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1976 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

Motorcycle Grand Prix

Field	Value
Grand Prix	Austrian
flag	Austria
Official_Name	Austrian Grand Prix/Grosser Preis von Österreich
Location	Salzburgring
Course_mi	2.635
Course_km	4.241
Race_No	2
Season_No	12
Date	2 May
Year	1976
Image	Salzburgring (1976-1997).svg
Pole_Rider_500	Barry Sheene
Pole_Rider_500_Country	UK
Pole_Rider_500_Bike	Suzuki
Pole_Time_500	1:23.380
Fast_Rider_500	Barry Sheene
Fast_Rider_500_Country	UK
Fast_Rider_500_Bike	Suzuki
Fast_Time_500	1:23.930
First_Rider_500	Barry Sheene
First_Rider_500_Country	UK
First_Rider_500_Bike	Suzuki
Second_Rider_500	Marco Lucchinelli
Second_Rider_500_Country	ITA
Second_Rider_500_Bike	Suzuki
Third_Rider_500	Phil Read
Third_Rider_500_Country	UK
Third_Rider_500_Bike	Suzuki
Pole_Rider_350	Johnny Cecotto
Pole_Rider_350_Country	VEN
Pole_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix	1930
Pole_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Pole_Time_350	1:26.310
Fast_Rider_350	Walter Villa
Fast_Rider_350_Country	ITA
Fast_Rider_350_Bike	Harley-Davidson
Fast_Time_350	1:26.660
First_Rider_350	Johnny Cecotto
First_Rider_350_Country	VEN
First_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix	1930
First_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Second_Rider_350	Walter Villa
Second_Rider_350_Country	ITA
Second_Rider_350_Bike	Harley-Davidson
Third_Rider_350	John Dodds
Third_Rider_350_Country	AUS
Third_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Pole_Rider_125	Pierpaolo Bianchi
Pole_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Pole_Rider_125_Bike	Morbidelli
Pole_Time_125	1:35.570
Fast_Rider_125	Pierpaolo Bianchi
Fast_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Fast_Rider_125_Bike	Morbidelli
Fast_Time_125	1:35.010
First_Rider_125	Pierpaolo Bianchi
First_Rider_125_Country	ITA
First_Rider_125_Bike	Morbidelli
Second_Rider_125	Paolo Pileri
Second_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Second_Rider_125_Bike	Morbidelli
Third_Rider_125	Otello Buscherini
Third_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Third_Rider_125_Bike	Malanca
Pole_Rider_Sidecar	Rolf Biland
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_Country	SUI
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	Seymaz-Yamaha
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar	Ken Williams
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Pole_Time_Sidecar	1:34.240
Fast_Rider_Sidecar	Rolf Steinhausen
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country	BRD
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	Busch-König
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar	Sepp Huber
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	BRD
Fast_Time_Sidecar	1:35.120
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	Siegfried Schauzu
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country	BRD
Third_Passenger_Sidecar	A. Lorentz
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	BRD
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	Aro

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The 1976 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 2 May 1976 at the Salzburgring circuit.

500cc classification

Pos.	No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired
7	GBR Barry Sheene	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	1:01'21.760	15
40	ITA Marco Lucchinelli	Gallina Corse	Suzuki	+13.400	12
2	GBR Phil Read	Team Life International	Suzuki	+19.310	10
20	FRA Michel Rougerie		Suzuki	+1'05.060	8
47	NZL Stuart Avant	Colemans	Suzuki	+1'13.880	6
11	ITA Giacomo Agostini	Team API Marlboro	MV Agusta	+1'15.190	5
33	ESP Víctor Palomo	Swaep Motor Racing	Yamaha	+1 lap	4
10	AUS Jack Findlay	Jack Findlay Racing	Suzuki	+1 lap	3
12	AUT Karl Auer	Racing Team NO	Yamaha	+1 lap	2
8	GBR Alex George	Hermetite Racing International	Yamaha	+2 laps	1
39	BRD Helmut Kassner		Suzuki	+2 laps
23	GBR Tom Herron		Yamaha	+2 laps
43	NLD Boet van Dulmen	Laponder Racing	Yamaha	+2 laps
24	CHE Hans Stadelmann		Yamaha	+2 laps
14	BRD Dieter Braun		Suzuki	+2 laps
28	AUT Max Wiener	Racing Team NO	Yamaha	+2 laps
26	DNK Børge Nielsen		Yamaha	+3 laps
18	FRA Olivier Chevallier		Yamaha	+3 laps
31	AUT Michael Schmid	Racing Team Albatros	Yamaha	+3 laps
36	CSK Peter Balaz		Yamaha	+4 laps
30	AUT Siegfried Mayr		Yamaha	+4 laps
37	BEL Philippe Chaltin		Yamaha	+7 laps
11	GBR Chas Mortimer	Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team	Yamaha	Retired
??	FRA Patrick Pons	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Retired
??	FRA Gerard Choukroun	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Retired
??	FIN Pentti Korhonen		Yamaha	Retired
55	VEN Johnny Cecotto	Team Venemotos	Yamaha	Accident
??	AUS John Dodds	Mitsui Racing Team	Yamaha	Retired
??	NLD Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	Suzuki	Retired
??	CHE Philippe Coulon		Suzuki	Retired
??	GBR John Williams	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	Accident
??	ITA Armando Toracca	Gallina Corse	Suzuki	Retired
??	USA Pat Hennen	Colemans	Suzuki	Retired
??	FIN Teuvo Länsivuori	Life Racing Team	Suzuki	Disqualified
??	JPN Takazumi Katayama	Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team	Yamaha	Withdrew
??	CHE Bruno Kneubühler		Yamaha	Did not start

