1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 9 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 3 July 1977
Official name Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course Permanent racing facility
14.120 km (8.774 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki
Time 3:50.9
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 3:50.3
Podium
First United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Second United States Steve Baker Yamaha
Third United States Pat Hennen Suzuki
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 4:09.9
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 4:05.4
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Third Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 4:24.1
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 4:22.2
Podium
First Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Second Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Third Germany Anton Mang Morbidelli
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 5:07.6
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Time 5:07.4
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler
Second Germany Herbert Rittberger Kreidler
Third Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Sidecars
Pole position
Rider Germany Werner Schwärzel Aro
Passenger Germany Andreas Huber
Time 4:14.3
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Rolf Steinhausen Busch-Yamaha
Passenger Germany Wolfgang Kalauch
Time 4:13.5
Podium
First Germany Werner Schwärzel König
Germany Andreas Huber
Second Germany Rolf Steinhausen Busch-Yamaha
Germany Wolfgang Kalauch
Third United Kingdom George O'Dell Windle-Yamaha
United Kingdom Cliff Holland

The 1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 3 July 1977 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

500 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 10 38:58.5 2 15
2 2 United States Steve Baker Yamaha 10 +11.3 8 12
3 3 United States Pat Hennen Suzuki 10 +14.6 11 10
4 41 Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki 10 +15.6 10 8
5 11 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Suzuki 10 +17.5 9 6
6 27 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki 10 +25.8 1 5
7 19 Netherlands Wil Hartog Suzuki 10 +33.0 13 4
8 1 Italy Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 10 +36.8 7 3
9 26 Australia Jack Findlay Suzuki 10 +1:23.5 12 2
10 14 United Kingdom John Williams Suzuki 10 +1:23.7 1
11 24 Italy Armando Toracca Suzuki 10 +1:32.0
12 17 Austria Max Wiener Suzuki 10 +1:44.7
13 12 United Kingdom Dave Potter Suzuki 10 +2:11.7
14 34 South Africa Les van Breda Suzuki 10 +2:24.8
15 39 Germany Harald Merkl Yamaha 10 +2:27.0
16 35 Germany Hans-Otto Buteneth Yamaha 10 +3:06.4
17 53 Denmark Børge Nielsen Suzuki 10 +3:13.4
18 6 Sweden Bo Granath Suzuki 10 +3:31.8
19 54 Netherlands Willem Zoet Suzuki 10 +3:32.9
20 37 Germany Franz Heller Suzuki 10 +3:42.7
France Michel Rougerie Suzuki 3
South Africa Alan North Suzuki 4
United Kingdom John Newbold Suzuki 5
Italy Gianfranco Bonera Suzuki 6
Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 14
Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 15
36 starters in total, 25 finishers
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250 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 10 Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 10 41:24.9 1 15
2 32 Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 10 +19.2 8 12
3 66 Italy Mario Lega Morbidelli 10 +27.2 3 10
4 34 Japan Masahiro Wada Kawasaki 10 +39.2 10 8
5 35 Australia Vic Soussan Yamaha 10 +43.3 4 6
6 1 South Africa Kork Ballington Yamaha 10 +55.0 5
7 9 Italy Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 10 +58.0 2 4
8 22 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 10 +1:04.5 3
9 6 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha 10 +1:12.2 2
10 4 South Africa Jon Ekerold Yamaha 10 +1:12.7 1
11 3 United Kingdom Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki 10 +1:12.9
12 74 France Jean-Claude Meilland Yamaha 10 +1:13.1
13 7 United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha 10 +1:22.3
14 5 United Kingdom Mick Grant Kawasaki 10 +1:41.3 7
15 21 France Bernard Fau Yamaha 10 +1:45.6
16 69 Italy Pierluigi Conforti Yamaha 10 +1:46.4
17 58 Germany Walter Hoffmann Yamaha 10 +1:54.7
18 20 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 10 +1:57.5
19 60 Belgium O. Liegeois Yamaha 10 +1:57.7
20 11 Denmark Svend Andersson Yamaha 10 +1:58.3
Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 5
South Africa Alan North Yamaha 6
Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 9
36 starters in total, 25 finishers
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125 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1 Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 10 44:22.9 1 15
2 6 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 10 +13.6 3 12
3 20 Germany Anton Mang Morbidelli 10 +26.7 4 10
4 4 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 10 +33.7 6 8
5 3 Italy Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 10 +1:11.3 9 6
6 45 Italy Ermanno Giuliano Morbidelli 10 +1:18.2 5
7 32 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 10 +1:25.5 7 4
8 16 Germany Gert Bender Bender 10 +1:25.9 5 3
9 25 Netherlands Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 10 +1:37.4 2
10 8 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 10 +1:38.6 1
11 41 Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Morbidelli 10 +1:39.5 8
12 35 Switzerland Hans Müller Morbidelli 10 +1:40.1
13 28 Sweden Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 10 +2:05.7
14 17 Germany Peter Frohnmeyer DRS 10 +2:06.3
15 12 France Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 10 +2:17.3
16 27 Netherlands Peter van Niel Morbidelli 10 +2:55.5
17 2 Italy Enrico Cereda Morbidelli 10 +3:01.9
18 30 Sweden Bengt Johansson Morbidelli 10 +3:02.2
19 44 Italy Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 10 +3:11.2 10
20 21 Germany Alfred Schmid Morbidelli 10 +3:16.8
Austria Harald Bartol Morbidelli 2
36 starters in total, 25 finishers
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50 cc classification

