1976 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix

  1976 Yugoslavian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 12 races in the
1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date May 23, 1976
Official Name Grand Prix de Yougoslavie
Location Circuit d'Opatija
Course Permanent racing facility
6.000 km (3.728 mi)
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Tom Herron Yamaha
Time 2:17.9
Fastest lap
Rider Olivier Chevallier Yamaha
Time 2:16.3
Podium
First Olivier Chevallier Yamaha
Second Chas Mortimer Yamaha
Third Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Time 2:20.9
Fastest lap
Rider Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson
Time 2:20.2
Podium
First Dieter Braun Yamaha
Second Tom Herron Yamaha
Third Olivier Chevallier Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 2:27.4
Fastest lap
Rider Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 2:25.7
Podium
First Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Second Henk van Kessel Yamaha
Third Paolo Pileri Morbidelli
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 2:43.5
Fastest lap
Rider Herbert Rittberger Kreidler
Time 2:44.8
Podium
First Ulrich Graf Kreidler
Second Herbert Rittberger Kreidler
Third Ángel Nieto Bultaco

The 1976 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 23, 1976 at the Opatija circuit.

Contents

350 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 43 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 25 57:52.4 4 15
2 6 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 25 +10.6 7 12
3 28 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 25 +17.0 5 10
4 17 Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 25 +1:23.4 15 8
5 9 Tom Herron Yamaha 25 +1:56.0 1 6
6 7 Gérard Choukroun Yamaha 25 +2:25.7 5
7 5 Patrick Pons Yamaha 25 +2:27.2 8 4
8 20 Kjell Solberg Yamaha 24 +1 lap 3
9 35 Bo Granath Yamaha 24 +1 lap 2
10 41 Claudio Loigo Yamaha 24 +1 lap 1
11 51 Victor Soussan Yamaha 24 +1 lap
12 24 Peter Balaz Yamaha 21 +4 laps 13
Ret Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 2
Ret Dieter Braun Yamaha 3
Ret Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 6
Ret Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 9
Ret John Dodds Yamaha 10
Ret Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 11
Ret Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 12
Ret János Drapál Yamaha 14
Ret Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 16
Ret Franz Kunz Yamaha 17
Ret Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 18
Ret Philippe Coulon Yamaha 19
Ret Børge Nielsen Yamaha 20
30 starters in total
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250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 3 Dieter Braun Yamaha 21 50:19.8 10 15
2 14 Tom Herron Yamaha 21 +6.7 2 12
3 45 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 21 +7.0 12 10
4 51 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 21 +14.9 4 8
5 6 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 21 +16.9 6 6
6 9 Bruno Kneubühler MZ 21 +28.2 11 5
7 31 Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson 21 +29.7 3 4
8 16 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 21 +35.0 7 3
9 25 János Drapál Yamaha 21 +37.3 13 2
10 5 Patrick Pons Yamaha 21 +1:00.0 8 1
11 55 Eero Hyvarinen Yamaha 21 +1:13.6
12 35 Henk van Kessel Yamaha 21 +1:34.5 19
13 53 Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 21 +1:35.3 18
14 29 Peter Balaz Jawa 21 +1:41.3
15 23 Børge Nielsen Yamaha 21 +2:17.0
16 56 Pentti Salonen Yamaha 20 +1 lap
17 44 Victor Soussan Yamaha 20 +1 lap
18 15 Hans Müller Yamaha 20 +1 lap
19 24 Kjell Solberg Yamaha 20 +1 lap
20 40 Bo Granath Yamaha 20 +1 lap
21 46 Tatemo Chujero Yamaha 20 +1 lap 14
Ret Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 1
Ret Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 5
Ret Mario Lega Yamaha 9
Ret Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 15
Ret Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 16
Ret Jaime Samaranch Yamaha 17
Ret Gérard Choukroun Yamaha 20
30 starters in total
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125 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 19 47:23.1 2 15
2 5 Henk van Kessel Yamaha 19 +7.9 4 12
3 1 Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 19 +11.2 3 10
4 11 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 19 +2:38.3 6 8
5 44 Xaver Tschannen Maico 18 +1 lap 8 6
6 8 Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 18 +1 lap 11 5
7 42 Rolf Blatter Maico 18 +1 lap 15 4
8 4 Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 18 +1 lap 7 3
9 7 Hans Müller Yamaha 18 +1 lap 9 2
10 9 Peter Frohnmeyer Nava DRS 18 +1 lap 16 1
11 33 Boris Bajc Yamaha 17 +2 laps 18
12 18 Fendrich Bedrich Ravo 17 +2 laps 17
13 21 Peter Szabo MZ 17 +2 laps
Ret Ángel Nieto Bultaco 1
Ret Edward Stachowski Yamaha 5
Ret Pentti Salonen Yamaha 10
Ret Germano Zanetti Morbidelli 12
Ret Matti Kinnunen Maico 13
Ret Janos Reisz Yamaha 14
Ret Gabel Karel Yamaha 19
Ret Aldo Pero Morbidelli 20
25 starters in total
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50 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 11 Ulrich Graf Kreidler 15 42:09.0 2 15
2 5 Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 15 +7.0 3 12
3 1 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 15 +21.4 1 10
4 6 Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 15 +21.9 4 8
5 4 Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 15 +1:09.1 7 6
6 39 Pierre Audry Kreidler 15 +1:30.0 8 5
7 38 Aldo Pero Morbidelli 15 +2:06.3 12 4
8 14 Cees van Dongen Kreidler 15 +2:27.4 10 3
9 41 Rolf Blatter Kreidler 15 +3:02.7 11 2
10 18 Günter Schirnhöfer Kreidler 14 +1 lap 15 1
11 24 Havrda Zbynek Kreidler 14 +1 lap 16
12 26 Fendrich Bedrich Kreidler 14 +1 lap 19
13 37 Nevio Paliska Tomos 13 +2 laps
14 30 Robert Laver Kreidler 12 +3 laps 20
15 32 Boris Bajc Kreidler 12 +3 laps 14
16 33 Boris Maruza Kreidler 12 +3 laps
17 34 Vilko Sever Kreidler 12 +3 laps
Ret Eugenio Lazzarini UFO 5
Ret Claudio Lusuardi Villa 6
Ret Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler 9
Ret Hans Hummel Kreidler 13
Ret Patrick de Wulf Kreidler 17
Ret Guido de Lys Kreidler 18
27 starters in total
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References

  1. ^ a b c d Carter, Chris, ed. Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd.. pp. 73. ISBN 0905138023. 
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