1976 German motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1976 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 29 August 1976 at the Nürburgring circuit. The 500cc race was known for being the distinguished Giacomo Agostini's 122nd and final victory in Grand Prix motorcycle competition, a record that still stands today.
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Race 11 of 12 races in the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 29 August 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Grosser Preis von Deutschland[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Nürburgring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course |
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350 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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250 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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125 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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50 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | ||
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Team API Marlboro | MV Agusta | 1:06'21.400 | 15 | ||
2 | 32 | ![]() |
Gallina Corse | Suzuki | +52.100 | 12 | ||
3 | 66 | ![]() |
Colemans | Suzuki | +1'09.300 | 10 | ||
4 | 8 | ![]() |
Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +1'12.300 | 8 | ||
5 | 28 | ![]() |
Nimag Suzuki | Suzuki | +1'20.800 | 6 | ||
6 | 29 | ![]() |
Laponder Racing | Suzuki | +2'41.600 | 5 | ||
7 | 70 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +2'56.600 | 4 | |||
8 | 34 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +2'56.800 | 3 | |||
9 | 11 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +4'14.200 | 2 | |||
10 | 59 | ![]() |
Nava | +4'18.100 | 1 | |||
11 | 69 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +4'35.600 | ||||
12 | 27 | ![]() |
Racing Team NO | Yamaha | +4'48.000 | |||
13 | 25 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +5'10.500 | ||||
14 | 17 | ![]() |
MSC Rottenberg | Suzuki | +7'54.000 | |||
15 | 53 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +7'58.500 | ||||
16 | 52 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +8'45.600 | ||||
17 | 68 | ![]() |
Racing Team Albatros | Yamaha | +9'46.000 | |||
18 | 37 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +9'51.400 | ||||
19 | 30 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +10'51.500 | ||||
20 | 48 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +10'51.700 | ||||
21 | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | +11'31.500 | ||||
22 | 19 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +11'35.400 | ||||
23 | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | +11'36.900 | ||||
24 | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
Jack Findlay Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
Racing Team NO | Yamaha | Retired | |||
Ret | 14 | ![]() |
Suzuki | Accident | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
König | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | 28 | ![]() |
Gallina Corse | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Accident | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Accident | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Accident | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Life Racing Team | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
König | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
König | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
König | Retired | ||||
Ret | 44 | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
König | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Accident | ||||
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
Hermetite Racing International | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
DNS | 55 | ![]() |
Team Venemotos | Yamaha | Did not start | |||
DNS | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Did not start | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Did not start | ||||
Sources: [4][5][6] |
350 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | 42 | ![]() |
Harley-Davidson | 7 | 1:04:03.9 | 15 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +9.6 | 12 |
3 | 41 | ![]() |
Harley-Davidson | 7 | +13.4 | 10 |
4 | 32 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +21.6 | 8 |
5 | 18 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +21.9 | 6 |
6 | 11 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +22.3 | 5 |
7 | 5 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +28.9 | 4 |
8 | 4 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 7 | +31.6 | 3 |
9 | 68 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +49.9 | 2 |
10 | 43 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +1:03.9 | 1 |
11 | 45 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +1:44.5 | |
12 | 17 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +2:09.5 | |
13 | 63 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +2:20.7 | |
14 | 49 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +2:42.7 | |
15 | 26 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +2:52.8 | |
16 | 20 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +3:29.3 | |
17 | 12 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +3:30.2 | |
18 | 52 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +3:53.8 | |
19 | 53 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +4:58.1 | |
20 | 39 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | +5:20.0 | |
54 starters in total, 29 finishers | ||||||
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250 cc classification
![](../I/Villa%252C_Walter_auf_Harley_250_cm%C2%B3_1976-08-28.jpg.webp)
Walter Villa, the eventual winner of the 250 cc race.
