1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix

United Kingdom  1977 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 13–14 August 1977
Official name John Player British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Course Permanent racing facility
4.711 km (2.927 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 1:32.99
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Steve Parrish Suzuki
Time 1:34.27
Podium
First United States Pat Hennen Suzuki
Second United States Steve Baker Yamaha
Third Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha
Time 1:35.77
Fastest lap
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha
Time 1:36.06
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha
Second France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha
Third United Kingdom John Williams Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Time 1:38.29
Fastest lap
Rider France Eric Saul Yamaha
Time 1:38.27
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha
Second Venezuela Aldo Nannini Yamaha
Third France Eric Saul Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli
Time 1:45.65
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli
Time 1:44.78
Podium
First Italy Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli
Second Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli
Third France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli
Sidecars
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland Schmid-Yamaha
Passenger United Kingdom Kenny Williams
Time 1:39.86
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Werner Schwärzel Aro
Passenger Germany Andreas Huber
Time 1:57.18
Podium
First Germany Werner Schwärzel Aro
Germany Andreas Huber
Second Germany Rolf Steinhausen Busch-Yamaha
Germany Wolfgang Kalauch
Third United Kingdom George O'Dell Windle-Yamaha
United Kingdom Cliff Holland

The 1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth and final round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 13–14 August 1977 at Silverstone Circuit. 1977 marked the beginning of a new era as, it was the first time the event was held on the British mainland after the Isle of Man TT had represented the United Kingdom on the FIM Grand Prix calendar for the previous 28 years since the championship's inception in 1949.[1] Once the most prestigious race of the year, the Isle of Man TT had been increasingly boycotted by the top riders, and finally succumbed to pressure for increased safety in racing events.[1] It was also the final grand prix race for Giacomo Agostini.

500 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 3 United States Pat Hennen Suzuki 28 45:31.96 5 15
2 32 United States Steve Baker Yamaha 28 +41.59 4 12
3 2 Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki 28 +1:02.79 9 10
4 13 Italy Gianfranco Bonera Suzuki 28 +1:22.96 11 8
5 35 United Kingdom Steve Wright Suzuki 27 +1 lap 6
6 24 United Kingdom Alex George Suzuki 27 +1 lap 19 5
7 28 United Kingdom Derek Chatterton Suzuki 27 +1 lap 4
8 46 Austria Max Wiener Suzuki 27 +1 lap 3
9 10 Italy Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 27 +1 lap 7 2
10 31 United Kingdom Kevin Wrettom Suzuki 27 +1 lap 1
11 37 Germany Helmut Kassner Suzuki 26 +2 laps
12 42 Germany Franz Meier Yamaha 26 +2 laps
13 43 Norway Odd Arne Lande Suzuki 26 +2 laps
United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 1
Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 2
United Kingdom Steve Parrish Suzuki 3
United Kingdom John Williams Suzuki 6
France Michel Rougerie Suzuki 8
United Kingdom John Newbold Suzuki 10
Netherlands Wil Hartog Suzuki 12
New Zealand John Woodley Suzuki 13
New Zealand Stu Avant Suzuki 14
Australia Jack Findlay Suzuki 15
France Jean-Paul Boinet Suzuki 16
France Christian Estrosi Suzuki 17
South Africa Les van Breda Suzuki 18
United Kingdom Ron Haslam Suzuki 20
36 starters in total
[2]

350 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 11 South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 28 45:32.10 1 15
2 9 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 28 +16.31 9 12
3 32 United Kingdom John Williams Yamaha 28 +16.42 10 10
4 34 United Kingdom Eddie Roberts Yamaha 28 +24.52 2 8
5 42 United Kingdom Alan Stewart Yamaha 28 +29.55 6
6 28 Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 28 +38.19 8 5
7 29 Switzerland Michel Frutschi Yamaha 28 +54.84 4
8 44 Germany Helmut Kassner Yamaha 28 +1:03.90 3
9 49 Finland Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 28 +1:08.19 2
10 33 United Kingdom Austin Hockley Yamaha 28 +1:23.29 1
11 47 France Alain Terras Yamaha 27 +1 lap
12 5 Australia John Dodds Yamaha 27 +1 lap 14
13 24 South Africa Les van Breda Yamaha 27 +1 lap
14 46 United Kingdom Graham Hobbs Yamaha 27 +1 lap
15 12 Finland Reino Eskelinen Yamaha 27 +1 lap
16 40 Denmark Kaj Jensen Yamaha 26 +2 laps
Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 3
United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 4
France Christian Sarron Yamaha 5
South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 6
South Africa Alan North Yamaha 7
Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 11
France Patrick Pons Yamaha 12
France Michel Rougerie Yamaha 13
France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 15
Italy Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 16
France Bernard Fau Yamaha 17
Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha 18
United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 19
Japan Ken Nemoto Yamaha 20
46 starters in total
[2]

