1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

  1977 Swedish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date July 23-24, 1977
Official Name Swedish TT
Location Scandinavian Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
4.018 km (2.497 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 1:40.277
Fastest lap
Rider Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 1:39.802
Podium
First Barry Sheene Suzuki
Second Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Third Steve Baker Yamaha
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Patrick Fernandez Yamaha
Time 1:43.248
Fastest lap
Rider Kork Ballington Yamaha
Time 1:42.281
Podium
First Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Second Kork Ballington Yamaha
Third Patrick Fernandez Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Mick Grant Kawasaki
Time 1:45.804
Fastest lap
Rider Mick Grant Kawasaki
Time 1:46.285
Podium
First Mick Grant Kawasaki
Second Mario Lega Morbidelli
Third Jon Ekerold Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 1:49.691
Fastest lap
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli
Time 1:57.787
Podium
First Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Second Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Third Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Time 1:57.313
Fastest lap
Rider Ricardo Tormo Bultaco
Time 2:15.941
Podium
First Ricardo Tormo Bultaco
Second Ángel Nieto Kreidler
Third Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler

The 1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on July 23-24, 1977 at the Scandinavian Raceway.

Contents

500 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 7 Barry Sheene Suzuki 28 47:21.279 1 15
2 25 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 28 +2.952 4 12
3 18 Steve Baker Yamaha 28 +26.740 10 12
4 15 Steve Parrish Suzuki 28 +28.498 18 8
5 41 Wil Hartog Suzuki 28 +31.567 15 6
6 26 Gianfranco Bonera Suzuki 28 +39.219 9 5
7 24 Armando Toracca Suzuki 28 +1:00.675 2 4
8 9 John Williams Suzuki 28 +1:02.981 8 3
9 44 Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 28 +1:10.204 12 2
10 3 Pat Hennen Suzuki 28 +1:22.289 13 1
11 28 Michel Rougerie Suzuki 27 +1 lap 6
12 42 Max Wiener Suzuki 27 +1 lap 19
13 32 Alf Graarud Suzuki 27 +1 lap
14 8 Jack Findlay Suzuki 27 +1 lap 17
15 36 Bo Granath Suzuki 26 +2 laps
16 12 Alex George Suzuki 26 +2 laps
17 43 Ron Kirkham Yamaha 25 +3 laps
Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 3
Christian Estrosi Suzuki 5
Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 7
Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki 11
Philippe Coulon Suzuki 14
John Newbold Suzuki 16
Jean-Philippe Orban Suzuki 20
30 starters in total
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350 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 8 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 28 48:23.314 9 15
2 21 Kork Ballington Yamaha 28 +0.216 3 12
3 18 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 28 +22.588 1 10
4 52 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 28 +37.477 8 8
5 45 Vic Soussan Yamaha 28 +42.006 2 6
6 4 Tom Herron Yamaha 28 +48.375 6 5
7 12 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 28 +51.089 20 4
8 28 Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 28 +55.840 7 3
9 14 Patrick Pons Yamaha 28 +57.303 17 2
10 19 Christian Sarron Yamaha 28 +1:02.963 12 1
11 34 Mario Lega Morbidelli 28 +1:07.602 10
12 9 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 28 +1:07.741 13
13 11 Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 28 +1:10.774 11
14 47 Seppo Rossi Yamaha 28 +1:31.756 18
15 17 Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 28 +1:34.545
16 37 Ken Nemoto Yamaha 27 +1 lap
17 51 Peter Skold Yamaha 27 +1 lap 5
18 6 Víctor Palomo Yamaha 27 +1 lap
19 54 Reino Eskelinen Yamaha 27 +1 lap
20 27 Etienne Geeraerd Yamaha 27 +1 lap
Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 4
Eddie Roberts Yamaha 14
Lennart Baeckstrom Yamaha 15
Michel Rougerie Yamaha 16
Chas Mortimer Yamaha 19
30 starters in total
[1]

250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 54 Mick Grant Kawasaki 28 50:24.853 1 15
2 21 Mario Lega Morbidelli 28 +4.951 3 12
3 32 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 28 +13.192 10
4 2 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 28 +16.570 11 8
5 39 Alan North Yamaha 28 +17.020 2 6
6 7 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 28 +24.944 16 5
7 5 Tom Herron Yamaha 28 +25.156 4 4
8 9 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 28 +45.029 9 3
9 41 Vic Soussan Yamaha 28 +45.067 8 2
10 37 Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 28 +45.815 14 1
11 38 Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 28 +55.420 15
12 33 Alain Terras Yamaha 28 +56.070
13 12 Patrick Pons Yamaha 28 +56.385
14 43 Christian Sarron Yamaha 28 +1:15.008 20
15 18 Ken Nemoto Yamaha 28 +1:15.276
16 46 Lennart Baeckstrom Yamaha 28 +1:25.152
17 52 Aldo Nannini Yamaha 28 +1:25.457 6
18 49 Peter Skold Yamaha 27 +1 lap 17
Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 5
Kork Ballington Yamaha 7
Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki 10
Hans Müller Yamaha 12
Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 13
Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 18
Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 19
30 starters in total
[1]

125 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 26 54:57.984 2 15
2 1 Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 26 +7.676 1 12
3 7 Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 26 +8.204 3 10
4 6 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 26 +24.277 5 8
5 26 Claudio Lusuardi Morbidelli 26 +31.113 13 6
6 8 Gert Bender Bender 26 +43.702 4 5
7 9 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 26 +44.877 8 4
8 32 Hans Müller Morbidelli 26 +57.261 10 3
9 19 Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 25 +1 lap 11 2
10 37 Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 25 +1 lap 7 1
11 21 Hans Hallberg Morbidelli 25 +1 lap 14
12 33 Hagen Klein Morbidelli 25 +1 lap
13 10 Julien van Zeebroeck Motobécane 25 +1 lap 9
14 5 Anton Mang Morbidelli 25 +1 lap 17
15 41 Jan Baeckstrom Maico 25 +1 lap
16 38 Johnny Svensson Bastard 24 +2 laps
17 18 Michel Baloche Motobécane 22 +4 laps 18
18 40 Christer Eliasson Morbidelli 21 +5 laps
Harald Bartol Morbidelli 6
Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 12
Horst Seel Seel 15
Bengt Johansson Morbidelli 16
Jan Ubels Buton 19
Lennart Lundgren Yamaha 20
30 starters in total
[1]

50 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 20 Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 16 36:48.665 3 15
2 1 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 16 +39.208 4 12
3 4 Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 16 +45.064 1 10
4 8 Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 16 +1:34.630 2 8
5 12 Theo Timmer Kreidler 16 +1:44.964 8 6
6 11 Claudio Lusuardi Lusuardi 16 +1:50.228 20 5
7 6 Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler 16 +2:00.071 13 4
8 25 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 16 +2:12.172 10 3
9 28 Lennart Lundgren Kreidler 15 +1 lap 14 2
10 34 Juup Bosman Kreidler 15 +1 lap 11 1
11 21 Engelbert Kip Kreidler 15 +1 lap 9
12 27 Ove Skifjeld Kreidler 15 +1 lap
Patrick Plisson ABF 5
Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 6
Hans Hummel Kreidler 7
Wolfgang Müller Kreidler 12
Cees van Dongen Kreidler 15
Pierre Dumont Kreidler 16
Hagen Klein Kreidler 17
Oscar Ekstrand Kreidler 18
Günter Schirnhofer Kreidler 19
25 starters in total
[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Carter, Chris, ed. Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 090513804X. 
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