1976 Dutch TT

The 1976 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 27 June 1976 at the Circuit van Drenthe Assen.

Barry Sheene and Wil Hartog, celebrating on the podium after finishing first and third at the 500cc race.
  1976 Dutch TT
Race details
Race 6 of 12 races in the
1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date27 June 1976
Official nameDutch TT Assen[1]
LocationCircuit van Drenthe Assen
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 7.718 km (4.796 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 2:57.900
Fastest lap
Rider Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 2:59.600
Podium
First Barry Sheene Suzuki
Second Pat Hennen Suzuki
Third Wil Hartog Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Time 3:02.700
Fastest lap
Rider Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta
Time 3:03.100
Podium
First Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta
Second Patrick Pons Yamaha
Third Chas Mortimer Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 3:08.400
Fastest lap
Rider Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 3:05.900
Podium
First Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Third John Dodds Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 3:17.100
Fastest lap
Rider Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 3:13.700
Podium
First Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Second Paolo Pileri Morbidelli
Third Ángel Nieto Bultaco
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 3:37.700
Fastest lap
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Ulrich Graf		 Kreidler
Kreidler
Time 3:38.000
Podium
First Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Second Ulrich Graf Kreidler
Third Herbert Rittberger Kreidler
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Rolf Biland Yamaha
Time 3:15.900
Fastest lap
Rider Werner Schwärzel König
Time 3:16.700
Podium
First Hermann Schmid Yamaha
Second Martin Kooy König
Third Gustav Pape König

500cc classification
Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 7 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 48'44.900 15
2 25 Pat Hennen Colemans Suzuki +45.600 12
3 31 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +1'05.400 10
4 3 Alex George Hermetite Racing International Yamaha +1'13.400 8
5 6 Jack Findlay Jack Findlay Racing Suzuki 6
6 30 John Williams Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 5
7 13 Bernard Fau Yamaha 4
8 38 Rob Bron Yamaha 3
9 19 Helmut Kassner Suzuki 2
10 24 Dave Potter Yamaha 1
11 34 Piet van der Wal Yamaha
12 23 Hans Braumandl MSC Rottenberg Yamaha
Ret 11 Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Horst Lahfeld König Retired
Ret 20 Michel Rougerie Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Christian Estrosi Suzuki Dizziness
Ret ?? Jean-Paul Boinet Ecurie Jean Murit Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Philippe Coulon Suzuki Dizziness
Ret ?? Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Hans-Otto Butenuth Yamaha Retired
Ret 32 Stuart Avant Colemans Suzuki Retired
Ret 51 Boet van Dulmen Laponder Racing Yamaha Dizziness
Ret 27 Marcel Ankoné Nimag Suzuki Suzuki Infection
Ret ?? Dick Alblas König Spark plugs
Ret ?? Kees van der Kruijs Yamaha Infection
Ret ?? Kork Ballington Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? John Newbold Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired
Ret 12 Karl Auer Racing Team NO Yamaha Retired
Ret 2 Phil Read Team Life International Suzuki Infection
Ret ?? Gianfranco Bonera AMF Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson Retired
Ret ?? Jean-Philippe Orban Yamaha Retired
Sources: [2][3][4]

350 cc classification
Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 16 49:30.4 6 15
2 5 Patrick Pons Yamaha 16 +24.1 4 12
3 6 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 16 +46.3 10
4 19 Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 16 +50.7 8 8
5 24 John Dodds Yamaha 2 6
6 31 Franco Uncini Yamaha 10 5
7 8 Tom Herron Yamaha 4
8 1 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 9 3
9 4 Dieter Braun Morbidelli 2
10 38 Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 1
11 15 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha
12 11 Philippe Coulon Yamaha
13 10 Alex George Yamaha
14 34 Piet van der Wal Yamaha
15 36 Bert Struyk Yamaha
Ret Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 1
Ret Víctor Palomo Yamaha 3
Ret Gérard Choukroun Yamaha 5
Ret Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 7
30 starters in total
[4]

