1977 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix

  1977 Finnish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 11 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date July 31, 1977
Location Imatra
Course Permanent racing facility
6.030 km (3.747 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 2:06.7
Fastest lap
Rider Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Time 2:05.9
Podium
First Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Second Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki
Third Gianfranco Bonera Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Time 2:13.2
Fastest lap
Rider Jon Ekerold
Tom Herron		 Yamaha
Yamaha
Time 2:14.4
Podium
First Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Second Christian Sarron Yamaha
Third Jon Ekerold Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Alan North Yamaha
Time 2:18.9
Fastest lap
Rider Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 2:16.6
Podium
First Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Mick Grant Kawasaki
Third Kork Ballington Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 2:23.7
Fastest lap
Rider Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 2:23.5
Podium
First Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Second Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli
Third Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli

The 1977 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on July 31, 1977 at the Imatra circuit.

Contents

500 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 14 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 22 46:50.0 2 15
2 4 Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 22 +43.0 5 12
3 22 Gianfranco Bonera Suzuki 22 +51.6 8 10
4 12 Michel Rougerie Suzuki 22 +1:04.7 7 8
5 21 Steve Parrish Suzuki 22 +1:17.2 13 6
6 7 Barry Sheene Suzuki 22 +1:18.7 1 5
7 2 Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki 22 +1:56.5 9 4
8 26 Armando Toracca Suzuki 21 +1 lap 14 3
9 30 Jean-Philippe Orban Suzuki 21 +1 lap 18 2
10 11 Karl Auer Yamaha 21 +1 lap 19 1
11 20 Børge Nielsen Suzuki 21 +1 lap
12 25 Steve Baker Yamaha 21 +1 lap 11
13 17 Alex George Suzuki 21 +1 lap 20
14 27 Bo Granath Suzuki 21 +1 lap
15 34 Markku Matikainen Suzuki 20 +2 laps
16 23 Ron Kirkham Yamaha 20 +2 laps
17 39 Jean-Marc Toffolo Yamaha 20 +2 laps
18 36 Ossi Nikkinen Yamaha 19 +3 laps
Pat Hennen Suzuki 3
Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 4
Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 6
Wil Hartog Suzuki 10
John Williams Suzuki 12
Stu Avant Suzuki 15
Giovanni Rolando Suzuki 16
Christian Estrosi Suzuki 17
30 starters in total
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350 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 8 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 21 48:14.9 10 15
2 18 Christian Sarron Yamaha 21 +3.3 4 12
3 19 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 21 +5.3 15 10
4 4 Tom Herron Yamaha 21 +16.0 2 8
5 12 Patrick Pons Yamaha 21 +42.3 19 6
6 7 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 21 +1:21.6 9 5
7 38 Seppo Rossi Yamaha 21 +1:32.1 4
8 1 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 21 +1:35.3 18 3
9 36 Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 21 +1:35.5 20 2
10 21 Karl Auer Yamaha 21 +1:41.9 1
11 30 Michel Frutschi Yamaha 21 +1:49.5
12 3 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 21 +2:07.1 19
13 10 Kork Ballington Yamaha 21 +3:44.6 16
14 28 Alex George Yamaha 20 +1 lap
15 37 Reino Eskelinen Yamaha 20 +1 lap
Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 1
Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 3
Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 5
Mario Lega Morbidelli 6
Alan North Yamaha 7
Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 8
Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 11
Etienne Geeraerd Yamaha 12
John Dodds Yamaha 13
Michel Rougerie Yamaha 14
Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 17
30 starters in total
[1]

250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 20 46:15.3 3 15
2 26 Mick Grant Kawasaki 20 +0.3 12
3 11 Kork Ballington Yamaha 20 +24.3 6 10
4 18 Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 20 +26.5 7 8
5 4 Tom Herron Yamaha 20 +28.2 2 6
6 9 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 20 +34.7 8 5
7 24 Mario Lega Morbidelli 20 +37.9 10 4
8 27 Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki 20 +38.4 9 3
9 10 Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 20 +38.6 11 2
10 6 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 20 +38.9 14 1
11 30 Hans Müller Yamaha 20 +54.8 16
12 12 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 20 +1:11.2 17
13 39 Aldo Nannini Yamaha 20 +1:14.3 19
14 32 Vic Soussan Yamaha 20 +1:25.2 15
15 5 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 20 +1:33.5 18
16 23 Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 20 +1:52.2
17 38 Seppo Rossi Yamaha 20 +2:00.8 20
18 8 John Dodds Yamaha 20 +2:09.3
19 40 Ken Nemoto Yamaha 19 +1 lap
Alan North Yamaha 1
Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 4
Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 5
Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 12
Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 13
31 starters in total
[1]

125 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 19 46:09.6 1 15
2 6 Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 19 +9.6 2 12
3 5 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 19 +1:16.4 7 10
4 12 Hans Müller Morbidelli 19 +1:32.7 8 8
5 8 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 19 +1:45.8 9 6
6 16 Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 19 +2:20.0 16 5
7 36 Thierry Espié Motobécane 19 +2:23.2 13 4
8 33 Bengt Johansson Morbidelli 19 +2:23.4 15 3
9 17 Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 19 +2:34.8 17 2
10 15 Enrico Cereda Morbidelli 18 +1 lap 12
11 18 Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 18 +1 lap 14
12 19 Hans Hummel Morbidelli 18 +1 lap 20
13 10 Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 18 +1 lap 19
14 35 Bernd Schneider Bender 18 +1 lap
15 28 Jacques Hutteau Morbidelli 18 +1 lap
16 27 Luigi Rinaudo Morbidelli 18 +1 lap
17 29 Alfred Schmid Morbidelli 18 +1 lap
18 25 Guillermo Pérez Morbidelli 18 +1 lap
Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 3
Ángel Nieto Bultaco 4
Harald Bartol Morbidelli 5
Gert Bender Bender 6
Julien van Zeebroeck Motobécane 10
Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 11
Anton Mang Morbidelli 18
30 starters in total
[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Carter, Chris, ed. Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 111. ISBN 090513804X. 
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