1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 1 of 12 races in the
1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 25 April 1976
Official name Grand Prix de France
Location Circuit Bugatti Le Mans
Course Permanent racing facility
4.240 km (2.635 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 1:43.16
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki
Time 1:41.4
Podium
First United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Second Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Third Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta
Time 1:45.60
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 1:44.6
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Third France Jean-François Baldé Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 1:48.92
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 1:47.8
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson
Third Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 2:13.39
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Rudolf Kunz Kreidler
Time 2:11.2
Podium
First Germany Herbert Rittberger Kreidler
Second Germany Rudolf Kunz Kreidler
Third Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler
Sidecars
Pole position
Rider Germany Werner Schwärzel König
Passenger Germany Andreas Huber
Time 1:53.97
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland Yamaha
Passenger United Kingdom Ken Williams
Time 1:52.80
Podium
First Switzerland Rolf Biland Yamaha
United Kingdom Ken Williams
Second France Alain Michel Yamaha
France Bernard Garcia
Third Germany Helmut Schilling Aro
Germany Rainer Gundel

The 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 April 1976 at the Circuit Bugatti Le Mans.

500 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 30 51:45.33 1 15
2 55 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 30 +3.84 3 12
3 33 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 30 +19.29 2 10
4 4 Finland Tepi Länsivuori Suzuki 30 +49.85 12 8
5 1 Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 30 +55.65 5 6
6 43 Spain Victor Palomo Yamaha 30 +1:27.66 9 5
7 56 New Zealand Stu Avant Suzuki 30 +1:28.24 4
8 13 Germany Dieter Braun Suzuki 30 +1:47.88 3
9 12 Austria Karl Auer Yamaha 29 +1 lap 2
10 51 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Yamaha 29 +1 lap 1
11 19 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 29 +1 lap
12 45 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Yamaha 29 +1 lap
13 11 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 29 +1 lap
14 25 France Gilles Husson Yamaha 29 +1 lap
15 6 United Kingdom Alex George Yamaha 29 +1 lap
16 44 Brazil Edmar Ferreira Yamaha 29 +1 lap
17 48 France René Guili Suzuki 28 +2 laps
18 30 Sweden Johnny Bengtsson Suzuki 28 +2 laps
19 41 Germany Helmut Kassner Suzuki 28 +2 laps
20 36 Belgium Jules Nies Suzuki 27 +3 laps
Ret France Christian Estrosi Suzuki 4
Ret United Kingdom John Williams Suzuki 6
Ret United Kingdom Phil Read Suzuki 7
Ret Italy Nico Cereghini Suzuki 8
Ret Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki 10
Ret France Michel Rougerie Suzuki 11
35 starters in total
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350 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 73 Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 30 52:45.01 4 15
2 1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 30 +17.91 3 12
3 24 France Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 30 +30.07 7 10
4 70 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 30 +37.05 2 8
5 44 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 30 +42.33 8 6
6 49 Italy Paolo Tordi Yamaha 30 +44.73 6 5
7 42 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 30 +57.12 5 4
8 3 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 30 +1:04.88 3
9 9 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 30 +1:09.72 2
10 65 Australia John Dodds Yamaha 30 +1:16.94 1
11 52 Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 30 +1:40.94
12 28 France Alain Vial Yamaha 30 +1:42.52
13 81 France Claude Benelhadj Yamaha 30 +1:56.00
14 46 France Jean-Louis Olivier Yamaha 29 +1 lap
15 32 France Christian Bourgeois Yamaha 29 +1 lap
16 47 France Hervé Moineau Yamaha 29 +1 lap
17 62 United Kingdom John Weeden Yamaha 29 +1 lap
18 60 South Africa Alan North Yamaha 25 +5 laps [N 1]
19 61 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Yamaha 25 +5 laps [N 1]
20 22 Switzerland Franz Kunz Yamaha 24 +6 laps [N 1]
21 13 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Yamaha 23 +7 laps [N 1]
Ret Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 1
Ret France Patrick Pons Yamaha 9
Ret France Christian Huguet Yamaha 10
36 starters in total
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Footnotes
  1. 1 2 3 4 North, Parrish, Kunz and Coulon retired but were classified as finishers.

