1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 29th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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Season summary
Suzuki saw off a strong challenge from Yamaha to take their second consecutive 500cc crown. Angel Nieto made it three 50cc titles in a row on a Bultaco while Morbidelli would win an impressive double world championship in the 125cc and 250cc divisions. Pier Paolo Bianchi successfully defended his 125cc title while fellow countryman Mario Lega captured the 250cc championship for the tiny Italian concern. The 350cc crown went to Takazumi Katayama on a factory Yamaha, making him the first-ever Japanese world champion. Barry Sheene made it two premier titles in a row, winning from two Americans, Steve Baker and Pat Hennen.[1]
The season was marred by a terrible crash at the 350cc Austrian Grand Prix that claimed the life of Swiss rider, Hans Stadelmann and seriously injuring Johnny Cecotto, Patrick Fernandez, Dieter Braun and Franco Uncini.[1][2] The accident led to a rider's strike in the 500 class, although organizers pressed on with Jack Findlay winning from a reduced field of competitors.[3] Despite finishing second and winning the Formula 750 title, Baker would be released by Yamaha at the end of the year. Giacomo Agostini would retire after the season, ending his seventeen year career with a record 122 Grand Prix victories and 15 World Championships.[1]
Grands Prix
Final standings
500cc standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barry Sheene |
1 | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 107 | 6 |
| 2 |  Steve Baker |
32 | United States | Yamaha | 80 | 0 |
| 3 | Pat Hennen |
40 | United States | Suzuki | 67 | 1 |
| 4 |  Johnny Cecotto |
Venezuela | Yamaha | 50 | 2 | |
| 5 | Steve Parrish |
United Kingdom | Suzuki | 39 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Giacomo Agostini |
7 | Italy | Yamaha | 37 | 0 |
| 7 | Franco Bonera |
Italy | Suzuki | 37 | 0 | |
| 8 |  Philippe Coulon |
6 | Switzerland | Suzuki | 36 | 0 |
| 9 |  Teuvo Lansivuori |
2 | Finland | Suzuki | 35 | 0 |
| 10 |  Wil Hartog |
Netherlands | Suzuki | 30 | 1 |
350cc standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Takazumi Katayama |
7 | Japan | Yamaha | 95 | 5 |
| 2 | Tom Herron |
4 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 56 | 0 |
| 3 |  Jon Ekerold |
South Africa | Yamaha | 54 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Michel Rougerie |
France | Yamaha | 50 | 1 | |
| 5 | Kork Ballington |
South Africa | Yamaha | 46 | 2 | |
| 6 | Olivier Chevallier |
9 | France | Yamaha | 39 | 0 |
| 7 | Christian Sarron |
France | Yamaha | 38 | 0 | |
| 8 | Patrick Fernandez |
France | Yamaha | 34 | 0 | |
| 9 | Johnny Cecotto |
2 | Venezuela | Yamaha | 30 | 2 |
| 10 | Alan North |
South Africa | Yamaha | 30 | 1 |
250cc standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Lega |
Italy | Morbidelli | 85 | 1 | |
| 2 | Franco Uncini |
Italy | Harley-Davidson | 72 | 2 | |
| 3 | Walter Villa |
1 | Italy | Harley-Davidson | 67 | 3 |
| 4 | Takazumi Katayama |
Japan | Yamaha | 58 | 1 | |
| 5 | Tom Herron |
4 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 54 | 0 |
| 6 | Kork Ballington |
South Africa | Yamaha | 49 | 1 | |
| 7 | Alan North |
6 | South Africa | Yamaha | 43 | 0 |
| 8 | Mick Grant |
United Kingdom | Kawasaki | 42 | 2 | |
| 9 | Jon Ekerold |
South Africa | Yamaha | 42 | 1 | |
| 10 | Patrick Fernandez |
France | Yamaha | 28 | 0 |
125cc standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pier Paolo Bianchi |
1 | Italy | Morbidelli | 131 | 7 |
| 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini |
7 | Italy | Morbidelli | 105 | 1 |
| 3 |  Angel Nieto |
2 | Spain | Bultaco | 80 | 3 |
| 4 | Jean-Louis Guignabodet |
6 | France | Morbidelli | 62 | 0 |
| 5 |  Anton Mang |
5 | West Germany | Morbidelli | 55 | 0 |
| 6 | Gert Bender |
West Germany | Bender | 38 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Harald Bartol |
Austria | Morbidelli | 32 | 0 | |
| 8 | Hans Müller |
Switzerland | Morbidelli | 32 | 0 | |
| 9 | Stefan Dörflinger |
Switzerland | Morbidelli | 32 | 0 | |
| 10 | Pierluigi Conforti |
Italy | Morbidelli | 30 | 1 |
50cc standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angel Nieto |
1 | Spain | Bultaco | 87 | 3 |
| 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini |
4 | Italy | Kreidler | 72 | 2 |
| 3 | Ricardo Tormo |
Spain | Bultaco | 69 | 1 | |
| 4 | Herbert Rittberger |
2 | West Germany | Kreidler | 53 | 1 |
| 5 | Patrick Plisson |
France | ABF | 26 | 0 | |
| 6 | Stefan Dörflinger |
7 | Switzerland | Kreidler | 26 | 0 |
| 7 | Jean-Louis Guignabodet |
France | Morbidelli | 14 | 0 | |
| 8 | Hans Hummel |
9 | Austria | Kreidler | 11 | 0 |
| 9 |  Julien van Zeebroeck |
6 | Belgium | Kreidler | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Ramon Gali |
Spain | Derbi | 10 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
- ^ "Cyclist Killed In Prix Race". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press: p. 2. 2 May 1977. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2MUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6xEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4828,101306&dq=johnny+cecotto&hl=en. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ Hans Stadelmann at Motorsport Memorial
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1977/NAT/500cc/World+Standing. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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