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1978 Dutch TT

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Netherlands  1978 Dutch TT
Race details
Race 6 of 13 races in the
1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date24 June 1978
Official nameDutch TT 1978[1][2][3]
LocationCircuit van Drenthe Assen
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 7.718 km (4.796 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 3:01.900
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kenny Roberts
Time 2:57.400
Podium
First Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Second United States Kenny Roberts
Third United Kingdom Barry Sheene
350cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Franco Uncini
Time 3:05.700
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Franco Bonera
Time 3:18.800
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington
Second Italy Franco Bonera
Third South Africa Jon Ekerold
250cc
Pole position
Rider United States Kenny Roberts
Time 3:09.000
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kenny Roberts
Time 3:09.600
Podium
First United States Kenny Roberts
Second South Africa Kork Ballington
Third Australia Gregg Hansford
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 3:15.500
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 3:16.600
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Italy Maurizio Massimiani
Third Austria Harald Bartol
50cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Time 3:36.600
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 3:34.800
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Spain Ricardo Tormo
Third France Patrick Plisson
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland
Time 3:16.000
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland
Time 3:11.500
Podium
First West Germany Werner Schwärzel
Second Switzerland Jean-François Monnin
Third United Kingdom Dick Greasley

The 1978 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22–24 June 1978 at the Circuit van Drenthe Assen.

Johnny Cecotto leads Barry Sheene and Kenny Roberts during the 1978 500cc Dutch TT race

Classification

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500 cc

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Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 48'17.100 15
2 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +0.100 12
3 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +3.100 10
4 Japan Takazumi Katayama Sarome & Motul Team Yamaha +13.200 8
5 Netherlands Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +36.100 6
6 France Michel Rougerie Suzuki +43.400 5
7 United Kingdom John Newbold Ray Hamblin Motorcycles Suzuki +43.600 4
8 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Suzuki +45.200 3
9 United States Steve Baker Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1 lap 2
10 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Suzuki +1 lap 1
11 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Marlboro Nava Total Suzuki Retired
12 Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki +1 lap
13 Italy Franco Bonera Team Kiwi Yamoto Suzuki +1 lap
14 United Kingdom Alex George Suzuki +1 lap
15 Netherlands Jack Middelburg Suzuki +1 lap
16 Italy Graziano Rossi Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1 lap
17 New Zealand John Woodley Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki +1 lap
18 Austria Max Wiener Suzuki +1 lap
19 Netherlands Dick Alblas Suzuki +1 lap
20 West Germany Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Yamaha +1 lap
20 West Germany Franz Rau Kazenmaier Autovermietung Suzuki +1 lap
21 West Germany Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Suzuki +1 lap
22 Netherlands Cees Scheepens Suzuki +1 lap
Ret Italy Marco Lucchinelli Cagiva Corse Suzuki Retired
Ret South Africa Leslie van Breda Suzuki Retired
Ret Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler RSS Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret Switzerland Piet van der Wal RSS Racing Team Yamaha Retired
Ret Italy Gianni Rolando Team Librenti Suzuki Accident
Ret Italy Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Tyre problems
Ret United Kingdom John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki Retired
DNS United Kingdom Dave Potter Ted Broad Suzuki Did not start
DNS Sweden Bo Granath Suzuki Did not start
DNQ France Jean-Claude Hogrel Buton Buton Did not qualify
DNQ Denmark Børge Nielsen Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Austria Hans Braumandl Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources:[4][5][6]

350cc

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki 16 54:32.9 3 15
2 27 Italy Franco Bonera Yamaha 16 +11.6 12
3 3 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 16 +23.6 7 10
4 12 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 16 +29.3 8
5 7 France Christian Sarron Yamaha 16 +49.2 6
6 2 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 16 +56.4 5 5
7 22 United Kingdom Mick Grant Kawasaki 16 2 4
8 6 Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 16 3
9 40 Netherlands Piet van der Wal Yamaha 16 2
10 20 Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha 16 1 1
11 11 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 16 10
12 21 Finland Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 16
13 36 Netherlands Jack Middelburg Yamaha 16
14 39 Netherlands Bert Struyk Yamaha 16
15 14 Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha 15 +1 lap
Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 4
France Michel Rougerie Yamaha 6
France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 8
France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 9
30 starters in total, 16 finishers
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250cc

