1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

  1978 Swedish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 8 of 13 races in the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	23 July 1978
Official name	Swedish TT
Location	Karlskoga Motorstadion
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.150 km (1.957 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha
Time	1:22.580
Fastest lap
Rider	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha
Time	1:22.066
Podium
First	Barry Sheene	Suzuki
Second	Wil Hartog	Suzuki
Third	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha
350 cc
Pole position
Rider	Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki
Time	1:22.292
Fastest lap
Rider	Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki
Time	1:22.216
Podium
First	Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki
Second	Kork Ballington	Kawasaki
Third	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider	Kork Ballington	Kawasaki
Time	1:24.400
Fastest lap
Rider	Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki
Time	1:23.504
Podium
First	Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki
Second	Kork Ballington	Kawasaki
Third	Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider	Pierpaolo Bianchi	Minarelli
Time	1:29.539
Fastest lap
Rider	Ángel Nieto	Minarelli
Time	1:28.767
Podium
First	Pierpaolo Bianchi	Minarelli
Second	Ángel Nieto	Minarelli
Third	Thierry Espié	Motobécane

The 1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 23 July 1978 at Karlskoga Motorstadion. This was the 300th race to contribute to the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.

500 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	Barry Sheene	Suzuki	40	55:49.130	2	15
2	Wil Hartog	Suzuki	40	+0.052	5	12
3	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	40	+8.489	6	10
4	Steve Baker	Suzuki	40	+15.604	3	8
5	Virginio Ferrari	Suzuki	40	+23.138	4	6
6	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha	40	+28.490	1	5
7	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	40	+48.728	9	4
8	Tepi Länsivuori	Suzuki	40	+1:02.411	10	3
9	Philippe Coulon	Suzuki	40	+1:03.249	8	2
10	Alex George	Suzuki	39	+1 lap	12	1
11	Boet van Dulmen	Suzuki	39	+1 lap	16
12	Markku Matikäinen	Suzuki	39	+1 lap	19
13	Jack Middelburg	Suzuki	39	+1 lap	14
14	Bruno Kneubühler	Suzuki	39	+1 lap	15
15	Steve Parrish	Suzuki	39	+1 lap	11
16	Max Wiener	Suzuki	39	+1 lap	17
17	John Woodley	Suzuki	38	+2 laps
18	Odd Aren Lande	Suzuki	38	+2 laps
19	Peter Sjoström	Suzuki	38	+2 laps
20	Franz Rau	Suzuki	38	+2 laps
	Marco Lucchinelli	Suzuki			7
	Les van Breda	Suzuki			13
	Dennis Ireland	Suzuki			18
	Jean-Claude Hogrel	But			20
30 starters in total
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350 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki	36	50:17.809	1	15
2	Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	36	+7.349	2	12
3	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	36	+21.665	3	10
4	Jon Ekerold	Yamaha	36	+42.523	8	8
5	Tom Herron	Yamaha	36	+51.558	11	6
6	Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha	36	+58.127	6	5
7	Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha	36	+1:07.238	4	4
8	Vic Soussan	Yamaha	36	+1:08.941	7	3
9	Mick Grant	Kawasaki	36	+1:15.827	5	2
10	Michel Rougerie	Yamaha	35	+1 lap	19	1
11	Patrick Pons	Yamaha	35	+1 lap	13
12	Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha	35	+1 lap	10
13	Anton Mang	Kawasaki	35	+1 lap
14	Eero Hyvärinen	Yamaha	35	+1 lap
15	Michel Frutschi	Yamaha	35	+1 lap	20
16	Seppo Rossi	Yamaha	35	+1 lap
17	Reino Eskelinen	Yamaha	35	+1 lap
18	Lennart Båckström	Yamaha	35	+1 lap
19	B. Elgh	Yamaha	34	+2 laps
20	Bo Granath	Yamaha	34	+2 laps
	Franco Uncini	Yamaha			9
	Clive Padgett	Yamaha			12
	Christian Sarron	Yamaha			14
	Hans Hansebraten	Yamaha			15
	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha			16
	Leif Gustafsson	Yamaha			17
	Jack Middelburg	Yamaha			18
30 starters in total
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250 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki	36	50:43.958	2	15
2	Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	36	+5.178	1	12
3	Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha	36	+1:12.584	6	10
4	Jon Ekerold	Yamaha	36	+1:15.458	11	8
5	Tom Herron	Yamaha	36	+1:21.730	5	6
6	Clive Padgett	Yamaha	35	+1 lap	13	5
7	Mario Lega	Morbidelli	35	+1 lap	7	4
8	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	35	+1 lap	12	3
9	Anton Mang	Kawasaki	35	+1 lap	15	2
10	Hervé Moineau	Yamaha	35	+1 lap	16	1
11	Eero Hyvärinen	Yamaha	35	+1 lap	17
12	Paolo Pileri	Morbidelli	35	+1 lap	20
13	Seppo Rossi	Yamaha	34	+2 laps
14	Reino Eskelinen	Yamaha	34	+2 laps
15	P. Jansson	Yamaha	34	+2 laps
16	B. Elgh	Yamaha	34	+2 laps
17	Lennart Båckström	Yamaha	34	+2 laps
	Franco Uncini	Yamaha			3
	Vic Soussan	Yamaha			4
	Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha			8
	Mick Grant	Kawasaki			9
	Leif Gustafsson	Yamaha			10
	Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha			14
	Richard Hubin	Yamaha			18
	Hans Müller	Yamaha			19
30 starters in total
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125 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	Pierpaolo Bianchi	Minarelli	32	48:07.322	1	15
2	Ángel Nieto	Minarelli	32	+0.104	4	12
3	Thierry Espié	Motobécane	32	+7.441	2	10
4	Per-Edward Carlson	Morbidelli	32	+51.523	3	8
5	August Auinger	Morbidelli	32	+56.571	8	6
6	Jean-Louis Guignabodet	Morbidelli	32	+1:00.370	10	5
7	Clive Horton	Morbidelli	32	+1:02.718	11	4
8	Matti Kinnunen	Morbidelli	32	+1:04.820	14	3
9	Hans Müller	Morbidelli	32	+1:10.382	6	2
10	Walter Koschine	Bender	32	+1:18.923	17	1
11	Patrick Plisson	Morbidelli	31	+1 lap	7
12	Stefan Dörflinger	Morbidelli	31	+1 lap	13
13	Bernd Schneider	Bender	31	+1 lap	16
14	A. Alexandersson	Morbidelli	31	+1 lap
15	Cees van der Ven	Morbidelli	30	+2 laps
16	Jan Båckström	Maico	30	+2 laps
17	Lennart Lundgren	Yamaha	30	+2 laps
18	Johnny Wickström	Morbidelli	30	+2 laps
19	Jonny Svensson	Bastard	30	+2 laps
	Eugenio Lazzarini	MBA			5
	Harald Bartol	Morbidelli			9
	Maurizio Massimiani	Morbidelli			12
	François Granon	Morbidelli			15
	Karl Fuchs	Morbidelli			18
	Roland Olsson	Starol			19
	Bengt-Göran Johansson	Morbidelli			20
30 starters in total
[1]

References

1. Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.