1978 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1978 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 28–30 April 1978 at the Salzburgring.

  1978 Austrian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 13 races in the
1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date30 April 1978
Official nameGroßer Preis von Österreich[1][2][3]
LocationSalzburgring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.241 km (2.635 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Johnny Cecotto
Time 1:21.520
Fastest lap
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 1:21.700
Podium
First Kenny Roberts
Second Johnny Cecotto
Third Barry Sheene
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Kork Ballington
Time 1:26.200
Fastest lap
Rider Kork Ballington
Time 1:25.720
Podium
First Kork Ballington
Second Franco Uncini
Third Takazumi Katayama
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:33.840
Fastest lap
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:32.980
Podium
First Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Harald Bartol
Third Pier paolo Bianchi
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Rolf Biland
Time 1:32.540
Fastest lap
Rider Werner Schwärzel
Time 1:30.650
Podium
First Rolf Biland
Second Mac Hobson
Third Alain Michel

Classification

500 cc
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 48'30.300 15
2 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +16.460 12
3 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +46.230 10
4 Marco Lucchinelli Cagiva Corse Suzuki +1'13.760 8
5 Tepi Länsivuori Suzuki +1'17.340 6
6 Michel Rougerie Suzuki +1 lap 5
7 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +1 lap 4
8 Boet van Dulmen Suzuki +1 lap 3
9 Franco Bonera Team Kiwi Yamoto Suzuki +1 lap 2
10 Bruno Kneubühler RSS Racing Team Suzuki +1 lap 1
11 Philippe Coulon Marlboro Nava Total Suzuki +1 lap
12 Leslie van Breda Suzuki +1 lap
13 Helmut Kassner Suzuki +1 lap
14 Jürgen Steiner Caramba Racing Team Bohme Suzuki +2 laps
15 Franz Heller Caramba Racing Team Bohme Suzuki +2 laps
16 Bo Granath Suzuki +2 laps
17 Markku Matikäinen Suzuki +2 laps
18 Franz Rau Kazenmaier Autovermietung Suzuki +2 laps
19 Michael Schmid Suzuki +2 laps
Ret Steve Baker Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Accident
Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired
Ret Pat Hennen Suzuki Retired
Ret Alex George Sarome & Motul Team Yamaha Retired
Ret John Newbold Ray Hamblin Motorcycles Suzuki Retired
Ret Werner Nenning Mobel Nenning Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret Takazumi Katayama Sarome & Motul Team Yamaha Retired
Ret Carlos Delgado de San Antonio Suzuki Retired
Ret Jean-Philippe Orban Team La Licorne Suzuki Accident
Ret Steve Parrish Suzuki Retired
Ret Walter Villa Suzuki Retired
Ret Jack Middelburg Suzuki Accident
Ret Tom Herron Suzuki Retired
Ret Jon Ekerold Suzuki Deutschland Suzuki Retired
Ret Max Wiener Suzuki Retired
Ret Hans Braumandl Suzuki Retired
Ret Børge Nielsen Suzuki Retired
Sources: [4][5][6]

350cc
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 Kork Ballington Kawasaki 35 50:38.28 1 15
2 Franco Uncini Yamaha 35 +14.37 2 12
3 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 35 +18.19 3 10
4 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 35 +46.73 12 8
5 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 35 +59.64 4 6
6 Michel Rougerie Yamaha 35 +1:05.34 17 5
7 Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 35 +1:12.82 6 4
8 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 35 +1:13.94 20 3
9 Vic Soussan Yamaha 35 +1:14.11 15 2
10 Franco Bonera Yamaha 35 +1:14.34 16 1
11 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 35 +1:14.67 8
12 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 35 +1:18.98 7
13 John Dodds Yamaha 34 +1 lap
14 Edi Stöllinger Yamaha 34 +1 lap 19
15 Michel Frutschi Yamaha 34 +1 lap
16 Kenny Blake Yamaha 34 +1 lap
17 Roland Freymond Yamaha 34 +1 lap
18 Ernst Fagerer Yamaha 34 +1 lap
19 Les van Breda Yamaha 34 +1 lap
20 Josef Hage Yamaha 34 +1 lap
21 Franco Solaroli Yamaha 34 +1 lap
22 Peter Baláz Yamaha 34 +1 lap
Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 5
Mick Grant Kawasaki 9
Tom Herron Yamaha 10
Pierluigi Conforti Yamaha 11
Anton Mang Kawasaki 13
Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 14
Christian Sarron Yamaha 18
36 starters in total
[6]

125cc
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 30 47:23.66 1 15
2 Harald Bartol Morbidelli 30 +2.23 3 12
3 Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli 30 +28.74 2 10
4 Thierry Espié Motobécane 30 +34.18 4 8
5 Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 30 +34.70 9 6
6 Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 30 +1:01.55 7 5
7 Hans Müller Morbidelli 30 +1:03.98 6 4
8 Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 30 +1:04.69 17 3
9 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Bender 30 +1:11.17 11 2
10 Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 30 +1:14.37 1
11 Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 30 +1:35.90 15
12 Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 30 +1:36.30 16
13 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 10
14 Felice Agostini Morbidelli 29 +1 lap
15 Johann Parzer Morbidelli 29 +1 lap
16 Ernst Fagerer Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 18
17 August Auinger Morbidelli 29 +1 lap
18 Ivan Palazzese Morbidelli
19 Karl Fuchs Morbidelli
20 Walter Koschine Bender
Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 5
Clive Horton Morbidelli 8
Ángel Nieto Bultaco 12
Gert Bender Bender 13
Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 14
Hans Hummel Morbidelli 19
Rolf Blatter Morbidelli 20
36 starters in total, 24 finishers
[6]

Sidecar classification
Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 Rolf Biland Kenny Williams TTM-Yamaha 30 46:19.30 1 15
2 Mac Hobson Kenny Birch Seymaz-Yamaha 30 +17.72 11 12
3 Alain Michel Stu Collins Seymaz-Yamaha 30 +17.86 3 10
4 George O'Dell Cliff Holland Seymaz-Yamaha 30 +22.19 5 8
5 Bruno Holzer Karl Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 30 +1:21.42 9 6
6 Göte Brodin Per-Erik Wickström Yamaha 30 +1:26.83 7 5
7 Wolfgang Stropek Karl Altricher Schmid-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 4
8 Hermann Huber Bernd Schappacher König 29 +1 lap 12 3
9 Klaus Sprengel Manfred Kürnsteiner Suzuki 29 +1 lap 2
10 Otto Haller Rainer Gundel MKM-Yamaha 28 +2 laps 1
11 Ernst Trachsel Andreas Stager TTM-Suzuki 27 +3 laps 15
12 Jock Taylor Lewis Ward Windle-Yamaha 27 +3 laps
13 Jean-François Monnin Philippe Miserez Seymaz-Yamaha 25 +5 laps 13
Werner Schwärzel Andreas Huber Fath 2
Hermann Schmid Kenny Arthur Schmid-Yamaha 4
Rolf Steinhausen Wolfgang Kalauch Seymaz-Yamaha 6
Siegfried Schauzu Lorenzo Puzo Busch-Yamaha 8
Dick Greasley Gordon Russell Busch-Yamaha 10
Egbert Streuer Johan van der Kap Schmid-Yamaha 14
21 starters in total
[6]

References
  1. "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Salzburgring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. "1978 Austrian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  5. "AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1978". Motogp.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  6. Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 75. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.
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