1977 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

Italy  1977 Nations Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 15 May 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 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 1:58.41
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 1:57.0
Podium
First United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Second Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki
Third Italy Armando Toracca Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider South Africa Alan North Yamaha
Time 2:01.57
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli
Time 2:01.0
Podium
First South Africa Alan North Yamaha
Second Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli
Third Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson
Time 2:05.84
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson
Time 2:03.3
Podium
First Italy Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson
Second Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli
Third United Kingdom Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 2:09.34
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 2:09.7
Podium
First Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Second Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli
Third Italy Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Time 2:25.73
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Time 2:09.7
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Second Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco
Third Spain 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 15 May 1977 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

500 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 30 59:52.0 1 15
2 22 Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 30 +1.3 10 12
3 46 Italy Armando Toracca Suzuki 30 +2.6 6 10
4 32 United States Steve Baker Yamaha 30 +28.6 4 8
5 1 Italy Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 30 +35.8 7 6
6 6 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki 30 +36.9 9 5
7 5 United Kingdom John Newbold Suzuki 30 +1:10.5 17 4
8 20 France Christian Estrosi Suzuki 30 +1:14.5 11 3
9 24 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Suzuki 30 +1:16.4 12 2
10 26 Germany Anton Mang Suzuki 30 +1:22.3 15 1
11 19 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Suzuki 30 +1:39.7
12 2 Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki 30 +1:40.4
13 36 Italy Graziano Rossi Suzuki 30 +1:45.7 20
14 4 Austria Max Wiener Suzuki 30 +1:45.7 16
15 23 United Kingdom Alex George Suzuki 29 +1 lap 18
16 9 United Kingdom John Williams Suzuki 29 +1 lap
17 18 Belgium Jean-Philippe Orban Suzuki 28 +2 laps
18 41 Italy Mario Necchi Suzuki 28 +2 laps
Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 2
Italy Gianfranco Bonera Suzuki 3
France Michel Rougerie Suzuki 5
United States Pat Hennen Suzuki 8
Italy Nico Cereghini Suzuki 13
Australia Jack Findlay Suzuki 14
Italy 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 South Africa Alan North Yamaha 26 53:12.2 1 15
2 51 Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli 26 +1.7 2 12
3 8 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 26 +23.7 4 10
4 34 France Michel Rougerie Yamaha 26 +24.6 5 8
5 7 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 26 +1:07.1 6 6
6 10 Italy Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 26 +1:15.2 17 5
7 1 Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 26 +1:15.7 15 4
8 46 Italy Felice Agostini Yamaha 26 +1:29.9 12 3
9 14 France Denis Boulom Yamaha 26 +1:41.8 16 2
10 3 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 26 +1:48.2 1
11 63 Switzerland Michel Frutschi Yamaha 26 +1:50.3
12 9 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 25 +1 lap 13
13 44 Japan Ken Nemoto Yamaha 25 +1 lap
14 58 Italy Giorgio Avveduti Yamaha 25 +1 lap
15 15 Czechoslovakia Peter Baláz Yamaha 23 +3 laps
South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 3
Italy Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 7
United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 8
Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 9
Italy Giovanni Pelletier Bimota 10
France Christian Sarron Yamaha 11
Italy Raffaele Palatiello Bimota 14
Italy Vanes Francini Yamaha 18
Italy Alfio Micheli Yamaha 19
Italy 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 Italy Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 24 50:12.7 1 15
