1977 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1977 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 7 August 1977 at the Brno circuit.

  1977 Czechoslovak Grand Prix
Race details
Race 12 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date7 August 1977
Official nameGrand Prix ČSSR[1][2][3]
LocationBrno Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 10.920 km (6.785 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Johnny Cecotto
Time 3:29.710
Fastest lap
Rider Johnny Cecotto
Time 3:29.690
Podium
First Johnny Cecotto
Second Giacomo Agostini
Third Michel Rougerie
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Johnny Cecotto
Time 3:40.360
Fastest lap
Rider Johnny Cecotto
Time 3:39.900
Podium
First Johnny Cecotto
Second Tom Herron
Third Christian Sarron
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Franco Uncini
Time 3:50.970
Fastest lap
Rider Walter Villa
Time 3:46.890
Podium
First Franco Uncini
Second Walter Villa
Third Mario Lega
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Werner Schwärzel
Time 3:51.300
Fastest lap
Rider Werner Schwärzel
Time 3:50.960
Podium
First Rolf Steinhausen
Second Siegfreid Schauzu
Third George O'Dell

500cc classification
Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 11 Johnny Cecotto Team Venemotos Yamaha 53'21.530 15
2 1 Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Yamaha +25.680 12
3 49 Michel Rougerie Suzuki +47.850 10
4 3 Pat Hennen Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +54.690 8
5 26 Gianfranco Bonera Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1'34.180 6
6 2 Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki +1'51.740 5
7 24 Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +2'03.470 4
8 16 Max Wiener MSC Rottenberg Suzuki +2'37.910 3
9 43 Franz Rau Suzuki +3'11.860 2
10 18 Helmut Kassner Boeri Giudici Racing Team Suzuki +3'13.140 1
11 14 Alex George Hermetite Racing International Suzuki +3'33.160
12 20 Børge Nielsen Suzuki +3'45.630
13 29 Franz Heller Bromme GMHH Suzuki Racing Suzuki +1 lap
14 21 Roland Freymond Yamaha +1 lap
15 17 Jean-Marc Toffolo Yamaha +1 lap
16 40 Adelio Faccioli Yamaha +1 lap
17 45 Hans Braumandl Team Nava Olio Fiat Yamaha +1 lap
18 19 Giorgio Gatti Yamaha +2 laps
19 28 Michael Schmid Racing Team Albatros Suzuki +2 laps
Ret 41 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret 9 John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki Retired
Ret 18 Boet van Dulmen Pullshaw Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Werner Nenning Suzuki Retired
Ret 26 Armando Toracca MC della Robbia Suzuki Retired
Ret 20 Giovanni Rolando Suzuki Retired
Ret 25 Steve Baker Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Retired
Ret 4 Marco Lucchinelli Life Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Giuseppe Consalvi Yamaha Retired
Ret 27 Bo Granath Suzuki Retired
Ret 8 Jack Findlay Hermetite Racing International Suzuki Retired
Ret 11 Karl Auer MSC Rottenberg Yamaha Retired
Ret 18 Virginio Ferrari Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired
Ret 30 Jean-Philippe Orban Jean-Philippe Orban Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret 48 Harald Merkl Nava Kucera Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret 43 Ron Kirkham Yamaha Retired
Ret 43 Odd Arne Lände Suzuki Retired
Ret 35 Hans-Otto Buteneth Yamaha Retired
Ret 35 Bohumil Stasa Yamaha Retired
Sources: [4][5][6]

350 cc classification
Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 14 51:51.38 1 15
2 4 Tom Herron Yamaha 14 +54.72 4 12
3 22 Christian Sarron Yamaha 14 +1:05.52 5 10
4 14 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 14 +1:10.00 14 8
5 6 Víctor Palomo Yamaha 14 +1:13.36 11 6
6 32 Vic Soussan Yamaha 14 +1:13.86 13 5
7 12 Kork Ballington Yamaha 14 +1:38.32 7 4
8 28 Michel Rougerie Yamaha 14 +1:41.58 2 3
9 23 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 14 +1:50.01 2
10 16 Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 14 +1:53.54 12 1
11 9 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 14 +1:57.94 15
12 34 Jean-Claude Hogrel Yamaha 14 +1:59.51
13 47 Peter Balaz Yamaha 14 +3:09.06 17
14 46 Alex George Yamaha 14 +3:10.24
15 33 Børge Nielsen Yamaha 14 +3:31.89
16 43 Jack Findlay Yamaha 14 +3:50.54
17 26 Bo Granath Yamaha 14 +3:51.07
18 36 Grund Hartmann Yamaha 13 +1 lap
19 11 Franz Rau Yamaha 13 +1 lap
20 24 Franz Meier Yamaha 13 +1 lap
21 39 Georg Gatti Yamaha 13 +1 lap
Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 3
Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 6
Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 8
Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 9
Patrick Pons Yamaha 10
Alan North Yamaha 16
45 starters in total
[4]

