corse Suzuki +1 lap
16 35 Sweden Bo Granath Husqvarna +1 lap
17 34 Sweden Goran Alden Suzuki +2 laps
Ret 14 West Germany Dieter Braun Suzuki Brakes
Ret ?? France Patrick Pons Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? Sweden Johnny Bengtsson Stigefetts Motor Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? United States Pat Hennen Colemans Suzuki Infection
Ret ?? Norway Kjell Solberg Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? Sweden Peter Sjöström Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? Sweden Sven Andersson Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? Finland Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? Netherlands Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? France Gerard Choukroun Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? France Christian Estrosi Suzuki Retired
Sources: [5][6][7]
Footnotes
  1. ^ George was penalised one minute due to a false start.[4]

250 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 30 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 28 50:30.009 2 15
2 14 Germany Dieter Braun Yamaha 28 +9.139 12
3 25 Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson 28 +9.492 10
4 50 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 28 +11.776 1 8
5 11 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 28 +12.058 6
6 21 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 28 +21.527 5
7 19 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 28 +21.839 4
8 4 Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 28 +28.551 3
9 22 Finland Tapio Virtanen MZ 28 +48.142 5 2
10 18 France Patrick Pons Yamaha 28 +53.558 1
11 51 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 28 +58.790
12 31 Netherlands Henk van Kessel Yamaha 28 +1:01.077
13 36 Norway Kjell Solberg Yamaha 28 +1:10.870
14 45 Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 28 +1:12.077
15 46 Norway Alf Graarud Yamaha 28 +1:12.961
16 35 Sweden Bo Granath Yamaha 28 +1:28.767
17 34 Japan Ken Nemoto Yamaha 27 +1 lap
18 42 Sweden Sture Smith SVH Yamsel 27 +1 lap
Ret Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 3
Ret Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 4
Ret Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha 6
30 starters in total
[7]

125 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 26 48:33.424 1 15
2 16 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 26 +25.720 2 12
3 1 Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 26 +38.692 4 10
4 3 Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 26 +38.743 6 8
5 7 Netherlands Henk van Kessel AGV Condor 26 +51.714 3 6
6 24 Germany Gert Bender Bender 26 +1:21.724 5
7 30 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 25 +1 lap 4
8 22 Sweden Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 25 +1 lap 5 3
9 35 Finland Matti Kinnunen Maico 25 +1 lap 2
10 14 Sweden Lennart Lindell Morbidelli 25 +1 lap 1
11 19 Sweden Johnny Svensson Bastard 25 +1 lap
12 29 Sweden Roland Olsson Syntema 25 +1 lap
13 39 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Maico 25 +1 lap
14 17 Austria Hans Hummel Morbidelli 24 +2 laps
15 34 Sweden Goran Alden Maico 24 +2 laps
16 32 Sweden Jan Backström Maico 24 +2 laps
17 20 Switzerland Ulrich Graf Yamaha 24 +2 laps
18 40 Denmark Steen Ahrentzen Maico 23 +3 laps
19 26 Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Morbidelli 20 +6 laps
30 starters in total
[7]

50 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 16 32:09.392 1 15
2 20 Switzerland Ulrich Graf Kreidler 16 +1.023 4 12
3 5 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 16 +15.115 2 10
4 4 Germany Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 16 +47.953 8
5 17 Austria Hans Hummel Kreidler 16 +59.045 5 6
6 14 Sweden Robert Laver Kreidler 16 +1:06.495 5
7 27 Netherlands Engelbert Kip Kreidler 16 +1:15.410 4
8 15 Netherlands Gerrit Strikker Kreidler 16 +1:17.839 3
9 10 Netherlands Theo Timmer Kreidler 16 +1:22.639 2
10 26 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Kreidler 16 +1:27.531 1
11 12 Italy Aldo Pero Kreidler 15 +1 lap
12 25 Germany Günter Schirnhofer Kreidler 15 +1 lap
13 16 Norway Ove Skifjeld Kreidler 15 +1 lap
14 24 Sweden Janos Meszaros Kreidler 15 +1 lap
Ret Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 3
Ret Germany Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 6
20 starters in total
[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Anderstorp Raceway | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976–1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.
  5. ^ "1976 Swedish MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motosportmagazine.com. April 3, 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. ^ "motogp.com · SWEDISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1976". Motogp.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976–1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 105. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.


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