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1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix

Field	Value
Grand Prix	German
flag	West Germany
Official_Name	Grosser Preis von Deutschland
Location	Nürburgring
Course_mi	14.189
Course_km	22.835
Race_No	11
Season_No	13
Date	20 August
Year	1978
Image	Circuit Nürburgring-1967-Nordschleife.svg
Pole_Rider_500	Johnny Cecotto
Pole_Rider_500_Country	VEN
Pole_Rider_500_Country_flag_suffix	1930
Pole_Time_500	8:31.700
Fast_Rider_500	Virginio Ferrari
Fast_Rider_500_Country	ITA
Fast_Time_500	8:29.500
First_Rider_500	Virginio Ferrari
First_Rider_500_Country	ITA
Second_Rider_500	Johnny Cecotto
Second_Rider_500_Country	VEN
Second_Rider_500_Country_flag_suffix	1930
Third_Rider_500	Kenny Roberts
Third_Rider_500_Country	USA
Pole_Rider_350	Gregg Hansford
Pole_Rider_350_Country	AUS
Pole_Time_350	8:44.700
Fast_Rider_350	Takazumi Katayama
Fast_Rider_350_Country	JPN
Fast_Time_350	8:39.700
First_Rider_350	Takazumi Katayama
First_Rider_350_Country	JPN
Second_Rider_350	Kork Ballington
Second_Rider_350_Country	RSA
Second_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix	1928
Third_Rider_350	Michel Rougerie
Third_Rider_350_Country	FRA
Pole_Rider_250	Gregg Hansford
Pole_Rider_250_Country	AUS
Pole_Time_250	8:53.300
Fast_Rider_250	Kork Ballington
Fast_Rider_250_Country	RSA
Fast_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix	1928
Fast_Time_250	8:49.500
First_Rider_250	Kork Ballington
First_Rider_250_Country	RSA
First_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix	1928
Second_Rider_250	Gregg Hansford
Second_Rider_250_Country	AUS
Third_Rider_250	Tom Herron
Third_Rider_250_Country	UK
Pole_Rider_125	Thierry Espié
Pole_Rider_125_Country	FRA
Pole_Time_125	9:23.800
Fast_Rider_125	Ángel Nieto
Fast_Rider_125_Country	SPA
Fast_Rider_125_Country_flag_suffix	1977
Fast_Time_125	9:17.000
First_Rider_125	Ángel Nieto
First_Rider_125_Country	SPA
First_Rider_125_Country_flag_suffix	1977
Second_Rider_125	Thierry Espié
Second_Rider_125_Country	FRA
Third_Rider_125	Hans Müller
Third_Rider_125_Country	SUI
Pole_Rider_50	Ricardo Tormo
Pole_Rider_50_Country	SPA
Pole_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1977
Pole_Time_50	10:24.000
Fast_Rider_50	Ricardo Tormo
Fast_Rider_50_Country	SPA
Fast_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1977
Fast_Time_50	10:15.800
First_Rider_50	Ricardo Tormo
First_Rider_50_Country	SPA
First_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1977
Second_Rider_50	Ángel Nieto
Second_Rider_50_Country	SPA
Second_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1977
Third_Rider_50	Eugenio Lazzarini
Third_Rider_50_Country	ITA
Pole_Rider_Sidecar	Rolf Biland
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_Country	SUI
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar	Kenny Williams
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Pole_Time_Sidecar	9:15.800
Fast_Rider_Sidecar	Alain Michel
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country	FRA
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar	Stu Collins
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Fast_Time_Sidecar	9:06.800
First_Rider_Sidecar	Werner Schwärzel
First_Rider_Sidecar_Country	BRD
First_Passenger_Sidecar	Andreas Huber
First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	BRD
Second_Rider_Sidecar	Alain Michel
Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country	FRA
Second_Passenger_Sidecar	Stu Collins
Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Third_Rider_Sidecar	Dick Greasley
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country	UK
Third_Passenger_Sidecar	Gordon Russell
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK

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The 1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 August 1978 at the Nürburgring circuit.

