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1978 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Yugoslavian |
| flag | Yugoslavia |
| Location | Staza Grobink Rijeka |
| Course_mi | 2.590 |
| Course_km | 4.168 |
| Race_No | 13 |
| Season_No | 13 |
| Official_Name | Grand Prix de Yougoslavie |
| Date | 17 September |
| Year | 1978 |
| Image | Automotodrom Grobnik.png |
| Pole_Rider_350 | Gregg Hansford |
| Pole_Rider_350_Country | Australia |
| Pole_Rider_350_Bike | Kawasaki |
| Pole_Time_350 | 1:39.96 |
| Fast_Rider_350 | Gregg Hansford |
| Fast_Rider_350_Country | Australia |
| Fast_Rider_350_Bike | Kawasaki |
| Fast_Time_350 | 1:38.0 |
| First_Rider_350 | Gregg Hansford |
| First_Rider_350_Country | Australia |
| First_Rider_350_Bike | Kawasaki |
| Second_Rider_350 | Franco Bonera |
| Second_Rider_350_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_350_Bike | Yamaha |
| Third_Rider_350 | Patrick Fernandez |
| Third_Rider_350_Country | France |
| Third_Rider_350_Bike | Yamaha |
| Pole_Rider_250 | Kork Ballington |
| Pole_Rider_250_Country | South Africa |
| Pole_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix | 1928 |
| Pole_Rider_250_Bike | Kawasaki |
| Pole_Time_250 | 1:42.86 |
| Fast_Rider_250 | Anton Mang |
| Fast_Rider_250_Country | West Germany |
| Fast_Rider_250_Bike | Kawasaki |
| Fast_Time_250 | 1:39.0 |
| First_Rider_250 | Gregg Hansford |
| First_Rider_250_Country | Australia |
| First_Rider_250_Bike | Kawasaki |
| Second_Rider_250 | Anton Mang |
| Second_Rider_250_Country | West Germany |
| Second_Rider_250_Bike | Kawasaki |
| Third_Rider_250 | Kork Ballington |
| Third_Rider_250_Country | South Africa |
| Third_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix | 1928 |
| Third_Rider_250_Bike | Kawasaki |
| Pole_Rider_125 | Thierry Espié |
| Pole_Rider_125_Country | France |
| Pole_Rider_125_Bike | Motobécane |
| Pole_Time_125 | 1:43.70 |
| Fast_Rider_125 | Patrick Plisson |
| Fast_Rider_125_Country | France |
| Fast_Rider_125_Bike | Morbidelli |
| Fast_Time_125 | 1:43.2 |
| First_Rider_125 | Ángel Nieto |
| First_Rider_125_Country | Spain |
| First_Rider_125_Country_flag_suffix | 1977 |
| First_Rider_125_Bike | Minarelli |
| Second_Rider_125 | Hans Müller |
| Second_Rider_125_Country | Switzerland |
| Second_Rider_125_Bike | Morbidelli |
| Third_Rider_125 | Pierluigi Conforti |
| Third_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Third_Rider_125_Bike | Morbidelli |
| Pole_Rider_50 | Eugenio Lazzarini |
| Pole_Rider_50_Country | Italy |
| Pole_Rider_50_Bike | Kreidler |
| Pole_Time_50 | 1:54.93 |
| Fast_Rider_50 | Ricardo Tormo |
| Fast_Rider_50_Country | Spain |
| Fast_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix | 1977 |
| Fast_Rider_50_Bike | Bultaco |
| Fast_Time_50 | 1:52.86 |
| First_Rider_50 | Ricardo Tormo |
| First_Rider_50_Country | Spain |
| First_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix | 1977 |
| First_Rider_50_Bike | Bultaco |
| Second_Rider_50 | Eugenio Lazzarini |
| Second_Rider_50_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_50_Bike | Kreidler |
| Third_Rider_50 | Patrick Plisson |
| Third_Rider_50_Country | France |
| Third_Rider_50_Bike | ABF |
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The 1978 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth and final round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 17 September 1978 at the Staza Grobnik Rijeka.
