1978 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

Spain  1978 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 13 races in the
1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 16 April 1978
Official name Gran Premio de España
Location Circuito Permanente del Jarama
Course Permanent racing facility
3.404 km (2.115 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha
Time 1:34.9
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha
Time 1:34.5
Podium
First United States Pat Hennen Suzuki
Second United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha
Third Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha
Time 1:38.7
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki
Time 1:36.9
Podium
First Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki
Second United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha
Third Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli
Time 1:44.1
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini MBA
Time 1:43.9
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini MBA
Second France Thierry Espié Motobécane
Third Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Time 1:53.6
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Time 1:52.5
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Second Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco
Third France Patrick Plisson ABF

The 1978 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 16 April 1978 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama.

500 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 3 United States Pat Hennen Suzuki 36 57:45.8 4 15
2 40 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 36 +7.3 1 12
3 24 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 36 +8.9 7 10
4 4 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 36 +14.3 2 8
5 7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 36 +14.7 5 6
6 2 United States Steve Baker Suzuki 36 +16.5 3 5
7 8 Finland Tepi Länsivuori Suzuki 36 +1:01.5 11 4
8 15 France Christian Estrosi Suzuki 36 +1:10.7 10 3
9 9 Netherlands Wil Hartog Suzuki 36 +1:14.9 14 2
10 5 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Suzuki 35 +1 lap 16 1
11 14 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Suzuki 35 +1 lap 15
12 21 Belgium Jean-Philippe Orban Suzuki 35 +1 lap 9
13 6 United Kingdom Tom Herron Suzuki 35 +1 lap 13
14 11 France Michel Rougerie Suzuki 34 +2 laps 17
15 16 South Africa Les van Breda Yamaha 34 +2 laps 19
16 28 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Suzuki 34 +2 laps
17 26 United Kingdom Clive Padgett Yamaha 34 +2 laps
18 19 United Kingdom Alex George Suzuki 33 +3 laps
19 33 Spain Fernando González Yamaha 33 +3 laps
Japan Ikujiro Takai Yamaha 6
Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 8
Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 12
United Kingdom John Newbold Suzuki 18
France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 20
28 starters in total
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250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 50 Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 30 49:27.3 2 15
2 40 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 30 +10.3 1 12
3 2 Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha 30 +45.8 3 10
4 6 South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki 30 +50.2 4 8
5 8 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 30 +1:21.9 7 6
6 9 United Kingdom Mick Grant Kawasaki 30 +1:22.6 12 5
7 14 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 29 +1 lap 8 4
8 5 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 29 +1 lap 13 3
9 3 Australia Ray Quincey Yamaha 29 +1 lap 17 2
10 12 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 29 +1 lap 9 1
11 16 West Germany Anton Mang Kawasaki 29 +1 lap
12 18 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 29 +1 lap 16
13 11 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 29 +1 lap 11
14 7 South Africa Les van Breda Yamaha 29 +1 lap 19
15 17 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 29 +1 lap 19
16 31 Spain Carlos Morante Yamaha 29 +1 lap
17 28 Venezuela Eduardo Alemán Yamaha 29 +1 lap
18 46 Finland Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 28 +2 laps
19 48 Switzerland Roland Freymond Yamaha 28 +2 laps
Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli 5
France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 6
Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 10
Australia John Dodds Yamaha 14
Spain Benjamin Grau Derbi 15
Italy Pierluigi Conforti Yamaha 18
Venezuela Carlos Lavado Yamaha 20
29 starters in total
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125 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 27 47:54.8 2 15
2 11 France Thierry Espié Motobécane 27 +36.7 4 12
3 6 Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 27 +1:05.9 8 10
4 36 United Kingdom Clive Horton Morbidelli 27 +1:23.5 13 8
5 22 Italy Felice Agostini Morbidelli 27 +1:35.1 7 6
6 4 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 27 +1:43.9 9 5
7 31 Spain Miguel Cortes Morbidelli 27 +1:46.9 14 4
8 16 France Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 27 +1:47.9 10 3
9 24 Sweden Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 27 +1:48.3 15 2
10 21 France Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 12 1
11 39 Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 18
12 26 Venezuela Ivan Palazzese Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 19
13 18 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Morbidelli 26 +1 lap
14 7 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 16
15 15 Netherlands Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 26 +1 lap
16 14 West Germany Walter Koschine Morbidelli 26 +1 lap
17 38 Spain Francisco Roman Motobécane 26 +1 lap
18 23 Italy Fabrizio Frollani Morbidelli 25 +2 laps 17
Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli 1
Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 3
Italy Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 5
Italy Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 6
Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli 11
France François Granon Morbidelli 20
28 starters in total
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50 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 18 35:02.5 1 15
2 3 Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 18 +4.2 2 12
3 4 France Patrick Plisson ABF 18 +1:05.8 4 10
4 18 West Germany Wolfgang Müller Kreidler 18 +1:14.6 5 8
5 14 Netherlands Cees van Dongen Kreidler 18 +1:46.7 11 6
6 32 France Daniel Corvi Kreidler 18 +1:56.6 5
7 9 Netherlands Theo Timmer Kreidler 18 +2:04.6 9 4
8 6 Spain Ramón Gali Bultaco 17 +1 lap 20 3
9 12 Italy Aldo Pero Kreidler 17 +1 lap 12 2
10 34 Spain Javier Mira Kreidler 17 +1 lap 9 4
11 28 Spain Jorge Navarrete Bultaco 17 +1 lap 15
12 24 France Jacques Hutteau Kreidler 17 +1 lap
13 11 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Kreidler 17 +1 lap
14 10 West Germany Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 17 +1 lap 13
15 31 Spain Vicente Ferrer Kreidler 17 +1 lap
16 27 Portugal Henrique Sande Kreidler 14 +4 laps
NC 30 Spain Salvador Ventosa Kreidler 12 +6 laps
Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 3
West Germany Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 6
Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler 7
Spain Gaspar Legaz Kreidler 8
Italy Claudio Lusuardi Bultaco 10
Netherlands Peter Looyestein Kreidler 14
West Germany Hagen Klein Kreidler 16
Spain Joaquín Gali Kreidler 17
Belgium Pierre Dumont Kreidler 18
Belgium Charles Dumont Kreidler 19
27 starters in total
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.
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