1976 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

Spain  1976 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 12 of 12 races in the
1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 19 September 1976
Official name Gran Premio de España
Location Circuito del Montjuïc
Course Public roads
3.791 km (2.355 mi)
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 1:42.41
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha
Time 1:42.3
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha
Second Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha
Third Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider South Africa Alan North Yamaha
Time 1:46.13
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 1:43.0
Podium
First Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley Davidson
Second Italy Walter Villa Harley Davidson
Third South Africa Alan North Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 1:49.81
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 1:48.8
Podium
First Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Second Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Third Netherlands Henk van Kessel AGV Condor
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 1:57.27
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 1:57.0
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Second Germany Herbert Rittberger Kreidler
Third Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler

The 1976 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth and final round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 September 1976 at the Circuito del Montjuïc.

350 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 7 South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 30 52:17.43 10 15
2 8 Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha 30 +1.71 4 12
3 23 Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha 30 +2.53 2 10
4 1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 30 +19.78 3 8
5 15 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 30 +23.42 8 6
6 9 Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 30 +36.63 1 5
7 10 South Africa Alan North Yamaha 30 +54.50 6 4
8 39 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Yamaha 30 +54.64 11 3
9 4 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 30 +1:35.95 16 2
10 5 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 30 +1:37.39 14 1
11 25 Switzerland Roland Freymond Yamaha 29 +1 lap 17
12 32 Germany Anton Mang Yamaha 29 +1 lap
13 27 Venezuela Rogelio Cardozo Yamaha 29 +1 lap 20
14 30 United Kingdom George Fogarty Yamaha 29 +1 lap
15 28 Finland Markku Matikainen Yamaha 29 +1 lap
16 18 Germany Bernd Tügenthal Yamaha 29 +1 lap
17 24 Italy Francini Vanes Yamaha 29 +1 lap
18 17 Switzerland Franz Meier Yamaha 29 +1 lap 18
19 22 Brazil Edmar Ferreira Yamaha 28 +2 laps
Ret United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 5
Ret France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 7
Ret Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 9
Ret Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson 12
Ret Spain Jaime Samaranch Yamaha 13
Ret Switzerland Franz Kunz Yamaha 15
Ret Australia John Dodds Yamaha 19
29 starters in total
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250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 16 Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson 30 53:25.99 2 15
2 1 Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 30 +0.19 4 12
3 32 South Africa Alan North Yamaha 30 +14.52 1 10
4 31 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 13 +17.04 6 8
5 9 Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha 30 +25.50 5 6
6 24 Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha 30 +40.98 3 5
7 44 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Yamaha 30 +46.56 9 4
8 22 South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 30 +1:06.52 10 3
9 15 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 30 +1:06.68 8 2
10 14 Netherlands Henk van Kessel Yamaha 30 +1:12.89 14 1
11 7 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 30 +1:14.73 7
12 43 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 30 +1:22.09 11
13 3 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 30 +1:39.40 15
14 18 Australia John Dodds Yamaha 30 +1:45.19
15 12 Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 30 +1:59.18 16
16 35 Switzerland Franz Kunz Yamaha 29 +1 lap
17 10 Austria Harald Bartol Yamaha 29 +1 lap
18 30 Venezuela Rogelio Cardozo Yamaha 29 +1 lap 19
19 2 Germany Bernd Tügenthal Yamaha 29 +1 lap
20 19 Switzerland Franz Meier Yamaha 28 +2 laps
21 27 Spain Juan Bardons Yamaha 28 +2 laps
22 33 Switzerland Hans Stadelmann Yamaha 28 +2 laps
Ret France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 12
Ret Spain Jaime Samaranch Yamaha 13
Ret Spain Mauricio Aschl Yamaha 17
Ret Italy Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 18
Ret Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 20
28 starters in total
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125 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 27 49:56.04 2 15
2 4 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 27 +25.54 1 12
3 5 Netherlands Henk van Kessel AGV Condor 27 +1:03.20 4 10
4 26 Germany Anton Mang Morbidelli 27 +1:03.82 6 8
5 35 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 7 6
6 18 Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 8 5
7 8 Italy Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 13 4
8 3 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 11 3
9 16 Italy Ermanno Giuliano LGM-Daspa 26 +1 lap 15 2
10 15 Netherlands Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 16 1
11 9 Switzerland Hans Müller Yamaha 25 +2 laps 17
12 17 Switzerland Ulrich Graf Yamaha 25 +2 laps 20
13 36 Italy Enrico Cereda Morbidelli 25 +2 laps
14 25 Finland Pentti Salonen Yamaha 24 +3 laps
Ret Italy Claudio Lusuardi Bridgestone 3
Ret Germany Gert Bender Bender 5
Ret Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 9
Ret Germany Peter Frohnmeyer DRS 10
Ret France Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 12
Ret Sweden Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 14
Ret Switzerland Ernst Stammbach Malanca 18
Ret Switzerland Rolf Blatter Maico 19
27 starters in total
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50 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 17 34:01.51 1 15
2 5 Germany Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 17 +12.97 2 12
3 2 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 17 +28.49 4 10
4 16 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Kreidler 17 +40.93 5 8
5 3 Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler 17 +56.72 6
6 37 Spain Ricardo Tormo Kreidler 17 +57.26 9 5
7 10 Italy Claudio Lusuardi Villa 17 +58.75 11 4
8 19 Germany Günter Schirnhofer Kreidler 17 +1:19.38 7 3
9 11 Italy Aldo Pero Kreidler 17 +1:26.09 15 2
10 9 Austria Hans Hummel Kreidler 17 +1:39.58 14 1
11 29 Spain Joaquin Gali Derbi 17 +2:07.02 16
12 15 Spain Ramon Gali Derbi 16 +1 lap 19
13 32 France Arthur Benitah Scrab 16 +1 lap 20
14 27 Spain Jorge Navarrete Derbi 16 +1 lap
15 31 Switzerland Ernst Stammbach Kreidler 16 +1 lap
16 30 Finland Kai Lindstrom Tunturi-Puch 15 +2 laps
17 38 Switzerland Hans Hofer Hosta 14 +3 laps
18 36 Netherlands Engelbert Kip Kreidler 13 +4 laps 13
19 22 Spain Javier Mira Derbi 11 +6 laps
Ret Switzerland Ulrich Graf Kreidler 3
Ret Italy Ermanno Giuliano LGM Daspa 6
Ret Netherlands Theo Timmer Kreidler 8
Ret Netherlands Nico Polane Kreidler 10
Ret Netherlands Cees van Dongen Kreidler 12
Ret Belgium Patrick de Wulf Kreidler 17
Ret France Benjamin Laurent Kreidler 18
29 starters in total
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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 133. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.
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