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1978 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

FieldValue
Grand PrixAustrian
flagAustria
Official_NameGroßer Preis von Österreich
LocationSalzburgring
ImageSalzburgring (1976-1997).svg
Course_mi2.635
Course_km4.241
Race_No3
Season_No13
Date30 April
Year1978
Pole_Rider_500Johnny Cecotto
Pole_Rider_500_CountryVEN
Pole_Rider_500_Country_flag_suffix1930
Pole_Time_5001:21.520
Fast_Rider_500Kenny Roberts
Fast_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Fast_Time_5001:21.700
First_Rider_500Kenny Roberts
First_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Second_Rider_500Johnny Cecotto
Second_Rider_500_CountryVEN
Second_Rider_500_Country_flag_suffix1930
Third_Rider_500Barry Sheene
Third_Rider_500_CountryUK
Pole_Rider_350Kork Ballington
Pole_Rider_350_CountryRSA
Pole_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix1928
Pole_Time_3501:26.200
Fast_Rider_350Kork Ballington
Fast_Rider_350_CountryRSA
Fast_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix1928
Fast_Time_3501:25.720
First_Rider_350Kork Ballington
First_Rider_350_CountryRSA
First_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix1928
Second_Rider_350Franco Uncini
Second_Rider_350_CountryITA
Third_Rider_350Takazumi Katayama
Third_Rider_350_CountryJPN
Pole_Rider_125Eugenio Lazzarini
Pole_Rider_125_CountryITA
Pole_Time_1251:33.840
Fast_Rider_125Eugenio Lazzarini
Fast_Rider_125_CountryITA
Fast_Time_1251:32.980
First_Rider_125Eugenio Lazzarini
First_Rider_125_CountryITA
Second_Rider_125Harald Bartol
Second_Rider_125_CountryAUT
Third_Rider_125Pier paolo Bianchi
Third_Rider_125_CountryITA
Pole_Rider_SidecarRolf Biland
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_CountrySUI
Pole_Passenger_SidecarKenny Williams
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryUK
Pole_Time_Sidecar1:32.540
Fast_Rider_SidecarWerner Schwärzel
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_CountryBRD
Fast_Passenger_SidecarAndreas Huber
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryBRD
Fast_Time_Sidecar1:30.650
First_Rider_SidecarRolf Biland
First_Rider_Sidecar_CountrySUI
First_Passenger_SidecarKenny Williams
First_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryUK
Second_Rider_SidecarMac Hobson
Second_Rider_Sidecar_CountryUK
Second_Passenger_SidecarKenny Birch
Second_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryUK
Third_Rider_SidecarAlain Michel
Third_Rider_Sidecar_CountryFRA
Third_Passenger_SidecarStu Collins
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryUK

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The 1978 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 28–30 April 1978 at the Salzburgring.

Classification

500 cc

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints12345678910111213141516171819RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetSources:
USA **Kenny Roberts****Yamaha Motor Company****Yamaha**48'30.300**15**
VEN **Johnny Cecotto****Yamaha Motor Company****Yamaha**+16.460**12**
GBR **Barry Sheene****Texaco Heron Team Suzuki****Suzuki**+46.230**10**
ITA **Marco Lucchinelli****Cagiva Corse****Suzuki**+1'13.760**8**
FIN **Tepi Länsivuori****Suzuki**+1'17.340**6**
FRA **Michel Rougerie****Suzuki**+1 lap**5**
NLD **Wil Hartog****Riemersma Racing****Suzuki**+1 lap**4**
NLD **Boet van Dulmen****Suzuki**+1 lap**3**
ITA **Franco Bonera****Team Kiwi Yamoto****Suzuki**+1 lap**2**
CHE **Bruno Kneubühler****RSS Racing Team****Suzuki**+1 lap**1**
CHE Philippe CoulonMarlboro Nava TotalSuzuki+1 lap
ZAF Leslie van BredaSuzuki+1 lap
BRD Helmut KassnerSuzuki+1 lap
BRD Jürgen SteinerCaramba Racing Team BohmeSuzuki+2 laps
BRD Franz HellerCaramba Racing Team BohmeSuzuki+2 laps
SWE Bo GranathSuzuki+2 laps
FIN Markku MatikäinenSuzuki+2 laps
BRD Franz RauKazenmaier AutovermietungSuzuki+2 laps
AUT Michael SchmidSuzuki+2 laps
USA Steve BakerTeam Gallina Nava Olio FiatSuzukiAccident
ITA Virginio FerrariTeam Gallina Nava Olio FiatSuzukiRetired
USA Pat HennenSuzukiRetired
JPN Alex GeorgeSarome & Motul TeamYamahaRetired
GBR John NewboldRay Hamblin MotorcyclesSuzukiRetired
AUT Werner NenningMobel Nenning Racing TeamSuzukiRetired
JPN Takazumi KatayamaSarome & Motul TeamYamahaRetired
SPA Carlos Delgado de San AntonioSuzukiRetired
BEL Jean-Philippe OrbanTeam La LicorneSuzukiAccident
GBR Steve ParrishSuzukiRetired
ITA Walter VillaSuzukiRetired
NLD Jack MiddelburgSuzukiAccident
GBR Tom HerronSuzukiRetired
RSA Jon EkeroldSuzuki DeutschlandSuzukiRetired
AUT Max WienerSuzukiRetired
AUT Hans BraumandlSuzukiRetired
DEN Børge NielsenSuzukiRetired

