1976 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Belgian
Flag:Belgium
Official Name:Grand Prix Belgique/Grote Prijs Belgie[1] [2] [3]
Location:Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course Mi:8.761[4]
Course Km:14.10
Race No:7
Season No:12
Date:4 July
Year:1976
Pole Rider 500:Barry Sheene
Pole Rider 500 Country:UK
Pole Rider 500 Bike:Suzuki
Pole Time 500:3:52.700
Fast Rider 500:John Williams
Fast Rider 500 Country:UK
Fast Rider 500 Bike:Suzuki
Fast Time 500:3:52.600
First Rider 500:John Williams
First Rider 500 Country:UK
First Rider 500 Bike:Suzuki
Second Rider 500:Barry Sheene
Second Rider 500 Country:UK
Second Rider 500 Bike:Suzuki
Third Rider 500:Marcel Ankoné
Third Rider 500 Country:NED
Third Rider 500 Bike:Suzuki
Pole Rider 250:Walter Villa
Pole Rider 250 Country:ITA
Pole Rider 250 Bike:Harley-Davidson
Pole Time 250:4:05.400
Fast Rider 250:Walter Villa
Fast Rider 250 Country:ITA
Fast Rider 250 Bike:Harley-Davidson
Fast Time 250:4:06.900
First Rider 250:Walter Villa
First Rider 250 Country:ITA
First Rider 250 Bike:Harley-Davidson
Second Rider 250:Paolo Pileri
Second Rider 250 Country:ITA
Second Rider 250 Bike:Morbidelli
Third Rider 250:Takazumi Katayama
Third Rider 250 Country:JPN
Third Rider 250 Bike:Yamaha
Pole Rider 125:Ángel Nieto
Pole Rider 125 Country:SPA
Pole Rider 125 Country Flag Suffix:1945
Pole Rider 125 Bike:Bultaco
Pole Time 125:4:25.700
Fast Rider 125:Pierpaolo Bianchi
Fast Rider 125 Country:ITA
Fast Rider 125 Bike:Morbidelli
Fast Time 125:4:22.700
First Rider 125:Ángel Nieto
First Rider 125 Country:SPA
First Rider 125 Country Flag Suffix:1945
First Rider 125 Bike:Bultaco
Second Rider 125:Paolo Pileri
Second Rider 125 Country:ITA
Second Rider 125 Bike:Morbidelli
Third Rider 125:Gert Bender
Third Rider 125 Country:NED
Third Rider 125 Bike:Bender
Pole Rider 50:Ángel Nieto
Pole Rider 50 Country:SPA
Pole Rider 50 Country Flag Suffix:1945
Pole Rider 50 Bike:Bultaco
Pole Time 50:5:07.400
Fast Rider 50:Herbert Rittberger
Fast Rider 50 Country:BRD
Fast Rider 50 Bike:Kreidler
Fast Time 50:5:08.300
First Rider 50:Herbert Rittberger
First Rider 50 Country:BRD
First Rider 50 Bike:Kreidler
Second Rider 50:Ángel Nieto
Second Rider 50 Country:SPA
Second Rider 50 Country Flag Suffix:1945
Second Rider 50 Bike:Bultaco
Third Rider 50:Ulrich Graf
Third Rider 50 Country:Switzerland
Third Rider 50 Bike:Kreidler
Pole Rider Sidecar:Siegfried Schauzu
Pole Rider Sidecar Country:BRD
Pole Rider Sidecar Bike:Aro
Pole Passenger Sidecar:Wolfgang Kalauch
Pole Passenger Sidecar Country:BRD
Pole Time Sidecar:4:11.900
Fast Rider Sidecar:Helmut Schilling
Fast Rider Sidecar Country:BRD
Fast Rider Sidecar Bike:Aro
Fast Passenger Sidecar:Rainer Gundel
Fast Passenger Sidecar Country:BRD
Fast Time Sidecar:4:22.900
First Rider Sidecar:Rolf Steinhausen
First Rider Sidecar Country:BRD
First Passenger Sidecar:Sepp Huber
First Passenger Sidecar Country:BRD
First Rider Sidecar Bike:Busch König
Second Rider Sidecar:Werner Schwärzel
Second Rider Sidecar Country:BRD
Second Passenger Sidecar:Andreas Huber
Second Passenger Sidecar Country:BRD
Second Rider Sidecar Bike:König
Third Rider Sidecar:Helmut Schilling
Third Rider Sidecar Country:BRD
Third Passenger Sidecar:Rainer Gundel
Third Passenger Sidecar Country:BRD
Third Rider Sidecar Bike:Aro

