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1977 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix

Czechoslovakia  1977 Czechoslovak Grand Prix
Race details
Race 12 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date7 August 1977
Official nameGrand Prix ČSSR[1][2][3]
LocationBrno Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 10.920 km (6.785 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 3:29.710
Fastest lap
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 3:29.690
Podium
First Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Second Italy Giacomo Agostini
Third France Michel Rougerie
350cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 3:40.360
Fastest lap
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 3:39.900
Podium
First Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Second United Kingdom Tom Herron
Third France Christian Sarron
250cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Franco Uncini
Time 3:50.970
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa
Time 3:46.890
Podium
First Italy Franco Uncini
Second Italy Walter Villa
Third Italy Mario Lega
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider West Germany Werner Schwärzel
Time 3:51.300
Fastest lap
Rider West Germany Werner Schwärzel
Time 3:50.960
Podium
First West Germany Rolf Steinhausen
Second West Germany Siegfreid Schauzu
Third United Kingdom George O'Dell

The 1977 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 7 August 1977 at the Brno circuit. This would turn out to be 15-time World Champion Giacomo Agostini's last podium in Grand Prix racing.

500cc classification

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 11 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Team Venemotos Yamaha 53'21.530 15
2 1 Italy Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Yamaha +25.680 12
3 49 France Michel Rougerie Suzuki +47.850 10
4 3 United States Pat Hennen Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +54.690 8
5 26 Italy Gianfranco Bonera Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1'34.180 6
6 2 Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki +1'51.740 5
7 24 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +2'03.470 4
8 16 Austria Max Wiener MSC Rottenberg Suzuki +2'37.910 3
9 43 West Germany Franz Rau Suzuki +3'11.860 2
10 18 West Germany Helmut Kassner Boeri Giudici Racing Team Suzuki +3'13.140 1
11 14 United Kingdom Alex George Hermetite Racing International Suzuki +3'33.160
12 20 Denmark Børge Nielsen Suzuki +3'45.630
13 29 West Germany Franz Heller Bromme GMHH Suzuki Racing Suzuki +1 lap
14 21 Switzerland Roland Freymond Yamaha +1 lap
15 17 Belgium Jean-Marc Toffolo Yamaha +1 lap
16 40 Italy Adelio Faccioli Yamaha +1 lap
17 45 Austria Hans Braumandl Team Nava Olio Fiat Yamaha +1 lap
18 19 Italy Giorgio Gatti Yamaha +2 laps
19 28 Austria Michael Schmid Racing Team Albatros Suzuki +2 laps
Ret 41 Netherlands Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret 9 United Kingdom John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki Retired
Ret 18 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Pullshaw Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Austria Werner Nenning Suzuki Retired
Ret 26 Italy Armando Toracca MC della Robbia Suzuki Retired
Ret 20 Italy Giovanni Rolando Suzuki Retired
Ret 25 United States Steve Baker Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Retired
Ret 4 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Life Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Italy Giuseppe Consalvi Yamaha Retired
Ret 27 Sweden Bo Granath Suzuki Retired
Ret 8 Australia Jack Findlay Hermetite Racing International Suzuki Retired
Ret 11 Austria Karl Auer MSC Rottenberg Yamaha Retired
Ret 18 Italy Virginio Ferrari Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired
Ret 30 Belgium Jean-Philippe Orban Jean-Philippe Orban Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret 48 West Germany Harald Merkl Nava Kucera Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret 43 Canada Ron Kirkham Yamaha Retired
Ret 43 Norway Odd Arne Lände Suzuki Retired
Ret 35 West Germany Hans-Otto Buteneth Yamaha Retired
Ret 35 Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Bohumil Stasa Yamaha Retired
Sources: [4][5][6]

350 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 14 51:51.38 1 15
2 4 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 14 +54.72 4 12
3 22 France Christian Sarron Yamaha 14 +1:05.52 5 10
4 14 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 14 +1:10.00 14 8
5 6 Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha 14 +1:13.36 11 6
6 32 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 14 +1:13.86 13 5
7 12 South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 14 +1:38.32 7 4
8 28 France Michel Rougerie Yamaha 14 +1:41.58 2 3
9 23 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 14 +1:50.01 2
10 16 Italy Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 14 +1:53.54 12 1
11 9 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 14 +1:57.94 15
12 34 France Jean-Claude Hogrel Yamaha 14 +1:59.51
13 47 Czechoslovakia Peter Balaz Yamaha 14 +3:09.06 17
14 46 United Kingdom Alex George Yamaha 14 +3:10.24
15 33 Denmark Børge Nielsen Yamaha 14 +3:31.89
16 43 Australia Jack Findlay Yamaha 14 +3:50.54
17 26 Sweden Bo Granath Yamaha 14 +3:51.07
18 36 Austria Grund Hartmann Yamaha 13 +1 lap
19 11 Germany Franz Rau Yamaha 13 +1 lap
20 24 Switzerland Franz Meier Yamaha 13 +1 lap
21 39 Italy Georg Gatti Yamaha 13 +1 lap
Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 3
Italy Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 6
France Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 8
France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 9
France Patrick Pons Yamaha 10
South Africa Alan North Yamaha 16
45 starters in total
[4]

