1978 French motorcycle Grand Prix

France  1978 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 13 races in the
1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 7 May 1978
Official name Grand Prix de France
Location Circuit Automobile Paul Armagnac Nogaro
Course Permanent racing facility
3.120 km (1.939 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Time 1:24.85
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha
Time 1:22.8
Podium
First United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha
Second United States Pat Hennen Suzuki
Third United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha
Time 1:26.45
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki
Time 1:24.5
Podium
First Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki
Second South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki
Third South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha
Time 1:27.69
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki
Time 1:25.8
Podium
First Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki
Second United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha
Third South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki
125 cc
Pole position
Rider France Thierry Espié Motobécane
Time 1:31.76
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli
Time 1:30.3
Podium
First Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli
Second Italy Eugenio Lazzarini MBA
Third Sweden Per-Edward Carlsson Morbidelli
Sidecars
Pole position
Rider France Alain Michel Seymaz-Yamaha
Passenger United Kingdom Stu Collins
Time 1:29.10
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland Beo-Yamaha
Passenger United Kingdom Kenny Williams
Time 1:29.6
Podium
First Switzerland Rolf Biland Beo-Yamaha
United Kingdom Kenny Williams
Second France Alain Michel Seymaz-Yamaha
United Kingdom Stu Collins
Third United Kingdom Mac Hobson Yamaha
United Kingdom Ken Birch

The 1978 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 7 May 1978 at the Nogaro circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 40 56:42.5 3 15
2 3 United States Pat Hennen Suzuki 40 +10.5 5 12
3 7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 40 +29.7 2 10
4 2 France Christian Estrosi Suzuki 40 +37.2 6 8
5 9 Netherlands Wil Hartog Suzuki 40 +1:07.3 14 6
6 31 Italy Graziano Rossi Suzuki 39 +1 lap 10 5
7 5 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Suzuki 39 +1 lap 11 4
8 23 Belgium Jean-Philippe Orban Suzuki 39 +1 lap 3
9 48 Italy Carlo Perugini Suzuki 38 +2 laps 2
10 52 Australia Kenny Blake Yamaha 38 +2 laps 1
11 43 United Kingdom Alex George Suzuki 38 +2 laps
12 51 France Marc Chabert Yamaha 38 +2 laps
13 15 New Zealand John Woodley Suzuki 38 +2 laps
14 37 West Germany Franz Rau Suzuki 37 +3 laps
15 25 Denmark Børge Nielsen Suzuki 37 +3 laps
16 38 West Germany Gerhard Vogt Suzuki 37 +3 laps
17 18 Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 36 +4 laps 9
18 11 United Kingdom John Newbold Suzuki 36 +4 laps
19 26 Finland Kimmo Kopra Yamaha 36 +4 laps
20 16 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki 33 +5 laps 17
Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 1
Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 4
France Michel Rougerie Suzuki 7
Finland Tepi Länsivuori Suzuki 8
Italy Franco Bonera Suzuki 12
France Pierre Tocco Yamaha 13
Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Suzuki 15
Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 16
36 starters in total, 24 finishers
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350 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 16 Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 36 51:29.2 3 15
2 5 South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki 36 +7.8 2 12
3 3 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 36 +46.8 12 10
4 2 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 36 +54.3 8
5 31 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 36 +1:09.1 8 6
6 1 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 36 +1:11.3 5 5
7 6 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 36 +1:18.3 1 4
8 29 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 36 +1:23.8 3
9 41 France Raymond Roche Yamaha 36 +1:24.5 4 2
10 4 France Michel Rougerie Yamaha 35 +1 lap 1
11 10 United Kingdom Mick Grant Kawasaki 35 +1 lap 11
12 49 United Kingdom Clive Padgett Yamaha 35 +1 lap
13 19 Japan Sadao Asami Yamaha 35 +1 lap
14 21 Italy Franco Bonera Yamaha 35 +1 lap
15 11 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 35 +1 lap
16 34 Switzerland Michel Frutschi Yamaha 35 +1 lap
17 30 Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 35 +1 lap
18 40 France Denis Boulom Yamaha 34 +2 laps
19 24 Finland Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 33 +3 laps
20 57 France Michel Rastel Yamaha 33 +3 laps
France Guy Bertin Yamaha 6
France Christian Sarron Yamaha 7
Australia John Dodds Yamaha 9
Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 10
36 starters in total, 21 finishers
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250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 25 Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 33 48:22.1 2 15
2 20 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 33 +2.1 7 12
3 6 South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki 33 +25.1 4 10
4 8 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 33 +48.9 8
5 5 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 33 +1:07.1 6
6 37 France Raymond Roche Yamaha 33 +1:12.7 3 5
7 12 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 33 +1:15.9 9 4
8 4 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 33 +1:22.6 6 3
9 21 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 33 +1:22.9 12 2
10 34 France Guy Bertin Yamaha 33 +1:23.3 8 1
11 2 Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha 33 +1:30.2 10
12 48 United Kingdom Clive Padgett Yamaha 32 +1 lap
13 27 France Hervé Moineau Yamaha 32 +1 lap
14 39 Japan Sadao Asami Yamaha 32 +1 lap
15 16 Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 32 +1 lap
16 40 France Jean-Claude Meilland Yamaha 32 +1 lap
17 31 Switzerland Jacques Cornu Yamaha 32 +1 lap
18 46 France Pierre Tocco Yamaha 32 +1 lap 11
19 51 Venezuela Carlos Lavado Yamaha 31 +2 laps
20 22 West Germany Josef Hage Yamaha 31 +2 laps
France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 1
France Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 5
36 starters in total, 24 finishers
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125 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli 32 50:21.3 2 15
2 2 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 32 +12.5 3 12
3 33 Sweden Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 32 +33.7 5 10
4 9 Italy Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 32 +37.0 7 8
5 4 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Bender 32 +1:30.9 6 6
6 18 France Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 31 +1 lap 9 5
7 32 Finland Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 31 +1 lap 12 4
8 36 France Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 31 +1 lap 8 3
9 6 Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 31 +1 lap 11 2
10 48 France Daniel Meyer Morbidelli 31 +1 lap 1
11 46 France Claude Gorry Morbidelli 31 +1 lap
12 7 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 30 +2 laps 10
13 27 Netherlands Bennie Wilbers Morbidelli 30 +2 laps
14 29 Austria Johann Parzer Morbidelli 30 +2 laps
15 28 Austria Ernst Fagerer Morbidelli 30 +2 laps
16 19 Italy Yves Dupont Morbidelli 29 +3 laps
17 45 France Jacques Hutteau Morbidelli 29 +3 laps
18 42 Italy Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 27 +5 laps
19 16 West Germany Bernd Schneider Bender 27 +5 laps
20 23 Switzerland Karl Fuchs Morbidelli 22 +10 laps
France Thierry Espié Motobécane 1
Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli 4
32 starters in total, 20 finishers
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Sidecar classification

Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Switzerland Rolf Biland United Kingdom Kenny Williams Beo-Yamaha 30 46:25.2 2 15
2 5 France Alain Michel United Kingdom Stu Collins Seymaz-Yamaha 30 +2.0 1 12
3 10 United Kingdom Mac Hobson United Kingdom Ken Birch Yamaha 30 +48.5 7 10
4 1 United Kingdom George O'Dell United Kingdom Cliff Holland Seymaz-Yamaha 30 +1:25.9 8
5 8 Switzerland Bruno Holzer Switzerland Karl Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 30 +1:25.4 8 6
6 3 West Germany Werner Schwärzel West Germany Andreas Huber Fath 29 +1 lap 6 5
7 19 United Kingdom Jock Taylor United Kingdom Lewis Ward Windle-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 4
8 6 Sweden Göte Brodin Sweden Per-Erik Wickström Yamaha 29 +1 lap 3
9 15 United Kingdom Bill Hodgkins United Kingdom John Parkins Windle-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 2
10 23 Switzerland Gérard Corbaz Switzerland Roland Gabriel Schmid-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 1
11 16 United Kingdom John Barker United Kingdom Nick Cutmore Yamaha 29 +1 lap
12 36 Switzerland Ernst Trachsel Switzerland Andreas Stager TTM-Suzuki 29 +1 lap 9
13 12 West Germany Siegfried Schauzu West Germany Lorenzo Puzo Busch-Yamaha 28 +2 laps
14 30 France Bernard Chabert France Patrick Jourdain GEP-Yamaha 28 +2 laps
15 33 Switzerland Jean-Claude Jaquet Switzerland René Delarre Yamaha 28 +2 laps
Switzerland Jean-François Monnin Switzerland Philippe Miserez Seymaz-Yamaha 3
France Yvan Troillet France Pierre Muller GEP-Yamaha 4
West Germany Rolf Steinhausen West Germany Wolfgang Kalauch Seymaz-Yamaha 5
West Germany Hermann Huber West Germany Bernd Schappacher König 10
24 starters in total, 18 finishers
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 81. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.
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