500cc classification

Pos.	No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired
12	ITA Virginio Ferrari	Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	51'21.700	15
4	VEN Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+0.700	12
3	USA Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+33.900	10
7	GBR Barry Sheene	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+36.000	8
17	JPN Takazumi Katayama	Sarome & Motul Team	Yamaha	+36.300	6
13	FRA Michel Rougerie		Suzuki	+56.000	5
2	USA Steve Baker	Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	+57.500	4
29	NLD Boet van Dulmen		Suzuki	+1'08.100	3
9	FIN Tepi Länsivuori		Suzuki	+1'10.000	2
59	FRG Jürgen Steiner	Caramba Racing Team Bohme	Suzuki	+2'10.400	1
26	NLD Jack Middelburg		Suzuki	+2'11.200
1	ITA Franco Bonera		Suzuki	+2'15.800
5	GBR Steve Parrish		Suzuki	+2'16.100
15	AUT Max Wiener		Suzuki	+2'25.700
63	GBR Alex George		Suzuki	+3'40.700
28	FRG Gerhard Vogt	Bill Smith Racing	Suzuki	+3'44.100
??	FRG Hans-Otto Butenuth		Yamaha	+5'04.900
??	AUS Jack Findlay		Suzuki	+5'18.400
37	NLD Dick Alblas		Suzuki	+5'19.700
??	JPN Tako Hase		Yamaha	+5'42.900
??	FRG Franz Shermer		Suzuki	+5'58.500
??	SPA Carlos Delgado de San Antonio		Suzuki	+6'00.100
??	CHE René Gutknecht		Suzuki	+6'00.300
??	AUT Michael Schmid		Suzuki	+6'28.700
??	CHE Philippe Coulon	Marlboro Nava Total	Suzuki	+6'56.400
??	FRG Hans-Günter Schöne		Yamaha	+8'58.600
??	SWE Lars Johansson		Yamaha	+8'59.800
??	FRG Walter Kaletsch		Yamaha	+9'50.900
??	FRG Gustav Canehl		Yamaha	+1 lap
??	ITA Marco Lucchinelli	Cagiva Corse	Suzuki	Retired
??	CHE Bruno Kneubühler	RSS Racing Team	Suzuki	Retired
??	FRG Franz Rau	Kazenmaier Autovermietung	Suzuki	Retired
??	AUT Herbert Schieferecke		Yamaha	Retired
??	FRG Iingo Riemer		Yamaha	Retired
??	NLD Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	Suzuki	Retired
??	FRG Jan Verwey		Suzuki	Retired
??	FRA Jean-Claude Hogrel	Buton	Buton	Retired
??	ITA Graziano Rossi	Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	Retired
??	AUT Hans Braumandl		Suzuki	Retired
38	SWE Peter Sjoström		Suzuki	Retired
??	CHE Michel Frutschi		Yamaha	Retired
??	DNK Børge Nielsen		Suzuki	Retired
??	RSA Leslie van Breda		Suzuki	Retired
22	ITA Gianni Rolando	Team Librenti	Suzuki	Retired
??	FRG Gustav Reiner		Yamaha	Retired
??	FRG Horst Scherer		Yamaha	Retired
??	FRG Horst Scherer		Yamaha	Retired
??	FRG Horst Lahfeld		König	Retired
??	FRG Bernd Dawicki		König	Did not start

350 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
1	JPN Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	6	52:27.4	6	15
5	ZAF Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	6	+0.2	2	12
4	FRA Michel Rougerie	Yamaha	6	+40.8	7	10
3	ZAF Jon Ekerold	Yamaha	6	+42.1	8	8
2	GBR Tom Herron	Yamaha	6	+43.4	4	6
63	FRG Anton Mang	Kawasaki	6	+1:09.9	5	5
6	FRA Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha	6	+1:37.0		4
23	ITA Franco Bonera	Yamaha	6	+1:38.1		3
10	FRA Patrick Pons	Yamaha	6	+2:04.3		2
53	FRA Hervé Moineau	Yamaha	6	+2:10.2		1
82	FRG Gustav Rainer	Yamaha	6	+2:29.7
18	FIN Reino Eskelinen	Yamaha	6	+2:41.6
66	FRG Josef Hage	Yamaha	6	+3:07.8
22	ITA Maurizio Massimiani	Yamaha	6	+3:38.8
24	ITA Vanes Francini	Yamaha	6	+3:56.1
	AUS Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki			1
	FRA Christian Sarron	Yamaha			3
	FIN Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha			9
	SWE Leif Gustafsson	Yamaha			10
60 starters in total, 25 finishers

250 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
6	ZAF Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	5	44:41.4	2	15
54	AUS Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki	5	+39.9	1	12
5	GBR Tom Herron	Yamaha	5	+52.5	9	10
50	FRA Jean-François Baldé	Kawasaki	5	+52.7	3	8
59	FRG Anton Mang	Kawasaki	5	+52.8		6
8	ZAF Jon Ekerold	Yamaha	5	+1:07.7	7	5
37	GBR Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	5	+1:22.4		4
64	FRA Raymond Roche	Yamaha	5	+1:23.6	6	3
10	FRA Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha	5	+1:24.1	10	2
51	FRA Thierry Espié	Yamaha	5	+1:24.3		1
12	FRA Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha	5	+1:27.9
3	ITA Walter Villa	Minarelli	5	+1:44.0
33	SWE Leif Gustafsson	Yamaha	5	+1:48.6
13	AUS Vic Soussan	Yamaha	5	+1:48.9	4
28	BEL Richard Hubin	Yamaha	5	+1:49.5
	USA Kenny Roberts	Yamaha			5
	FRA Christian Estrosi	Yamaha			8
50 starters in total, 36 finishers