;Footnotes:

350 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
1	VEN Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha	35	51:18.83	1	15
24	ITA Walter Villa	Harley Davidson	35	+8.15	2	12
22	AUS John Dodds	Yamaha	35	+37.31	8	10
28	SWE Leif Gustafsson	Yamaha	35	+46.61	5	8
4	DEU Dieter Braun	Morbidelli	35	+51.97	9	6
9	GBR Tom Herron	Yamaha	35	+56.56	4	5
16	FRA Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha	30	+56.80	7	4
6	GBR Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	35	+1:06.67	16	3
5	FRA Patrick Pons	Yamaha	35	+1:06.98	15	2
26	ITA Gianfranco Bonera	Harley Davidson	35	+1:13.80	17	1
18	CHE Bruno Kneubühler	Yamaha	35	+1:16.91	10
53	ITA Paolo Tordi	Yamaha	35	+1:21.87
10	ESP Víctor Palomo	Yamaha	35	+1:27.32
51	ITA Franco Uncini	Yamaha	35	+1:28.65	19
55	FRA Jean-François Baldé	Yamaha	34	+1 lap	11
12	CHE Philippe Coulon	Yamaha	34	+1 lap
23	AUS Jack Findlay	Yamaha	34	+1 lap
30	CHE Hans Müller	Tschannen	34	+1 lap
29	DNK Børge Nielsen	Yamaha	34	+1 lap
15	CHE Hans Stadelmann	Yamaha	34	+1 lap
34	BEL Philippe Chaltin	Yamaha	34	+1 lap
25	AUT Max Wiener	Yamaha	33	+2 laps
	JPN Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha			3
	ITA Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta			6
	FIN Tapio Virtanen	MZ			12
	FRA Gérard Choukron	Yamaha			13
	GBR Alex George	Yamaha			18
	FIN Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha			20
36 starters in total

125 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
2	ITA Pierpaolo Bianchi	Morbidelli	30	48:11.98	1	15
1	ITA Paolo Pileri	Morbidelli	30	+36.69	2	12
5	ITA Otello Buscherini	Malanca	30	+1:08.04	3	10
18	ESP Ángel Nieto	Bultaco	29	+1 lap	4	8
41	CHE Xaver Tschannen	Maico	28	+2 laps	6	6
8	AUT Hans Zemsauer	Rotax	28	+2 laps	7	5
16	AUT Hans Hummel	Yamaha	27	+3 laps	11	4
10	CHE Hans Müller	Yamaha	27	+3 laps	15	3
12	DEU Peter Frohnmeyer	Nava	27	+3 laps	9	2
21	AUT Werner Schmied	Rotax	27	+3 laps	14	1
17	CHE Ulrich Graf	Yamaha	27	+3 laps	17
46	AUT Hans Prähauser	Yamaha	26	+4 laps
32	HUN Peter Szabo	MZ	26	+4 laps
33	HUN János Reisz	Yamaha	25	+5 laps
	ITA Eugenio Lazzarini	Morbidelli			5
	NLD Cees van Dongen	Morbidelli			8
	FIN Matti Matikainen	Maico			10
	FIN Auno Hakala	Yamaha			12
	SWE Hans Hallberg	Yamaha			13
	DEU Anton Mang	Morbidelli			16
	AUT Heinz Pristavnik	Yamaha			18
	DEU Michael Fahrmeier	Yamaha			19
	AUT Franz Leitner	Yamaha			20
25 starters in total

Sidecar classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
1	DEU Rolf Steinhausen	DEU Sepp Huber	Busch-König	30	48:26.29	3	15
2	DEU Werner Schwärzel	DEU Andreas Huber	König	30	+9.45	2	12
19	DEU Siegfried Schauzu	DEU A. Lorentz	Aro	30	+1:21.76	5	10
7	CHE Hermann Schmid	CHE Jean-Pierre Martial	Yamaha	29	+1 lap	6	8
32	GBR Gerry Boret	GBR Nick Boret	Yamaha	29	+1 lap		6
31	FRA Alain Michel	FRA Bernard Garcia	Yamaha	29	+1 lap	10	5
29	DEU Ted Janssen	DEU Eric Schmitz	Heukerott	29	+1 lap		4
21	CHE Hanspeter Hubacher	CHE Kurt Huber	Yamaha	29	+1 lap	8	3
16	GBR Dick Greasley	GBR Cliff Holland	Chell Yamaha	29	+1 lap		2
9	ITA Amedeo Zini	ITA Andrea Fornaro	König	28	+2 laps		1
	CHE Rolf Biland	GBR Ken Williams	Seymaz-Yamaha			1
	DEU Helmut Schilling	DEU Rainer Gundel	Aro			4
	GBR George O'Dell	GBR Alan Gosling	May Yamaha			7
	AUT Hans Prugl	AUT Horst Kussberger	König			9
20 starters in total

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1975 Austrian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1977 Austrian Grand Prix

References

"Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden".
"1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
"Salzburgring | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
"Motocourse 1976-1977". Hazleton Securities Ltd..
(April 3, 2018). "1976 Austrian MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database".
"motogp.com · AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1976".
"Motocourse 1976-1977". Hazleton Securities Ltd..

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