The 1976 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 4 July 1976 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

500cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
15 John WilliamsTexaco Heron Team SuzukiSuzuki39'22.80015
27 Barry SheeneTexaco Heron Team SuzukiSuzuki+7.40012
328 Marcel AnkonéNimag SuzukiSuzuki+17.00010
420 Michel RougerieSuzuki+28.6008
54 Teuvo LänsivuoriLife Racing TeamSuzuki+38.6006
614 Dieter BraunSuzuki+41.1005
711 Chas MortimerSuzuki+56.5004
840 Pat HennenColemansSuzuki+57.7003
98 John NewboldTexaco Heron Team SuzukiSuzuki+59.9002
1044 Helmut KassnerSuzuki+1'03.9001
116 Alex GeorgeHermetite Racing InternationalYamaha
1219 Tom HerronSuzuki
1327 Boet van DulmenLaponder RacingSuzuki
1436 Jean-Pierre OrbanYamaha
1529 Philippe ChaltinYamaha
1615 Kees van der KruysYamaha
173 Etienne GeeraerdYamaha
Ret11 Giacomo AgostiniTeam API MarlboroSuzukiRetired
Ret6 Jack FindlayJack Findlay RacingSuzukiRetired
Ret12 Karl AuerRacing Team NOYamahaRetired
417 Takazumi KatayamaTakazumi Katayama Sarome TeamSuzukiRetired
Ret?? Nico CereghiniLife Racing TeamSuzukiRetired
WD2 Phil ReadTeam Life InternationalSuzukiWithdrawn
Ret?? Bruno KneubühlerYamahaRetired
Ret33 Víctor PalomoSwaep Motor RacingYamahaRetired
Ret18 Olivier ChevallierYamahaRetired
Ret36 Alain NiesSuzukiRetired
Ret?? Philippe CoulonSuzukiRetired
Ret13 Bernard FauYamahaRetired
DNS?? Patrick PonsTeam Sonauto GauloisesYamahaDid not start
DNS47 Stuart AvantColemansSuzukiDid not start
Sources: [5] [6] [7]

250 cc classification

PosNo.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints
18 Walter VillaHarley-Davidson1145:51.9115
220 Paolo PileriMorbidelli11+48.6512
37 Takazumi KatayamaYamaha11+57.3310
437 John DoddsYamaha11+57.588
56 Gianfranco BoneraHarley-Davidson11+57.976
617 Víctor PalomoYamaha11+58.365
75 Dieter BraunYamaha11+58.94
835 Pentti KorhonenYamaha11+1:08.493
924 Patrick FernandezYamaha11+1:21.0142
109 Tom HerronYamaha11+1:21.21
1147 Victor SoussanYamaha
1233 Henk van KesselYamaha11
1345 Philippe BouzanneYamaha
1427 Boet van DulmenYamaha12
1522 M. AriasYamaha
1616 Jean-François BaldéYamaha
1732 Ken NemotoYamaha
1834 Franco UnciniYamaha
1939 R. HubinYamaha10
Ret Bruno KneubühlerYamaha2
Ret Leif GustafssonYamaha4
Ret Pekka NurmiYamaha13
Ret Mati ReinupMZ15

