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1977 Dutch TT

1977 Dutch TT
FieldValue
Grand PrixDutch
GP_suffixTT
flagNetherlands
Official_NameDutch TT 1977 Assen
LocationCircuit van Drenthe
Course_mi4.796
Course_km7.718
Race_No8
Season_No13
Date25 June
Year1977
Pole_Rider_500Barry Sheene
Pole_Rider_500_CountryUK
Pole_Time_5002:57.400
Fast_Rider_500Barry Sheene
Fast_Rider_500_CountryUK
Fast_Time_5003:03.700
First_Rider_500Wil Hartog
First_Rider_500_CountryNED
Second_Rider_500Barry Sheene
Second_Rider_500_CountryUK
Third_Rider_500Pat Hennen
Third_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Pole_Rider_350Patrick Fernandez
Pole_Rider_350_CountryFRA
Pole_Time_3503:04.500
Fast_Rider_350Patrick Fernandez
Fast_Rider_350_CountryFRA
Fast_Time_3503:02.500
First_Rider_350Kork Ballington
First_Rider_350_CountryRSA
First_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix1928
Second_Rider_350Michel Rougerie
Second_Rider_350_CountryFRA
Third_Rider_350Patrick Fernandez
Third_Rider_350_CountryFRA
Pole_Rider_250Alan North
Pole_Rider_250_CountryRSA
Pole_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix1928
Pole_Time_2503:08.400
Fast_Rider_250Franco Uncini
Fast_Rider_250_CountryITA
Fast_Time_2503:06.000
First_Rider_250Mick Grant
First_Rider_250_CountryUK
Second_Rider_250Franco Uncini
Second_Rider_250_CountryITA
Third_Rider_250Barry Ditchburn
Third_Rider_250_CountryUK
Pole_Rider_125Pierpaolo Bianchi
Pole_Rider_125_CountryITA
Pole_Time_1253:16.500
Fast_Rider_125Ángel Nieto
Fast_Rider_125_CountrySPA
Fast_Rider_125_Country_flag_suffix1945
Fast_Time_1253:16.400
First_Rider_125Ángel Nieto
First_Rider_125_CountrySPA
First_Rider_125_Country_flag_suffix1945
Second_Rider_125Harald Bartol
Second_Rider_125_CountryAUT
Third_Rider_125Gert Bender
Third_Rider_125_CountryBRD
Pole_Rider_50Eugenio Lazzarini
Pole_Rider_50_CountryITA
Pole_Time_503:34.900
Fast_Rider_50Eugenio Lazzarini
Fast_Rider_50_CountryITA
Fast_Time_503:33.500
First_Rider_50Ángel Nieto
First_Rider_50_CountrySPA
First_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix1945
Second_Rider_50Ricardo Tormo
Second_Rider_50_CountrySPA
Second_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix1945
Third_Rider_50Herbert Rittberger
Third_Rider_50_CountryBRD
Pole_Rider_SidecarRolf Biland
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_CountrySUI
Pole_Passenger_SidecarKenny Williams
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryUK
Pole_Time_Sidecar3:09.200
Fast_Rider_SidecarRolf Biland
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_CountrySUI
Fast_Passenger_SidecarKenny Williams
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryUK
Fast_Time_Sidecar3:10.500
First_Rider_SidecarRolf Biland
First_Rider_Sidecar_CountrySUI
First_Passenger_SidecarKenny Williams
First_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryUK
Second_Rider_SidecarAlain Michel
Second_Rider_Sidecar_CountryFRA
Second_Passenger_SidecarGérard Lecorre
Second_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryFRA
Third_Rider_SidecarWerner Schwärzel
Third_Rider_Sidecar_CountryBRD
Third_Passenger_SidecarAndreas Huber
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryBRD

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The 1977 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 June 1977 at the Circuit van Drenthe Assen. Wil Hartog became the first Dutchman to win a 500cc Grand Prix when he claimed the victory.

Race winner Wil Hartog, carrying second placed Barry Sheene on his shoulders on the podium of the 500cc race.

500cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints123456789101112131415161718RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSSources:
30NLD **Wil Hartog****Riemersma Racing****Suzuki**52'35.400**15**
7GBR **Barry Sheene****Texaco Heron Team Suzuki****Suzuki**+5.900**12**
3USA **Pat Hennen****Texaco Heron Team Suzuki****Suzuki**+10.500**10**
5CHE **Philippe Coulon****Marlboro Masche Total****Suzuki**+10.900**8**
32USA **Steve Baker****Yamaha Motor Company****Yamaha**+11.600**6**
4ITA **Marco Lucchinelli****Life Racing Team****Suzuki**+12.100**5**
2FIN **Teuvo Länsivuori****Life Racing Team****Suzuki**+18.200**4**
21FRA **Michel Rougerie****Suzuki**+20.300**3**
17ITA **Armando Toracca****MC della Robbia****Suzuki**+21.700**2**
18ITA **Virginio Ferrari****Team Nava Olio Fiat****Suzuki**+36.200**1**
31NLD Jack MiddelburgHaags Motocentrum TeamSuzuki+55.400
6GBR John NewboldMaurice NewboldSuzuki+1'21.700
20ITA Giovanni RolandoSuzuki+1'46.800
24AUS Warren WillingYamaha+2'34.900
37ZAF Leslie van BredaSuzuki+3'02.800
25BEL Jean-Philippe OrbanJean-Philippe Orban Racing TeamSuzuki+1 lap
27AUT Max WienerMSC RottenbergSuzuki+1 lap
36NLD Piet van der WalYamaha+1 lap
42NZL Stuart AvantSid Griffiths RacingSuzukiRetired
??NED Willem ZoetSuzukiAccident
12GBR Steve ParrishTexaco Heron Team SuzukiSuzukiRetired
15FRA Christian EstrosiMarlboro Masche TotalSuzukiAccident
11ITA Giacomo AgostiniTeam API MarlboroYamahaRetired
??BRD Franz RauSuzukiRetired
??DEN Børge NielsenSuzukiRetired
17ITA Gianfranco BoneraTeam Nava Olio FiatSuzukiAccident
??GBR Dave PotterTed BroadSuzukiRetired
43BRD Helmut KassnerBoeri Giudici Racing TeamSuzukiRetired
??NED Dick AlblasKönigRetired
9GBR John WilliamsTeam Appleby GladeSuzukiRetired
??AUT Karl AuerMSC RottenbergYamahaDid not start

350 cc classification

PosNo.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints123456789101112131415
11ZAF **Kork Ballington****Yamaha**1649:25.35**15**
15FRA **Michel Rougerie****Yamaha**16+1.27**12**
16FRA **Patrick Fernandez****Yamaha**16+1.71**10**
4GBR **Tom Herron****Yamaha**16+3.79**8**
10ITA **Franco Uncini****Harley-Davidson**16+39.16**6**
24ZAF **Jon Ekerold****Yamaha**16+1:00.44**5**
9FRA **Olivier Chevallier****Yamaha**16+1:07.710**4**
1ITA **Walter Villa****Harley-Davidson**16+1:10.9**3**
23ZAF **Alan North****Yamaha**16+1:21.28**2**
13FRA **Patrick Pons****Yamaha**16+1:22.1**1**
35NLD Jack MiddelburgYamaha16+1:27.9
3GBR Chas MortimerYamaha16+1:31.2
17DEU Helmut KassnerYamaha16+1:32.5
40FRA Jean-François BaldéYamaha16+1:32.6
27GBR Eddie RobertsYamaha16+1:48.1
ITA Mario LegaMorbidelli2
AUS Vic SoussanYamaha3
FRA Christian SarronYamaha11
FRA Bernard FauYamaha12
30 starters in total, 19 finishers

250 cc classification

PosNo.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints123456789101112131415
20GBR **Mick Grant****Kawasaki**1547:46.83**15**
16ITA **Franco Uncini****Harley-Davidson**15+8.64**12**
21GBR **Barry Ditchburn****Kawasaki**15+13.22**10**
1ITA **Walter Villa****Harley-Davidson**15+17.85**8**
14ITA **Mario Lega****Morbidelli**15+19.26**6**
2JPN **Takazumi Katayama****Yamaha**15+25.5**5**
12ZAF **Jon Ekerold****Yamaha**15+37.57**4**
3FIN **Pentti Korhonen****Yamaha**15+45.3**3**
40FRA **Philippe Bouzanne****Yamaha**15+1:09.6**2**
4GBR **Tom Herron****Yamaha**15+1:21.28**1**
7FRA Olivier ChevallierYamaha15+1:24.4
18FRA Patrick PonsYamaha15+1:28.3
22FIN Pekka NurmiYamaha15+1:31.7
38VEN Aldo NanniniYamaha15+1:46.2
26JPN Masahiro WadaKawasaki15+1:46.510
ZAF Alan NorthYamaha1
ZAF Kork BallingtonYamaha9
FRA Jean-François BaldéYamaha11
AUS Vic SoussanYamaha12
30 starters in total, 20 finishers

