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1978 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

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Spain  1978 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 13 races in the
1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date16 April 1978
Official nameXXVVIII Gran Premio de España[1]
LocationCircuito Permanente del Jarama
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.404 km (2.115 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider United States Kenny Roberts
Time 1:34.900
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kenny Roberts
Time 1:34.500
Podium
First United States Pat Hennen
Second United States Kenny Roberts
Third Japan Takazumi Katayama
250cc
Pole position
Rider United States Kenny Roberts
Time 1:38.700
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Gregg Hansford
Time 1:36.900
Podium
First Australia Gregg Hansford
Second United States Kenny Roberts
Third Italy Franco Uncini
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi
Time 1:44.100
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:43.900
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Second France Thierry Espié
Third Austria Harald Bartol
50cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:53.600
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:52.500
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Spain Ricardo Tormo
Third France Patrick Plisson

The 1978 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 April 1978 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama.

Classification

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500 cc

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Pos No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time Points
1 3 United States Pat Hennen Suzuki 57'45.800 15
2 40 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +7.300 12
3 24 Japan Takazumi Katayama Sarome & Motul Team Yamaha +8.900 10
4 4 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +14.300 8
5 7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +14.700 6
6 2 United States Steve Baker Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +16.500 5
7 8 Finland Tepi Länsivuori Suzuki +1'01.500 4
8 15 France Christian Estrosi Suzuki +1'10.700 3
9 9 Netherlands Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +1'14.900 2
10 5 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Suzuki +1 lap 1
11 14 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Suzuki +1 lap
12 21 Belgium Jean-Philippe Orban Team La Licorne Suzuki +1 lap
13 6 United Kingdom Tom Herron Suzuki +1 lap
14 11 France Michel Rougerie Suzuki +2 laps
15 16 South Africa Leslie van Breda Suzuki +2 laps
16 28 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler RSS Racing Team Suzuki +2 laps
17 26 United Kingdom Clive Padgett Yamaha +2 laps
18 19 United Kingdom Alex George Suzuki +3 laps
19 33 Spain Fernando Gonzalez de Nicolas Yamaha +3 laps
Ret Japan Ikujiro Takai Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Accident
Ret Italy Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired
Ret Austria Max Wiener Suzuki Clutch
Ret Italy Marco Lucchinelli Cagiva Corse Suzuki Accident
Ret Switzerland Philippe Coulon Marlboro Nava Total Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom John Newbold Ray Hamblin Motorcycles Suzuki Retired
Ret France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha Retired
Ret South Africa Jon Ekerold Suzuki Deutschland Suzuki Retired
Ret Finland Pentti Korhonen RSS Racing Team Yamaha Retired
DNS Spain Carlos Delgado de San Antonio Suzuki Did not start
DNQ United Kingdom Eddie Roberts Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Venezuela Francisco Perez Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Italy Gianni Rolando Team Librenti Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Finland Kimmo Kopra Yamaha Did not qualify
DNQ Finland Seppo Ojala Yamaha Did not qualify
DNQ Spain Victor Palomo Sonauto Buton Did not qualify
Sources: [2][3][4]

250cc

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 50 Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 30 49:27.3 2 15
2 40 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 30 +10.3 1 12
3 2 Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha 30 +45.8 3 10
4 6 South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki 30 +50.2 4 8
5 8 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 30 +1:21.9 7 6
6 9 United Kingdom Mick Grant Kawasaki 30 +1:22.6 12 5
7 14 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 29 +1 lap 8 4
8 5 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 29 +1 lap 13 3
9 3 Australia Ray Quincey Yamaha 29 +1 lap 17 2
10 12 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 29 +1 lap 9 1
11 16 West Germany Anton Mang Kawasaki 29 +1 lap
12 18 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 29 +1 lap 16
13 11 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 29 +1 lap 11
14 7 South Africa Les van Breda Yamaha 29 +1 lap 19
15 17 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 29 +1 lap 19
16 31 Spain Carlos Morante Yamaha 29 +1 lap
17 28 Venezuela Eduardo Alemán Yamaha 29 +1 lap
18 46 Finland Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 28 +2 laps
19 48 Switzerland Roland Freymond Yamaha 28 +2 laps
Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli 5
France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 6
Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 10
Australia John Dodds Yamaha 14
Spain Benjamin Grau Derbi 15
Italy Pierluigi Conforti Yamaha 18
Venezuela Carlos Lavado Yamaha 20
29 starters in total
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125cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 27 47:54.8 2 15
2 11 France Thierry Espié Motobécane 27 +36.7 4 12
3 6 Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 27 +1:05.9 8 10
4 36 United Kingdom Clive Horton Morbidelli 27 +1:23.5 13 8
5 22 Italy Felice Agostini Morbidelli 27 +1:35.1 7 6
6 4 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 27 +1:43.9 9 5
7 31 Spain Miguel Cortes Morbidelli 27 +1:46.9 14 4
8 16 France Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 27 +1:47.9 10 3
9 24 Sweden Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 27 +1:48.3 15 2
10 21 France Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 12 1
11 39 Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 18
12 26 Venezuela Ivan Palazzese Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 19
13 18 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Morbidelli 26 +1 lap
14 7 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 26 +1 lap 16
15 15 Netherlands Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 26 +1 lap
16 14 West Germany Walter Koschine Morbidelli 26 +1 lap
17 38 Spain Francisco Roman Motobécane 26 +1 lap
18 23 Italy Fabrizio Frollani Morbidelli 25 +2 laps 17
Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli 1
Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 3
Italy Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 5
Italy Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 6
Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli 11
France François Granon Morbidelli 20
28 starters in total
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50cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 18 35:02.5 1 15
2 3 Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 18 +4.2 2 12
3 4 France Patrick Plisson ABF 18 +1:05.8 4 10
4 18 West Germany Wolfgang Müller Kreidler 18 +1:14.6 5 8
5 14 Netherlands Cees van Dongen Kreidler 18 +1:46.7 11 6
6 32 France Daniel Corvi Kreidler 18 +1:56.6 5
7 9 Netherlands Theo Timmer Kreidler 18 +2:04.6 9 4
8 6 Spain Ramón Gali Bultaco 17 +1 lap 20 3
9 12 Italy Aldo Pero Kreidler 17 +1 lap 12 2
10 34 Spain Javier Mira Kreidler 17 +1 lap 9 4
11 28 Spain Jorge Navarrete Bultaco 17 +1 lap 15
12 24 France Jacques Hutteau Kreidler 17 +1 lap
13 11 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Kreidler 17 +1 lap
14 10 West Germany Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 17 +1 lap 13
15 31 Spain Vicente Ferrer Kreidler 17 +1 lap
16 27 Portugal Henrique Sande Kreidler 14 +4 laps
NC 30 Spain Salvador Ventosa Kreidler 12 +6 laps
Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 3
West Germany Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 6
Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler 7
Spain Gaspar Legaz Kreidler 8
Italy Claudio Lusuardi Bultaco 10
Netherlands Peter Looyestein Kreidler 14
West Germany Hagen Klein Kreidler 16
Spain Joaquín Gali Kreidler 17
Belgium Pierre Dumont Kreidler 18
Belgium Charles Dumont Kreidler 19
27 starters in total
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References

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  1. ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. ^ "1978 Spanish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. ^ "SPANISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1978". Motogp.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.


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