250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Italy Walter Villa Harley Davidson 30 54:41.62 1 15
2 90 Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley Davidson 30 +42.14 6 12
3 19 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 30 +48.71 5 10
4 49 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 30 +49.92 8 8
5 18 France Gérard Choukron Yamaha 30 +1:03.05 6
6 59 Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 30 +1:08.01 5
7 5 France Patrick Pons Yamaha 30 +1:08.18 4
8 36 France Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 30 +1:09.42 3
9 21 France Jean-Claude Hogrel Yamaha 30 +1:09.57 2
10 46 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 30 +1:11.52 9 1
11 65 Australia John Dodds Yamaha 30 +1:24.28
12 6 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 30 +1:29.55
13 32 France Denis Boulom Yamaha 30 +1:29.80
14 74 Italy Paolo Tordi Yamaha 30 +1:35.87
15 63 Spain Jaime Samaranch Yamaha 30 +1:36.17
16 34 France Gilbert Lavelle Yamaha 30 +1:36.84
17 53 France Christian Huguet Yamaha 30 +1:45.48
18 48 France Christian Sarron Yamaha 29 +1 lap 10
19 54 France Thiérry Noblesse Yamaha 29 +1 lap
20 8 Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 28 +2 laps [N 1]
21 13 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 25 +5 laps [N 1]
22 23 France Hervé Moineau Yamaha 23 +7 laps [N 1]
Ret United States Pat Evans Yamaha 2
Ret France Raymond Roche Yamaha 3
Ret Finland Tapio Virtanen MZ 4
Ret Switzerland Franz Kunz Yamaha 7
36 starters in total
[1]
Footnotes
  1. 1 2 3 Gustafsson, Herron and Moineau retired but were classified as finishers.

50 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 5 Germany Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 15 34:04.21 6 15
2 4 Germany Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 15 +0.19 4 12
3 6 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 15 +3.57 7 10
4 25 France Pierre Audry ABF 15 +4.88 2 8
5 12 Italy Aldo Pero Kreidler 15 +1:07.39 6
6 11 Netherlands Theo Timmer Yamathi 15 +1:17.45 5
7 28 France Yves le Tourmelin Scrab-Ty 15 +1:21.14 4
8 2 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 15 +1:22.42 5 3
9 23 France Benjamin Laurent Kreidler 15 +1:52.42 2
10 14 Switzerland Ulrich Graf Kreidler 15 +1:54.27 1
11 38 France Jacques Hutteau Scrab 15 +2:07.53
12 24 France Raymond Duriez Kreidler 15 +2:13.68
13 42 Hungary J. Zweisldo Kreidler 14 +1 lap
14 33 Spain Joaquin Gali Derbi 14 +1 lap
15 36 Germany Günter Schirnhöfer Kreidler 14 +1 lap
16 44 Belgium Giuido Delys Kreidler 13 +2 laps
17 26 France Pierre Harlay Kreidler 13 +2 laps
18 16 Netherlands Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 12 +3 laps [N 1] 8
19 29 Belgium Patrick de Wulf Kreidler 12 +3 laps
Ret Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 1
Ret France Jean-Paul Fargues ABF 3
Ret Netherlands Nico Polane Morbidelli 9
Ret Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler 10
32 starters in total
[1]
Footnotes
  1. van Dongen retired but was classified as a finisher.

Sidecar classification

Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 3 Switzerland Rolf Biland United Kingdom Ken Williams Yamaha 25 47:53.53 4 15
2 32 France Alain Michel France Bernard Garcia Yamaha 25 +4.13 2 12
3 11 Germany Helmut Schilling Germany Rainer Gundel Aro 24 +1 lap 5 10
4 21 Switzerland Bruno Holzer Switzerland Charly Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 24 +1 lap 6 8
5 9 Italy Amedeo Zini Italy Andrea Fornaro König 24 +1 lap 6
6 34 Switzerland Hanspeter Hubacher Switzerland Kurt Huber Yamaha 24 +1 lap 5
7 27 Germany Ted Janssen Germany Eric Schmitz Yamaha 24 +1 lap 4
8 22 Germany Siegfried Schauzu Germany A. Lorentz Aro 23 +2 laps 3
9 15 United Kingdom Dick Greasley United Kingdom Cliff Holland Chell Yamaha 23 +2 laps 2
10 14 Germany Heinz Luthringhauser Germany Lorenzo Puzo BMW 23 +2 laps 1
11 2 Germany Werner Schwärzel Germany Andreas Huber König 22 +3 laps [N 1] 1
12 25 France Yves Trolliet France P. Muller König 22 +3 laps
Ret Germany Klaus Enders Germany Wolfgang Kalauch Heukerot 3
Ret Austria Hans Prugl Austria Horst Kussberger König 7
Ret Switzerland Hermann Schmid Switzerland Jean Petit Yamaha 7
24 starters in total
[1]
Footnotes
  1. Schwärzel and Huber retired but were classified as finishers.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 53. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.
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