250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 21 Italy Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 13 49:58.89 1 15
2 1 Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 13 +0.41 2 12
3 29 Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli 13 +23.84 3 10
4 15 South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 13 +25.45 4 8
5 5 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 13 +25.91 19 6
6 22 South Africa Alan North Yamaha 13 +56.98 7 5
7 16 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 13 +1:01.50 15 4
8 12 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 13 +1:03.46 17 3
9 9 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 13 +1:04.12 16 2
10 40 France Guy Bertin Yamaha 13 +1:04.81 12 1
11 41 Hungary János Drapál Yamaha 13 +1:13.22 11
12 34 Venezuela Aldo Nannini Yamaha 13 +1:19.57 5
13 11 Australia John Dodds Yamaha 13 +1:24.75
14 8 Czechoslovakia Peter Balaz Jawa 13 +1:30.78 14
15 18 France Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 13 +1:45.99 13
16 33 Japan Ken Nemoto Yamaha 13 +1:46.63
17 25 Italy Sauro Pazzaglia Yamaha 13 +3:10.10
18 42 Hungary István Holmár Yamaha 13 +3:10.94
19 43 Hungary János Vlaszati Yamaha 13 +3:19.70
20 28 Austria Edi Stöllinger Yamaha 13 +3:46.86
21 44 Poland Ryszard Mankiewitz Yamaha 13 +4:11.19
22 50 Czechoslovakia Oldrich Kába Jawa 12 +1 lap
23 45 Czechoslovakia Ondrej Szymanski Yamaha 12 +1 lap
Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 6
Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 8
Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 9
United Kingdom Mick Grant Kawasaki 10
France Patrick Pons Yamaha 18
43 starters in total
[4]

Sidecar classification

Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Germany Rolf Steinhausen Germany Wolfgang Kalauch Busch-Yamaha 12 48:01.58 4 15
2 5 Germany Siegfried Schauzu Germany Lorenzo Puzo Yamaha 12 +45.13 5 12
3 8 United Kingdom George O'Dell United Kingdom Cliff Holland Windle-Yamaha 12 +46.14 9 10
4 4 Switzerland Rolf Biland United Kingdom Kenny Williams Schmid-Yamaha 12 +1:29.20 7 8
5 12 United Kingdom Mac Hobson United Kingdom Stu Collins Suzuki 12 +1:56.57 6
6 7 United Kingdom Dick Greasley United Kingdom Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 12 +1:56.82 11 5
7 6 Germany Helmut Schilling Germany Rainer Gundel Aro 12 +2:46.24 3 4
8 17 Italy Amedeo Zini Italy Andreas Fornaro König 12 +3:17.30 3
9 21 Germany Heinz Luthringshauser Germany Helmut Hahn MKM 11 +1 lap 2
10 15 Germany Gustav Pape Germany Franz Kallenberg König 11 +1 lap 1
11 27 Austria Herbert Prügl Austria Hans Kussberger Rotax 11 +1 lap
12 32 Switzerland Ernst Trachsel Switzerland "Agner" Yamaha 11 +1 lap
13 18 Switzerland Hans-Peter Hubacher Switzerland Pudu Dudach Yamaha 11 +1 lap
14 33 Germany Heinz Thevissen Germany Erich Schmitz König 8 +4 laps
15 3 Switzerland Hermann Schmid United Kingdom Kenny Arthur Schmid-Yamaha 7 +5 laps 2
Germany Werner Schwärzel Germany Andreas Huber Aro 1
France Alain Michel France Gérard Lecorre Yamaha 6
Sweden Göte Brodin Sweden Bengt Forsberg Windle-Yamaha 8
Switzerland Bruno Holzer Switzerland "Tschunko" LCR-Yamaha 10
Netherlands Cees Smit Netherlands Jan Smit König 12
26 starters in total
[4]

References

  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 25 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ "1977 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Brno Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
  5. ^ "1977 Czechoslovakian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  6. ^ "CZECH REPUBLIC GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1977". Motogp.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.


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