1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Appearance
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The 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 April 1976 at the Circuit Bugatti Le Mans.
500cc classification
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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1 | 7 | ![]() |
Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 51'45.330 | 15 | ||
2 | 55 | ![]() |
Team Venemotos | Yamaha | +3.840 | 12 | ||
3 | 33 | ![]() |
Gallina Corse | Suzuki | +19.290 | 10 | ||
4 | 4 | Tepi Länsivuori
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Life Racing Team | Suzuki | +49.850 | 8 | ||
5 | 1 | ![]() |
Team API Marlboro | MV Agusta | +55.650 | 6 | ||
6 | 43 | Victor Palomo
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Swaep Motor Racing | Yamaha | +1'27.660 | 5 | ||
7 | 56 | ![]() |
Colemans | Suzuki | +1'28.240 | 4 | ||
8 | 13 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1'47.880 | 3 | |||
9 | 12 | ![]() |
Racing Team NO | Yamaha | +1 lap | 2 | ||
10 | 51 | ![]() |
Laponder Racing | Yamaha | +1 lap | 1 | ||
11 | 19 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
12 | 45 | ![]() |
Dave More | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
13 | 11 | ![]() |
Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
14 | 25 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
15 | 6 | ![]() |
Hermetite Racing International | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
16 | 44 | ![]() |
Goias Swaep Motor | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
17 | 48 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +2 laps | ||||
18 | 30 | ![]() |
Stigefetts Motor | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||
19 | 41 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +2 laps | ||||
20 | 36 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +3 laps | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Jack Findlay Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Team Life International | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Ecurie Jean Murit | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Nimag Suzuki | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Gallina Corse | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Life Racing Team | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Accident | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Colemans | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Racing Team NO | Yamaha | Retired | |||
DNS | ![]() |
Suzuki | Did not start | |||||
Sources: [4][5][6] |
350 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 73 | ![]() |
Harley-Davidson | 30 | 52:45.01 | 4 | 15 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +17.91 | 3 | 12 |
3 | 24 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +30.07 | 7 | 10 |
4 | 70 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +37.05 | 2 | 8 |
5 | 44 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +42.33 | 8 | 6 |
6 | 49 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +44.73 | 6 | 5 |
7 | 42 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +57.12 | 5 | 4 |
8 | 3 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:04.88 | 3 | |
9 | 9 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:09.72 | 2 | |
10 | 65 | John Dodds
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Yamaha | 30 | +1:16.94 | 1 | |
11 | 52 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:40.94 | ||
12 | 28 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:42.52 | ||
13 | 81 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:56.00 | ||
14 | 46 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | ||
15 | 32 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | ||
16 | 47 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | ||
17 | 62 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | ||
18 | 60 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +5 laps [N 1] | ||
19 | 61 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +5 laps [N 1] | ||
20 | 22 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 24 | +6 laps [N 1] | ||
21 | 13 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 23 | +7 laps [N 1] | ||
Ret | ![]() |
MV Agusta | 1 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Yamaha | 10 | ||||
36 starters in total | |||||||
[6] |
- Footnotes
250 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Harley Davidson
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30 | 54:41.62 | 1 | 15 |
2 | 90 | ![]() |
Harley Davidson
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30 | +42.14 | 6 | 12 |
3 | 19 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +48.71 | 5 | 10 |
4 | 49 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +49.92 | 8 | 8 |
5 | 18 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:03.05 | 6 | |
6 | 59 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:08.01 | 5 | |
7 | 5 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:08.18 | 4 | |
8 | 36 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:09.42 | 3 | |
9 | 21 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:09.57 | 2 | |
10 | 46 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:11.52 | 9 | 1 |
11 | 65 | John Dodds
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Yamaha | 30 | +1:24.28 | ||
12 | 6 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:29.55 | ||
13 | 32 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:29.80 | ||
14 | 74 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:35.87 | ||
15 | 63 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:36.17 | ||
16 | 34 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:36.84 | ||
17 | 53 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:45.48 | ||
18 | 48 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | 10 | |
19 | 54 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | ||
20 | 8 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +2 laps [N 1] | ||
21 | 13 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +5 laps [N 1] | ||
22 | 23 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 23 | +7 laps [N 1] | ||
Ret | ![]() |
Yamaha | 2 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Yamaha | 3 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
MZ | 4 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | ||||
36 starters in total | |||||||
[6] |
- Footnotes
50 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | 34:04.21 | 6 | 15 |
2 | 4 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | +0.19 | 4 | 12 |
3 | 6 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | +3.57 | 7 | 10 |
4 | 25 | ![]() |
ABF | 15 | +4.88 | 2 | 8 |
5 | 12 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | +1:07.39 | 6 | |
6 | 11 | ![]() |
Yamathi | 15 | +1:17.45 | 5 | |
7 | 28 | ![]() |
Scrab-Ty | 15 | +1:21.14 | 4 | |
8 | 2 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 15 | +1:22.42 | 5 | 3 |
9 | 23 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | +1:52.42 | 2 | |
10 | 14 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | +1:54.27 | 1 | |
11 | 38 | ![]() |
Scrab | 15 | +2:07.53 | ||
12 | 24 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | +2:13.68 | ||
13 | 42 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 14 | +1 lap | ||
14 | 33 | ![]() |
Derbi | 14 | +1 lap | ||
15 | 36 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 14 | +1 lap | ||
16 | 44 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 13 | +2 laps | ||
17 | 26 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 13 | +2 laps | ||
18 | 16 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 12 | +3 laps [N 1] | 8 | |
19 | 29 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 12 | +3 laps | ||
Ret | ![]() |
Bultaco | 1 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
ABF | 3 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 9 | ||||
Ret | Julien van Zeebroeck
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Kreidler | 10 | ||||
32 starters in total | |||||||
[6] |
- Footnotes
- ^ van Dongen retired but was classified as a finisher.
Sidecar classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 25 | 47:53.53 | 4 | 15 |
2 | 32 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 25 | +4.13 | 2 | 12 |
3 | 11 | ![]() |
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Aro-Fath | 24 | +1 lap | 5 | 10 |
4 | 21 | ![]() |
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LCR-Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | 6 | 8 |
5 | 9 | ![]() |
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König | 24 | +1 lap | 6 | |
6 | 34 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | 5 | |
7 | 27 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | 4 | |
8 | 22 | ![]() |
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Aro-Fath | 23 | +2 laps | 3 | |
9 | 15 | ![]() |
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Chell Yamaha | 23 | +2 laps | 2 | |
10 | 14 | ![]() |
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BMW | 23 | +2 laps | 1 | |
11 | 2 | ![]() |
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König | 22 | +3 laps [N 1] | 1 | |
12 | 25 | ![]() |
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König | 22 | +3 laps | ||
Ret | ![]() |
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Heukerot | 3 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
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König | 7 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 7 | ||||
24 starters in total | ||||||||
[6] |
- Footnotes
- ^ Schwärzel and Huber retired but were classified as finishers.
References
- ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "Le Mans | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1976 French MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. April 3, 2018.
- ^ "motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1976". www.motogp.com.
- ^ ISBN 0-905138-02-3.