1977 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

  1977 Nations Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date May 15, 1977
Official Name Gran Premio delle Nazioni
Location Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Course Permanent racing facility
5.040 km (3.132 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 1:58.41
Fastest lap
Rider Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 1:57.0
Podium
First Barry Sheene Suzuki
Second Virginio Ferrari Suzuki
Third Armando Toracca Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Alan North Yamaha
Time 2:01.57
Fastest lap
Rider Mario Lega Morbidelli
Time 2:01.0
Podium
First Alan North Yamaha
Second Mario Lega Morbidelli
Third Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson
Time 2:05.84
Fastest lap
Rider Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson
Time 2:03.3
Podium
First Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson
Second Mario Lega Morbidelli
Third Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 2:09.34
Fastest lap
Rider Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 2:09.7
Podium
First Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Second Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli
Third Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Time 2:25.73
Fastest lap
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Time 2:09.7
Podium
First Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Second Ricardo Tormo Bultaco
Third Ángel Nieto Bultaco

The 1977 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 15, 1977 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

Contents

500 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 7 Barry Sheene Suzuki 30 59:52.0 1 15
2 22 Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 30 +1.3 10 12
3 46 Armando Toracca Suzuki 30 +2.6 6 10
4 32 Steve Baker Yamaha 30 +28.6 4 8
5 1 Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 30 +35.8 7 6
6 6 Philippe Coulon Suzuki 30 +36.9 9 5
7 5 John Newbold Suzuki 30 +1:10.5 17 4
8 20 Christian Estrosi Suzuki 30 +1:14.5 11 3
9 24 Boet van Dulmen Suzuki 30 +1:16.4 12 2
10 26 Anton Mang Suzuki 30 +1:22.3 15 1
11 19 Steve Parrish Suzuki 30 +1:39.7
12 2 Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki 30 +1:40.4
13 36 Graziano Rossi Suzuki 30 +1:45.7 20
14 4 Max Wiener Suzuki 30 +1:45.7 16
15 23 Alex George Suzuki 29 +1 lap 18
16 9 John Williams Suzuki 29 +1 lap
17 18 Jean-Philippe Orban Suzuki 28 +2 laps
18 41 Mario Necchi Suzuki 28 +2 laps
Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 2
Gianfranco Bonera Suzuki 3
Michel Rougerie Suzuki 5
Pat Hennen Suzuki 8
Nico Cereghini Suzuki 13
Jack Findlay Suzuki 14
Giovanni Rolando Suzuki 19
30 starters in total
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350 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 30 Alan North Yamaha 26 53:12.2 1 15
2 51 Mario Lega Morbidelli 26 +1.7 2 12
3 8 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 26 +23.7 4 10
4 34 Michel Rougerie Yamaha 26 +24.6 5 8
5 7 Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 26 +1:07.1 6 6
6 10 Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 26 +1:15.2 17 5
7 1 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 26 +1:15.7 15 4
8 46 Felice Agostini Yamaha 26 +1:29.9 12 3
9 14 Denis Boulom Yamaha 26 +1:41.8 16 2
10 3 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 26 +1:48.2 1
11 63 Michel Frutschi Yamaha 26 +1:50.3
12 9 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 25 +1 lap 13
13 44 Ken Nemoto Yamaha 25 +1 lap
14 58 Giorgio Avveduti Yamaha 25 +1 lap
15 15 Peter Baláz Yamaha 23 +3 laps
Kork Ballington Yamaha 3
Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 7
Tom Herron Yamaha 8
Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 9
Giovanni Pelletier Bimota 10
Christian Sarron Yamaha 11
Raffaele Palatiello Bimota 14
Vanes Francini Yamaha 18
Alfio Micheli Yamaha 19
Massimo Matteoni Bimota 20
30 starters in total
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250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 24 Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 24 50:12.7 1 15
