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1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

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Sweden  1977 Swedish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date24 July 1977
Official nameSwedish TT[1][2][3]
LocationScandinavian Raceway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.018 km (2.497 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Time 1:40.277
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Time 1:39.802
Podium
First United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Second Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Third United States Steve Baker
350cc
Pole position
Rider France Patrick Fernandez
Time 1:43.248
Fastest lap
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington
Time 1:42.281
Podium
First Japan Takazumi Katayama
Second South Africa Kork Ballington
Third France Patrick Fernandez
250cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Mick Grant
Time 1:45.804
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Mick Grant
Time 1:46.285
Podium
First United Kingdom Mick Grant
Second Italy Mario Lega
Third South Africa Jon Ekerold
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi
Time 1:49.691
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:57.787
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi
Third Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
50cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:57.313
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ricardo Tormo
Time 2:15.941
Podium
First Spain Ricardo Tormo
Second Spain Ángel Nieto
Third Italy Eugenio Lazzarini

The 1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 23–24 July 1977 at the Scandinavian Raceway.

500cc classification

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Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 47'21.279 15
2 25 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Team Venemotos Yamaha +2.952 12
3 18 United States Steve Baker Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +26.740 12
4 15 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +28.498 8
5 41 Netherlands Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +31.567 6
6 26 Italy Gianfranco Bonera Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +39.219 5
7 24 Italy Armando Toracca MC della Robbia Suzuki +1'00.675 4
8 9 United Kingdom John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki +1'02.981 3
9 44 Italy Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Yamaha +1'10.204 2
10 3 United States Pat Hennen Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1'22.289 1
11 28 France Michel Rougerie Suzuki +1 lap
12 42 Austria Max Wiener MSC Rottenberg Suzuki +1 lap
13 32 Norway Alf Graarud Suzuki +1 lap
14 8 Australia Jack Findlay Hermetite Racing International Suzuki +1 lap
15 36 Sweden Bo Granath Suzuki +2 laps
16 12 United Kingdom Alex George Hermetite Racing International Suzuki +2 laps
17 43 Canada Ron Kirkham Yamaha +3 laps
Ret 25 Belgium Jean-Philippe Orban Jean-Philippe Orban Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret 25 Norway Odd Arne Lände Suzuki Retired
Ret 15 France Christian Estrosi Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki Retired
Ret 2 Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Austria Karl Auer MSC Rottenberg Yamaha Brake problems
Ret 4 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Life Racing Team Suzuki Brake problems
Ret 43 West Germany Helmut Kassner Boeri Giudici Racing Team Suzuki Water leak
Ret 26 West Germany Anton Mang Valvoline Racing Hamburg Suzuki Retired
Ret 6 United Kingdom John Newbold Maurice Newbold Suzuki Accident
Ret 18 Italy Virginio Ferrari Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired
Ret 35 Finland Markku Matikainen Länsivuori Team Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Norway Beni Slydal Suzuki Retired
DNS 5 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki Injured
Sources:[4][5][6]

