1978 Dutch TT

The 1978 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22–24 June 1978 at the Circuit van Drenthe Assen.

Johnny Cecotto leads Barry Sheene and Kenny Roberts during the 1978 500cc Dutch TT race
  1978 Dutch TT
Race details
Race 6 of 13 races in the
1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date24 June 1978
Official nameDutch TT 1978[1][2][3]
LocationCircuit van Drenthe Assen
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 7.718 km (4.796 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Johnny Cecotto
Time 3:01.900
Fastest lap
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 2:57.400
Podium
First Johnny Cecotto
Second Kenny Roberts
Third Barry Sheene
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Franco Uncini
Time 3:05.700
Fastest lap
Rider Franco Bonera
Time 3:18.800
Podium
First Kork Ballington
Second Franco Bonera
Third Jon Ekerold
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 3:09.000
Fastest lap
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 3:09.600
Podium
First Kenny Roberts
Second Kork Ballington
Third Gregg Hansford
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 3:15.500
Fastest lap
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 3:16.600
Podium
First Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Maurizio Massimiani
Third Harald Bartol
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Time 3:36.600
Fastest lap
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 3:34.800
Podium
First Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Ricardo Tormo
Third Patrick Plisson
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Rolf Biland
Time 3:16.000
Fastest lap
Rider Rolf Biland
Time 3:11.500
Podium
First Werner Schwärzel
Second Jean-François Monnin
Third Dick Greasley

Classification

500 cc
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 48'17.100 15
2 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +0.100 12
3 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +3.100 10
4 Takazumi Katayama Sarome & Motul Team Yamaha +13.200 8
5 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +36.100 6
6 Michel Rougerie Suzuki +43.400 5
7 John Newbold Ray Hamblin Motorcycles Suzuki +43.600 4
8 Boet van Dulmen Suzuki +45.200 3
9 Steve Baker Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1 lap 2
10 Steve Parrish Suzuki +1 lap 1
11 Philippe Coulon Marlboro Nava Total Suzuki Retired
12 Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki +1 lap
13 Franco Bonera Team Kiwi Yamoto Suzuki +1 lap
14 Alex George Suzuki +1 lap
15 Jack Middelburg Suzuki +1 lap
16 Graziano Rossi Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1 lap
17 John Woodley Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki +1 lap
18 Max Wiener Suzuki +1 lap
19 Dick Alblas Suzuki +1 lap
20 Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Yamaha +1 lap
20 Franz Rau Kazenmaier Autovermietung Suzuki +1 lap
21 Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Suzuki +1 lap
22 Cees Scheepens Suzuki +1 lap
Ret Marco Lucchinelli Cagiva Corse Suzuki Retired
Ret Leslie van Breda Suzuki Retired
Ret Bruno Kneubühler RSS Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret Piet van der Wal RSS Racing Team Yamaha Retired
Ret Gianni Rolando Team Librenti Suzuki Accident
Ret Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Tyre problems
Ret John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki Retired
DNS Dave Potter Ted Broad Suzuki Did not start
DNS Bo Granath Suzuki Did not start
DNQ Jean-Claude Hogrel Buton Buton Did not qualify
DNQ Børge Nielsen Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Hans Braumandl Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources: [4][5][6]

350cc
Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Kork Ballington Kawasaki 16 54:32.9 3 15
2 27 Franco Bonera Yamaha 16 +11.6 12
3 3 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 16 +23.6 7 10
4 12 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 16 +29.3 8
5 7 Christian Sarron Yamaha 16 +49.2 6
6 2 Tom Herron Yamaha 16 +56.4 5 5
7 22 Mick Grant Kawasaki 16 2 4
8 6 Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 16 3
9 40 Piet van der Wal Yamaha 16 2
10 20 Franco Uncini Yamaha 16 1 1
11 11 Vic Soussan Yamaha 16 10
12 21 Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 16
13 36 Jack Middelburg Yamaha 16
14 39 Bert Struyk Yamaha 16
15 14 Víctor Palomo Yamaha 15 +1 lap
Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 4
Michel Rougerie Yamaha 6
Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 8
Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 9
30 starters in total, 16 finishers
[6]

