1978 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1978 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 12–14 May 1978 at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello.

  1978 Nations Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 13 races in the
1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date14 May 1978
Official nameGran Premio delle Nazioni[1][2][3]
LocationAutodromo Internazionale del Mugello
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.245 km (3.259 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 2:05.600
Fastest lap
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 2:04.800
Podium
First Kenny Roberts
Second Pat Hennen
Third Marco Lucchinelli
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Franco Uncini
Time 2:10.590
Fastest lap
Rider Gregg Hansford
Time 2:07.600
Podium
First Kork Ballington
Second Gregg Hansford
Third Takazumi Katayama
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 2:11.360
Fastest lap
Rider Kork Ballington
Time 2:09.300
Podium
First Kork Ballington
Second Gregg Hansford
Third Franco Uncini
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 2:16.850
Fastest lap
Rider Thierry Espié
Time 2:15.100
Podium
First Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Maurizio Massimiani
Third Harald Bartol
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Ricardo Tormo
Time 2:30.330
Fastest lap
Rider Stefan Dörflinger
Time 2:28.000
Podium
First Ricardo Tormo
Second Patrick Plisson
Third Julien van Zeebroeck
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Alain Michel
Time 2:13.490
Fastest lap
Rider Rolf Biland
Time 2:14.700
Podium
First Rolf Biland
Second Werner Schwärzel
Third Jean-François Monnin

Classification

500 cc
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 59'17.000 15
2 Pat Hennen Suzuki +6.200 12
3 Marco Lucchinelli Cagiva Corse Suzuki +35.500 10
4 Steve Baker Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +40.400 8
5 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +51.400 6
6 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +1'07.500 5
7 Tepi Länsivuori Suzuki +1'16.300 4
8 Philippe Coulon Marlboro Nava Total Suzuki +2'04.100 3
9 Boet van Dulmen Suzuki +2'04.700 2
10 Gianni Rolando Team Librenti Suzuki +1 lap 1
11 Nico Cereghini Suzuki +1 lap
12 Graziano Rossi Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1 lap
13 Franz Rau Kazenmaier Autovermietung Suzuki +1 lap
14 Alex George Suzuki +1 lap
15 Roberto Coli Suzuki +1 lap
Ret Carlo Perugini Suzuki Accident
Ret Carlos Delgado de San Antonio Suzuki Accident
Ret Carlo Paganini Suzuki Retired
Ret Bruno Kneubühler RSS Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret Lorenzo Ghiselli Suzuki Retired
Ret Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired
Ret Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Accident
Ret Michel Rougerie Suzuki Retired
Ret Pieraldo Cipriani Paton Clutch
Ret Steve Parrish Suzuki Retired
Ret Christian Estrosi Suzuki Retired
Ret Gregorio Mariani Suzuki Retired
Ret Jack Findlay Suzuki Retired
Ret Christian Estrosi Suzuki Retired
Ret Takazumi Katayama Sarome & Motul Team Yamaha Retired
Ret Børge Nielsen Suzuki Retired
DNS Sergio Pellandini Suzuki Did not start
Sources: [4][5][6]

350cc
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 Kork Ballington Kawasaki 25 54:08.0 7 15
2 Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 25 +0.4 11 12
3 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 25 +15.9 2 10
4 Michel Rougerie Yamaha 25 +16.2 5 8
5 Franco Uncini Yamaha 25 +41.4 1 6
6 Marco Lucchinelli Yamaha 25 +42.4 3 5
7 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 25 +1:01.6 10 4
8 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 25 +1:04.9 8 3
9 Vic Soussan Yamaha 25 +1:24.5 12 2
10 Mario Lega Morbidelli 25 +1:35.9 6 1
11 Tom Herron Yamaha 25 +1:36.0 4
12 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 25 +1:58.0
13 John Dodds Yamaha 25 +1:59.2
14 Franco Bonera Yamaha 24 +1 lap
15 Hervé Moineau Yamaha 24 +1 lap
Jon Ekerold Yamaha 9
30 starters in total, 19 finishers
[6]

