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1977 Austrian 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	13
Date	1 May
Year	1977
Image	Salzburgring (1976-1997).svg
Pole_Rider_500	Barry Sheene
Pole_Rider_500_Country	UK
Pole_Time_500	1:23.200
Fast_Rider_500	Jack Findlay
Fast_Rider_500_Country	AUS
Fast_Rider_500_Bike	Suzuki
Fast_Time_500	1:25.970
First_Rider_500	Jack Findlay
First_Rider_500_Country	AUS
Second_Rider_500	Max Wiener
Second_Rider_500_Country	AUT
Third_Rider_500	Alex George
Third_Rider_500_Country	UK
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
First_Rider_350	N/A (Race abandoned)
Second_Rider_350	N/A (Race abandoned)
Third_Rider_350	N/A (Race abandoned)
Pole_Rider_125	Ángel Nieto
Pole_Rider_125_Country	SPA
Pole_Rider_125_Country_flag_suffix	1945
Pole_Time_125	1:35.100
Fast_Rider_125	Eugenio Lazzarini
Fast_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Fast_Time_125	1:35.200
First_Rider_125	Eugenio Lazzarini
First_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Second_Rider_125	Pierpaolo Bianchi
Second_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Third_Rider_125	Harald Bartol
Third_Rider_125_Country	AUT
Pole_Rider_Sidecar	Rolf Biland
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_Country	SUI
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar	Ken Williams
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Pole_Time_Sidecar	1:30.080
Fast_Rider_Sidecar	Rolf Biland
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country	SUI
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar	Ken Williams
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Fast_Time_Sidecar	1:31.660
First_Rider_Sidecar	Rolf Biland
First_Rider_Sidecar_Country	SUI
First_Passenger_Sidecar	Ken Williams
First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Second_Rider_Sidecar	George O'Dell
Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country	UK
Second_Passenger_Sidecar	Kenny Arthur
Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Third_Rider_Sidecar	Alain Michel
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country	FRA
Third_Passenger_Sidecar	Gérard Lecorre
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	FRA

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The 1977 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 1 May 1977 at the Salzburgring circuit.

The opening race was for the 350 cc category. This race was abandoned after eight laps following an accident which led to the death of Hans Stadelmann from head injuries, and seriously injured Johnny Cecotto, Patrick Fernandez, Dieter Braun and Franco Uncini. The 125 cc race was due to run after the 350 cc race, but the 125 cc riders staged a sitdown strike and there was a delay before their race took place. Riders in the 500 cc category organised a boycott of their race which led to only 14 competitors taking part. The FIM, motorcycle racing's governing body, initially issued formal warnings to Barry Sheene and Ángel Nieto but later in the year the punishments were retracted.

500cc classification

Pos.	No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired
8	AUS Jack Findlay	Hermetite Racing International	Suzuki	51'19.260	15
24	AUT Max Wiener	MSC Rottenberg	Suzuki	+15.400	12
29	GBR Alex George	Hermetite Racing International	Suzuki	+15.910	10
20	BRD Helmut Kassner	Boeri Giudici Racing Team	Suzuki	+25.360	8
48	BRD Franz Heller	Bromme GMHH Suzuki Racing	Suzuki	+1 lap	6
33	AUT Michael Schmid		Suzuki	+3 laps	5
10	NLD Marcel Ankoné	Racing Team Albatros	Suzuki	+16 laps
??	AUT Werner Nenning		Suzuki	Retired
??	SWE Bo Granath		Suzuki	Retired
12	ITA Virginio Ferrari	Team Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	Retired
??	FIN Markku Matikainen	Lansivuori Team	Suzuki	Retired
??	NZL Stuart Avant	Sid Griffiths Racing	Suzuki	Retired
??	ITA Armando Toracca	MC della Robbia	Suzuki	Retired
??	NLD Boet van Dulmen	Pullshaw	Suzuki	Retired
3	USA Pat Hennen	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	Did not start
7	GBR Barry Sheene	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	Did not start
16	CHE Philippe Coulon	Marlboro Masche Total	Suzuki	Did not start
4	FRA Christian Estrosi	Marlboro Masche Total	Suzuki	Did not start
19	ITA Marco Lucchinelli	Life Racing Team	Suzuki	Did not start
8	GBR Steve Parrish	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	Did not start
??	ITA Gianfranco Bonera	Team Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	Did not start
??	NLD Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	Suzuki	Did not start
??	GBR John Williams	Team Appleby Glade	Suzuki	Did not start
??	FIN Teuvo Länsivuori	Life Racing Team	Suzuki	Did not start
??	ITA Gianni Rolando		Suzuki	Did not start
??	GBR John Newbold	Maurice Newbold	Suzuki	Did not start
??	FRA Michel Rougerie		Suzuki	Did not start
??	BEL Jean-Philippe Orban	Jean-Philippe Orban Racing Team	Suzuki	Did not start
??	BRD Dieter Braun		Suzuki	Did not start
??	GBR Chas Mortimer		Suzuki	Did not start
32	USA Steve Baker	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	Did not start
20	VEN Johnny Cecotto	Team Venemotos	Yamaha	Did not start
??	ITA Giacomo Agostini	Team API Marlboro	Yamaha	Did not start
17	GBR Tom Herron		Yamaha	Did not start