125 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
3	ESP Ángel Nieto	Minarelli	4	37:26.0	2	15
1	FRA Thierry Espié	Motobécane	4	+7.8	1	12
9	CHE Hans Müller	Morbidelli	4	+1:07.5	3	10
12	ITA Maurizio Massimiani	Morbidelli	4	+1:18.9	9	8
7	AUT Harald Bartol	Morbidelli	4	+1:19.0	10	6
6	FRG Gert Bender	Bender	4	+1:22.5	4	5
8	CHE Stefan Dörflinger	Morbidelli	4	+1:22.8	6	4
2	ITA Eugenio Lazzarini	MBA	4	+1:23.8	5	3
19	FRG Walter Koschine	Bender	4	+1:24.0	7	2
56	FRG Stefan Janssen	Morbidelli	4	+1:26.9	8	1
32	NLD Henk van Kessel	Condor	4	+2:10.1
16	FIN Matti Kinnunen	Morbidelli	4	+2:10.4
20	CHE Rolf Blatter	Morbidelli	4	+2:10.9
31	NLD Bennie Wilbers	Morbidelli	4	+2:11.3
35	FRG Richard Schmiederer	Morbidelli	4	+2:43.4
43 starters in total, 30 finishers

50 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
3	ESP Ricardo Tormo	Bultaco	3	31:00.3	1	15
1	ESP Ángel Nieto	Bultaco	3	+14.1	2	12
2	ITA Eugenio Lazzarini	Kreidler	3	+53.0	3	10
6	CHE Stefan Dörflinger	Kreidler	3	+1:30.2	4	8
37	CHE Rolf Blatter	Kreidler	3	+1:58.7	8	6
39	FRG Wolfgang Müller	Kreidler	3	+2:00.3	5	5
13	NLD Theo Timmer	Kreidler	3	+2:05.3	10	4
60	FRG Ingo Emmerich	Kreidler	3	+2:06.2	9	3
45	FRG Reiner Scheidhauer	Kreidler	3	+2:07.2	7	2
28	NLD Henk van Kessel	Sparta	3	+2:26.3		1
63	ITA Claudio Lusuardi	MBH	3	+2:28.7
21	ITA Enrico Cereda	Kreidler	3	+2:30.8
12	FRG Hagen Klein	Kreidler	3	+2:48.4
31	BEL Pierre Dumont	Kreidler	3	+2:48.6
57	FRG Richard Schmiederer	Kreidler	3	+2:51.1
	NLD Peter Looyestein	Kreidler			6
48 starters in total, 34 finishers

Sidecar classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
3	FRG Werner Schwärzel	FRG Andreas Huber	Fath	5	46:37.6	3	15
5	FRA Alain Michel	GBR Stu Collins	Seymaz-Yamaha	5	+1:26.2	2	12
8	GBR Dick Greasley	GBR Gordon Russell	Busch-Yamaha	5	+1:26.8	5	10
10	CHE Bruno Holzer	CHE Karl Meierhans	LCR-Yamaha	5	+1:26.9		8
14	CHE Jean-François Monnin	CHE Paul Gerard	Seymaz-Yamaha	5	+2:20.3	6	6
37	FRG Hermann Huber	FRG Bernd Schappacher	König	5	+2:53.7	9	5
17	ITA Amedeo Zini	ITA Andrea Fornaro	Busch-König	5	+3:33.3		4
29	GBR Bill Hodgkins	GBR John Parkins	Windle-Yamaha	5	+3:36.0		3
47	FRG Otto Haller	FRG Rainer Gundel	MKM-Yamaha	5	+3:59.1		2
24	CHE Thomas Müller	CHE K. Waltisperg	TTM-Yamaha	5	+4:13.4	10	1
	CHE Rolf Biland	GBR Kenny Williams	Beo-Yamaha			1
	GBR Jock Taylor	GBR James Neil	Windle-Yamaha			4
	CHE Hermann Schmid	GBR Kenny Arthur	Schmid-Yamaha			7
	FRG Siegfried Schauzu	FRG Lorenzo Puzo	Busch-Yamaha			8
39 starters in total, 25 finishers

References

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

References

(25 July 2015). "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1978".
"1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
"Nürburgring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
"Motocourse 1978-1979". Hazleton Securities Ltd.
(1 February 2018). "1978 German MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
"WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1978".

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