1977 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Austria  1977 Austrian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date1 May 1977
Official nameAustrian Grand Prix/Grosser Preis von Österreich[1][2][3]
LocationSalzburgring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.241 km (2.635 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Time 1:23.200
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Jack Findlay Suzuki
Time 1:25.970
Podium
First Australia Jack Findlay
Second Austria Max Wiener
Third United Kingdom Alex George
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Time 1:26.310
Podium
First N/A (Race abandoned)
Second N/A (Race abandoned)
Third N/A (Race abandoned)
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto
Time 1:35.100
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:35.200
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi
Third Austria Harald Bartol
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland
Time 1:30.080
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland
Time 1:31.660
Podium
First Switzerland Rolf Biland
Second United Kingdom George O'Dell
Third France Alain Michel

The 1977 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 1 May 1977 at the Salzburgring circuit.

The opening race was for the 350 cc category. This race was abandoned after eight laps following an accident which led to the death of Hans Stadelmann from head injuries, and seriously injured Johnny Cecotto, Patrick Fernandez, Dieter Braun and Franco Uncini.[4][5] The 125 cc race was due to run after the 350 cc race, but the 125 cc riders staged a sitdown strike and there was a delay before their race took place.[4] Riders in the 500 cc category organised a boycott of their race which led to only 14 competitors taking part.[6] The FIM, motorcycle racing's governing body, initially issued formal warnings to Barry Sheene and Ángel Nieto but later in the year the punishments were retracted.[6]

500cc classification[edit]

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 8 Australia Jack Findlay Hermetite Racing International Suzuki 51'19.260 15
2 24 Austria Max Wiener MSC Rottenberg Suzuki +15.400 12
3 29 United Kingdom Alex George Hermetite Racing International Suzuki +15.910 10
4 20 West Germany Helmut Kassner Boeri Giudici Racing Team Suzuki +25.360 8
5 48 West Germany Franz Heller Bromme GMHH Suzuki Racing Suzuki +1 lap 6
6 33 Austria Michael Schmid Suzuki +3 laps 5
NC 10 Netherlands Marcel Ankoné Racing Team Albatros Suzuki +16 laps
Ret ?? Austria Werner Nenning Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Sweden Bo Granath Suzuki Retired
Ret 12 Italy Virginio Ferrari Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Finland Markku Matikainen Lansivuori Team Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? New Zealand Stuart Avant Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Italy Armando Toracca MC della Robbia Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Pullshaw Suzuki Retired
DNS 3 United States Pat Hennen Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Did not start
DNS 7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Did not start
DNS 16 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki Did not start
DNS 4 France Christian Estrosi Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki Did not start
DNS 19 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Life Racing Team Suzuki Did not start
DNS 8 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Did not start
DNS ?? Italy Gianfranco Bonera Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Did not start
DNS ?? Netherlands Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki Did not start
DNS ?? United Kingdom John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki Did not start
DNS ?? Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki Did not start
DNS ?? Italy Gianni Rolando Suzuki Did not start
DNS ?? United Kingdom John Newbold Maurice Newbold Suzuki Did not start
DNS ?? France Michel Rougerie Suzuki Did not start
DNS ?? Belgium Jean-Philippe Orban Jean-Philippe Orban Racing Team Suzuki Did not start
DNS ?? West Germany Dieter Braun Suzuki Did not start
DNS ?? United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Suzuki Did not start
DNS 32 United States Steve Baker Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Did not start
DNS 20 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Team Venemotos Yamaha Did not start
DNS ?? Italy Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Yamaha Did not start
DNS 17 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha Did not start
Sources: [7][8][9]

125 cc classification[edit]

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 7 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 30 48:14.90 3 15
2 1 Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 30 +49.98 2 12
3 17 Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 30 +58.97 4 10
4 44 Italy Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 30 +1:08.28 6 8
5 9 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 30 +1:26.66 5 6
6 16 Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli 30 +1:26.73 7 5
7 25 Hungary János Drapál Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 13 4
8 46 Sweden Per-Edward Carlsson Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 18 3
9 22 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 10 2
10 31 Austria Johann Parzer Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 20 1
11 21 Finland Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 16
12 24 Sweden Hans Hallberg Morbidelli 29 +1 lap
13 37 France Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 17
14 15 Austria Hans Hummel Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 19
15 20 Austria Hans Zemsauer Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 11
16 26 Austria August Auinger Morbidelli 29 +1 lap
17 14 Netherlands Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 28 +2 laps
18 45 Netherlands Jan Ubels Morbidelli 28 +2 laps
19 41 Germany Alfred Schmid Morbidelli 28 +2 laps
20 5 Germany Anton Mang Morbidelli 28 +2 laps 9
21 12 Germany Walter Koschine Morbidelli 27 +3 laps
22 33 Switzerland Marc Constantin Morbidelli 27 +3 laps
Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 1
Germany Gert Bender Bender 8
Switzerland Xaver Tschannen Bender 12
Austria Ernst Fagerer Morbidelli 14
France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 15
36 starters in total
[7]

Sidecar classification[edit]

Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 4 Switzerland Rolf Biland United Kingdom Kenny Williams Schmid-Yamaha 30 47:01.41 1 15
2 8 United Kingdom George O'Dell United Kingdom Kenny Arthur Windle-Yamaha 30 +23.33 5 12
3 32 France Alain Michel France Gérard Lecorre Yamaha 30 +48.65 3 10
4 4 Sweden Göte Brodin Sweden Bengt Forsberg Windle-Yamaha 30 +1:13.74 7 8
5 2 Germany Werner Schwärzel Germany Andreas Huber Aro 30 +1:22.31 8 6
6 7 United Kingdom Dick Greasley United Kingdom Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 9 5
7 10 Switzerland Bruno Holzer Switzerland Charly Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 13 4
8 18 Germany Heinz Luthringshauser Germany Helmut Hahn MKM 28 +2 laps 3
9 33 Italy Amedeo Zini Italy Andreas Fornaro König 28 +2 laps 2
10 22 Austria Herbert Prügl Austria Hans Kussberger Rotax 28 +2 laps 10 1
11 19 Belgium Marc Alexandre Belgium Paul Gerard Kova-König 28 +2 laps
NC 6 Germany Helmut Schilling Germany Rainer Gundel Aro 26 +4 laps 11
NC 17 Switzerland Rüdi Kurth United Kingdom Dane Rowe Yamaha 26 +4 laps 2
NC 5 Germany Siegfried Schauzu Germany "Wohlfart" Yamaha 25 +5 laps 15
NC 12 Germany Ted Janssen Germany Erich Schmitz Colyam 23 +7 laps
Switzerland Jean-François Monnin Switzerland Edouard Weber Seymaz-Yamaha 4
Germany Rolf Steinhausen Germany Sepp Huber Busch-König 6
Germany Max Venus Germany Norman Bittermann König 12
Switzerland Hermann Schmid Switzerland Jean-Petit Matille Schmid-Yamaha 14
22 starters in total
[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1977". Archive.fo. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ "1977 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Salzburgring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 57. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
  5. ^ "Cyclist Killed In Prix Race". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 2 May 1977. p. 2. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  6. ^ a b Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 56. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
  7. ^ a b c Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 59. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
  8. ^ "1977 Austrian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  9. ^ "AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1977". Motogp.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.


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