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1977 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix

Field	Value
Grand Prix	Yugoslavian
flag	Yugoslavia
Official_Name	Velika Nagrada Jugoslavije/Grand Prix de Yougoslavie
Location	Circuit d'Opatija
Course_mi	3.728
Course_km	6.000
Race_No	7
Season_No	13
Date	19 June
Year	1977
Image	Opatija Trackmap.svg
Pole_Rider_350	John Dodds
Pole_Rider_350_Country	Australia
Pole_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Pole_Time_350	2:16.5
Fast_Rider_350	Takazumi Katayama
Fast_Rider_350_Country	Japan
Fast_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Fast_Time_350	2:13.7
First_Rider_350	Takazumi Katayama
First_Rider_350_Country	Japan
First_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Second_Rider_350	Jon Ekerold
Second_Rider_350_Country	South Africa
Second_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix	1928
Second_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Third_Rider_350	Michel Rougerie
Third_Rider_350_Country	France
Third_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Pole_Rider_250	Michel Rougerie
Pole_Rider_250_Country	France
Pole_Rider_250_Bike	Yamaha
Pole_Time_250	2:20.7
Fast_Rider_250	Mario Lega
Fast_Rider_250_Country	Italy
Fast_Rider_250_Bike	Morbidelli
Fast_Time_250	2:19.2
First_Rider_250	Mario Lega
First_Rider_250_Country	Italy
First_Rider_250_Bike	Morbidelli
Second_Rider_250	Takazumi Katayama
Second_Rider_250_Country	Japan
Second_Rider_250_Bike	Yamaha
Third_Rider_250	Tom Herron
Third_Rider_250_Country	UK
Third_Rider_250_Bike	Yamaha
Pole_Rider_125	Pierpaolo Bianchi
Pole_Rider_125_Country	Italy
Pole_Rider_125_Bike	Morbidelli
Pole_Time_125	2:24.0
Fast_Rider_125	Pierpaolo Bianchi
Fast_Rider_125_Country	Italy
Fast_Rider_125_Bike	Morbidelli
Fast_Time_125	2:25.4
First_Rider_125	Pierpaolo Bianchi
First_Rider_125_Country	Italy
First_Rider_125_Bike	Morbidelli
Second_Rider_125	Ángel Nieto
Second_Rider_125_Country	Spain
Second_Rider_125_Country_flag_suffix	1945
Second_Rider_125_Bike	Bultaco
Third_Rider_125	Maurizio Massimiani
Third_Rider_125_Country	Italy
Third_Rider_125_Bike	Morbidelli
Pole_Rider_50	Ángel Nieto
Pole_Rider_50_Country	Spain
Pole_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1945
Pole_Rider_50_Bike	Bultaco
Pole_Time_50	2:40.1
Fast_Rider_50	Ángel Nieto
Fast_Rider_50_Country	Spain
Fast_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1945
Fast_Rider_50_Bike	Bultaco
Fast_Time_50	2:41.1
First_Rider_50	Ángel Nieto
First_Rider_50_Country	Spain
First_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1945
First_Rider_50_Bike	Bultaco
Second_Rider_50	Ricardo Tormo
Second_Rider_50_Country	Spain
Second_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1945
Second_Rider_50_Bike	Bultaco
Third_Rider_50	Patrick Plisson
Third_Rider_50_Country	France
Third_Rider_50_Bike	ABF

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The 1977 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the FIM 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 June 1977 at the Opatija Circuit. The event was marred by two fatalities, and this turned out to be the last Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix at Opatija. The event moved to the further inland Rijeka Circuit.

Race summary

The event took place under heavy rumors of it being cancelled because of the existing safety conditions of the seaside Opatija street circuit. The Yugoslavian Grand Prix promoters had received an ultimatum from the FIM before the race that, if they did not improve the safety of the circuit, the event would be canceled. Despite the circuit's scenic setting, it was an unsafe race track due to high speeds on narrow roads coupled with numerous unmovable roadside obstacles, such as trees, stone walls, lampposts, electric poles, embankments, houses, and the Adriatic Sea.

