1977 Formula 750 season

The 1977 Formula 750 season was the fifth season of the FIM Formula 750 World Championship and the first season to have full world championship status. Steve Baker was crowned champion, winning five races on aggregate.

1977 Formula 750 World Championship
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Calendar
1977 Calendar
Round Race Title Circuit Date Heat 1 Winner Heat 2 Winner Overall Winner
1 36th Daytona 200 Daytona International Speedway March 13 Steve Baker Not run 1 Steve Baker
2 200 Miglia AGV Autodromo Dino Ferrari April 3 Kenny Roberts Kenny Roberts Kenny Roberts
3 32° Premio Internacional de Madrid Circuito Permanente del Jarama April 24 Steve Baker
4 Championnat du Monde 750 Circuit de Dijon-Prenois June 5 Christian Estrosi Christian Estrosi Christian Estrosi
5 FIM 750 World Championship Race Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit July 10 Steve Baker Steve Baker Steve Baker
6 Preis von Salzburg Salzburgring August 21 Steve Baker Abandoned 2 Steve Baker
7 Championnat du Monde 750 Omloop Terlaemen Zolder August 28 Steve Baker Steve Baker Steve Baker
8 Champion Spark Plug Classic Circuit van Drenthe September 4 Steve Baker Marco Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli
9 Champion Spark Plug Classic Laguna Seca Raceway September 11 Skip Aksland Steve Baker Skip Aksland
10 World Championship Race Mosport Park September 18 Gregg Hansford Gregg Hansford Gregg Hansford
11 Weltmeisterschaftslauf Hockenheimring September 25 Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini

Notes:

1.^ - Heat two of the Daytona 200 was not run due to rain.[1]
2.^ – Heat two of the Preis von Salzburg was abandoned due to rain.[2]

Championship standings
Pos Rider Bike DAY
 IMO
 JAR
 DIJ
 BRA
 SAL
 ZOL
 ASS
 LAG
 MOS
 HOC
 Pts
1 Steve Baker Yamaha 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 131
2 Christian Sarron Yamaha 7 4 2 3 3 8 4 55
3 Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 3 2 4 1 45
4 Marco Lucchinelli Yamaha 21 6 4 2 1 40
5 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 3 6 3 2 37
6 Hubert Rigal Yamaha 8 3 9 4 5 8 7 36
7 Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 4 3 1 33
8 Boet van Dulmen Yamaha 9 5 6 5 5 7 29
9 Kenny Roberts Yamaha 2 1 27
10 Philippe Coulon Yamaha 15 7 4 2 24
11 Warren Willing Yamaha 6 7 5 10 16
12 Christian Estrosi Yamaha 14 1 15
= Skip Aksland Yamaha 1 15
= Patrick Pons Yamaha 6 7 5 15
15 Gene Romero Yamaha 5 4 14
16 Ron Haslam Yamaha 13 13 2 12
= Yvon Duhamel Kawasaki 2 12
18 Armando Toracca Yamaha 10 3 11
= Bernard Fau Yamaha 4 14 8 11
= Mike Baldwin Yamaha 19 6 5 11
= Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha 8 4 11
22 John Newbold Yamaha/Suzuki 12 3 10
23 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 4 8
= Alex George Yamaha 5 12 11 9 8
= Víctor Palomo Yamaha 14 10 9 6 8
26 Christian Leliard Yamaha 8 7 7
= Kork Ballington Yamaha 9 11 6 7
28 Michel Rougerie Yamaha 12 5 6
= Dave Aldana Yamaha 5 6
30 Marcel Ankoné Yamaha 6 5
= Gilles Husson Yamaha 7 10 13 11 5
= Jean-Philippe Orban Yamaha 27 12 6 5
= Ikajiro Takai Yamaha 6 5
34 Jean-Paul Boinet Yamaha 16 7 15 4
= Piers Forrester Yamaha 38 8 15 10 4
= Alan North Yamaha 7 4
= John Long Yamaha 30 10 8 4
= Sadao Asami Yamaha 9 9 4
= Jimmy Morales Yamaha 7 4
40 Julian Soper Yamaha 8 3
= Pat Evans Yamaha 8 3
= Jack Findlay Yamaha 11 20 8 3
43 Gerhard Vogt Yamaha 9 16 12 18 14 13 2
= Clive Offer Yamaha 9 2
= Max Wiener Yamaha 9 2
= Neil Tuxworth Yamaha 9 2
47 Randy Cleek Yamaha 10 15 1
= Mike Trimby Yamaha 39 10 1
= Jim Allen Yamaha 10 1
= Jack Middelburg Yamaha 10 1
— Harry Cone Yamaha 11 0
— Dale Singleton Yamaha 17 0
— Wil Hartog Suzuki 18 0
— James Allen Yamaha 20 0
— Phil McDonald Yamaha 22 0
— Murray Sayle Kawasaki 23 0
— Mike Kidd Yamaha 24 0
— Bob Rectenwald Yamaha 25 0
— Paul McLachlin Yamaha 26 0
— Tommy Byars Yamaha 28 0
— Virginio Ferrari Yamaha 29 0
— Bob Wakefield Yamaha 31 0
— Rob Bron Yamaha 32 0
— Doug Libby Yamaha 33 0
— Wes Cooley Yamaha 34 0
— John Dodds Yamaha 35 0
— Harald Merkl Yamaha 36 0
— Larry Bleil Yamaha 37 0
— Bruce Lind Yamaha 40 0
— Roger Ruiz Yamaha 14 0
— Dominique Pernet Yamaha 11 0
— Markku Matikainen Yamaha 13 12 0
— Hervé Moineau Yamaha 15 13 0
— Terry Hutton Yamaha 11 16 0
— Chas Mortimer Yamaha 15 0
— Karl Zach Yamaha 17 0
— Peter Sjoström Yamaha 19 0
— Gérard Melly Yamaha 21 14 0
— Fritz Kerschbaumer Yamaha 22 0
— Johann Parzer Yamaha 23 0
— Dave Potter Yamaha 12 0
— Oronzo Memola Yamaha 14 0
— Hans-Otto Butenuth Yamaha 13 12 0
— Pascal Mottier Yamaha 11 0
Pos Rider Bike DAY
 IMO
 JAR
 DIJ
 BRA
 SAL
 ZOL
 ASS
 LAG
 MOS
 HOC
 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
gollark: Yes, but I never bothered with bikes.
gollark: I can't actually ride a bike. Although I can use (normal nonelectric) scooters.
gollark: Why aren't they three-wheeled? It would be more stable.
gollark: I see.
gollark: How does it stay balanced? On a normal scooter I think you just have to lean or something to manually balance it, but I don't think that would work as well at electric scooter speeds.

References
  1. Carter, p. 140
  2. Carter, p. 150

See also

Books
  • Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
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