1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix

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.[5] 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.[5] It was also the final grand prix race for Giacomo Agostini.

  1977 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date13–14 August 1977
Official nameJohn Player British Grand Prix[1][2][3][4]
LocationSilverstone Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.711 km (2.927 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Barry Sheene
Time 1:32.990
Fastest lap
Rider Steve Parrish
Time 1:34.270
Podium
First Pat Hennen
Second Steve Baker
Third Teuvo Länsivuori
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Kork Ballington
Time 1:35.770
Fastest lap
Rider Kork Ballington
Time 1:36.060
Podium
First Kork Ballington
Second Olivier Chevallier
Third John Williams
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Takazumi Katayama
Time 1:38.290
Fastest lap
Rider Eric Saul
Time 1:38.270
Podium
First Kork Ballington
Second Aldo Nannini
Third Eric Saul
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Harald Bartol
Time 1:45.650
Fastest lap
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:44.780
Podium
First Pierluigi Conforti
Second Eugenio Lazzarini
Third Jean-Louis Guignabodet
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Rolf Biland
Time 1:39.860
Fastest lap
Rider Werner Schwärzel
Time 1:57.180
Podium
First Werner Schwärzel
Second Rolf Steinhausen
Third George O'Dell

500cc classification
Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 3 Pat Hennen Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 45'31.960 15
2 32 Steve Baker Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +41.590 12
3 2 Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki +1'02.790 10
4 13 Gianfranco Bonera Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1'22.960 8
5 35 Steve Wright Suzuki +1 lap 6
6 24 Alex George Hermetite Racing International Suzuki +1 lap 5
7 28 Derek Chatterton Suzuki +1 lap 4
8 46 Max Wiener MSC Rottenberg Suzuki +1 lap 3
9 10 Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Yamaha +1 lap 2
10 31 Kevin Wrettom Suzuki +1 lap 1
11 37 Helmut Kassner Boeri Giudici Racing Team Suzuki +2 laps
12 42 Franz Meier Yamaha +2 laps
13 43 Odd Arne Lände Suzuki +2 laps
Ret 9 John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki Accident
Ret 24 Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Accident
Ret 41 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret 7 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Hervé Regout Hervé Regout Suzuki Retired
Ret 15 Christian Estrosi Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki Accident
Ret 42 Stuart Avant Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret 49 Michel Rougerie Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Jean-Paul Boinet Suzuki Retired
Ret 11 Johnny Cecotto Team Venemotos Yamaha Retired
Ret 18 Boet van Dulmen Pullshaw Suzuki Retired
Ret 20 John Woodley Suzuki Retired
Ret 11 Warren Willing Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? George Fogarty Suzuki Retired
Ret 34 Leslie van Breda Suzuki Accident
Ret ?? John Weeden Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Steve Manship Suzuki Retired
Ret 20 Børge Nielsen Yamaha Retired
Ret ?? Kaj Jensen Yamaha Retired
Ret 43 Franz Rau Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Kees van der Kruijs Yamaha Retired
Ret 6 John Newbold Maurice Newbold Suzuki Retired
Ret 8 Jack Findlay Hermetite Racing International Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Ron Haslam Suzuki Accident
Sources: [6][2][7]

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

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

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

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

References
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  2. "1977 British MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. "1977 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. "Silverstone Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
  6. Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 125. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
  7. "BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1977". Motogp.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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