1978 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1978 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 April 1978 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama.

  1978 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 13 races in the
1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date16 April 1978
Official nameXXVVIII Gran Premio de España[1]
LocationCircuito Permanente del Jarama
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.404 km (2.115 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 1:34.900
Fastest lap
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 1:34.500
Podium
First Pat Hennen
Second Kenny Roberts
Third Takazumi Katayama
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 1:38.700
Fastest lap
Rider Gregg Hansford
Time 1:36.900
Podium
First Gregg Hansford
Second Kenny Roberts
Third Franco Uncini
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Pierpaolo Bianchi
Time 1:44.100
Fastest lap
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:43.900
Podium
First Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Thierry Espié
Third Harald Bartol
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:53.600
Fastest lap
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:52.500
Podium
First Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Ricardo Tormo
Third Patrick Plisson

Classification

500 cc
Pos No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time Points
1 3 Pat Hennen Suzuki 57'45.800 15
2 40 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +7.300 12
3 24 Takazumi Katayama Sarome & Motul Team Yamaha +8.900 10
4 4 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +14.300 8
5 7 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +14.700 6
6 2 Steve Baker Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +16.500 5
7 8 Tepi Länsivuori Suzuki +1'01.500 4
8 15 Christian Estrosi Suzuki +1'10.700 3
9 9 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +1'14.900 2
10 5 Steve Parrish Suzuki +1 lap 1
11 14 Boet van Dulmen Suzuki +1 lap
12 21 Jean-Philippe Orban Team La Licorne Suzuki +1 lap
13 6 Tom Herron Suzuki +1 lap
14 11 Michel Rougerie Suzuki +2 laps
15 16 Leslie van Breda Suzuki +2 laps
16 28 Bruno Kneubühler RSS Racing Team Suzuki +2 laps
17 26 Clive Padgett Yamaha +2 laps
18 19 Alex George Suzuki +3 laps
19 33 Fernando Gonzalez de Nicolas Yamaha +3 laps
Ret Ikujiro Takai Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Accident
Ret Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired
Ret Max Wiener Suzuki Clutch
Ret Marco Lucchinelli Cagiva Corse Suzuki Accident
Ret Philippe Coulon Marlboro Nava Total Suzuki Retired
Ret John Newbold Ray Hamblin Motorcycles Suzuki Retired
Ret Olivier Chevallier Yamaha Retired
Ret Jon Ekerold Suzuki Deutschland Suzuki Retired
Ret Pentti Korhonen RSS Racing Team Yamaha Retired
DNS Carlos Delgado de San Antonio Suzuki Did not start
DNQ Eddie Roberts Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Francisco Perez Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Gianni Rolando Team Librenti Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Kimmo Kopra Yamaha Did not qualify
DNQ Seppo Ojala Yamaha Did not qualify
DNQ Victor Palomo Sonauto Buton Did not qualify
Sources: [2][3][4]

250cc
Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 50 Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 30 49:27.3 2 15
2 40 Kenny Roberts Yamaha 30 +10.3 1 12
3 2 Franco Uncini Yamaha 30 +45.8 3 10
4 6 Kork Ballington Kawasaki 30 +50.2 4 8
5 8 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 30 +1:21.9 7 6
6 9 Mick Grant Kawasaki 30 +1:22.6 12 5
7 14 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 29 +1 lap 8 4
8 5 Tom Herron Yamaha 29 +1 lap 13 3
9 3 Ray Quincey Yamaha 29 +1 lap 17 2
10 12 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 29 +1 lap 9 1
11 16 Anton Mang Kawasaki 29 +1 lap
12 18 Vic Soussan Yamaha 29 +1 lap 16
13 11 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 29 +1 lap 11
14 7 Les van Breda Yamaha 29 +1 lap 19
15 17 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 29 +1 lap 19
16 31 Carlos Morante Yamaha 29 +1 lap
17 28 Eduardo Alemán Yamaha 29 +1 lap
18 46 Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 28 +2 laps
19 48 Roland Freymond Yamaha 28 +2 laps
Mario Lega Morbidelli 5
Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 6
Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 10
John Dodds Yamaha 14
Benjamin Grau Derbi 15
Pierluigi Conforti Yamaha 18
Carlos Lavado Yamaha 20
29 starters in total
[4]

125cc classification
Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 27 47:54.8 2 15
2 11 Thierry Espié Motobécane 27 +36.7 4 12
3 6 Harald Bartol Morbidelli 27 +1:05.9 8 10
4 36 Clive Horton Morbidelli 27 +1:23.5 13 8
5 22 Felice Agostini Morbidelli 27 +1:35.1 7 6
6 4 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 27 +1:43.9 9 5
7 31 Miguel Cortes Morbidelli 27 +1:46.9 14 4
8 16 Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 27 +1:47.9 10 3
9 24 Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 27 +1:48.3 15 2
10 21 Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 12 1
11 39 Julien van Zeebroeck Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 18
12 26 Ivan Palazzese Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 19
13 18 Rolf Blatter Morbidelli 26 +1 lap
14 7 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 16
15 15 Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 26 +1 lap
16 14 Walter Koschine Morbidelli 26 +1 lap
17 38 Francisco Roman Motobécane 26 +1 lap
18 23 Fabrizio Frollani Morbidelli 25 +2 laps 17
Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli 1
Ángel Nieto Bultaco 3
Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 5
Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 6
Hans Müller Morbidelli 11
François Granon Morbidelli 20
28 starters in total
[4]

50cc classification
Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 18 35:02.5 1 15
2 3 Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 18 +4.2 2 12
3 4 Patrick Plisson ABF 18 +1:05.8 4 10
4 18 Wolfgang Müller Kreidler 18 +1:14.6 5 8
5 14 Cees van Dongen Kreidler 18 +1:46.7 11 6
6 32 Daniel Corvi Kreidler 18 +1:56.6 5
7 9 Theo Timmer Kreidler 18 +2:04.6 9 4
8 6 Ramón Gali Bultaco 17 +1 lap 20 3
9 12 Aldo Pero Kreidler 17 +1 lap 12 2
10 34 Javier Mira Kreidler 17 +1 lap 9 4
11 28 Jorge Navarrete Bultaco 17 +1 lap 15
12 24 Jacques Hutteau Kreidler 17 +1 lap
13 11 Rolf Blatter Kreidler 17 +1 lap
14 10 Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 17 +1 lap 13
15 31 Vicente Ferrer Kreidler 17 +1 lap
16 27 Henrique Sande Kreidler 14 +4 laps
NC 30 Salvador Ventosa Kreidler 12 +6 laps
Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 3
Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 6
Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler 7
Gaspar Legaz Kreidler 8
Claudio Lusuardi Bultaco 10
Peter Looyestein Kreidler 14
Hagen Klein Kreidler 16
Joaquín Gali Kreidler 17
Pierre Dumont Kreidler 18
Charles Dumont Kreidler 19
27 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 1 November 2018.
  2. "1978 Spanish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. "SPANISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1978". Motogp.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.
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