1976 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

1976 Swedish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 12 races in the; 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	25 July 1976
Official name	Swedish TT
Location	Scandinavian Raceway
Course	Permanent racing facility; 4.018 km (2.497 mi);
500 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Teuvo Länsivuori
Time	1:42.770
Fastest lap
Rider	Teuvo Länsivuori
Time	1:41.645
Podium
First	Barry Sheene
Second	Jack Findlay
Third	Chas Mortimer
250 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Pentti Korhonen
Time	1:48.070
Fastest lap
Rider	Dieter Braun
Time	1:46.834
Podium
First	Takazumi Katayama
Second	Dieter Braun
Third	Gianfranco Bonera
125 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Pierpaolo Bianchi
Time	1:48.570
Fastest lap
Rider	Pierpaolo Bianchi
Time	1:49.263
Podium
First	Pierpaolo Bianchi
Second	Ángel Nieto
Third	Paolo Pileri
50 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Ángel Nieto
Time	1:59.930
Fastest lap
Rider	Ángel Nieto
Time	1:58.444
Podium
First	Ángel Nieto
Second	Ulrich Graf
Third	Eugenio Lazzarini

Last updated February 08, 2022

The 1976 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 July 1976 at the Scandinavian Raceway.

500cc classification

Pos.	No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	7	Barry Sheene	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	48'20.730	15
2	10	Jack Findlay	Jack Findlay Racing	Suzuki	+34.178	12
3	11	Chas Mortimer		Suzuki	+34.232	10
4	4	Teuvo Länsivuori	Life Racing Team	Suzuki	+34.869	8
5	42	Stuart Avant	Colemans	Suzuki	+35.938	6
6	51	Philippe Coulon		Suzuki	+37.350	5
7	20	Víctor Palomo	Swaep Motor Racing	Yamaha	+46.690	4
8	12	Karl Auer	Racing Team NO	Yamaha	+46.743	3
9	21	Tom Herron		Yamaha	+1'16.116	2
10	8	John Newbold	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+1'27.686	1
11	6	Alex George	Hermetite Racing International	Suzuki	+1'37.841 ^{[N 1]}
12	43	Marcel Ankoné	Nimag Suzuki	Suzuki	+1'41.837
13	27	Jean-François Baldé		Yamaha	+1'43.146
14	47	Kaj Jensen		Yamaha	+1 lap
15	32	Marco Lucchinelli	Gallina Corse	Suzuki	+1 lap
16	35	Bo Granath		Husqvarna	+1 lap
17	34	Goran Alden		Suzuki	+2 laps
Ret	14	Dieter Braun		Suzuki	Brakes
Ret	??	Patrick Pons	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Bruno Kneubühler		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Johnny Bengtsson	Stigefetts Motor	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	??	Pat Hennen	Colemans	Suzuki	Infection
Ret	??	Kjell Solberg		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Peter Sjöström		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Sven Andersson		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Eero Hyvärinen		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	??	Gerard Choukroun	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Pentti Korhonen		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Christian Estrosi		Suzuki	Retired
Sources: ^[5]^[6]^[7]

Footnotes

↑ George was penalised one minute due to a false start.^[4]

250 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	30	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	28	50:30.009	2	15
2	14	Dieter Braun	Yamaha	28	+9.139		12
3	25	Gianfranco Bonera	Harley-Davidson	28	+9.492		10
4	50	Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha	28	+11.776	1	8
5	11	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	28	+12.058		6
6	21	Tom Herron	Yamaha	28	+21.527		5
7	19	Bruno Kneubühler	Yamaha	28	+21.839		4
8	4	Leif Gustafsson	Yamaha	28	+28.551		3
9	22	Tapio Virtanen	MZ	28	+48.142	5	2
10	18	Patrick Pons	Yamaha	28	+53.558		1
11	51	Jon Ekerold	Yamaha	28	+58.790
12	31	Henk van Kessel	Yamaha	28	+1:01.077
13	36	Kjell Solberg	Yamaha	28	+1:10.870
14	45	Pekka Nurmi	Yamaha	28	+1:12.077
15	46	Alf Graarud	Yamaha	28	+1:12.961
16	35	Bo Granath	Yamaha	28	+1:28.767
17	34	Ken Nemoto	Yamaha	27	+1 lap
18	42	Sture Smith	SVH Yamsel	27	+1 lap
Ret		Paolo Pileri	Morbidelli			3
Ret		Walter Villa	Harley-Davidson			4
Ret		Víctor Palomo	Yamaha			6
30 starters in total
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125 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	2	Pierpaolo Bianchi	Morbidelli	26	48:33.424	1	15
2	16	Ángel Nieto	Bultaco	26	+25.720	2	12
3	1	Paolo Pileri	Morbidelli	26	+38.692	4	10
4	3	Leif Gustafsson	Yamaha	26	+38.743	6	8
5	7	Henk van Kessel	AGV Condor	26	+51.714	3	6
6	24	Gert Bender	Bender	26	+1:21.724		5
7	30	Jean-Louis Guignabodet	Morbidelli	25	+1 lap		4
8	22	Per-Edward Carlson	Morbidelli	25	+1 lap	5	3
9	35	Matti Kinnunen	Maico	25	+1 lap		2
10	14	Lennart Lindell	Morbidelli	25	+1 lap		1
11	19	Johnny Svensson	Bastard	25	+1 lap
12	29	Roland Olsson	Syntema	25	+1 lap
13	39	Rolf Blatter	Maico	25	+1 lap
14	17	Hans Hummel	Morbidelli	24	+2 laps
15	34	Goran Alden	Maico	24	+2 laps
16	32	Jan Backström	Maico	24	+2 laps
17	20	Ulrich Graf	Yamaha	24	+2 laps
18	40	Steen Ahrentzen	Maico	23	+3 laps
19	26	Julien van Zeebroeck	Morbidelli	20	+6 laps
30 starters in total
^[7]

50 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	1	Ángel Nieto	Bultaco	16	32:09.392	1	15
2	20	Ulrich Graf	Kreidler	16	+1.023	4	12
3	5	Eugenio Lazzarini	Morbidelli	16	+15.115	2	10
4	4	Herbert Rittberger	Kreidler	16	+47.953		8
5	17	Hans Hummel	Kreidler	16	+59.045	5	6
6	14	Robert Laver	Kreidler	16	+1:06.495		5
7	27	Engelbert Kip	Kreidler	16	+1:15.410		4
8	15	Gerrit Strikker	Kreidler	16	+1:17.839		3
9	10	Theo Timmer	Kreidler	16	+1:22.639		2
10	26	Rolf Blatter	Kreidler	16	+1:27.531		1
11	12	Aldo Pero	Kreidler	15	+1 lap
12	25	Günter Schirnhofer	Kreidler	15	+1 lap
13	16	Ove Skifjeld	Kreidler	15	+1 lap
14	24	Janos Meszaros	Kreidler	15	+1 lap
Ret		Stefan Dörflinger	Kreidler			3
Ret		Rudolf Kunz	Kreidler			6
20 starters in total
^[7]

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References

↑ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
↑ "1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
↑ "Anderstorp Raceway | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
↑ Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976–1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.
↑ "1976 Swedish MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motosportmagazine.com. April 3, 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
↑ "motogp.com · SWEDISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1976". Motogp.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
1 2 3 4 Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976–1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 105. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.

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[5] George was penalised one minute due to a false start.^[4]

[1] "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[2] "1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[3] "Anderstorp Raceway | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[motocourse2-4] Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976–1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.

[6] "1976 Swedish MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motosportmagazine.com. April 3, 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[7] "motogp.com · SWEDISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1976". Motogp.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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