125 cc classification

PosNo.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints123456789101112131415
2ESP **Ángel Nieto****Bultaco**1446:29.12**15**
25AUT **Harald Bartol****Morbidelli**14+51.84**12**
7DEU **Gert Bender****Bender**14+1:03.65**10**
4DEU **Anton Mang****Morbidelli**14+1:04.06**8**
5FRA **Jean-Louis Guignabodet****Morbidelli**14+1:17.29**6**
8CHE **Stefan Dörflinger****Morbidelli**14+1:24.18**5**
13DEU **Horst Seel****Seel**14+1:26.07**4**
9BEL **Julien van Zeebroeck****Morbidelli**14+2:00.1**3**
1ITA **Pierpaolo Bianchi****Morbidelli**14+2:01.61**2**
28FIN **Matti Kinnunen****Morbidelli**14+2:02.0**1**
27CHE Hans MüllerMorbidelli14+2:03.212
11DEU Walter KoschineMorbidelli14+2:08.411
12NLD Cees van DongenMorbidelli14+2:31.3
29NLD Theo van GeffenMorbidelli14+2:40.9
38AUT Johann ParzerMorbidelli14+2:44.5
ITA Eugenio LazzariniMorbidelli3
FRA Thierry NoblesseMorbidelli10
30 starters in total, 23 finishers

50 cc classification

PosNo.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints123456789101112131415
1ESP **Ángel Nieto****Bultaco**932:29.82**15**
26ESP **Ricardo Tormo****Bultaco**9+26.93**12**
2DEU **Herbert Rittberger****Kreidler**9+48.94**10**
4ITA **Eugenio Lazzarini****Kreidler**9+56.41**8**
7CHE **Stefan Dörflinger****Kreidler**9+58.67**6**
9FRA **Patrick Plisson****ABF**9+1:19.76**5**
16DEU **Wolfgang Müller****Kreidler**9+1:51.011**4**
18DEU **Hagen Klein****Kreidler**9+1:51.19**3**
8AUT **Hans Hummel****Kreidler**9+2:21.4**2**
32NLD **Peter Looyestein****Kreidler**9+2:21.5**1**
17DEU Ingo EmmerichKreidler9+2:28.7
29NLD Ton KoojimanHemeyla9+2:40.910
31NLD Theo van GeffenVGS9+2:51.0
15DEU Günter SchirnhoferKreidler9+3:01.2
36BEL Pierre DumontKreidler9+3:02.2
NLD Jaap BosmanKreidler5
NLD Engelbert KipKreidler8
CHE Rudolf KunzKreidler12
29 starters in total, 16 finishers

Sidecar classification

PosNo.RiderPassengerManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints123456789101112
4CHE **Rolf Biland**GBR **Kenny Williams****Schmid-Yamaha**1445:12.41**15**
8FRA **Alain Michel**FRA **Gérard Lecorre****Yamaha**14+14.52**12**
2DEU **Werner Schwärzel**DEU **Andreas Huber****Aro**14+1:00.63**10**
19SWE **Göte Brodin**SWE **Eric Wickström****Windle-Yamaha**14+1:22.28**8**
10CHE **Bruno Holzer**CHE **Charly Meierhans****LCR-Yamaha**14+1:23.77**6**
6GBR **Dick Greasley**GBR **Mick Skeels****Chell-Yamaha**14+1:41.710**5**
3CHE **Hermann Schmid**CHE **Jean-Petit Matille****Schmid-Yamaha**14+1:58.86**4**
23NLD **Cees Smit**NLD **Jan Smit****König**14+2:09.05**3**
5DEU **Helmut Schilling**DEU **Rainer Gundel****Aro**14+2:19.09**2**
15GBR **Mac Hobson**GBR **Stu Collins****Yamaha**14+2:46.0**1**
17DEU Siegfried SchauzuDEU Lorenzo PuzoYamaha14+3:04.3
25DEU Max VenusDEU Norman BittermannKönig14+3:12.4
GBR George O'DellGBR Cliff HollandSeymaz-Yamaha4
25 starters in total, 14 finishers

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1976 Dutch TT | Next_year's_race = 1978 Dutch TT

References

  1. "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden.".
  2. "1977 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  3. "TT Circuit Assen - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  4. "MotoGP Preview: The 76th Dutch TT".
  5. "Motocourse 1977-1978". Hazleton Securities Ltd.
  6. (3 April 2018). "1977 Dutch TT MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  7. "DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1977".
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