350cc

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122
ZAF **Kork Ballington****Kawasaki**3550:38.281**15**
ITA **Franco Uncini****Yamaha**35+14.372**12**
JPN **Takazumi Katayama****Yamaha**35+18.193**10**
ZAF **Jon Ekerold****Yamaha**35+46.7312**8**
FRA **Olivier Chevallier****Yamaha**35+59.644**6**
FRA **Michel Rougerie****Yamaha**35+1:05.3417**5**
AUS **Gregg Hansford****Kawasaki**35+1:12.826**4**
FIN **Pentti Korhonen****Yamaha**35+1:13.9420**3**
AUS **Vic Soussan****Yamaha**35+1:14.1115**2**
ITA **Franco Bonera****Yamaha**35+1:14.3416**1**
FRA Patrick FernandezYamaha35+1:14.678
GBR Chas MortimerYamaha35+1:18.987
AUS John DoddsYamaha34+1 lap
AUT Edi StöllingerYamaha34+1 lap19
CHE Michel FrutschiYamaha34+1 lap
AUS Kenny BlakeYamaha34+1 lap
CHE Roland FreymondYamaha34+1 lap
AUT Ernst FagererYamaha34+1 lap
ZAF Les van BredaYamaha34+1 lap
FRG Josef HageYamaha34+1 lap
ITA Franco SolaroliYamaha34+1 lap
CSK Peter BalázYamaha34+1 lap
SWE Leif GustafssonYamaha5
GBR Mick GrantKawasaki9
GBR Tom HerronYamaha10
ITA Pierluigi ConfortiYamaha11
FRG Anton MangKawasaki13
FIN Pekka NurmiYamaha14
FRA Christian SarronYamaha18
36 starters in total

125cc

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920
ITA **Eugenio Lazzarini****MBA**3047:23.661**15**
AUT **Harald Bartol****Morbidelli**30+2.233**12**
ITA **Pierpaolo Bianchi****Minarelli**30+28.742**10**
FRA **Thierry Espié****Motobécane**30+34.184**8**
ITA **Pierluigi Conforti****Morbidelli**30+34.709**6**
SWE **Per-Edward Carlson****Morbidelli**30+1:01.557**5**
CHE **Hans Müller****Morbidelli**30+1:03.986**4**
FIN **Matti Kinnunen****Morbidelli**30+1:04.6917**3**
FRA **Jean-Louis Guignabodet****Bender**30+1:11.1711**2**
ESP **Ricardo Tormo****Bultaco**30+1:14.37**1**
FRA Patrick PlissonMorbidelli30+1:35.9015
FRA Thierry NoblesseMorbidelli30+1:36.3016
CHE Stefan DörflingerMorbidelli29+1 lap10
ITA Felice AgostiniMorbidelli29+1 lap
AUT Johann ParzerMorbidelli29+1 lap
AUT Ernst FagererMorbidelli29+1 lap18
AUT August AuingerMorbidelli29+1 lap
VEN Ivan PalazzeseMorbidelli
CHE Karl FuchsMorbidelli
FRG Walter KoschineBender
ITA Maurizio MassimianiMorbidelli5
GBR Clive HortonMorbidelli8
ESP Ángel NietoBultaco12
FRG Gert BenderBender13
NLD Cees van DongenMorbidelli14
AUT Hans HummelMorbidelli19
CHE Rolf BlatterMorbidelli20
36 starters in total, 24 finishers

Sidecar classification

PosRiderPassengerManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints12345678910111213
CHE **Rolf Biland**GBR **Kenny Williams****TTM-Yamaha**3046:19.301**15**
GBR **Mac Hobson**GBR **Kenny Birch****Seymaz-Yamaha**30+17.7211**12**
FRA **Alain Michel**GBR **Stu Collins****Seymaz-Yamaha**30+17.863**10**
GBR **George O'Dell**GBR **Cliff Holland****Seymaz-Yamaha**30+22.195**8**
CHE **Bruno Holzer**CHE **Karl Meierhans****LCR-Yamaha**30+1:21.429**6**
SWE **Göte Brodin**SWE **Per-Erik Wickström****Yamaha**30+1:26.837**5**
AUT **Wolfgang Stropek**AUT **Karl Altricher****Schmid-Yamaha**29+1 lap**4**
FRG **Hermann Huber**FRG **Bernd Schappacher****König**29+1 lap12**3**
AUT **Klaus Sprengel**AUT **Manfred Kürnsteiner****Suzuki**29+1 lap**2**
FRG **Otto Haller**FRG **Rainer Gundel****MKM-Yamaha**28+2 laps**1**
CHE Ernst TrachselCHE Andreas StagerTTM-Suzuki27+3 laps15
GBR Jock TaylorGBR Lewis WardWindle-Yamaha27+3 laps
CHE Jean-François MonninCHE Philippe MiserezSeymaz-Yamaha25+5 laps13
FRG Werner SchwärzelFRG Andreas HuberFath2
CHE Hermann SchmidGBR Kenny ArthurSchmid-Yamaha4
FRG Rolf SteinhausenFRG Wolfgang KalauchSeymaz-Yamaha6
FRG Siegfried SchauzuFRG Lorenzo PuzoBusch-Yamaha8
GBR Dick GreasleyGBR Gordon RussellBusch-Yamaha10
NLD Egbert StreuerNLD Johan van der KapSchmid-Yamaha14
21 starters in total

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1977 Austrian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1979 Austrian Grand Prix

References

  1. "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden.".
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Salzburgring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  4. (1 February 2018). "1978 Austrian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  5. "AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1978".
  6. "Motocourse 1978-1979". Hazleton Securities Ltd.
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