The safety conditions at the Opatija Circuit had previously been protested by competitors in 1973 when, in the aftermath of the deaths of Jarno Saarinen and Renzo Pasolini at the Monza round, several racing teams including Yamaha, Harley Davidson and MV Agusta, boycotted the event due to unsafe track conditions. Other riders chose to compete, but with less than their full efforts. In the 1974 Yugoslavian Grand Prix, British rider Billie Nelson crashed into the crowd during the 250cc race, injuring several spectators. Nelson died later that night at a hospital.

The 1977 Grand Prix turned into a disaster when Italian rider, Giovanni Ziggiotto, crashed during practice for the 250cc race when his motorcycle's engine seized and he was hit from behind by Per-Edward Carlson. He died four days later in a hospital. During the 50 cc race, Ulrich Graf crashed when his bike developed a rear tire puncture and he was thrown into a rock wall. He suffered serious head injuries and died later in a hospital. The tragedy forced the venue off the Grand Prix schedule and the Yugoslavian Grand Prix was moved to the Rijeka Circuit for the 1978 season.

350 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
8	JPN Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	25	56:53.0	11	15
50	ZAF Jon Ekerold	Yamaha	25	+35.2	10	12
26	FRA Michel Rougerie	Yamaha	25	+1:09.7	3	10
4	GBR Tom Herron	Yamaha	25	+1:16.9	4	8
5	AUS John Dodds	Yamaha	25	+1:19.8	1	6
9	FRA Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha	25	+1:43.3	8	5
19	FRA Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha	25	+1:50.6	6	4
36	FIN Pekka Nurmi	Yamaha	25	+1:57.8	13	3
56	FRA Jean-Claude Hogrel	Yamaha	24	+1 lap		2
33	DEU Helmut Kassner	Yamaha	24	+1 lap	20	1
	ITA Mario Lega	Morbidelli			2
	ITA Giacomo Agostini	Yamaha			5
	HUN János Drapál	Yamaha			7
	FRA Patrick Pons	Yamaha			9
	SWE Leif Gustafsson	Yamaha			12
	FIN Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha			14
	ZAF Kork Ballington	Yamaha			15
	FRA Christian Sarron	Yamaha			16
	ITA Giovanni Pelletier	Yamaha			17
	AUT Karl Auer	Yamaha			18
	FIN Eero Hyvärinen	Yamaha			19
28 starters in total

250 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
21	ITA Mario Lega	Morbidelli	21	49:19.4	5	15
2	JPN Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	21	+6.2	2	12
5	GBR Tom Herron	Yamaha	21	+41.2	6	10
29	AUS John Dodds	Yamaha	21	+48.3	10	8
51	ITA Pierluigi Conforti	Yamaha	21	+51.4	4	6
36	FRA Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha	21	+1:02.2	13	5
4	FIN Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha	21	+1:06.0		4
54	ZAF Jon Ekerold	Yamaha	21	+1:10.2		3
16	FIN Pekka Nurmi	Yamaha	21	+1:27.0	14	2
15	FRA Patrick Pons	Yamaha	21	+1:44.7	12	1
37	FRA Christian Sarron	Yamaha	21	+1:45.7	7
57	ITA Gianni Pelletier	Yamaha	21	+1:46.1
19	CHE Hans Müller	Yamaha	21	+2:05.8	18
42	DEU Anton Mang	Yamaha	21	+2:09.2
12	SWE Leif Gustafsson	Yamaha	20	+1 lap	8
49	VEN Jose Cecotto	Yamaha	20	+1 lap
47	ITA Sauro Pazzaglia	Yamaha	20	+1 lap
62	ITA Giuseppe Consalvi	Yamaha	20	+1 lap
	FRA Michel Rougerie	Yamaha			1
	ITA Paolo Pileri	Morbidelli			3
	ITA Walter Villa	Harley-Davidson			9
	FRA Guy Bertin	Yamaha			11
	GBR Barry Ditchburn	Kawasaki			15
	JPN Masahiro Wada	Kawasaki			16
	FRA Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha			17
	FIN Eero Hyvärinen	Yamaha			19
	ZAF Kork Ballington	Yamaha			20
30 starters in total

