1977 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

Austria  1977 Austrian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 1 May 1977
Official name Grosser Preis von Österreich
Location Salzburgring
Course Permanent racing facility
4.241 km (2.635 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 1:23.20
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Jack Findlay Suzuki
Time 1:25.97
Podium
First Australia Jack Findlay Suzuki
Second Austria Max Wiener Suzuki
Third United Kingdom Alex George Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Time 1:26.31
Podium
First n/a
Second n/a
Third n/a
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 1:35.10
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli
Time 1:35.20
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli
Second Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Third Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli
Sidecars
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland Schmid-Yamaha
Passenger United Kingdom Ken Williams
Time 1:30.08
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland Schmid-Yamaha
Passenger United Kingdom Ken Williams
Time 1:31.66
Podium
First Switzerland Rolf Biland Schmid-Yamaha
United Kingdom Ken Williams
Second United Kingdom George O'Dell Windle-Yamaha
United Kingdom Kenny Arthur
Third France Alain Michel Yamaha
France Gérard Lecorre

The 1977 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 1 May 1977 at the Salzburgring circuit.

The opening race was for the 350 cc category. This race was abandoned after eight laps following an accident which led to the death of Hans Stadelmann from head injuries, and seriously injured Johnny Cecotto, Patrick Fernandez, Dieter Braun and Franco Uncini.[1][2] The 125 cc race was due to run after the 350 cc race, but the 125 cc riders staged a sitdown strike and there was a delay before their race took place.[1] Riders in the 500 cc category organised a boycott of their race which led to only 14 competitors taking part.[3] The FIM, motorcycle racing's governing body, initially issued formal warnings to Barry Sheene and Ángel Nieto but later in the year the punishments were retracted.[3]

500 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 8 Australia Jack Findlay Suzuki 35 51:19.26 13 15
2 24 Austria Max Wiener Suzuki 35 +15.40 12
3 29 United Kingdom Alex George Suzuki 35 +15.91 20 10
4 20 Germany Helmut Kassner Suzuki 35 +25.36 19 8
5 48 Germany Franz Heller Suzuki 34 +1 lap 6
6 33 Austria Michael Schmid Suzuki 32 +3 laps 5
NC 10 Netherlands Marcel Ankoné Suzuki 19 +16 laps 18
United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 1
United States Steve Baker Yamaha 2
Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 3
United States Pat Hennen Suzuki 4
Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki 5
Italy Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 6
France Christian Estrosi Suzuki 7
Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 8
Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 9
United Kingdom Steve Parrish Suzuki 10
New Zealand Stu Avant Suzuki 11
Italy Gianfranco Bonera Suzuki 12
United Kingdom Tom Herron Suzuki 14
Netherlands Wil Hartog Suzuki 15
United Kingdom John Williams Suzuki 16
Italy Armando Toracca Suzuki 17
14 starters in total
[4]

125 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 7 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 30 48:14.90 3 15
2 1 Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 30 +49.98 2 12
3 17 Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 30 +58.97 4 10
4 44 Italy Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 30 +1:08.28 6 8
5 9 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 30 +1:26.66 5 6
6 16 Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli 30 +1:26.73 7 5
7 25 Hungary János Drapál Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 13 4
8 46 Sweden Per-Edward Carlsson Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 18 3
9 22 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 10 2
10 31 Austria Johann Parzer Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 20 1
11 21 Finland Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 16
12 24 Sweden Hans Hallberg Morbidelli 29 +1 lap
13 37 France Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 17
14 15 Austria Hans Hummel Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 19
15 20 Austria Hans Zemsauer Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 11
16 26 Austria August Auinger Morbidelli 29 +1 lap
17 14 Netherlands Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 28 +2 laps
18 45 Netherlands Jan Ubels Morbidelli 28 +2 laps
19 41 Germany Alfred Schmid Morbidelli 28 +2 laps
20 5 Germany Anton Mang Morbidelli 28 +2 laps 9
21 12 Germany Walter Koschine Morbidelli 27 +3 laps
22 33 Switzerland Marc Constantin Morbidelli 27 +3 laps
Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 1
Germany Gert Bender Bender 8
Switzerland Xaver Tschannen Bender 12
Austria Ernst Fagerer Morbidelli 14
France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 15
36 starters in total
[4]

Sidecar classification

Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 4 Switzerland Rolf Biland United Kingdom Kenny Williams Schmid-Yamaha 30 47:01.41 1 15
2 8 United Kingdom George O'Dell United Kingdom Kenny Arthur Windle-Yamaha 30 +23.33 5 12
3 32 France Alain Michel France Gérard Lecorre Yamaha 30 +48.65 3 10
4 4 Sweden Göte Brodin Sweden Bengt Forsberg Windle-Yamaha 30 +1:13.74 7 8
5 2 Germany Werner Schwärzel Germany Andreas Huber Aro 30 +1:22.31 8 6
6 7 United Kingdom Dick Greasley United Kingdom Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 9 5
7 10 Switzerland Bruno Holzer Switzerland Charly Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 13 4
8 18 Germany Heinz Luthringshauser Germany Helmut Hahn MKM 28 +2 laps 3
9 33 Italy Amedeo Zini Italy Andreas Fornaro König 28 +2 laps 2
10 22 Austria Herbert Prügl Austria Hans Kussberger Rotax 28 +2 laps 10 1
11 19 Belgium Marc Alexandre Belgium Paul Gerard Kova-König 28 +2 laps
NC 6 Germany Helmut Schilling Germany Rainer Gundel Aro 26 +4 laps 11
NC 17 Switzerland Rüdi Kurth United Kingdom Dane Rowe Yamaha 26 +4 laps 2
NC 5 Germany Siegfried Schauzu Germany "Wohlfart" Yamaha 25 +5 laps 15
NC 12 Germany Ted Janssen Germany Erich Schmitz Colyam 23 +7 laps
Switzerland Jean-François Monnin Switzerland Edouard Weber Seymaz-Yamaha 4
Germany Rolf Steinhausen Germany Sepp Huber Busch-König 6
Germany Max Venus Germany Norman Bittermann König 12
Switzerland Hermann Schmid Switzerland Jean-Petit Matille Schmid-Yamaha 14
22 starters in total
[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 57. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
  2. "Cyclist Killed In Prix Race". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 2 May 1977. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  3. 1 2 Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 56. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
  4. 1 2 3 Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 59. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
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