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Harley-Davidson | 6 | 55:34.8 | 15 |
2 | 25 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +1:08.3 | 12 |
3 | 47 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +1:09.4 | 10 |
4 | 8 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +1:10.5 | 8 |
5 | 9 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +1:10.8 | 6 |
6 | 37 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +1:21.1 | 5 |
7 | 29 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +1:33.9 | 4 |
8 | 11 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +1:49.8 | 3 |
9 | 44 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +1:55.2 | 2 |
10 | 6 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +2:08.8 | 1 |
11 | 66 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +2:09.0 | |
12 | 73 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +2:10.9 | |
13 | 23 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +2:16.7 | |
14 | 13 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +3:01.2 | |
15 | 45 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +3:02.8 | |
16 | 4 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +3:43.3 | |
17 | 52 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +3:43.5 | |
18 | 33 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +3:54.1 | |
19 | 12 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +4:16.1 | |
20 | 34 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +4:19.7 | |
55 starters in total, 33 finishers | ||||||
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125 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | 52 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 5 | 52:43.4 | 15 |
2 | 55 | ![]() |
Maico | 5 | +1:39.9 | 12 |
3 | 42 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 5 | +1:44.7 | 10 |
4 | 49 | ![]() |
Eigenbau | 5 | +1:48.7 | 8 |
5 | 23 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +2:28.2 | 6 |
6 | 41 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 5 | +2:31.9 | 5 |
7 | 12 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +2:37.6 | 4 |
8 | 8 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 5 | +3:29.0 | 4 |
9 | 30 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 5 | +3:45.5 | 4 |
10 | 33 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +4:16.0 | 1 |
11 | 27 | ![]() |
Rotax | 5 | +4:17.7 | |
12 | 16 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +4:29.0 | |
13 | 31 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +5:08.5 | |
14 | 56 | ![]() |
Maico | 5 | +5:17.5 | |
15 | 58 | ![]() |
Maico | 5 | +5:51.9 | |
16 | 53 | ![]() |
Maico | 5 | +6:19.2 | |
17 | 46 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 5 | +7:06.4 | |
18 | 63 | ![]() |
Maico | 5 | +8:39.3 | |
19 | 67 | ![]() |
Maico | 4 | +1 lap | |
28 starters in total, 19 finishers | ||||||
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50 cc classification
![](../I/Kreidler%252C_Bedrich_Fendrich%252C_CSSR_-_1976-08-28.jpg.webp)
Czech rider Bedrich Fendrich.
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Bultaco | 3 | 31:42.4 | 15 |
2 | 5 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +14.0 | 12 |
3 | 14 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +51.3 | 10 |
4 | 9 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +1:31.7 | 8 |
5 | 34 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +1:32.3 | 6 |
6 | 3 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +1:32.9 | 5 |
7 | 48 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +1:50.7 | 4 |
8 | 46 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +2:04.9 | 3 |
9 | 4 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +2:14.6 | 2 |
10 | 27 | ![]() |
LGM | 3 | +2:53.3 | 1 |
11 | 40 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +3:05.0 | |
12 | 36 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +3:05.2 | |
13 | 44 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +3:32.0 | |
14 | 35 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +3:35.8 | |
15 | 13 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +3:36.2 | |
16 | 25 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 3 | +3:55.6 | |
17 | 43 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +3:57.7 | |
18 | 51 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +3:58.0 | |
19 | 11 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +3:58.3 | |
20 | 23 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +4:21.8 | |
42 starters in total, 30 finishers | ||||||
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Sidecar classification
![](../I/1976-08-28_Rolf_Steinhausen_-_Sepp_Huber_-Busch_K%C3%B6nig_BSA_2.jpg.webp)
Rolf Steinhausen and Sepp Huber.
Pos | No. | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | 2 | ![]() |
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König | 5 | 55:53.3 | 15 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
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Busch-König | 5 | +1:54.8 | 12 |
3 | 12 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 5 | +2:26.7 | 10 |
4 | 3 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 5 | +2:58.3 | 8 |
5 | 20 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 5 | +3:28.7 | 6 |
6 | 36 | ![]() |
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König | 5 | +3:34.7 | 5 |
7 | 21 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 5 | +3:53.6 | 4 |
8 | 34 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 5 | +3:58.4 | 3 |
9 | 30 | ![]() |
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Aro | 5 | +4:58.2 | 2 |
10 | 43 | ![]() |
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König | 5 | +5:00.5 | 1 |
11 | 31 | ![]() |
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König | 5 | +5:00.9 | |
12 | 18 | ![]() |
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British Magnum | 5 | +5:03.1 | |
13 | 14 | ![]() |
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BMW | 5 | +5:04.6 | |
14 | 40 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 5 | +5:11.8 | |
15 | 7 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 5 | +5:31.5 | |
40 starters in total, 27 finishers | |||||||
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References
- "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- "1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- "Nürburgring | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- "1976 German MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. April 3, 2018.
- "motogp.com · WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1976". www.motogp.com.
- Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 127. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.
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