2 6 Mario Lega Morbidelli 24 +9.1 10 12
3 27 Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki 24 +30.7 7 10
4 5 Tom Herron Yamaha 24 +39.0 13 8
5 44 Alan North Yamaha 24 +50.9 5 6
6 16 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 24 +55.3 16 5
7 18 Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 24 +58.8 9 5
8 2 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 24 +1:19.2 4
9 68 Vic Soussan Yamaha 24 +1:28.2 18 2
10 49 Vanes Francini Yamaha 24 +1:29.2 17 1
11 58 Sauro Pazzaglia Yamaha 24 +1:30.1 20
12 34 Franco Solaroli Harley-Davidson 24 +1:51.9
13 64 Michel Frutschi Yamaha 24 +1:52.0 14
14 26 Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 24 +1:54.5 12
15 47 Pierluigi Conforti Yamaha 24 +1:58.8
16 20 Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 23 +1 lap
17 30 Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 23 +1 lap
18 11 John Dodds Yamaha 23 +1 lap
Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 2
Christian Sarron Yamaha 3
Hans Müller Yamaha 4
Akihiro Kiyohara Kawasaki 6
Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 8
Aldo Nannini Yamaha 11
Giovanni Pelletier Bimota 15
Vinicio Salmi Yamaha 19
30 starters in total
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125 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 21 45:58.7 1 15
2 7 Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 21 +55.8 3 12
3 32 Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 21 +1:13.5 6 10
4 5 Anton Mang Morbidelli 21 +1:16.3 5 8
5 2 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 21 +1:28.2 2 6
6 27 Sauro Pazzaglia Morbidelli 21 +1:41.2 7 5
7 18 Hans Müller Morbidelli 21 +1:46.6 8 4
8 6 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 21 +1:48.9 20 3
9 9 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 21 +1:51.5 9 2
10 40 Pieraldo Cipriani Morbidelli 21 +2:06.9 12 1
11 35 Luciano Ricchetti Morbidelli 21 +2:13.8
12 8 Gert Bender Bender 21 +2:15.7
13 29 Guido Mancini Morbidelli 20 +1 lap 16
14 41 F. Pellegrino Morbidelli 20 +1 lap
15 52 Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 20 +1 lap
16 24 Enrico Cereda Morbidelli 20 +1 lap
17 27 R. Brazzi Morbidelli 20 +1 lap
18 44 Luigi Rinaudo Morbidelli 18 +3 laps
Giovanni Ziggliotto Morbidelli 4
Germano Zanetti Morbidelli 10
Harald Bartol Morbidelli 11
Johann Parzer Morbidelli 13
Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 14
Rolf Blatter Morbidelli 15
Claudio Lusuardi Morbidelli 17
János Drapál Morbidelli 18
Carlo Vernocchi Morbidelli 19
30 starters in total
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50 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 4 Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 13 31:40.6 1 15
2 19 Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 13 +1.4 3 12
3 1 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 13 +12.1 2 10
4 2 Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 13 +1:27.8 5 8
5 7 Rolf Blatter Kreidler 13 +1:28.4 9 6
6 3 Ulrich Graf Kreidler 13 +1:36.7 6 5
7 8 Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 13 +1:51.5 4 4
8 45 Patrick Plisson ABF 13 +1:55.4 8 3
9 25 Ezio Mischiatti Derbi 13 +1:56.5 10 2
10 11 Aldo Pero Kreidler 13 +1:58.7 19 1
11 9 Hans Hummel Kreidler 13 +2:14.3 14
12 29 Guido Mancini Kreidler 13 +2:27.3 7
13 5 Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 12 +1 lap
14 35 Engelbert Kip Kreidler 12 +1 lap 16
15 30 Giorgio Paci Derbi 12 +1 lap 18
16 16 Ramón Gali Derbi 12 +1 lap
17 44 Claudio Granata Derbi 12 +1 lap 17
18 37 Günter Schirnhofer Kreidler 12 +1 lap
19 33 Giuliano Tabanelli Silvestri 12 +1 lap 20
20 22 Giovanni Lucarini UFO 12 +1 lap
NC 23 Giorgio Macchiavelli UFO 7 +6 laps
Alberto Ieva Ringhini 11
Hagen Klein Kreidler 12
Claudio Lusuardi Lusuardi 13
Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 15
30 starters in total
[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Carter, Chris, ed. Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 73. ISBN 090513804X. 
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