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Race 7 of 13 races in the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 2 July 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Grand Prix Belgique / Grote Prijs België[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 2 July 1978 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. These races, along with the Spa 24 Hours touring car race 3 weeks later were the last international major events held on the old 14 kilometer Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
500 cc classification
[edit]Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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1 | 15 | ![]() |
Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | 39'50.400 | 15 | ||
2 | 2 | ![]() |
Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +15.800 | 12 | ||
3 | 7 | ![]() |
Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +18.600 | 10 | ||
4 | 30 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +21.300 | 8 | |||
5 | 21 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1'18.900 | 6 | |||
6 | 8 | ![]() |
Sarome & Motul Team | Yamaha | +1 lap | 5 | ||
7 | 22 | ![]() |
Cagiva Corse | Suzuki | +1 lap | 4 | ||
8 | 9 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | 3 | |||
9 | 17 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | 2 | |||
10 | 46 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | 1 | |||
11 | 39 | ![]() |
Sid Griffiths Racing | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
12 | 38 | ![]() |
Team Appleby Glade | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
13 | 41 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
14 | 29 | ![]() |
Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
15 | 14 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
16 | 48 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
17 | 45 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
18 | 37 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
19 | 33 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
20 | 36 | ![]() |
Bill Smith Racing | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
21 | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
22 | ?? | ![]() |
Buton | Buton | +1 lap | |||
Ret | ![]() |
Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Marlboro Nava Total | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Ret | ![]() |
Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
RSS Racing Team | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Ray Hamblin Motorcycles | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Ret | ![]() |
Suzuki Deutschland | Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Ret | ![]() |
Caramba Racing Team Bohme | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Kazenmaier Autovermietung | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Ret | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Sources:[5][6][7] |
250 cc classification
[edit]Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 31 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 9 | 40:35.0 | 15 | |
2 | 56 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | +23.1 | 4 | 12 |
3 | 37 | ![]() |
Harley-Davidson | 9 | +37.6 | 2 | 10 |
4 | 9 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | +37.8 | 8 | 8 |
5 | 1 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 9 | +1:07.0 | 1 | 6 |
6 | 21 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 9 | +1:07.2 | 3 | 5 |
7 | 22 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 9 | 4 | ||
8 | 36 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | 3 | ||
9 | 20 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | 6 | 2 | |
10 | 12 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | 9 | 1 | |
11 | 7 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | 10 | ||
12 | 48 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | |||
13 | 43 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | |||
14 | 14 | ![]() |
Japol | 9 | |||
15 | 29 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | 12 | ||
16 | 62 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | |||
17 | 45 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | |||
18 | 17 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | |||
19 | 63 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | |||
20 | 3 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 9 | |||
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Yamaha | 5 | |||||
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Yamaha | 7 | |||||
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Kawasaki | 11 | |||||
38 starters in total, 24 finishers | |||||||
[5] |
125 cc classification
[edit]Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
Minarelli | 8 | 38:12.2 | 3 | 15 |
2 | 32 | ![]() |
Minarelli | 8 | +3.3 | 1 | 12 |
3 | 30 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 8 | +11.1 | 10 | 10 |
4 | 1 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 8 | +1:29.3 | 9 | 8 |
5 | 37 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 8 | +1:34.5 | 7 | 6 |
6 | 26 | ![]() |
MBA | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
7 | 31 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
8 | 4 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 8 | 3 | ||
9 | 45 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 8 | 2 | ||
10 | 21 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 8 | 1 | ||
11 | 47 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 8 | |||
12 | 41 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 8 | |||
13 | 24 | ![]() |
Bender | 8 | 12 | ||
14 | 17 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 8 | |||
15 | 6 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 8 | |||
16 | 22 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 8 | |||
17 | 10 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 8 | |||
18 | 18 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 7 | |||
19 | 40 | ![]() |
Bender | 7 | |||
20 | 43 | ![]() |
Buton | 7 | |||
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Morbidelli | 2 | |||||
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Motobécane | 4 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 8 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 11 | |||||
38 starters in total, 20 finishers | |||||||
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50 cc classification
[edit]Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 36 | ![]() |
Bultaco | 6 | 31:52.3 | 1 | 15 |
2 | 19 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 6 | +56.1 | 3 | 12 |
3 | 48 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 6 | +2:23.2 | 2 | 10 |
4 | 23 | ![]() |
Bultaco | 6 | +2:24.6 | 8 | |
5 | 21 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 6 | +2:32.9 | 11 | 6 |
6 | 42 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 6 | +2:48.7 | 7 | 5 |
7 | 15 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 6 | 12 | 4 | |
8 | 28 | ![]() |
ABF | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
9 | 38 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 6 | 2 | ||
10 | 35 | ![]() |
Bultaco | 6 | 10 | 1 | |
11 | 14 | ![]() |
ABF | 6 | |||
12 | 26 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 6 | 4 | ||
13 | 9 | ![]() |
Bultaco | 6 | |||
14 | 10 | ![]() |
Bultaco | 6 | |||
15 | 32 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 6 | |||
16 | 4 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 6 | |||
17 | 40 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 5 | |||
18 | 46 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 5 | |||
19 | 5 | ![]() |
Scrab | 5 | |||
20 | 47 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 5 | |||
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Kreidler | 5 | |||||
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Kreidler | 6 | |||||
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Kreidler | 9 | |||||
40 starters in total, 24 finishers | |||||||
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Sidecar classification
[edit]Pos | No. | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 12 | ![]() |
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LCR-Yamaha | 9 | 47:50.0 | 7 | 15 |
2 | 18 | ![]() |
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Seymaz-Yamaha | 9 | +22.7 | 5 | 12 |
3 | 4 | ![]() |
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TTM-Yamaha | 9 | +28.3 | 3 | 10 |
4 | 32 | ![]() |
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Seymaz-Yamaha | 9 | +2:22.2 | 1 | 8 |
5 | 11 | ![]() |
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Windle-Yamaha | 9 | +3:01.0 | 6 | |
6 | 44 | ![]() |
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Windle-Yamaha | 9 | 5 | ||
7 | 30 | ![]() |
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Seymaz-Yamaha | 9 | 4 | ||
8 | 8 | ![]() |
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Schmid-Yamaha | 9 | 9 | 3 | |
9 | 10 | ![]() |
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Busch-Yamaha | 9 | 6 | 2 | |
10 | 26 | ![]() |
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Busch-Yamaha | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
11 | 16 | ![]() |
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Gespann-Yamaha | 9 | |||
12 | 35 | ![]() |
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HTS-Yamaha | 8 | +1 lap | ||
13 | 37 | ![]() |
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CAT-Yamaha | 8 | +1 lap | ||
14 | 7 | ![]() |
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Coan-Yamaha | 8 | +1 lap | ||
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Fath | 2 | |||||
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Yamaha | 4 | |||||
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Schmid-Yamaha | 10 | |||||
30 starters in total, 14 finishers | ||||||||
[5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Spa-Francorchamps - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "1978 Belgian MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
- ^ a b c d e Coleman, Barry, ed. (March 1979). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 103. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.
- ^ "1978 Belgian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "BELGIUM GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1978". Motogp.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.