1976 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

Italy  1976 Nations Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 12 races in the
1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 16 May 1976
Official name Gran Premio della Nazioni
Location Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello
Course Permanent racing facility
5.245 km (3.259 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Giacomo Agostini Suzuki
Time 2:08.08
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene
United Kingdom Phil Read
Suzuki
Suzuki
Time 2:07.6
Podium
First United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Second United Kingdom Phil Read Suzuki
Third Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia John Dodds Yamaha
Time 2:10.67
Fastest lap
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Time 2:10.6
Podium
First Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Second Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha
Third Australia John Dodds Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 2:12.20
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 2:11.8
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Third Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 2:18.64
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Otello Buscherini Malanca
Time 2:18.3
Podium
First Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Second Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli
Third Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 2:34.73
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 2:32.2
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Second Italy Eugenio Lazzarini UFO
Third Germany Rudolf Kunz Kreidler

The 1976 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 16 May 1976 at the Mugello circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 29 1:02:35.5 2 15
2 2 United Kingdom Phil Read Suzuki 29 +0.1 4 12
3 28 Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 29 +53.0 5 10
4 4 Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki 29 +53.5 3 8
5 54 United States Pat Hennen Suzuki 29 +1:39.3 11 6
6 27 Netherlands Marcel Ankoné Suzuki 29 +1:45.3 12 5
7 32 New Zealand Stu Avant Suzuki 29 +1:50.7 10 4
8 40 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki 28 +1 lap 13 3
9 30 Germany Dieter Braun Suzuki 28 +1 lap 14 2
10 41 Denmark Børge Nielsen Yamaha 28 +1 laps 1
11 57 Austria Max Wiener Yamaha 27 +2 laps
Ret Italy Giacomo Agostini Suzuki 1
Ret Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 6
Ret France Michel Rougerie Suzuki 7
Ret Italy Nico Cereghini Suzuki 8
Ret Australia Jack Findlay Suzuki 9
Ret Austria Karl Auer Yamaha 15
Ret Italy Eduardo Elias Harley-Davidson 16
Ret Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Yamaha 17
Ret Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha 18
Ret Italy Giorgio Avveduii Suzuki 19
Ret Italy Mario Fiorentino Suzuki 20
30 starters in total
[1]

350 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 25 55:01.8 8 15
2 14 Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha 25 +30.5 3 12
3 65 Australia John Dodds Yamaha 25 +33.4 1 10
4 3 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 25 +36.2 9 8
5 9 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 25 +37.0 11 6
6 77 South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 25 +37.5 17 5
7 73 Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 25 +37.7 2 4
8 76 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Yamaha 25 +1:00.6 19 3
9 23 France Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 25 +1:06.3 10 2
10 70 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 25 +1:11.3 1
11 35 Italy Francini Vanes Yamaha 25 +1:19.2
12 24 France Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 25 +1:21.2 13
13 59 South Africa Alan North Yamaha 25 +1:39.3
14 21 France Christian Huguet Yamaha 25 +2:10.3
15 34 Italy Fosco Giansanti Yamaha 24 +1 lap 12
Ret Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 4
Ret Italy Paolo Tordi [N 1] Yamaha 1 5
Ret France Patrick Pons Yamaha 6
Ret Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha 7
Ret Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 14
Ret Italy Giuseppe Consalvi Yamaha 15
Ret Italy Eduardo Elias Yamaha 16
Ret France Gérard Choukroun Yamaha 18
Ret United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 20
29 starters in total
[1]
Footnotes
  1. Tordi crashed on the second lap and died from chest injuries.[2]