2 6 Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli 24 +9.1 10 12
3 27 United Kingdom Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki 24 +30.7 7 10
4 5 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 24 +39.0 13 8
5 44 South Africa Alan North Yamaha 24 +50.9 5 6
6 16 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 24 +55.3 16 5
7 18 France Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 24 +58.8 9 5
8 2 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 24 +1:19.2 4
9 68 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 24 +1:28.2 18 2
10 49 Italy Vanes Francini Yamaha 24 +1:29.2 17 1
11 58 Italy Sauro Pazzaglia Yamaha 24 +1:30.1 20
12 34 Italy Franco Solaroli Harley-Davidson 24 +1:51.9
13 64 Switzerland Michel Frutschi Yamaha 24 +1:52.0 14
14 26 Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 24 +1:54.5 12
15 47 Italy Pierluigi Conforti Yamaha 24 +1:58.8
16 20 France Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 23 +1 lap
17 30 Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 23 +1 lap
18 11 Australia John Dodds Yamaha 23 +1 lap
Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 2
France Christian Sarron Yamaha 3
Switzerland Hans Müller Yamaha 4
Japan Akihiro Kiyohara Kawasaki 6
Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 8
Venezuela Aldo Nannini Yamaha 11
Italy Giovanni Pelletier Bimota 15
Italy 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 Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 21 45:58.7 1 15
2 7 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 21 +55.8 3 12
3 32 Italy Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 21 +1:13.5 6 10
4 5 Germany Anton Mang Morbidelli 21 +1:16.3 5 8
5 2 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 21 +1:28.2 2 6
6 27 Italy Sauro Pazzaglia Morbidelli 21 +1:41.2 7 5
7 18 Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli 21 +1:46.6 8 4
8 6 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 21 +1:48.9 20 3
9 9 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 21 +1:51.5 9 2
10 40 Italy Pieraldo Cipriani Morbidelli 21 +2:06.9 12 1
11 35 Italy Luciano Ricchetti Morbidelli 21 +2:13.8
12 8 Germany Gert Bender Bender 21 +2:15.7
13 29 Italy Guido Mancini Morbidelli 20 +1 lap 16
14 41 Italy F. Pellegrino Morbidelli 20 +1 lap
15 52 France Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 20 +1 lap
16 24 Italy Enrico Cereda Morbidelli 20 +1 lap
17 27 Italy R. Brazzi Morbidelli 20 +1 lap
18 44 Italy Luigi Rinaudo Morbidelli 18 +3 laps
Italy Giovanni Ziggliotto Morbidelli 4
Italy Germano Zanetti Morbidelli 10
Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 11
Austria Johann Parzer Morbidelli 13
Finland Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 14
Switzerland Rolf Blatter Morbidelli 15
Italy Claudio Lusuardi Morbidelli 17
Hungary János Drapál Morbidelli 18
Italy 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 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 13 31:40.6 1 15
2 19 Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 13 +1.4 3 12
3 1 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 13 +12.1 2 10
4 2 Germany Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 13 +1:27.8 5 8
5 7 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Kreidler 13 +1:28.4 9 6
6 3 Switzerland Ulrich Graf Kreidler 13 +1:36.7 6 5
7 8 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 13 +1:51.5 4 4
8 45 France Patrick Plisson ABF 13 +1:55.4 8 3
9 25 Italy Ezio Mischiatti Derbi 13 +1:56.5 10 2
10 11 Italy Aldo Pero Kreidler 13 +1:58.7 19 1
11 9 Austria Hans Hummel Kreidler 13 +2:14.3 14
12 29 Italy Guido Mancini Kreidler 13 +2:27.3 7
13 5 Switzerland Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 12 +1 lap
14 35 Netherlands Engelbert Kip Kreidler 12 +1 lap 16
15 30 Italy Giorgio Paci Derbi 12 +1 lap 18
16 16 Spain Ramón Gali Derbi 12 +1 lap
17 44 Italy Claudio Granata Derbi 12 +1 lap 17
18 37 Germany Günter Schirnhofer Kreidler 12 +1 lap
19 33 Italy Giuliano Tabanelli Silvestri 12 +1 lap 20
20 22 Italy Giovanni Lucarini UFO 12 +1 lap
NC 23 Italy Giorgio Macchiavelli UFO 7 +6 laps
Italy Alberto Ieva Ringhini 11
Germany Hagen Klein Kreidler 12
Italy Claudio Lusuardi Lusuardi 13
France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 15
30 starters in total
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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 73. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
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