1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix

  1977 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date August 13-14, 1977
Official Name John Player British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Course Permanent racing facility
4.711 km (2.927 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 1:32.99
Fastest lap
Rider Steve Parrish Suzuki
Time 1:34.27
Podium
First Pat Hennen Suzuki
Second Steve Baker Yamaha
Third Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Kork Ballington Yamaha
Time 1:35.77
Fastest lap
Rider Kork Ballington Yamaha
Time 1:36.06
Podium
First Kork Ballington Yamaha
Second Olivier Chevallier Yamaha
Third John Williams Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Time 1:38.29
Fastest lap
Rider Eric Saul Yamaha
Time 1:38.27
Podium
First Kork Ballington Yamaha
Second Aldo Nannini Yamaha
Third Eric Saul Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Harald Bartol Morbidelli
Time 1:45.65
Fastest lap
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli
Time 1:44.78
Podium
First Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli
Second Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli
Third Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli
Sidecars
Pole position
Rider Rolf Biland Schmid-Yamaha
Passenger Kenny Williams
Time 1:39.86
Fastest lap
Rider Werner Schwärzel Aro
Passenger Andreas Huber
Time 1:57.18
Podium
First Werner Schwärzel Aro
Andreas Huber
Second Rolf Steinhausen Busch-Yamaha
Wolfgang Kalauch
Third George O'Dell Windle-Yamaha
Cliff Holland

The 1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth and final round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on August 13-14, 1977 at Silverstone Circuit. 1977 marked the beginning of a new era as, it was the first time the event was held on the British mainland after the Isle of Man TT had represented the United Kingdom on the FIM Grand Prix calendar for the previous 28 years since the championship's inception in 1949.[1] Once the most prestigious race of the year, the Isle of Man TT had been increasingly boycotted by the top riders, and finally succumbed to pressure for increased safety in racing events.[1]

Contents

500 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 3 Pat Hennen Suzuki 28 45:31.96 5 15
2 32 Steve Baker Yamaha 28 +41.59 4 12
3 2 Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki 28 +1:02.79 9 10
4 13 Gianfranco Bonera Suzuki 28 +1:22.96 11 8
5 35 Steve Wright Suzuki 27 +1 lap 6
6 24 Alex George Suzuki 27 +1 lap 19 5
7 28 Derek Chatterton Suzuki 27 +1 lap 4
8 46 Max Wiener Suzuki 27 +1 lap 3
9 10 Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 27 +1 lap 7 2
10 31 Kevin Wrettom Suzuki 27 +1 lap 1
11 37 Helmut Kassner Suzuki 26 +2 laps
12 42 Franz Meier Yamaha 26 +2 laps
13 43 Odd Arne Lande Suzuki 26 +2 laps
Barry Sheene Suzuki 1
Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 2
Steve Parrish Suzuki 3
John Williams Suzuki 6
Michel Rougerie Suzuki 8
John Newbold Suzuki 10
Wil Hartog Suzuki 12
John Woodley Suzuki 13
Stu Avant Suzuki 14
Jack Findlay Suzuki 15
Jean-Paul Boinet Suzuki 16
Christian Estrosi Suzuki 17
Les van Breda Suzuki 18
Ron Haslam Suzuki 20
36 starters in total
[2]

350 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 11 Kork Ballington Yamaha 28 45:32.10 1 15
2 9 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 28 +16.31 9 12
3 32 John Williams Yamaha 28 +16.42 10 10
4 34 Eddie Roberts Yamaha 28 +24.52 2 8
5 42 Alan Stewart Yamaha 28 +29.55 6
6 28 Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 28 +38.19 8 5
7 29 Michel Frutschi Yamaha 28 +54.84 4
8 44 Helmut Kassner Yamaha 28 +1:03.90 3
9 49 Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 28 +1:08.19 2
10 33 Austin Hockley Yamaha 28 +1:23.29 1
11 47 Alain Terras Yamaha 27 +1 lap
12 5 John Dodds Yamaha 27 +1 lap 14
13 24 Les van Breda Yamaha 27 +1 lap
14 46 Graham Hobbs Yamaha 27 +1 lap
15 12 Reino Eskelinen Yamaha 27 +1 lap
16 40 Kaj Jensen Yamaha 26 +2 laps
Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 3
Tom Herron Yamaha 4
Christian Sarron Yamaha 5
Jon Ekerold Yamaha 6
Alan North Yamaha 7
Vic Soussan Yamaha 11
Patrick Pons Yamaha 12
Michel Rougerie Yamaha 13
Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 15
Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 16
Bernard Fau Yamaha 17
Víctor Palomo Yamaha 18
Chas Mortimer Yamaha 19
Ken Nemoto Yamaha 20
46 starters in total
[2]