250 cc classification
Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 21 Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 13 49:58.89 1 15
2 1 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 13 +0.41 2 12
3 29 Mario Lega Morbidelli 13 +23.84 3 10
4 15 Kork Ballington Yamaha 13 +25.45 4 8
5 5 Tom Herron Yamaha 13 +25.91 19 6
6 22 Alan North Yamaha 13 +56.98 7 5
7 16 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 13 +1:01.50 15 4
8 12 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 13 +1:03.46 17 3
9 9 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 13 +1:04.12 16 2
10 40 Guy Bertin Yamaha 13 +1:04.81 12 1
11 41 János Drapál Yamaha 13 +1:13.22 11
12 34 Aldo Nannini Yamaha 13 +1:19.57 5
13 11 John Dodds Yamaha 13 +1:24.75
14 8 Peter Balaz Jawa 13 +1:30.78 14
15 18 Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 13 +1:45.99 13
16 33 Ken Nemoto Yamaha 13 +1:46.63
17 25 Sauro Pazzaglia Yamaha 13 +3:10.10
18 42 István Holmár Yamaha 13 +3:10.94
19 43 János Vlaszati Yamaha 13 +3:19.70
20 28 Edi Stöllinger Yamaha 13 +3:46.86
21 44 Ryszard Mankiewitz Yamaha 13 +4:11.19
22 50 Oldrich Kába Jawa 12 +1 lap
23 45 Ondrej Szymanski Yamaha 12 +1 lap
Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 6
Vic Soussan Yamaha 8
Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 9
Mick Grant Kawasaki 10
Patrick Pons Yamaha 18
43 starters in total
[4]

Sidecar classification
Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Rolf Steinhausen Wolfgang Kalauch Busch-Yamaha 12 48:01.58 4 15
2 5 Siegfried Schauzu Lorenzo Puzo Yamaha 12 +45.13 5 12
3 8 George O'Dell Cliff Holland Windle-Yamaha 12 +46.14 9 10
4 4 Rolf Biland Kenny Williams Schmid-Yamaha 12 +1:29.20 7 8
5 12 Mac Hobson Stu Collins Suzuki 12 +1:56.57 6
6 7 Dick Greasley Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 12 +1:56.82 11 5
7 6 Helmut Schilling Rainer Gundel Aro 12 +2:46.24 3 4
8 17 Amedeo Zini Andreas Fornaro König 12 +3:17.30 3
9 21 Heinz Luthringshauser Helmut Hahn MKM 11 +1 lap 2
10 15 Gustav Pape Franz Kallenberg König 11 +1 lap 1
11 27 Herbert Prügl Hans Kussberger Rotax 11 +1 lap
12 32 Ernst Trachsel "Agner" Yamaha 11 +1 lap
13 18 Hans-Peter Hubacher Pudu Dudach Yamaha 11 +1 lap
14 33 Heinz Thevissen Erich Schmitz König 8 +4 laps
15 3 Hermann Schmid Kenny Arthur Schmid-Yamaha 7 +5 laps 2
Werner Schwärzel Andreas Huber Aro 1
Alain Michel Gérard Lecorre Yamaha 6
Göte Brodin Bengt Forsberg Windle-Yamaha 8
Bruno Holzer "Tschunko" LCR-Yamaha 10
Cees Smit Jan Smit König 12
26 starters in total
[4]

References
  1. "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. "1977 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. "Brno Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
  5. "1977 Czechoslovakian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  6. "CZECH REPUBLIC GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1977". Motogp.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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