1978 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 1978 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 16 April 1978 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama.
Contents
500 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | Pat Hennen | Suzuki | 36 | 57:45.8 | 4 | 15 |
2 | 40 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | 36 | +7.3 | 1 | 12 |
3 | 24 | Takazumi Katayama | Yamaha | 36 | +8.9 | 7 | 10 |
4 | 4 | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha | 36 | +14.3 | 2 | 8 |
5 | 7 | Barry Sheene | Suzuki | 36 | +14.7 | 5 | 6 |
6 | 2 | Steve Baker | Suzuki | 36 | +16.5 | 3 | 5 |
7 | 8 | Tepi Länsivuori | Suzuki | 36 | +1:01.5 | 11 | 4 |
8 | 15 | Christian Estrosi | Suzuki | 36 | +1:10.7 | 10 | 3 |
9 | 9 | Wil Hartog | Suzuki | 36 | +1:14.9 | 14 | 2 |
10 | 5 | Steve Parrish | Suzuki | 35 | +1 lap | 16 | 1 |
11 | 14 | Boet van Dulmen | Suzuki | 35 | +1 lap | 15 | |
12 | 21 | Jean-Philippe Orban | Suzuki | 35 | +1 lap | 9 | |
13 | 6 | Tom Herron | Suzuki | 35 | +1 lap | 13 | |
14 | 11 | Michel Rougerie | Suzuki | 34 | +2 laps | 17 | |
15 | 16 | Les van Breda | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | 19 | |
16 | 28 | Bruno Kneubühler | Suzuki | 34 | +2 laps | ||
17 | 26 | Clive Padgett | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | ||
18 | 19 | Alex George | Suzuki | 33 | +3 laps | ||
19 | 33 | 23x15px Fernando González | Yamaha | 33 | +3 laps | ||
Ikujiro Takai | Yamaha | 6 | |||||
Marco Lucchinelli | Suzuki | 8 | |||||
Virginio Ferrari | Suzuki | 12 | |||||
John Newbold | Suzuki | 18 | |||||
Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 20 | |||||
28 starters in total | |||||||
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250 cc classification
125 cc classification
50 cc classification
References
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FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1978 season |
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