250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 20 Kork Ballington Yamaha 26 43:37.08 17 15
2 47 Aldo Nannini Yamaha 26 +2.47 5 12
3 25 Eric Saul Yamaha 26 +4.85 8 10
4 13 Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 26 +13.66 4 8
5 8 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 26 +13.66 7 6
6 21 Vic Soussan Yamaha 26 +13.81 11 5
7 22 Guy Bertin Yamaha 26 +22.20 12 4
8 36 Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 26 +24.42 3
9 1 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 26 +26.32 15 2
10 23 Patrick Pons Yamaha 26 +34.56 19 1
11 19 Eddie Roberts Yamaha 26 +34.66
12 27 Michel Frutschi Yamaha 26 +1:03.64
13 41 Alan Stewart Yamaha 26 +1:03.82
14 16 Jean-Claude Meilland Yamaha 26 +1:16.74
15 26 Denis Boulom Yamaha 26 +1:37.21
16 34 Seppo Rossi Yamaha 26 +1:37.21
17 39 John Weeden Yamaha 26 +1:37.86
18 28 Ian Richards Yamaha 25 +1 lap
19 45 Graham Hobbs Yamaha 25 +1 lap
20 38 Warren Willing Yamaha 25 +1 lap
21 4 Ron Kirkham Yamaha 24 +2 laps
Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 1
Tom Herron Yamaha 2
Mick Grant Kawasaki 3
Alan North Yamaha 6
Jon Ekerold Yamaha 9
Hans Müller Yamaha 10
Christian Sarron Yamaha 13
Bernard Fau Yamaha 14
Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 16
Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki 18
48 starters in total
[2]

125 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 12 Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 24 42:46.53 7 15
2 7 Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 24 +2.02 2 12
3 6 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 24 +16.01 6 10
4 16 Hans Müller Morbidelli 24 +28.89 4 8
5 8 Gert Bender Bender 24 +33.46 11 6
6 9 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 24 +41.63 3 5
7 28 Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 24 +42.22 9 4
8 5 Anton Mang Morbidelli 24 +42.58 12 3
9 34 Bengt Johansson Morbidelli 24 +57.98 17 2
10 10 Julien van Zeebroeck Motobécane 24 +1:00.76 13 1
11 15 Ermanno Giuliano Morbidelli 24 +1:01.42 10
12 50 Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 24 +1:08.48 8
13 17 Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 24 +1:18.78 19
14 20 Laurent Gomis Morbidelli 24 +1:32.59 16
15 26 Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 24 +1:33.38 15
16 33 Enrico Cereda Morbidelli 24 +1:40.19 18
17 3 Clive Horton Maico 24 +1:40.40
18 18 Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 24 +1:41.46 20
19 32 Claude Wilette Morbidelli 24 +1:41.93
20 38 Alfred Schmid Morbidelli 24 +1:44.74
Harald Bartol Morbidelli 1
Thierry Espié Motobécane 5
Sauro Pazzaglia Morbidelli 14
41 starters in total, 28 finishers
[2]

Sidecar classification

Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Werner Schwärzel Andreas Huber Aro 27 53:53.94 2 15
2 1 Rolf Steinhausen Wolfgang Kalauch Busch-Yamaha 27 +39.90 10 12
3 8 George O'Dell Cliff Holland Windle-Yamaha 27 +1:25.25 3 10
4 17 Göte Brodin Bengt Forsberg Windle-Yamaha 27 +1:35.09 5 8
5 19 Jean-François Monnin Edouard Weber Seymaz-Yamaha 27 +1:51.05 11 6
6 18 Walter Ohrmann Bernd Grube Yamaha 26 +1 lap 5
7 33 Mick Boddice Chas Birks Yamaha 26 +1 lap 4
8 4 Rolf Biland Kenny Williams Schmid-Yamaha 26 +1 lap 1 3
9 6 Helmut Schilling Rainer Gundel Aro 26 +1 lap 9 2
10 27 Yvan Trolliet Pierre Muller Yamaha 26 +1 lap 12 1
11 11 Bruno Holzer Don Williams LCR-Yamaha 26 +1 lap 13
12 5 Siegfried Schauzu Lorenzo Puzo Yamaha 26 +1 lap 15
13 12 Mac Hobson Stu Collins Suzuki 25 +2 laps 8
14 20 Jeff Gawley Ken Birch Fowler-Yamaha 25 +2 laps
15 7 Dick Greasley Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 24 +3 laps 6
Hermann Schmid Kenny Arthur Schmid-Yamaha 4
Alain Michel Gérard Lecorre Yamaha 7
Cees Smit Jan Smit König 14
31 starters in total, 31 finishers
[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1874557837 
  2. ^ a b c d e Carter, Chris, ed. Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 125. ISBN 090513804X. 
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