250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 20 South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 26 43:37.08 17 15
2 47 Venezuela Aldo Nannini Yamaha 26 +2.47 5 12
3 25 France Eric Saul Yamaha 26 +4.85 8 10
4 13 Italy Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 26 +13.66 4 8
5 8 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 26 +13.66 7 6
6 21 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 26 +13.81 11 5
7 22 France Guy Bertin Yamaha 26 +22.20 12 4
8 36 Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 26 +24.42 3
9 1 Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 26 +26.32 15 2
10 23 France Patrick Pons Yamaha 26 +34.56 19 1
11 19 United Kingdom Eddie Roberts Yamaha 26 +34.66
12 27 Switzerland Michel Frutschi Yamaha 26 +1:03.64
13 41 United Kingdom Alan Stewart Yamaha 26 +1:03.82
14 16 France Jean-Claude Meilland Yamaha 26 +1:16.74
15 26 France Denis Boulom Yamaha 26 +1:37.21
16 34 Finland Seppo Rossi Yamaha 26 +1:37.21
17 39 United Kingdom John Weeden Yamaha 26 +1:37.86
18 28 United Kingdom Ian Richards Yamaha 25 +1 lap
19 45 United Kingdom Graham Hobbs Yamaha 25 +1 lap
20 38 Australia Warren Willing Yamaha 25 +1 lap
21 4 Canada Ron Kirkham Yamaha 24 +2 laps
Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 1
United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 2
United Kingdom Mick Grant Kawasaki 3
South Africa Alan North Yamaha 6
South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 9
Switzerland Hans Müller Yamaha 10
France Christian Sarron Yamaha 13
France Bernard Fau Yamaha 14
France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 16
United Kingdom Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki 18
48 starters in total
[2]

125 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 12 Italy Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 24 42:46.53 7 15
2 7 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 24 +2.02 2 12
3 6 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 24 +16.01 6 10
4 16 Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli 24 +28.89 4 8
5 8 Germany Gert Bender Bender 24 +33.46 11 6
6 9 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 24 +41.63 3 5
7 28 France Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 24 +42.22 9 4
8 5 Germany Anton Mang Morbidelli 24 +42.58 12 3
9 34 Sweden Bengt Johansson Morbidelli 24 +57.98 17 2
10 10 Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Motobécane 24 +1:00.76 13 1
11 15 Italy Ermanno Giuliano Morbidelli 24 +1:01.42 10
12 50 France Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 24 +1:08.48 8
13 17 Sweden Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 24 +1:18.78 19
14 20 France Laurent Gomis Morbidelli 24 +1:32.59 16
15 26 Italy Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 24 +1:33.38 15
16 33 Italy Enrico Cereda Morbidelli 24 +1:40.19 18
17 3 United Kingdom Clive Horton Maico 24 +1:40.40
18 18 Finland Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 24 +1:41.46 20
19 32 France Claude Wilette Morbidelli 24 +1:41.93
20 38 Germany Alfred Schmid Morbidelli 24 +1:44.74
Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 1
France Thierry Espié Motobécane 5
Italy Sauro Pazzaglia Morbidelli 14
41 starters in total, 28 finishers
[2]

Sidecar classification

Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Germany Werner Schwärzel Germany Andreas Huber Aro 27 53:53.94 2 15
2 1 Germany Rolf Steinhausen Germany Wolfgang Kalauch Busch-Yamaha 27 +39.90 10 12
3 8 United Kingdom George O'Dell United Kingdom Cliff Holland Windle-Yamaha 27 +1:25.25 3 10
4 17 Sweden Göte Brodin Sweden Bengt Forsberg Windle-Yamaha 27 +1:35.09 5 8
5 19 Switzerland Jean-François Monnin Switzerland Edouard Weber Seymaz-Yamaha 27 +1:51.05 11 6
6 18 Germany Walter Ohrmann Germany Bernd Grube Yamaha 26 +1 lap 5
7 33 United Kingdom Mick Boddice United Kingdom Chas Birks Yamaha 26 +1 lap 4
8 4 Switzerland Rolf Biland United Kingdom Kenny Williams Schmid-Yamaha 26 +1 lap 1 3
9 6 Germany Helmut Schilling Germany Rainer Gundel Aro 26 +1 lap 9 2
10 27 France Yvan Trolliet France Pierre Muller Yamaha 26 +1 lap 12 1
11 11 Switzerland Bruno Holzer United Kingdom Don Williams LCR-Yamaha 26 +1 lap 13
12 5 Germany Siegfried Schauzu Germany Lorenzo Puzo Yamaha 26 +1 lap 15
13 12 United Kingdom Mac Hobson United Kingdom Stu Collins Suzuki 25 +2 laps 8
14 20 United Kingdom Jeff Gawley United Kingdom Ken Birch Fowler-Yamaha 25 +2 laps
15 7 United Kingdom Dick Greasley United Kingdom Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 24 +3 laps 6
Switzerland Hermann Schmid United Kingdom Kenny Arthur Schmid-Yamaha 4
France Alain Michel France Gérard Lecorre Yamaha 7
Netherlands Cees Smit Netherlands Jan Smit König 14
31 starters in total, 31 finishers
[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 125. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
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