350 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 8 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 28 48:23.314 9 15
2 21 South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 28 +0.216 3 12
3 18 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 28 +22.588 1 10
4 52 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 28 +37.477 8 8
5 45 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 28 +42.006 2 6
6 4 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 28 +48.375 6 5
7 12 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 28 +51.089 20 4
8 28 Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 28 +55.840 7 3
9 14 France Patrick Pons Yamaha 28 +57.303 17 2
10 19 France Christian Sarron Yamaha 28 +1:02.963 12 1
11 34 Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli 28 +1:07.602 10
12 9 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 28 +1:07.741 13
13 11 Italy Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 28 +1:10.774 11
14 47 Finland Seppo Rossi Yamaha 28 +1:31.756 18
15 17 Finland Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 28 +1:34.545
16 37 Japan Ken Nemoto Yamaha 27 +1 lap
17 51 Sweden Peter Skold Yamaha 27 +1 lap 5
18 6 Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha 27 +1 lap
19 54 Finland Reino Eskelinen Yamaha 27 +1 lap
20 27 Belgium Etienne Geeraerd Yamaha 27 +1 lap
Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 4
United Kingdom Eddie Roberts Yamaha 14
Sweden Lennart Baeckstrom Yamaha 15
France Michel Rougerie Yamaha 16
United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 19
30 starters in total
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250 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 54 United Kingdom Mick Grant Kawasaki 28 50:24.853 1 15
2 21 Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli 28 +4.951 3 12
3 32 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 28 +13.192 10
4 2 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 28 +16.570 11 8
5 39 South Africa Alan North Yamaha 28 +17.020 2 6
6 7 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 28 +24.944 16 5
7 5 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 28 +25.156 4 4
8 9 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 28 +45.029 9 3
9 41 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 28 +45.067 8 2
10 37 Finland Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 28 +45.815 14 1
11 38 Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 28 +55.420 15
12 33 France Alain Terras Yamaha 28 +56.070
13 12 France Patrick Pons Yamaha 28 +56.385
14 43 France Christian Sarron Yamaha 28 +1:15.008 20
15 18 Japan Ken Nemoto Yamaha 28 +1:15.276
16 46 Sweden Lennart Baeckstrom Yamaha 28 +1:25.152
17 52 Venezuela Aldo Nannini Yamaha 28 +1:25.457 6
18 49 Sweden Peter Skold Yamaha 27 +1 lap 17
France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 5
South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 7
United Kingdom Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki 10
Switzerland Hans Müller Yamaha 12
Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 13
Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 18
Italy Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 19
30 starters in total
[4]

125 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 26 54:57.984 2 15
2 1 Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 26 +7.676 1 12
3 7 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 26 +8.204 3 10
4 6 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 26 +24.277 5 8
5 26 Italy Claudio Lusuardi Morbidelli 26 +31.113 13 6
6 8 Germany Gert Bender Bender 26 +43.702 4 5
7 9 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 26 +44.877 8 4
8 32 Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli 26 +57.261 10 3
9 19 France Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 25 +1 lap 11 2
10 37 Sweden Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 25 +1 lap 7 1
11 21 Sweden Hans Hallberg Morbidelli 25 +1 lap 14
12 33 Germany Hagen Klein Morbidelli 25 +1 lap
13 10 Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Motobécane 25 +1 lap 9
14 5 Germany Anton Mang Morbidelli 25 +1 lap 17
15 41 Sweden Jan Baeckstrom Maico 25 +1 lap
16 38 Sweden Johnny Svensson Bastard 24 +2 laps
17 18 France Michel Baloche Motobécane 22 +4 laps 18
18 40 Sweden Christer Eliasson Morbidelli 21 +5 laps
Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 6
Finland Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 12
Germany Horst Seel Seel 15
Sweden Bengt Johansson Morbidelli 16
Netherlands Jan Ubels Buton 19
Sweden Lennart Lundgren Yamaha 20
30 starters in total
[4]

50 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 20 Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 16 36:48.665 3 15
2 1 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 16 +39.208 4 12
3 4 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 16 +45.064 1 10
4 8 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 16 +1:34.630 2 8
5 12 Netherlands Theo Timmer Kreidler 16 +1:44.964 8 6
6 11 Italy Claudio Lusuardi Lusuardi 16 +1:50.228 20 5
7 6 Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler 16 +2:00.071 13 4
8 25 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 16 +2:12.172 10 3
9 28 Sweden Lennart Lundgren Kreidler 15 +1 lap 14 2
10 34 Netherlands Juup Bosman Kreidler 15 +1 lap 11 1
11 21 Netherlands Engelbert Kip Kreidler 15 +1 lap 9
12 27 Norway Ove Skifjeld Kreidler 15 +1 lap
France Patrick Plisson ABF 5
Germany Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 6
Austria Hans Hummel Kreidler 7
Germany Wolfgang Müller Kreidler 12
Netherlands Cees van Dongen Kreidler 15
Belgium Pierre Dumont Kreidler 16
Germany Hagen Klein Kreidler 17
Sweden Oscar Ekstrand Kreidler 18
Germany Günter Schirnhofer Kreidler 19
25 starters in total
[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. ^ "1977 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "Anderstorp Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977–1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
  5. ^ "1977 Swedish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 3 April 2018.
  6. ^ "SWEDISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1977". Motogp.com.


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