1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 April 1976 at the Circuit Bugatti Le Mans.
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Race 1 of 12 races in the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 25 April 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Grand Prix de France Moto[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Bugatti Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course |
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350 cc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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250 cc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500cc classification
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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1 | 7 | ![]() |
Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 51'45.330 | 15 | ||
2 | 55 | ![]() |
Team Venemotos | Yamaha | +3.840 | 12 | ||
3 | 33 | ![]() |
Gallina Corse | Suzuki | +19.290 | 10 | ||
4 | 4 | ![]() |
Life Racing Team | Suzuki | +49.850 | 8 | ||
5 | 1 | ![]() |
Team API Marlboro | MV Agusta | +55.650 | 6 | ||
6 | 43 | ![]() |
Swaep Motor Racing | Yamaha | +1'27.660 | 5 | ||
7 | 56 | ![]() |
Colemans | Suzuki | +1'28.240 | 4 | ||
8 | 13 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1'47.880 | 3 | |||
9 | 12 | ![]() |
Racing Team NO | Yamaha | +1 lap | 2 | ||
10 | 51 | ![]() |
Laponder Racing | Yamaha | +1 lap | 1 | ||
11 | 19 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
12 | 45 | ![]() |
Dave More | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
13 | 11 | ![]() |
Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
14 | 25 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
15 | 6 | ![]() |
Hermetite Racing International | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
16 | 44 | ![]() |
Goias Swaep Motor | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
17 | 48 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +2 laps | ||||
18 | 30 | ![]() |
Stigefetts Motor | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||
19 | 41 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +2 laps | ||||
20 | 36 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +3 laps | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Jack Findlay Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Team Life International | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Ecurie Jean Murit | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Nimag Suzuki | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Gallina Corse | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Life Racing Team | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Accident | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Colemans | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Racing Team NO | Yamaha | Retired | |||
DNS | ![]() |
Suzuki | Did not start | |||||
Sources: [4][5][6] |
350 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 73 | ![]() |
Harley-Davidson | 30 | 52:45.01 | 4 | 15 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +17.91 | 3 | 12 |
3 | 24 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +30.07 | 7 | 10 |
4 | 70 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +37.05 | 2 | 8 |
5 | 44 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +42.33 | 8 | 6 |
6 | 49 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +44.73 | 6 | 5 |
7 | 42 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +57.12 | 5 | 4 |
8 | 3 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:04.88 | 3 | |
9 | 9 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:09.72 | 2 | |
10 | 65 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:16.94 | 1 | |
11 | 52 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:40.94 | ||
12 | 28 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:42.52 | ||
13 | 81 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:56.00 | ||
14 | 46 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | ||
15 | 32 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | ||
16 | 47 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | ||
17 | 62 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | ||
18 | 60 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +5 laps [N 1] | ||
19 | 61 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +5 laps [N 1] | ||
20 | 22 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 24 | +6 laps [N 1] | ||
21 | 13 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 23 | +7 laps [N 1] | ||
Ret | ![]() |
MV Agusta | 1 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Yamaha | 10 | ||||
36 starters in total | |||||||
[6] |
- Footnotes
- North, Parrish, Kunz and Coulon retired but were classified as finishers.
250 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Harley Davidson | 30 | 54:41.62 | 1 | 15 |
2 | 90 | ![]() |
Harley Davidson | 30 | +42.14 | 6 | 12 |
3 | 19 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +48.71 | 5 | 10 |
4 | 49 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +49.92 | 8 | 8 |
5 | 18 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:03.05 | 6 | |
6 | 59 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:08.01 | 5 | |
7 | 5 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:08.18 | 4 | |
8 | 36 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:09.42 | 3 | |
9 | 21 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:09.57 | 2 | |
10 | 46 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:11.52 | 9 | 1 |
11 | 65 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:24.28 | ||
12 | 6 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:29.55 | ||
13 | 32 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:29.80 | ||
14 | 74 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:35.87 | ||
15 | 63 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:36.17 | ||
16 | 34 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:36.84 | ||
17 | 53 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 30 | +1:45.48 | ||
18 | 48 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | 10 | |
19 | 54 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | ||
20 | 8 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +2 laps [N 1] | ||
21 | 13 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +5 laps [N 1] | ||
22 | 23 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 23 | +7 laps [N 1] | ||
Ret | ![]() |
Yamaha | 2 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Yamaha | 3 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
MZ | 4 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | ||||
36 starters in total | |||||||
[6] |
- Footnotes
- Gustafsson, Herron and Moineau retired but were classified as finishers.
50 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | 34:04.21 | 6 | 15 |
2 | 4 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | +0.19 | 4 | 12 |
3 | 6 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | +3.57 | 7 | 10 |
4 | 25 | ![]() |
ABF | 15 | +4.88 | 2 | 8 |
5 | 12 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | +1:07.39 | 6 | |
6 | 11 | ![]() |
Yamathi | 15 | +1:17.45 | 5 | |
7 | 28 | ![]() |
Scrab-Ty | 15 | +1:21.14 | 4 | |
8 | 2 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 15 | +1:22.42 | 5 | 3 |
9 | 23 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | +1:52.42 | 2 | |
10 | 14 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | +1:54.27 | 1 | |
11 | 38 | ![]() |
Scrab | 15 | +2:07.53 | ||
12 | 24 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 15 | +2:13.68 | ||
13 | 42 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 14 | +1 lap | ||
14 | 33 | ![]() |
Derbi | 14 | +1 lap | ||
15 | 36 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 14 | +1 lap | ||
16 | 44 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 13 | +2 laps | ||
17 | 26 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 13 | +2 laps | ||
18 | 16 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 12 | +3 laps [N 1] | 8 | |
19 | 29 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 12 | +3 laps | ||
Ret | ![]() |
Bultaco | 1 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
ABF | 3 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 9 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Kreidler | 10 | ||||
32 starters in total | |||||||
[6] |
- Footnotes
- van Dongen retired but was classified as a finisher.
Sidecar classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 25 | 47:53.53 | 4 | 15 |
2 | 32 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 25 | +4.13 | 2 | 12 |
3 | 11 | ![]() |
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Aro | 24 | +1 lap | 5 | 10 |
4 | 21 | ![]() |
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LCR-Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | 6 | 8 |
5 | 9 | ![]() |
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König | 24 | +1 lap | 6 | |
6 | 34 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | 5 | |
7 | 27 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | 4 | |
8 | 22 | ![]() |
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Aro | 23 | +2 laps | 3 | |
9 | 15 | ![]() |
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Chell Yamaha | 23 | +2 laps | 2 | |
10 | 14 | ![]() |
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BMW | 23 | +2 laps | 1 | |
11 | 2 | ![]() |
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König | 22 | +3 laps [N 1] | 1 | |
12 | 25 | ![]() |
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König | 22 | +3 laps | ||
Ret | ![]() |
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Heukerot | 3 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
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König | 7 | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 7 | ||||
24 starters in total | ||||||||
[6] |
- Footnotes
- Schwärzel and Huber retired but were classified as finishers.
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References
- "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- "1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- "Le Mans | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- "1976 French MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. April 3, 2018.
- "motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1976". www.motogp.com.
- Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 53. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.
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