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1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix

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Venezuela  1977 Venezuelan Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date20 March 1977
Official nameGrand Prix de Venezuela[1]
LocationAutodromo Internacional de San Carlos
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.135 km (2.569 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 1:36.100
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene
United States Steve Baker
Time 1:35.800
Podium
First United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Second United States Steve Baker
Third United States Pat Hennen
350cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 1:39.000
Fastest lap
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 1:38.200
Podium
First Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Second Spain Victor Palomo
Third France Patrick Fernandez
250cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Franco Uncini
Time 1:40.800
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa
Time 1:40.800
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa
Second France Patrick Fernandez
Third Spain Victor Palomo
125cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto
Time 1:47.300
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto
Time 1:47.000
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second West Germany Anton Mang
Third Venezuela Iván Palazzese

The 1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 March 1977 at the San Carlos Circuit.

500cc classification

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Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 48'56.900 15
2 32 United States Steve Baker Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +3.300 12
3 3 United States Pat Hennen Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +39.000 10
4 20 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Team Venemotos Yamaha +42.600 8
5 16 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki +58.100 6
6 12 Italy Virginio Ferrari Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1'25.000 5
7 19 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Life Racing Team Suzuki +1'31.300 4
8 4 France Christian Estrosi Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki +1 lap 3
9 8 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1 lap 2
10 29 South Africa Alan North Wilddam Konserven Holland Yamaha +2 laps 1
Ret ?? Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki Accident
Ret ?? Italy Gianfranco Bonera Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Netherlands Marcel Ankoné Pullshaw Suzuki Retired
Ret ?? Italy Giovanni Rolando Suzuki Retired
Sources: [2][3][4]

350 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 29 48:20.1 1 15
2 31 Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha 29 +29.6 2 12
3 16 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 29 +38.5 7 10
4 21 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 29 +1:10.3 4 8
5 17 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 28 +1 lap 14 6
6 29 South Africa Alan North Yamaha 28 +1 lap 12 5
7 3 Venezuela Pedro Mezerhane Yamaha 28 +1 lap 16 4
8 37 Venezuela Carlos Bellón Yamaha 28 +1 lap 17 3
9 36 Venezuela Eduardo Aleman Yamaha 28 +1 lap 2
10 44 Italy Raoul Tausani Yamaha 28 +1 lap 1
11 46 Chile C. Haleby Yamaha 28 +1 lap 19
12 25 Chile V. Cascino Harley-Davidson 27 +2 laps
13 45 Costa Rica C. Cortes Harley-Davidson 26 +3 laps
Venezuela Jose Cecotto Yamaha 3
South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 5
Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 6
Venezuela R. Cardozo Yamaha 8
Italy Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 9
Venezuela F. Dalle Yamaha 10
France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 11
United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 13
Venezuela M. Luger Yamaha 15
Switzerland Roland Freymond Yamaha 18
Brazil U. Rioss Yamaha 20
27 starters in total
[2]

250 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 28 47:56.1 2 15
2 16 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 28 +20.5 3 12
3 20 Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha 28 +35.7 7 10
4 9 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 28 +56.1 12 8
5 8 South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 28 +1:11.1 9 6
6 17 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 28 +1:19.4 10 5
7 3 Venezuela Aldo Nannini Yamaha 28 +1:29.5 14 4
8 21 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 28 +1:30.4 5 3
9 13 Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli 27 +1 lap 8 2
10 14 Colombia Mauro Corradini Yamaha 26 +2 laps 17 1
11 30 Venezuela J. Canache Yamaha 26 +2 laps 16
12 25 Chile V. Cascino Harley-Davidson 26 +2 laps
13 26 Venezuela M. F. Mojica Yamaha 26 +2 laps 19
14 28 Venezuela A. Mireles Yamaha 25 +3 laps 20
Italy Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 1
Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 4
Venezuela R. Cardozo Yamaha 6
Spain Ángel Nieto Yamaha 11
Venezuela G. Laya Yamaha 13
Venezuela E. Alemán Yamaha 15
Colombia O. Echevarria Yamaha 18
22 starters in total
[2]

125 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 27 50:22.4 1 15
2 19 Germany Anton Mang Morbidelli 27 +2.5 3 12
3 5 Venezuela Iván Palazzese Morbidelli 27 +1:05.6 7 10
4 34 Italy Rino Pretelli Morbidelli 27 +1:48.2 9 8
5 32 Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Morbidelli 27 +1:48.7 11 6
6 18 Argentina Guillermo Pérez Yamaha 24 +3 laps 15 5
7 12 Venezuela Rafael Olavarria Yamaha 24 +3 laps 18 4
Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 2
Italy Maurizio Massinani Morbidelli 4
Venezuela Aldo Nannini Yamaha 5
Italy Germano Zanetti Morbidelli 6
Netherlands Henk van Kessel Condor 8
Argentina Victorio Minguzzi Yamaha 10
Argentina P. Catania Morbidelli 12
Argentina J. Vignetti Morbidelli 13
Argentina F. González Morbidelli 14
Venezuela R. Morantes Yamaha 16
Venezuela B. Orioli Yamaha 17
16 starters in total
[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1977". Archive.li. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 55. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
  3. ^ "1977 Venezuelan MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. ^ "VENEZUELA GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1977". Motogp.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.


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