250cc
Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 7 Kenny Roberts Yamaha 15 49:30.4 1 15
2 6 Kork Ballington Kawasaki 15 +9.1 4 12
3 4 Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 15 +37.7 3 10
4 2 Franco Uncini Yamaha 15 +42.8 8 8
5 20 Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 15 +1:12.7 6
6 12 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 15 +1:22.1 5
7 11 Vic Soussan Yamaha 15 +1:33.9 4
8 9 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 15 +1:34.2 2 3
9 16 Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 15 2
10 1 Mario Lega Morbidelli 15 1
11 17 Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 15
12 36 Bert Struyk Yamaha 15 9
13 14 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 15
14 27 Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 15 10
15 32 Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 15
Mick Grant Kawasaki 5
Christian Estrosi Kawasaki 6
John Dodds Yamaha 7
30 starters in total, 20 finishers
[6]

125cc
Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 14 46:56.7 1 15
2 10 Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 14 +33.1 4 12
3 6 Harald Bartol Morbidelli 14 +1:03.2 3 10
4 40 Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 14 +1:28.7 10 8
5 4 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 14 +1:39.3 6
6 12 Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 14 +1:41.7 5
7 19 Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 14 +1:44.0 4
8 14 Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 14 7 3
9 34 Henk van Kessel Condor 14 2
10 39 Bennie Wilbers Morbidelli 14 1
11 37 Theo Timmer Morbidelli 14
12 24 Walter Koschine Bender 14
13 33 Theo van Geffen Morbidelli 14
14 23 Clive Horton Morbidelli 14
15 35 Peter van Niel Morbidelli 13 +1 lap
Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli 2
Thierry Espié Motobécane 5
Hans Müller Morbidelli 6
Ángel Nieto Bultaco 8
J. Bosman Morbidelli 9
30 starters in total, 16 finishers
[6]

50cc
Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 9 32:34.2 1 15
2 2 Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 9 +22.6 2 12
3 3 Patrick Plisson ABF 9 +1:23.4 3 10
4 21 Peter Looyestein Kreidler 9 +1:31.3 4 8
5 16 Wolfgang Müller Kreidler 9 +1:55.7 7 6
6 18 Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 9 +2:07.4 9 5
7 33 Gerrit Strikker Kreidler 9 4
8 13 Rolf Blatter Kreidler 9 3
9 10 Cees van Dongen Kreidler 9 2
10 20 Jacques Hutteau Kreidler 9 1
11 34 J. Welvaarts Kreidler 9
12 8 Hagen Klein Kreidler 9
13 22 Chris Baert Kreidler 9
14 23 Daniel Corvi Kreidler 9
15 15 Claudio Lusuardi Bultaco 9
Theo Timmer Bultaco 5
Hans Müller Kreidler 6
Theo van Geffen Kreidler 8
Ton Koojiman Hemeyla 10
30 starters in total, 18 finishers
[6]

Sidecar classification
Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Werner Schwärzel Andreas Huber Fath 14 46:12.7 2 15
2 11 Jean-François Monnin Paul Gerard Seymaz-Yamaha 14 +46.7 4 12
3 6 Dick Greasley Gordon Russell Busch-Yamaha 14 +54.1 6 10
4 8 Bruno Holzer Karl Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 14 3 8
5 5 Göte Brodin Per-Erik Wickström Yamaha 14 7 6
6 15 Yvan Troillet Pierre Muller GEP-Yamaha 14 5 5
7 10 Hermann Schmid Kenny Arthur Schmid-Yamaha 14 4
8 23 Boy Brouwer Jan Oostwouder Coan-Yamaha 14 3
9 9 Max Venus Norbert Bitterman CAT-Yamaha 14 2
10 16 Bill Hodgkins John Parkins Windle-Yamaha 13 +1 lap 1
Rolf Biland Kenny Williams Beo-Yamaha 1
Rolf Steinhausen Wolfgang Kalauch Seymaz-Yamaha 8
Amedeo Zini Andrea Fornero König 9
22 starters in total, 11 finishers
[6]

References
  1. "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. 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 11 November 2018.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "TT Circuit Assen - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. "1978 Dutch TT MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. "DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1978". Motogp.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 95. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.
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