1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

  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)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Barry Sheene
Time 1:40.277
Fastest lap
Rider Barry Sheene
Time 1:39.802
Podium
First Barry Sheene
Second Johnny Cecotto
Third Steve Baker
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Patrick Fernandez
Time 1:43.248
Fastest lap
Rider Kork Ballington
Time 1:42.281
Podium
First Isao Harimoto
Second Kork Ballington
Third Patrick Fernandez
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Mick Grant
Time 1:45.804
Fastest lap
Rider Mick Grant
Time 1:46.285
Podium
First Mick Grant
Second Mario Lega
Third Jon Ekerold
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Pierpaolo Bianchi
Time 1:49.691
Fastest lap
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:57.787
Podium
First Ángel Nieto
Second Pierpaolo Bianchi
Third Eugenio Lazzarini
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:57.313
Fastest lap
Rider Ricardo Tormo
Time 2:15.941
Podium
First Ricardo Tormo
Second Ángel Nieto
Third Eugenio Lazzarini

500cc classification

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

350 cc classification

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

250 cc classification

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

125 cc classification

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

50 cc classification

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

References

Previous race:
1977 Belgian Grand Prix
FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1977 season
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1977 Finnish Grand Prix
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