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 7 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 15 49:30.4 1 15
2 6 South Africa Kork Ballington Kawasaki 15 +9.1 4 12
3 4 Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 15 +37.7 3 10
4 2 Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha 15 +42.8 8 8
5 20 Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 15 +1:12.7 6
6 12 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 15 +1:22.1 5
7 11 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 15 +1:33.9 4
8 9 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 15 +1:34.2 2 3
9 16 Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 15 2
10 1 Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli 15 1
11 17 Finland Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 15
12 36 Netherlands Bert Struyk Yamaha 15 9
13 14 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 15
14 27 France Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 15 10
15 32 Sweden Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 15
United Kingdom Mick Grant Kawasaki 5
France Christian Estrosi Kawasaki 6
Australia John Dodds Yamaha 7
30 starters in total, 20 finishers
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125cc

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 14 46:56.7 1 15
2 10 Italy Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 14 +33.1 4 12
3 6 Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 14 +1:03.2 3 10
4 40 France Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 14 +1:28.7 10 8
5 4 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 14 +1:39.3 6
6 12 Sweden Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 14 +1:41.7 5
7 19 Netherlands Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 14 +1:44.0 4
8 14 Finland Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 14 7 3
9 34 Netherlands Henk van Kessel Condor 14 2
10 39 Netherlands Bennie Wilbers Morbidelli 14 1
11 37 Netherlands Theo Timmer Morbidelli 14
12 24 West Germany Walter Koschine Bender 14
13 33 Netherlands Theo van Geffen Morbidelli 14
14 23 United Kingdom Clive Horton Morbidelli 14
15 35 Netherlands Peter van Niel Morbidelli 13 +1 lap
Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli 2
France Thierry Espié Motobécane 5
Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli 6
Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 8
Netherlands J. Bosman Morbidelli 9
30 starters in total, 16 finishers
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50cc

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 9 32:34.2 1 15
2 2 Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 9 +22.6 2 12
3 3 France Patrick Plisson ABF 9 +1:23.4 3 10
4 21 Netherlands Peter Looyestein Kreidler 9 +1:31.3 4 8
5 16 West Germany Wolfgang Müller Kreidler 9 +1:55.7 7 6
6 18 West Germany Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 9 +2:07.4 9 5
7 33 Netherlands Gerrit Strikker Kreidler 9 4
8 13 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Kreidler 9 3
9 10 Netherlands Cees van Dongen Kreidler 9 2
10 20 France Jacques Hutteau Kreidler 9 1
11 34 Netherlands J. Welvaarts Kreidler 9
12 8 West Germany Hagen Klein Kreidler 9
13 22 Belgium Chris Baert Kreidler 9
14 23 France Daniel Corvi Kreidler 9
15 15 Italy Claudio Lusuardi Bultaco 9
Netherlands Theo Timmer Bultaco 5
Switzerland Hans Müller Kreidler 6
Netherlands Theo van Geffen Kreidler 8
Netherlands Ton Koojiman Hemeyla 10
30 starters in total, 18 finishers
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Sidecar classification

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Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2 West Germany Werner Schwärzel West Germany Andreas Huber Fath 14 46:12.7 2 15
2 11 Switzerland Jean-François Monnin Switzerland Paul Gerard Seymaz-Yamaha 14 +46.7 4 12
3 6 United Kingdom Dick Greasley United Kingdom Gordon Russell Busch-Yamaha 14 +54.1 6 10
4 8 Switzerland Bruno Holzer Switzerland Karl Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 14 3 8
5 5 Sweden Göte Brodin Sweden Per-Erik Wickström Yamaha 14 7 6
6 15 France Yvan Troillet France Pierre Muller GEP-Yamaha 14 5 5
7 10 Switzerland Hermann Schmid United Kingdom Kenny Arthur Schmid-Yamaha 14 4
8 23 Netherlands Boy Brouwer Netherlands Jan Oostwouder Coan-Yamaha 14 3
9 9 West Germany Max Venus West Germany Norbert Bitterman CAT-Yamaha 14 2
10 16 United Kingdom Bill Hodgkins United Kingdom John Parkins Windle-Yamaha 13 +1 lap 1
Switzerland Rolf Biland United Kingdom Kenny Williams Beo-Yamaha 1
West Germany Rolf Steinhausen West Germany Wolfgang Kalauch Seymaz-Yamaha 8
Italy Amedeo Zini Italy Andrea Fornero König 9
22 starters in total, 11 finishers
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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. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "TT Circuit Assen - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ "1978 Dutch TT MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. ^ "DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1978". Motogp.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 95. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.


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