1978 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

Austria  1978 Austrian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 13 races in the
1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 30 April 1978
Official name Grosser Preis von Österreich
Location Salzburgring
Course Permanent racing facility
4.241 km (2.635 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Time 1:21.52
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha
Time 1:21.70
Podium
First United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha
Second Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Third United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki
Time 1:26.20
Fastest lap
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki
Time 1:25.72
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki
Second Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha
Third Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini MBA
Time 1:33.84
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini MBA
Time 1:32.98
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini MBA
Second Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli
Third Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli
Sidecars
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland TTM-Yamaha
Passenger United Kingdom Kenny Williams
Time 1:32.54
Fastest lap
Rider West Germany Werner Schwärzel Fath
Passenger West Germany Andreas Huber
Time 1:30.65
Podium
First Switzerland Rolf Biland TTM-Yamaha
United Kingdom Kenny Williams
Second United Kingdom Mac Hobson Seymaz-Yamaha
United Kingdom Kenny Birch
Third France Alain Michel Seymaz-Yamaha
United Kingdom Stu Collins

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

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 35 48:30.30 2 15
2 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 35 +16.46 1 12
3 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 35 +46.23 4 10
4 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 35 +1:13.76 7 8
5 Finland Tepi Länsivuori Suzuki 35 +1:17.34 10 6
6 France Michel Rougerie Suzuki 34 +1 lap 9 5
7 Netherlands Wil Hartog Suzuki 34 +1 lap 17 4
8 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Suzuki 34 +1 lap 11 3
9 Italy Franco Bonera Suzuki 34 +1 lap 13 2
10 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Suzuki 34 +1 lap 16 1
11 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki 34 +1 lap 12
12 South Africa Les van Breda Suzuki 34 +1 lap 19
13 West Germany Helmut Kassner Suzuki 34 +1 lap
14 West Germany Jürgen Steiner Suzuki 33 +2 laps
15 West Germany Franz Heller Suzuki 33 +2 laps
16 Sweden Bo Granath Suzuki 33 +2 laps
17 Finland Markku Matikäinen Suzuki 33 +2 laps
18 West Germany Franz Rau Suzuki 33 +2 laps
19 Austria Michael Schmid Suzuki 33 +2 laps
United States Pat Hennen Suzuki 3
Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 5
Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 6
United States Steve Baker Suzuki 8
United Kingdom Tom Herron Suzuki 14
Netherlands Jack Middelburg Suzuki 15
United Kingdom John Newbold Suzuki 18
Belgium Jean-Philippe Orban Suzuki 20
36 starters in total
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350 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki 35 50:38.28 1 15
2 Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha 35 +14.37 2 12
3 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 35 +18.19 3 10
4 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 35 +46.73 12 8
5 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 35 +59.64 4 6
6 France Michel Rougerie Yamaha 35 +1:05.34 17 5
7 Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 35 +1:12.82 6 4
8 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 35 +1:13.94 20 3
9 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 35 +1:14.11 15 2
10 Italy Franco Bonera Yamaha 35 +1:14.34 16 1
11 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 35 +1:14.67 8
12 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 35 +1:18.98 7
13 Australia John Dodds Yamaha 34 +1 lap
14 Austria Edi Stöllinger Yamaha 34 +1 lap 19
15 Switzerland Michel Frutschi Yamaha 34 +1 lap
16 Australia Kenny Blake Yamaha 34 +1 lap
17 Switzerland Roland Freymond Yamaha 34 +1 lap
18 Austria Ernst Fagerer Yamaha 34 +1 lap
19 South Africa Les van Breda Yamaha 34 +1 lap
20 West Germany Josef Hage Yamaha 34 +1 lap
21 Italy Franco Solaroli Yamaha 34 +1 lap
22 Czechoslovakia Peter Baláz Yamaha 34 +1 lap
Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 5
United Kingdom Mick Grant Kawasaki 9
United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 10
Italy Pierluigi Conforti Yamaha 11
West Germany Anton Mang Kawasaki 13
Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 14
France Christian Sarron Yamaha 18
36 starters in total
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125 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 30 47:23.66 1 15
2 Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 30 +2.23 3 12
3 Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli 30 +28.74 2 10
4 France Thierry Espié Motobécane 30 +34.18 4 8
5 Italy Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 30 +34.70 9 6
6 Sweden Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 30 +1:01.55 7 5
7 Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli 30 +1:03.98 6 4
8 Finland Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 30 +1:04.69 17 3
9 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Bender 30 +1:11.17 11 2
10 Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 30 +1:14.37 1
11 France Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 30 +1:35.90 15
12 France Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 30 +1:36.30 16
13 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 10
14 Italy Felice Agostini Morbidelli 29 +1 lap
15 Austria Johann Parzer Morbidelli 29 +1 lap
16 Austria Ernst Fagerer Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 18
17 Austria August Auinger Morbidelli 29 +1 lap
18 Venezuela Ivan Palazzese Morbidelli
19 Switzerland Karl Fuchs Morbidelli
20 West Germany Walter Koschine Bender
Italy Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 5
United Kingdom Clive Horton Morbidelli 8
Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 12
West Germany Gert Bender Bender 13
Netherlands Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 14
Austria Hans Hummel Morbidelli 19
Switzerland Rolf Blatter Morbidelli 20
36 starters in total, 24 finishers
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Sidecar classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 Switzerland Rolf Biland United Kingdom Kenny Williams TTM-Yamaha 30 46:19.30 1 15
2 United Kingdom Mac Hobson United Kingdom Kenny Birch Seymaz-Yamaha 30 +17.72 11 12
3 France Alain Michel United Kingdom Stu Collins Seymaz-Yamaha 30 +17.86 3 10
4 United Kingdom George O'Dell United Kingdom Cliff Holland Seymaz-Yamaha 30 +22.19 5 8
5 Switzerland Bruno Holzer Switzerland Karl Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 30 +1:21.42 9 6
6 Sweden Göte Brodin Sweden Per-Erik Wickström Yamaha 30 +1:26.83 7 5
7 Austria Wolfgang Stropek Austria Karl Altricher Schmid-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 4
8 West Germany Hermann Huber West Germany Bernd Schappacher König 29 +1 lap 12 3
9 Austria Klaus Sprengel Austria Manfred Kürnsteiner Suzuki 29 +1 lap 2
10 West Germany Otto Haller West Germany Rainer Gundel MKM-Yamaha 28 +2 laps 1
11 Switzerland Ernst Trachsel Switzerland Andreas Stager TTM-Suzuki 27 +3 laps 15
12 United Kingdom Jock Taylor United Kingdom Lewis Ward Windle-Yamaha 27 +3 laps
13 Switzerland Jean-François Monnin Switzerland Philippe Miserez Seymaz-Yamaha 25 +5 laps 13
West Germany Werner Schwärzel West Germany Andreas Huber Fath 2
Switzerland Hermann Schmid United Kingdom Kenny Arthur Schmid-Yamaha 4
West Germany Rolf Steinhausen West Germany Wolfgang Kalauch Seymaz-Yamaha 6
West Germany Siegfried Schauzu West Germany Lorenzo Puzo Busch-Yamaha 8
United Kingdom Dick Greasley United Kingdom Gordon Russell Busch-Yamaha 10
Netherlands Egbert Streuer Netherlands Johan van der Kap Schmid-Yamaha 14
21 starters in total
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 75. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.
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