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 6 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 6 31:12.2 3 15
2 21 Germany Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 6 +0.5 4 12
3 1 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco 6 +10.4 1 10
4 5 Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 6 +30.8 2 8
5 52 Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler 6 +54.8 5 6
6 19 Switzerland Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 6 +1:19.0 8 5
7 28 France Patrick Plisson ABF 6 +1:38.5 4
8 3 Spain Ramon Gali Derbi 6 +1:38.7 3
9 41 Belgium Pierre Dumont Kreidler 6 +1:49.9 2
10 18 Germany Hagen Klein Kreidler 6 +1:51.0 1
11 33 Austria Otto Machinek Kreidler 6 +1:52.8
12 16 Netherlands Cees van Dongen Kreidler 6 +1:53.3
13 11 Netherlands Jaap Bosman Kreidler 6 +1:53.8 9
14 15 Germany Günter Schirnhofer Kreidler 6 +2:07.1
15 32 Austria Hans Hummel Kreidler 6 +2:11.5 10
16 55 Germany Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 6 +2:29.0
17 12 Netherlands Engelbert Kip Kreidler 6 +2:40.3
18 17 Germany Wolfgang Golembeck Kreidler 6 +2:40.7
19 37 Belgium Guido Delys Kreidler 6 +2:55.4
20 46 Belgium G. Muyters Kreidler 6 +3:14.0
Netherlands Theo Timmer Kreidler 6
Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 7
36 starters in total, 27 finishers
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Sidecar classification

Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 23 Germany Werner Schwärzel Germany Andreas Huber Aro 10 42:52.0 1 15
2 24 Germany Rolf Steinhausen Germany Wolfgang Kalauch Busch-Yamaha 10 +21.5 3 12
3 8 United Kingdom George O'Dell United Kingdom Cliff Holland Windle-Yamaha 10 +58.8 7 10
4 31 Sweden Göte Brodin Sweden Bengt Forsberg Windle-Yamaha 10 +1:05.0 9 8
5 9 United Kingdom Dick Greasley United Kingdom Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 10 +1:26.0 6 6
6 21 Germany Helmut Schilling Germany Rainer Gundel Aro 10 +1:27.7 5 5
7 30 Netherlands Cees Smit Netherlands Jan Smit König 10 +1:57.5 4
8 10 United Kingdom Mac Hobson United Kingdom Stu Collins Suzuki 10 +2:54.6 3
9 19 Germany Walter Ohrmann Germany Bernd Grube Yamaha 10 +3:19.1 2
10 15 Germany Ted Janssen Germany Erich Schmitz Colyam 10 +3:20.1 1
11 34 Belgium Marc Alexandre Belgium Paul Gerard Kova-König 10 +3:46.6
12 5 Switzerland Jean-François Monnin Switzerland Edouard Weber Seymaz-Yamaha 10 +4:13.8
13 18 Germany Heinz Luthringshauser Germany Helmut Hahn MKM 10 +4:21.5
14 17 Germany Gustav Pape Germany Franz Kellenberg König 10 +4:37.2
15 28 Netherlands Jaap Geerts Netherlands Jan van Veen König 9 +1 lap
Switzerland Rolf Biland United Kingdom Kenny Williams Schmid-Yamaha 2
Switzerland Bruno Holzer Switzerland Charly Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 4
Germany Siegfried Schauzu Germany Lorenzo Puzo Yamaha 8
France Alain Michel France Gérard Lecorre Yamaha 10
30 starters in total, 18 finishers
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
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