125 cc classification

PosNo.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints
126 Ángel NietoBultaco1044:47.1115
23 Paolo PileriMorbidelli10+4.8312
36 Eugenio LazzariniMorbidelli10+56.7810
428 Gert BenderBender10+1:07.058
52 Harald BartolMorbidelli10+1:17.976
624 Patrick PlissonMorbidelli10+2:35.645
77 Stefan DörflingerMorbidelli10+2:36.5134
833 Julien van ZeebroeckMorbidelli10+2:46.1123
91 Leif GustafssonYamaha10+3:15.12
1016 Cees van DongenMorbidelli10+3:33.2141
1129 Horst SeelSeel EB15
1215 Hans MüllerYamaha
1342 Anton MangMorbidelli6
1436 Piet van NielYamaha
Ret Pierpaolo BianchiMorbidelli2
Ret Henk van KesselAGV Condor9
Ret Claudio LusuardiMalamaz10
Ret Jean-Louis GuignabodetMorbidelli11

50 cc classification

PosNo.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints
114 Herbert RittbergerKreidler631:20.7215
210 Ángel NietoBultaco6+20.1112
37 Ulrich GrafKreidler6+37.7312
415 Eugenio LazzariniUFO6+1:07.668
518 Benjamin LaurentABF6+1:09.86
640 Engelbert KipKreidler95
712 Rudolf KunzKreidler74
816 Cees van DongenKreidler113
93 Hans HummelKreidler52
101 Stefan DörflingerKreidler81
1130 Ramon GaliDerbi
1237 R. DumontKreidler
1319 Ingo EmmerichKreidler
1429 Rolf BlatterKreidler
1521 W. GolembeckKreidler
1626 Guido de LysKreidler
1727 Jaap BosmanKreidler
185 Theo TimmerKreidler
1939 G. MuytersKreidler
Ret Pierre AudryABF4
Ret Joaquin GaliDerbi10
Ret C. DumontKreidler12

Sidecar classification

PosNo.RiderPassengerManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints
11 Rolf Steinhausen Sepp HuberBusch-König939:56.5215
22 Werner Schwärzel Andreas HuberKönig9+0.3312
311 Helmut Schilling Rainer GundelAro9+2.7410
428 Siegfried Schauzu Wolfgang KalauchAro9+38.918
522 Rudi Kurth Dane RoweYamaha9+1:24.36
612 George O'Dell Kenny ArthurYamaha9+1:53.95
710 Otto Haller Erich HaselbeckBMW9+1:58.84
821 Ted Janssen Erich SchmitzYamaha9+2:17.73
95 Mac Hobson John InchcliffYamaha9+2:26.82
1019 Alain Michel Bernard GarciaYamaha9+2:44.91
1116 Dick Greasley Cliff HollandChell Yamaha9
1230 Bruno Holzer Charly MeierhansChell Yamaha9
1315 Heinz Luthringshauser Lorenzo PuzoBMW9
1417 Heinz Thevissen Juppi EschHTS9
1524 Mark Alexandre Paul GerardKönig9
167 Hermann Schmid Jean-Pierre MartialYamaha8+1 lap
Ret Rolf Biland Ken WilliamsYamaha6
Ret Walter Ohrmann Bernd GrubeYamaha7
Ret Gustav Pape Franz KallenbergKönig8
Ret Martin Kooy Rob VaderKönig9
Ret Amedeo Zini Andrea FornaroKönig10

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden. https://archive.today/20150725162019/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1976_heden.htm. dead. 25 July 2015. 25 July 2019.
  2. Web site: 1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Progcovers.com. 25 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Spa-Francorchamps | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Progcovers.com. 25 July 2019.
  4. Web site: 1976 Belgian MotoGP | Motorsport Database .
  5. Web site: 1976 Belgian MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database. April 3, 2018. Motorsportmagazine.com. 25 July 2019.
  6. Web site: motogp.com · BELGIUM GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1976. Motogp.com. 25 July 2019.
  7. Book: Motocourse 1976-1977 . Hazleton Securities Ltd. . Carter . Chris . 99 . 0-905138-02-3.

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