250 cc classification
Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 15 47:31.4 1 15
2 38 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 15 +16.2 2 12
3 13 John Dodds Yamaha 15 +37.8 7 10
4 20 Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson 15 +44.2 8 8
5 9 Víctor Palomo Yamaha 9 6
6 26 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 5
7 11 Tom Herron Yamaha 4
8 7 Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 6 3
9 37 Dieter Braun Yamaha 2
10 42 Franco Uncini Yamaha 10 1
11 39 Bernard Fau Yamaha
12 28 Jon Ekerold Yamaha
13 29 Pekka Nurmi Yamaha
14 32 Marcel Ankoné Yamaha
15 17 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha
16 33 Henk van Kessel Yamaha
17 14 Rolf Minhoff Yamaha
18 31 Mati Reinup MZ
Ret Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 3
Ret Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 4
Ret Patrick Pons Yamaha 5
30 starters in total
[4]

125 cc classification
Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 14 46:38.0 1 15
2 1 Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 14 +47.2 2 12
3 21 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 14 +1:01.3 5 10
4 26 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 9 8
5 22 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 7 6
6 37 Anton Mang Morbidelli 5
7 9 Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 4
8 4 Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 3
9 23 Xaver Tschannen Harley-Davidson 2
10 36 Pierre-Jean Cecchini Maico 1
11 8 Hans Müller Yamaha
12 32 Piet van Niel Yamaha
13 16 Pentti Salonen Yamaha
14 15 Hans Hallberg Yamaha
15 34 Bert Klaassens Yamaha
16 24 Julien van Zeebroeck Morbidelli
Ret Claudio Lusuardi Morbidelli 3
Ret Henk van Kessel AGV Condor 4
Ret Gert Bender Bender 6
Ret Horst Seel Seel EB 8
Ret Kent Andersson Yamaha 10
30 starters in total
[4]

50 cc classification
Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 9 33:10.4 1 15
2 12 Ulrich Graf Kreidler 9 +18.4 3 12
3 5 Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 9 +21.3 8 10
4 2 Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 2 8
5 28 Theo van Geffen Kreidler 6
6 4 Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 5 5
7 34 Gerrit Strikker Kreidler 10 4
8 31 Engelbert Kip Kreidler 3
9 16 Günter Schirnhöfer Kreidler 2
10 11 Aldo Pero Kreidler 1
11 10 Theo Timmer Kreidler
12 32 Ton Kooyman Hemeyla
13 15 Ingo Emmerich Kreidler
14 6 Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 4
15 3 Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler
16 17 Joaquin Gali Derbi
17 33 Peter Looyesteyn Kreidler
18 23 Yves le Tourmelin Scrab-Tyl
19 14 Ramon Gali Derbi
20 21 Guido de Lys Kreidler
21 29 Wim van Beek DRM
22 26 Terence Keane Kreidler
Ret Hans Hummel Kreidler 6
Ret Bruce Brady Kreidler 7
Ret Nico Polane Kreidler 9
30 starters in total
[4]

Sidecar classification
Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 7 Hermann Schmid Jean-Pierre Martial Yamaha 14 48:35.8 3 15
2 24 Martin Kooy Rob Vader König 14 +2.1 9 12
3 8 Gustav Pape Franz Kallenberg König 14 +36.7 10 10
4 2 Werner Schwärzel Andreas Huber König 2 8
5 11 Helmut Schilling Rainer Gundel Aro 8 6
6 10 Otto Haller Erich Haselbeck BMW 5
7 15 Dick Greasley Cliff Holland Yamaha 4
8 1 Rolf Steinhausen Sepp Huber Busch-König 5 3
9 25 Jaap Geerts Jan van Veen König 2
10 19 Siegfried Schauzu Wolfgang Kalauch Aro 4 1
11 9 Amedeo Zini Andrea Fornaro König
Ret Rolf Biland Ken Williams Yamaha 1
Ret Cees Smit Jan Smit König 6
Ret Alain Michel Bernard Garcia Yamaha 7
18 starters in total
[4]

References
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. "1976 Dutch TT MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. April 3, 2018.
  3. "motogp.com · DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1976". Motogp.com.
  4. Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 91. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.
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