125 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
7	ITA Eugenio Lazzarini	Morbidelli	30	48:14.90	3	15
1	ITA Pierpaolo Bianchi	Morbidelli	30	+49.98	2	12
17	AUT Harald Bartol	Morbidelli	30	+58.97	4	10
44	ITA Pierluigi Conforti	Morbidelli	30	+1:08.28	6	8
9	CHE Stefan Dörflinger	Morbidelli	30	+1:26.66	5	6
16	CHE Hans Müller	Morbidelli	30	+1:26.73	7	5
25	HUN János Drapál	Morbidelli	29	+1 lap	13	4
46	SWE Per-Edward Carlsson	Morbidelli	29	+1 lap	18	3
22	CHE Rolf Blatter	Morbidelli	29	+1 lap	10	2
31	AUT Johann Parzer	Morbidelli	29	+1 lap	20	1
21	FIN Matti Kinnunen	Morbidelli	29	+1 lap	16
24	SWE Hans Hallberg	Morbidelli	29	+1 lap
37	FRA Thierry Noblesse	Morbidelli	29	+1 lap	17
15	AUT Hans Hummel	Morbidelli	29	+1 lap	19
20	AUT Hans Zemsauer	Morbidelli	29	+1 lap	11
26	AUT August Auinger	Morbidelli	29	+1 lap
14	NLD Cees van Dongen	Morbidelli	28	+2 laps
45	NLD Jan Ubels	Morbidelli	28	+2 laps
41	DEU Alfred Schmid	Morbidelli	28	+2 laps
5	DEU Anton Mang	Morbidelli	28	+2 laps	9
12	DEU Walter Koschine	Morbidelli	27	+3 laps
33	CHE Marc Constantin	Morbidelli	27	+3 laps
	ESP Ángel Nieto	Bultaco			1
	DEU Gert Bender	Bender			8
	CHE Xaver Tschannen	Bender			12
	AUT Ernst Fagerer	Morbidelli			14
	FRA Jean-Louis Guignabodet	Morbidelli			15
36 starters in total

Sidecar classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
4	CHE Rolf Biland	GBR Kenny Williams	Schmid-Yamaha	30	47:01.41	1	15
8	GBR George O'Dell	GBR Kenny Arthur	Windle-Yamaha	30	+23.33	5	12
32	FRA Alain Michel	FRA Gérard Lecorre	Yamaha	30	+48.65	3	10
4	SWE Göte Brodin	SWE Bengt Forsberg	Windle-Yamaha	30	+1:13.74	7	8
2	DEU Werner Schwärzel	DEU Andreas Huber	Aro	30	+1:22.31	8	6
7	GBR Dick Greasley	GBR Mick Skeels	Chell-Yamaha	29	+1 lap	9	5
10	CHE Bruno Holzer	CHE Charly Meierhans	LCR-Yamaha	29	+1 lap	13	4
18	DEU Heinz Luthringshauser	DEU Helmut Hahn	MKM	28	+2 laps		3
33	ITA Amedeo Zini	ITA Andreas Fornaro	König	28	+2 laps		2
22	AUT Herbert Prügl	AUT Hans Kussberger	Rotax	28	+2 laps	10	1
19	BEL Marc Alexandre	BEL Paul Gerard	Kova-König	28	+2 laps
6	DEU Helmut Schilling	DEU Rainer Gundel	Aro	26	+4 laps	11
17	CHE Rüdi Kurth	GBR Dane Rowe	Yamaha	26	+4 laps	2
5	DEU Siegfried Schauzu	DEU "Wohlfart"	Yamaha	25	+5 laps	15
12	DEU Ted Janssen	DEU Erich Schmitz	Colyam	23	+7 laps
	CHE Jean-François Monnin	CHE Edouard Weber	Seymaz-Yamaha			4
	DEU Rolf Steinhausen	DEU Sepp Huber	Busch-König			6
	DEU Max Venus	DEU Norman Bittermann	König			12
	CHE Hermann Schmid	CHE Jean-Petit Matille	Schmid-Yamaha			14
22 starters in total

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1976 Austrian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1978 Austrian Grand Prix

References

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"1977 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
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"Motocourse 1977-1978". Hazleton Securities Ltd.
(2 May 1977). "Cyclist Killed In Prix Race". The Milwaukee Sentinel.
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(3 April 2018). "1977 Austrian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
"AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1977".

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