1975 French motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1975 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 28–30 March 1975 at the Paul Ricard Circuit.

  1975 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 12 races in the
1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date30 March 1975
Official nameGrand Prix de France Moto[1][2][3]
LocationCircuit Paul Ricard
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.810 km (3.610 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Teuvo Länsivuori
Time 2:12.300
Fastest lap
Rider Hideo Kanaya
Time 2:13.800
Podium
First Giacomo Agostini
Second Hideo Kanaya
Third Phil Read
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Johnny Cecotto
Second Giacomo Agostini
Third Gerard Choukroun
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Johnny Cecotto
Second Ikujiro Takai
Third Michel Rougerie
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Time Unknown
Podium
First Kent Andersson
Second Leif Gustafsson
Third Paolo Pileri
50 cc
Pole position
Rider None
Time None
Fastest lap
Rider None
Time None
Podium
First None
Second None
Third None

500cc classification
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Giacomo Agostini Yamaha Motor NV Yamaha 50'09.800 15
2 Hideo Kanaya Yamaha Motor NV Yamaha +0.500 12
3 Phil Read MV Agusta MV Agusta +29.200 10
4 Armando Toracca MV Agusta +30.600 8
5 Patrick Pons Equipe Sonauto BP Gauloises Yamaha +1'36.300 6
6 Peter McKinley Yamaha +1'49.800 5
7 Michel Rougerie AMF Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson +1'54.100 4
8 Karl Auer Racing Team NO Yamaha +1'55.200 3
9 Alex George Yamaha +1'55.400 2
10 Kjell Solberg Yamaha +2'02.800 1
11 Marcel Ankoné Marcel Ankoné Suzuki +1 lap
12 Adu Celso-Santos Carvalho Racing Yamaha +1 lap
13 Helmut Kassner Yamaha +1 lap
14 Steve Ellis Yamaha +1 lap
15 Christian Bourgeois Yamaha +1 lap
16 Florian Burki Jacques Berlioz Yamaha +1 lap
17 Les Kenny Yamaha +1 lap
18 Felix Harzenmoser Munot Racing Team Yamaha +1 lap
19 Nico Cereghini Suzuki +1 lap
20 Walter Kaletsch Yamaha +1 lap
Ret Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki Motor Company Suzuki Retired
Ret Horst Lahfeld König Retired
Ret Pierre Longet Yamaha Retired
Ret Gernot Maas Rotax Retired
Ret Paul Cott Yamaha Retired
Ret Bernd Tungethal Yamaha Retired
Ret Roger Ruiz Yamaha Retired
Ret Jack Findlay Yamaha Retired
Ret Didier Ravel Yamaha Retired
Ret Reinhard Hiller König Retired
Ret Pentti Korhonen Yamaha Retired
Ret Guido Mandracci Yamaha Retired
Ret Jaime Samaranch Harley-Davidson Retired
Ret John Williams Yamaha Retired
Ret Jean-Paul Boinet Yamaha Retired
Ret Dieter Braun Mitsui Maschinen Yamaha Retired
DNS Gerard Debrock Yamaha Did not start
DNS Ernst Hiller König Did not start
DNS Robert Keller Yamaha Did not start
Sources: [4][5]

References
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1975 - heden". www.jumpingjack.nl. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25.
  2. "1975 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes". The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project.
  3. "Paul Ricard". The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project.
  4. "1975 French MotoGP". Motor Sport Magazine Database. May 10, 2018.
  5. "FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1975". www.motogp.com.
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