350 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | 35 | 58:21.2 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA Franco Bonera | Yamaha | 35 | +7.3 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| FRA Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 35 | +21.2 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| AUS Vic Soussan | Yamaha | 35 | +24.5 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| ZAF Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | 35 | +31.8 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| FRG Anton Mang | Kawasaki | 35 | +32.2 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| FRA Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 35 | +1:40.0 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA Vanes Francini | Yamaha | 35 | +1:44.4 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA Giovanni Pellettier | Yamaha | 34 | +1 lap | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| CHE Roland Freymond | Yamaha | 34 | +1 lap | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA Mario Lega | Morbidelli | 34 | +1 lap | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| ITA Giovanni Rolando | Yamaha | 34 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Franco Marcheggiani | Yamaha | 34 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Y. Matsumoto | Yamaha | 34 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Peter Sjoström | Yamaha | 33 | +2 laps | ||||||||||||||||||
| ZAF Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Tom Herron | Yamaha | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Hervé Moineau | Yamaha | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Pierluigi Conforti | Yamaha | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Paolo Pileri | Morbidelli | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Bruno Kneubühler | Yamaha | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FIN Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Sauro Pazzaglia | Yamaha | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Leif Gustafsson | Yamaha | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30 starters in total |
250 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | 29 | 49:28.98 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRG Anton Mang | Kawasaki | 29 | +4.00 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ZAF Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | 29 | +4.31 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Paolo Pileri | Morbidelli | 29 | +12.91 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ZAF Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | 29 | +31.68 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 29 | +31.93 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Mario Lega | Morbidelli | 29 | +44.34 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FIN Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | 29 | +1:23.02 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Roland Freymond | Yamaha | 29 | +1:40.90 | 18 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FIN Eero Hyvärinen | Yamaha | 29 | +1:41.16 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Hans Müller | Yamaha | 29 | +1:43.85 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Giovanni Pellettier | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Vanes Francini | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRG Bernd Tüngethal | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Franco Marcheggiani | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Giorgio Avveduti | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Renè Delaby | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Olivier Liegeois | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Vic Soussan | Yamaha | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Tom Herron | Yamaha | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Thierry Espié | Yamaha | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Sauro Pazzaglia | Yamaha | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Leif Gustafsson | Yamaha | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Hervé Moineau | Yamaha | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 starters in total |
125 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP Ángel Nieto | Minarelli | 25 | 44:33.3 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Hans Müller | Morbidelli | 25 | +10.8 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Pierluigi Conforti | Morbidelli | 25 | +11.1 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUT Harald Bartol | Morbidelli | 25 | +23.6 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Maurizio Massimiani | Morbidelli | 25 | +41.4 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Jean-Louis Guignabodet | Morbidelli | 25 | +41.7 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIN Matti Kinnunen | Morbidelli | 25 | +45.8 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Per-Edward Carlson | Morbidelli | 25 | +56.4 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Patrick Plisson | Morbidelli | 25 | +57.7 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Thierry Noblesse | Morbidelli | 25 | +1:04.4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MCO P. Herouard | Morbidelli | 25 | +1:14.0 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Stefan Dörflinger | Morbidelli | 25 | +1:24.2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Rolf Blatter | Morbidelli | 25 | +1:50.8 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Claudio Lusuardi | Morbidelli | 24 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLD Henk van Kessel | Condor | 24 | +1 lap | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Enrico Cereda | Morbidelli | 24 | +1 lap | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Maurizio Musco | Morbidelli | 24 | +1 lap | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLD Theo Timmer | Morbidelli | 24 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Luigi Rinaudo | Morbidelli | 24 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRG Hagen Klein | Morbidelli | 23 | +2 laps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YUG Boris Bajc | Morbidelli | 23 | +2 laps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Thierry Espié | Motobécane | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Eugenio Lazzarini | MBA | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUT August Auinger | Morbidelli | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Italo Zerbini | Morbidelli | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 starters in total |
50 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP Ricardo Tormo | Bultaco | 20 | 38:15.02 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Eugenio Lazzarini | Kreidler | 20 | +14.58 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Patrick Plisson | ABF | 20 | +1:24.47 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Rolf Blatter | Kreidler | 20 | +1:25.27 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRG Ingo Emmerich | Kreidler | 20 | +1:42.95 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRG Hagen Klein | Kreidler | 20 | +1:52.26 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRG Wolfgang Müller | Kreidler | 20 | +1:53.48 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Enrico Cereda | DRS | 19 | +1 lap | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRG Reiner Scheidhauer | Kreidler | 19 | +1 lap | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Aldo Pero | Kreidler | 19 | +1 lap | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NLD Peter Looyenstein | Kreidler | 19 | +1 lap | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| NLD Henk van Kessel | Sparta | 19 | +1 lap | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Bruno di Carlo | Kreidler | 19 | +1 lap | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Chris Baert | Kreidler | 19 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA S. Zattoni | LGM | 19 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Ezio Mischiatti | LGM | 18 | +2 laps | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AUT Otto Machinek | Kreidler | 18 | +2 laps | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Stefan Dörflinger | Kreidler | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRG Günter Schirnhofer | Kreidler | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NLD Theo Timmer | Kreidler | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Claudio Lusuardi | Kreidler | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| YUG "Krstic" | Kreidler | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AUT Hans Hummel | Kreidler | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Benjamin Laurent | FBM | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 starters in total |
References
| Previous_year's_race = 1977 Yugoslavian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1979 Yugoslavian Grand Prix
References
- "Motocourse 1978-1979". Hazleton Securities Ltd.
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