1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix

West Germany  1978 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 11 of 13 races in the
1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 20 August 1978
Official name Grosser Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring
Course Permanent racing facility
22.835 km (14.189 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Time 8:31.7
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki
Time 8:29.5
Podium
First Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki
Second Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Third United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki
Time 8:44.7
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Time 8:39.7
Podium
First Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Second South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki
Third France Michel Rougerie Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki
Time 8:53.3
Fastest lap
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki
Time 8:49.5
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki
Second Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki
Third United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider France Thierry Espié Motobécane
Time 9:23.8
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Minarelli
Time 9:17.0
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto Minarelli
Second France Thierry Espié Motobécane
Third Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco
Time 10:24.0
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco
Time 10:15.8
Podium
First Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco
Second Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Third Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Sidecars
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland Beo-Yamaha
Passenger United Kingdom Kenny Williams
Time 9:15.8
Fastest lap
Rider France Alain Michel Seymaz-Yamaha
Passenger United Kingdom Stu Collins
Time 9:06.8
Podium
First West Germany Werner Schwärzel Fath
West Germany Andreas Huber
Second France Alain Michel Seymaz-Yamaha
United Kingdom Stu Collins
Third United Kingdom Dick Greasley Busch-Yamaha
United Kingdom Gordon Russell

The 1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 August 1978 at the Nürburgring circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 12 Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 6 51:21.7 3 15
2 4 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 6 +0.7 1 12
3 3 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 6 +33.9 2 10
4 7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 6 +36.0 6 8
5 17 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 6 +36.3 8 6
6 13 France Michel Rougerie Suzuki 6 +56.0 4 5
7 2 United States Steve Baker Suzuki 6 +57.5 9 4
8 29 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Suzuki 6 +1:08.1 10 3
9 9 Finland Tepi Länsivuori Suzuki 6 +1:10.0 11 2
10 59 West Germany Jürgen Steiner Suzuki 6 +2:10.4 1
11 26 Netherlands Jack Middelburg Suzuki 6 +2:11.2
12 1 Italy Franco Bonera Suzuki 6 +2:15.8 12
13 5 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Suzuki 6 +2:16.1
14 15 Austria Max Wiener Suzuki 6 +2:25.7
15 63 United Kingdom Alex George Suzuki 6 +3:40.7
Netherlands Wil Hartog Suzuki 5
Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 7
47 starters in total, 29 finishers
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350 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 6 52:27.4 6 15
2 5 South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki 6 +0.2 2 12
3 4 France Michel Rougerie Yamaha 6 +40.8 7 10
4 3 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 6 +42.1 8 8
5 2 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 6 +43.4 4 6
6 63 West Germany Anton Mang Kawasaki 6 +1:09.9 5 5
7 6 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 6 +1:37.0 4
8 23 Italy Franco Bonera Yamaha 6 +1:38.1 3
9 10 France Patrick Pons Yamaha 6 +2:04.3 2
10 53 France Hervé Moineau Yamaha 6 +2:10.2 1
11 82 West Germany Gustav Rainer Yamaha 6 +2:29.7
12 18 Finland Reino Eskelinen Yamaha 6 +2:41.6
13 66 West Germany Josef Hage Yamaha 6 +3:07.8
14 22 Italy Maurizio Massimiani Yamaha 6 +3:38.8
15 24 Italy Vanes Francini Yamaha 6 +3:56.1
Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 1
France Christian Sarron Yamaha 3
Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 9
Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 10
60 starters in total, 25 finishers
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250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 6 South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki 5 44:41.4 2 15
2 54 Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 5 +39.9 1 12
3 5 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 5 +52.5 9 10
4 50 France Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 5 +52.7 3 8
5 59 West Germany Anton Mang Kawasaki 5 +52.8 6
6 8 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 5 +1:07.7 7 5
7 37 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 5 +1:22.4 4
8 64 France Raymond Roche Yamaha 5 +1:23.6 6 3
9 10 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 5 +1:24.1 10 2
10 51 France Thierry Espié Yamaha 5 +1:24.3 1
11 12 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 5 +1:27.9
12 3 Italy Walter Villa Minarelli 5 +1:44.0
13 33 Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 5 +1:48.6
14 13 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 5 +1:48.9 4
15 28 Belgium Richard Hubin Yamaha 5 +1:49.5
United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 5
France Christian Estrosi Yamaha 8
50 starters in total, 36 finishers
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125 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 3 Spain Ángel Nieto Minarelli 4 37:26.0 2 15
2 1 France Thierry Espié Motobécane 4 +7.8 1 12
3 9 Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli 4 +1:07.5 3 10
4 12 Italy Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 4 +1:18.9 9 8
5 7 Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 4 +1:19.0 10 6
6 6 West Germany Gert Bender Bender 4 +1:22.5 4 5
7 8 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 4 +1:22.8 6 4
8 2 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 4 +1:23.8 5 3
9 19 West Germany Walter Koschine Bender 4 +1:24.0 7 2
10 56 West Germany Stefan Janssen Morbidelli 4 +1:26.9 8 1
11 32 Netherlands Henk van Kessel Condor 4 +2:10.1
12 16 Finland Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 4 +2:10.4
13 20 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Morbidelli 4 +2:10.9
14 31 Netherlands Bennie Wilbers Morbidelli 4 +2:11.3
15 35 West Germany Richard Schmiederer Morbidelli 4 +2:43.4
43 starters in total, 30 finishers
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50 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 3 Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 3 31:00.3 1 15
2 1 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 3 +14.1 2 12
3 2 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 3 +53.0 3 10
4 6 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 3 +1:30.2 4 8
5 37 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Kreidler 3 +1:58.7 8 6
6 39 West Germany Wolfgang Müller Kreidler 3 +2:00.3 5 5
7 13 Netherlands Theo Timmer Kreidler 3 +2:05.3 10 4
8 60 West Germany Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 3 +2:06.2 9 3
9 45 West Germany Reiner Scheidhauer Kreidler 3 +2:07.2 7 2
10 28 Netherlands Henk van Kessel Sparta 3 +2:26.3 1
11 63 Italy Claudio Lusuardi MBH 3 +2:28.7
12 21 Italy Enrico Cereda Kreidler 3 +2:30.8
13 12 West Germany Hagen Klein Kreidler 3 +2:48.4
14 31 Belgium Pierre Dumont Kreidler 3 +2:48.6
15 57 West Germany Richard Schmiederer Kreidler 3 +2:51.1
Netherlands Peter Looyestein Kreidler 6
48 starters in total, 34 finishers
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Sidecar classification

Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 3 West Germany Werner Schwärzel West Germany Andreas Huber Fath 5 46:37.6 3 15
2 5 France Alain Michel United Kingdom Stu Collins Seymaz-Yamaha 5 +1:26.2 2 12
3 8 United Kingdom Dick Greasley United Kingdom Gordon Russell Busch-Yamaha 5 +1:26.8 5 10
4 10 Switzerland Bruno Holzer Switzerland Karl Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 5 +1:26.9 8
5 14 Switzerland Jean-François Monnin Switzerland Paul Gerard Seymaz-Yamaha 5 +2:20.3 6 6
6 37 West Germany Hermann Huber West Germany Bernd Schappacher König 5 +2:53.7 9 5
7 17 Italy Amedeo Zini Italy Andrea Fornaro Busch-König 5 +3:33.3 4
8 29 United Kingdom Bill Hodgkins United Kingdom John Parkins Windle-Yamaha 5 +3:36.0 3
9 47 West Germany Otto Haller West Germany Rainer Gundel MKM-Yamaha 5 +3:59.1 2
10 24 Switzerland Thomas Müller Switzerland K. Waltisperg TTM-Yamaha 5 +4:13.4 10 1
Switzerland Rolf Biland United Kingdom Kenny Williams Beo-Yamaha 1
United Kingdom Jock Taylor United Kingdom James Neil Windle-Yamaha 4
Switzerland Hermann Schmid United Kingdom Kenny Arthur Schmid-Yamaha 7
West Germany Siegfried Schauzu West Germany Lorenzo Puzo Busch-Yamaha 8
39 starters in total, 25 finishers
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.
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