1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix
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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.[1] 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.[1] It was also the final grand prix race for Giacomo Agostini.
Contents
500 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | Pat Hennen | Suzuki | 28 | 45:31.96 | 5 | 15 |
2 | 32 | Steve Baker | Yamaha | 28 | +41.59 | 4 | 12 |
3 | 2 | Teuvo Länsivuori | Suzuki | 28 | +1:02.79 | 9 | 10 |
4 | 13 | Gianfranco Bonera | Suzuki | 28 | +1:22.96 | 11 | 8 |
5 | 35 | Steve Wright | Suzuki | 27 | +1 lap | 6 | |
6 | 24 | Alex George | Suzuki | 27 | +1 lap | 19 | 5 |
7 | 28 | Derek Chatterton | Suzuki | 27 | +1 lap | 4 | |
8 | 46 | Max Wiener | Suzuki | 27 | +1 lap | 3 | |
9 | 10 | Giacomo Agostini | Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | 7 | 2 |
10 | 31 | Kevin Wrettom | Suzuki | 27 | +1 lap | 1 | |
11 | 37 | Helmut Kassner | Suzuki | 26 | +2 laps | ||
12 | 42 | Franz Meier | Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | ||
13 | 43 | Odd Arne Lande | Suzuki | 26 | +2 laps | ||
Barry Sheene | Suzuki | 1 | |||||
Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha | 2 | |||||
Steve Parrish | Suzuki | 3 | |||||
John Williams | Suzuki | 6 | |||||
Michel Rougerie | Suzuki | 8 | |||||
John Newbold | Suzuki | 10 | |||||
Wil Hartog | Suzuki | 12 | |||||
John Woodley | Suzuki | 13 | |||||
Stu Avant | Suzuki | 14 | |||||
Jack Findlay | Suzuki | 15 | |||||
Jean-Paul Boinet | Suzuki | 16 | |||||
Christian Estrosi | Suzuki | 17 | |||||
Les van Breda | Suzuki | 18 | |||||
Ron Haslam | Suzuki | 20 | |||||
36 starters in total | |||||||
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350 cc classification
250 cc classification
125 cc classification
Sidecar classification
References
Previous race: 1977 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1977 season |
Next race: 1978 Venezuelan Grand Prix |
Previous race: 1976 Isle of Man TT |
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