1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
Appearance
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Race 8 of 13 races in the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 23 July 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Sveriges Grand Prix[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Karlskoga Motorstadion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course |
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The 1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 23 July 1978 at Karlskoga Motorstadion. This was the 300th race to contribute to the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.
500cc classification
[edit]Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | |||
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1 | Barry Sheene | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 55'49.130 | 15 | |||
2 | Wil Hartog | Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | +0.052 | 12 | |||
3 | Takazumi Katayama | Sarome & Motul Team | Yamaha | +8.489 | 10 | |||
4 | Steve Baker | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +15.604 | 8 | |||
5 | Virginio Ferrari | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +23.138 | 6 | |||
6 | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +28.490 | 5 | |||
7 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +48.728 | 4 | |||
8 | Tepi Länsivuori | Suzuki | +1'02.411 | 3 | ||||
9 | Philippe Coulon | Marlboro Nava Total | Suzuki | +1'03.249 | 2 | |||
10 | Alex George | Suzuki | +1 lap | 1 | ||||
11 | Boet van Dulmen | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||||
12 | Markku Matikäinen | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||||
13 | Jack Middelburg | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||||
14 | Bruno Kneubühler | RSS Racing Team | Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
15 | Steve Parrish | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||||
16 | Max Wiener | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||||
17 | John Woodley | Sid Griffiths Racing | Suzuki | +2 laps | ||||
18 | Odd Aren Lande | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||||
19 | Peter Sjoström | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||||
20 | Franz Rau | Kazenmaier Autovermietung | Suzuki | +2 laps | ||||
21 | Dick Alblas | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||||
Ret | Michel Rougerie | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Ret | Carlos Delgado de San Antonio | Suzuki | Accident | |||||
Ret | Jean-Claude Hogrel | Buton | Buton | Accident | ||||
Ret | Karl Jensen | Yamaha | Retired | |||||
Ret | Leslie van Breda | Suzuki | Accident | |||||
Ret | Dennis Ireland | Suzuki | Accident | |||||
Ret | Jürgen Steiner | Caramba Racing Team Bohme | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Marco Lucchinelli | Cagiva Corse | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
DNS | Bengt Slydal | Suzuki | Did not start | |||||
DNQ | Bo Granath | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
Sources: [3][4][5] |
350 cc classification
[edit]250 cc classification
[edit]Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | 36 | 50:43.958 | 2 | 15 |
2 | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | 36 | +5.178 | 1 | 12 |
3 | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 36 | +1:12.584 | 6 | 10 |
4 | Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | 36 | +1:15.458 | 11 | 8 |
5 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | 36 | +1:21.730 | 5 | 6 |
6 | Clive Padgett | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | 13 | 5 |
7 | Mario Lega | Morbidelli | 35 | +1 lap | 7 | 4 |
8 | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | 12 | 3 |
9 | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | 35 | +1 lap | 15 | 2 |
10 | Hervé Moineau | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | 16 | 1 |
11 | Eero Hyvärinen | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | 17 | |
12 | Paolo Pileri | Morbidelli | 35 | +1 lap | 20 | |
13 | Seppo Rossi | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | ||
14 | Reino Eskelinen | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | ||
15 | P. Jansson | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | ||
16 | B. Elgh | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | ||
17 | Lennart Båckström | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | ||
Franco Uncini | Yamaha | 3 | ||||
Vic Soussan | Yamaha | 4 | ||||
Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | 8 | ||||
Mick Grant | Kawasaki | 9 | ||||
Leif Gustafsson | Yamaha | 10 | ||||
Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 14 | ||||
Richard Hubin | Yamaha | 18 | ||||
Hans Müller | Yamaha | 19 | ||||
30 starters in total | ||||||
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125 cc classification
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Karlskoga Motorstadion - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.
- ^ "1978 Swedish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "SWEDISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1978". Motogp.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.