250cc
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 Kork Ballington Kawasaki 23 50:23.4 4 15
2 Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 23 +0.0 2 12
3 Franco Uncini Yamaha 23 +51.0 3 10
4 Tom Herron Yamaha 23 +1:11.0 12 8
5 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 23 +1:14.9 11 6
6 Mario Lega Morbidelli 23 +1:15.0 5 5
7 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 23 +1:21.0 4
8 Raymond Roche Yamaha 23 +1:21.7 3
9 Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 23 +1:57.8 2
10 Sadao Asami Yamaha 23 +1:57.8 7 1
11 Anton Mang Kawasaki 23 +2:12.2 8
12 Sauro Pazzaglia Yamaha 23 +2:13.6
13 John Dodds Yamaha 22 +1 lap
14 Franco Solaroli Yamaha 22 +1 lap
15 Vic Soussan Yamaha 22 +1 lap 6
Kenny Roberts Yamaha 1
Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 9
Jon Ekerold Yamaha 10
30 starters in total, 19 finishers
[6]

125cc
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 20 46:25.9 1 15
2 Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 20 +26.2 8 12
3 Harald Bartol Morbidelli 20 +29.1 11 10
4 Thierry Espié Motobécane 20 +29.3 2 8
5 Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 20 +49.3 6
6 Hans Müller Morbidelli 20 +54.7 9 5
7 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 20 +1:18.6 4
8 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 20 +1:27.5 12 3
9 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 20 +1:39.3 10 2
10 Enrico Cereda Morbidelli 20 +1:48.9 1
11 Bruno Vasetti Morbidelli 20 +2:05.9
12 Italo Zerbini Morbidelli 20 +3:46.9
13 Ermanno Giuliano Morbidelli 19 +1 lap
14 Riccardo Russo Morbidelli 19 +1 lap
15 Ivan Palazzese Morbidelli 19 +1 lap
Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 3
Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli 4
Felice Agostini Morbidelli 5
Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 6
Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 7
30 starters in total, 21 finishers
[6]

50cc
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 12 30:39.4 1 15
2 Patrick Plisson ABF 12 +2.1 4 12
3 Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler 12 +19.4 5 10
4 Rolf Blatter Kreidler 12 +19.7 8
5 Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 12 +20.0 3 6
6 Aldo Pero Kreidler 12 +20.2 8 5
7 Wolfgang Müller Kreidler 12 +37.3 7 4
8 Alberto Jeva Morbidelli 12 +51.9 12 3
9 Salvatore Monreale Morbidelli 12 +54.7 11 2
10 Pierre Dumont Kreidler 12 +1:11.8 1
11 Daniel Corvi Kreidler 12 +1:12.4
12 Claudio Lusuardi Bultaco 12 +1:16.5
13 Enrico Cereda DRS 12 +1:39.0
14 Hagen Klein Kreidler 12 +1:55.1
15 Claudio Granata Morbidelli 12 +1:55.6 10
Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 2
Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 6
Sergio Zattoni Derbi 9
30 starters in total, 21 finishers
[6]

Sidecar classification
Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 Rolf Biland Kenny Williams Beo-Yamaha 20 45:40.2 2 15
2 Werner Schwärzel Andreas Huber Fath 20 +11.5 5 12
3 Jean-François Monnin Philippe Miserez Seymaz-Yamaha 20 +39.6 3 10
4 Dick Greasley Gordon Russell Busch-Yamaha 20 +46.6 9 8
5 Bruno Holzer Karl Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 20 +1:20.1 8 6
6 Yvan Troillet Pierre Muller GEP-Yamaha 20 +1:26.6 7 5
7 Hermann Schmid Kenny Arthur Schmid-Yamaha 20 +1:33.2 4
8 Jock Taylor Lewis Ward Windle-Yamaha 20 +1:37.2 3
9 Ernst Trachsel Andreas Stager TTM-Suzuki 19 +1 lap 2
10 George O'Dell Cliff Holland Seymaz-Yamaha 19 +1 lap 6 1
11 Siegfried Schauzu Lorenzo Puzo Busch-Yamaha 19 +1 laps
12 Egbert Streuer Johann van der Kaap Schmid-Yamaha 19 +1 laps
Alain Michel Stu Collins Seymaz-Yamaha 1
Rolf Steinhausen Wolfgang Kalauch Seymaz-Yamaha 4
Mac Hobson Ken Birch Yamaha 10
[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 10 November 2018.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Mugello - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. "1978 Nations MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  5. "NATIONS GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1978". Motogp.com. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  6. Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 89. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.
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