125 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
1	ITA Pierpaolo Bianchi	Morbidelli	19	46:25.4	1	15
2	ESP Ángel Nieto	Bultaco	19	+1:13.9	3	12
50	ITA Maurizio Massimiani	Morbidelli	19	+1:37.4	12	10
6	FRA Jean-Louis Guignabodet	Morbidelli	19	+1:52.8	9	8
51	ITA Ermanno Giuliano	Morbidelli	19	+2:08.9	7	6
15	FIN Matti Kinnunen	Morbidelli	19	+2:16.1	8	5
5	DEU Anton Mang	Morbidelli	19	+2:28.2	19	4
46	NLD Cees van Dongen	Morbidelli	18	+1 lap		3
42	ITA Claudio Lusuardi	Lusuardi	17	+2 laps	13	2
10	BEL Julien van Zeebroeck	Morbidelli	16	+3 laps		1
	ITA Eugenio Lazzarini	Morbidelli			2
	AUT Harald Bartol	Morbidelli			4
	ITA Pierluigi Conforti	Morbidelli			5
	HUN János Drapál	Morbidelli			6
	CHE Stefan Dörflinger	Morbidelli			10
	ITA Sauro Pazzaglia	Morbidelli			11
	ARG Guillermo Pérez	Yamaha			14
	CHE Hans Müller	Morbidelli			15
	ITA Germano Zanetti	Morbidelli			16
	FRA Thierry Noblesse	Morbidelli			17
	CHE Xaver Tschannen	Bender			18
	ITA Luigi Rinaudo	Morbidelli			20
28 starters in total

50 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
1	ESP Ángel Nieto	Bultaco	15	40:47.6	1	15
20	ESP Ricardo Tormo	Bultaco	15	+4.6	4	12
50	FRA Patrick Plisson	ABF	15	+2:08.9	9	10
43	NLD Cees van Dongen	Kreidler	15	+1 lap	13	8
24	FRA Jean-Louis Guignabodet	Morbidelli	14	+1 lap	20	6
42	DEU Günter Schirnhofer	Kreidler	14	+1 lap		5
25	ESP Ramón Gali	Derbi	14	+1 lap	10	4
30	YUG Adrijan Bernetic	Tomos	14	+1 lap		3
12	NLD Theo Timmer	Kreidler	14	+1 lap	17	2
9	AUT Hans Hummel	Kreidler	14	+1 lap	18	1
47	DEU Ingo Emmerich	Kreidler	14	+1 lap
39	ITA Claudio Lusuardi	Bultaco	14	+1 lap	3
39	AUT Otto Machinek	Kreidler	12	+3 laps	19
14	ITA Aldo Pero	Kreidler	12	+3 laps	7
35	YUG Vilko Sever	Kreidler	11	+4 laps
	ITA Eugenio Lazzarini	Morbidelli			2
	DEU Herbert Rittberger	Kreidler			5
	CHE Ulrich Graf	Kreidler		Fatal accident	6
	CHE Stefan Dörflinger	Kreidler			8
	YUG Boris Bajc	Kreidler			11
	CHE Rudolf Kunz	Kreidler			12
	YUG Nevio Paliska	Tomos			14
	NLD Engelbert Kip	Kreidler			15
	DEU Wolfgang Müller	Kreidler			16
30 starters in total

References

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

References

"Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden.".
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"1977 125cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix results". motogp.com.
"1977 50cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix results". motogp.com.

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