250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 23 51:43.3 1 15
2 25 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 23 +21.8 13 12
3 19 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 23 +37.9 3 10
4 6 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 23 +1:00.1 10 8
5 48 France Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 23 +1:01.4 9 6
6 9 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 23 +1:15.8 5
7 23 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 23 +1:21.9 4
8 36 France Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 23 +1:28.3 3
9 11 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 23 +1:40.9 16 2
10 66 Finland Eero Hyvarinen Yamaha 23 +1:41.2 1
11 35 Italy Mario Lega Yamaha 23 +1:44.1 15
12 32 France Denis Boulom Yamaha 23 +1:46.1 18
13 45 Switzerland Hans Stadelmann Yamaha 23 +1:59.7 2
14 15 France Christian Sarron Yamaha 22 +1 lap
15 29 Denmark Erick Andersson Yamaha 22 +1 lap
16 52 Italy Alfio Micheli Harley-Davidson 22 +1 lap
17 50 Austria Rudolf Weiss Yamaha 22 +1 lap
Ret France Patrick Pons Yamaha 4
Ret Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 5
Ret Italy Virginio Ferrari Harley-Davidson 6
Ret France Michel Rougerie Yamaha 7
Ret South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 8
Ret Italy Paolo Tordi Yamaha 11
Ret Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 12
Ret Australia John Dodds Yamaha 14
Ret France Gérard Choukron Yamaha 17
Ret Italy Otello Buscherini [N 1] Yamaha 6 19
Ret Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley Davidson 20
30 starters in total
[1]
Footnotes
  1. Buscherini crashed on the seventh lap and died from stomach injuries.[3]

125 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 21 Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 20 46:54.2 1 15
2 22 Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 20 +24.7 2 12
3 12 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 20 +1:05.3 12 10
4 33 Netherlands Henk van Kessel Condor 19 +1 lap 10 8
5 34 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 19 +1 lap 7 6
6 39 Italy Enrico Cereda Morbidelli 19 +1 lap 11 5
7 23 Italy Luciano Richetti Harley-Davidson 19 +1 lap 15 4
8 28 Italy Pierluigi Conforti Yamaha Italjet 19 +1 lap 13 3
9 10 Finland Auno Hakala Yamaha 19 +1 lap 2
10 18 Finland Matti Kinnunen Maico 19 +1 lap 1
11 20 Switzerland Hans Müller Yamaha 18 +2 laps
Ret Italy Otello Buscherini Malanca 3
Ret Switzerland Xaver Tschannen Maico 4
Ret Italy Ermanno Giuliano Malanca 5
Ret Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Malanca 6
Ret Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 8
Ret Finland Pentti Salonen Yamaha 9
Ret Germany Peter Frohnmeyer DRS 14
30 starters in total
[1]

50 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 12 30:49.9 1 15
2 2 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini UFO 12 +24.9 2 12
3 4 Germany Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 12 +32.8 4 10
4 14 Switzerland Ulrich Graf Kreidler 12 +40.7 3 8
5 6 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 12 +56.9 5 6
6 23 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Kreidler 12 +1:25.1 5
7 34 Italy Ezio Mischiati Derbi MGM 12 +1:34.6 4
8 11 Spain Ramon Gali Derbi 12 +1:38.5 3
9 42 France Pierre Audry ABF 12 +1:39.5 6 2
10 12 Italy Aldo Pero Kreidler 12 +1:43.9 1
11 16 Netherlands Cees van Dongen Kreidler 12 +1:44.1
12 8 Germany Wolfgang Müller Kreidler 12 +1:45.0 10
13 29 Italy Giovanni Ziggiotto MTK 12 +1:45.1 7
14 36 Germany Günter Schirnhöfer Kreidler 12 +2:33.9 15
15 41 Belgium Patrick de Wulf Kreidler 11 +1 lap 9
16 33 Italy Carlo Guerrini Ringhini 11 +1 lap
17 38 Spain Joaquin Gali Derbi 11 +1 lap
18 32 Italy Luigi Rinaudo Tomos 11 +1 lap
19 26 Austria Hans Kroismayer Kreidler 11 +1 lap
20 43 Italy Giorgio di Nunzio Derbi 11 +1 lap
Ret Netherlands Nico Polane Kreidler 8
Ret Italy Sergio Zattoni Derbi 11
Ret Italy Claudio Lusuardi Villa 12
Ret Austria Hans Hummel Kreidler 13
Ret Italy Ermanno Giuliano Kreidler 14
29 starters in total
[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 67. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.
  2. Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 65. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.
  3. Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 66. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.
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