1976 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1976 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 2 May 1976 at the Salzburgring circuit.

500cc classification Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 7 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 1:01'21.760 15 2 40 Marco Lucchinelli Gallina Corse Suzuki +13.400 12 3 2 Phil Read Team Life International Suzuki +19.310 10 4 20 Michel Rougerie Suzuki +1'05.060 8 5 47 Stuart Avant Colemans Suzuki +1'13.880 6 6 11 Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro MV Agusta +1'15.190 5 7 33 Víctor Palomo Swaep Motor Racing Yamaha +1 lap 4 8 10 Jack Findlay Jack Findlay Racing Suzuki +1 lap 3 9 12 Karl Auer Racing Team NO Yamaha +1 lap 2 10 8 Alex George Hermetite Racing International Yamaha +2 laps 1 11 39 Helmut Kassner Suzuki +2 laps 12 23 Tom Herron Yamaha +2 laps 13 43 Boet van Dulmen Laponder Racing Yamaha +2 laps 14 24 Hans Stadelmann Yamaha +2 laps 15 14 Dieter Braun Suzuki +2 laps 16 28 Max Wiener Racing Team NO Yamaha +2 laps 17 26 Børge Nielsen Yamaha +3 laps 18 18 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha +3 laps 19 31 Michael Schmid Racing Team Albatros Yamaha +3 laps 20 36 Peter Baláž Yamaha +4 laps 21 30 Siegfried Mayr Yamaha +4 laps 22 37 Philippe Chaltin Yamaha +7 laps Ret 11 Chas Mortimer Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Patrick Pons Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Gerard Choukroun Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Pentti Korhonen Yamaha Retired Ret 55 Johnny Cecotto Team Venemotos Yamaha Accident Ret ?? John Dodds Mitsui Racing Team Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Philippe Coulon Suzuki Retired Ret ?? John Williams Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Accident Ret ?? Armando Toracca Gallina Corse Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Pat Hennen Colemans Suzuki Retired DSQ ?? Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki Disqualified WD ?? Takazumi Katayama Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team Yamaha Withdrew DNS ?? Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha Did not start Sources:

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350 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 1 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 35 51:18.83 1 15 2 24 Walter Villa Harley Davidson 35 +8.15 2 12 3 22 John Dodds Yamaha 35 +37.31 8 10 4 28 Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 35 +46.61 5 8 5 4 Dieter Braun Morbidelli 35 +51.97 9 6 6 9 Tom Herron Yamaha 35 +56.56 4 5 7 16 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 30 +56.80 7 4 8 6 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 35 +1:06.67 16 3 9 5 Patrick Pons Yamaha 35 +1:06.98 15 2 10 26 Gianfranco Bonera Harley Davidson 35 +1:13.80 17 1 11 18 Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 35 +1:16.91 10 12 53 Paolo Tordi Yamaha 35 +1:21.87 13 10 Víctor Palomo Yamaha 35 +1:27.32 14 51 Franco Uncini Yamaha 35 +1:28.65 19 15 55 Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 34 +1 lap 11 16 12 Philippe Coulon Yamaha 34 +1 lap 17 23 Jack Findlay Yamaha 34 +1 lap 18 30 Hans Müller Tschannen 34 +1 lap 19 29 Børge Nielsen Yamaha 34 +1 lap 20 15 Hans Stadelmann Yamaha 34 +1 lap 21 34 Philippe Chaltin Yamaha 34 +1 lap 22 25 Max Wiener Yamaha 33 +2 laps Ret Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 3 Ret Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 6 Ret Tapio Virtanen MZ 12 Ret Gérard Choukron Yamaha 13 Ret Alex George Yamaha 18 Ret Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 20 36 starters in total

125 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 2 Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 30 48:11.98 1 15 2 1 Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 30 +36.69 2 12 3 5 Otello Buscherini Malanca 30 +1:08.04 3 10 4 18 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 29 +1 lap 4 8 5 41 Xaver Tschannen Maico 28 +2 laps 6 6 6 8 Hans Zemsauer Rotax 28 +2 laps 7 5 7 16 Hans Hummel Yamaha 27 +3 laps 11 4 8 10 Hans Müller Yamaha 27 +3 laps 15 3 9 12 Peter Frohnmeyer Nava 27 +3 laps 9 2 10 21 Werner Schmied Rotax 27 +3 laps 14 1 11 17 Ulrich Graf Yamaha 27 +3 laps 17 12 46 Hans Prähauser Yamaha 26 +4 laps 13 32 Peter Szabo MZ 26 +4 laps 14 33 János Reisz Yamaha 25 +5 laps Ret Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 5 Ret Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 8 Ret Matti Matikainen Maico 10 Ret Auno Hakala Yamaha 12 Ret Hans Hallberg Yamaha 13 Ret Anton Mang Morbidelli 16 Ret Heinz Pristavnik Yamaha 18 Ret Michael Fahrmeier Yamaha 19 Ret Franz Leitner Yamaha 20 25 starters in total

Sidecar classification Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 1 Rolf Steinhausen Sepp Huber Busch-König 30 48:26.29 3 15 2 2 Werner Schwärzel Andreas Huber König 30 +9.45 2 12 3 19 Siegfried Schauzu A. Lorentz Aro 30 +1:21.76 5 10 4 7 Hermann Schmid Jean-Pierre Martial Yamaha 29 +1 lap 6 8 5 32 Gerry Boret Nick Boret Yamaha 29 +1 lap 6 6 31 Alain Michel Bernard Garcia Yamaha 29 +1 lap 10 5 7 29 Ted Janssen Eric Schmitz Heukerott 29 +1 lap 4 8 21 Hanspeter Hubacher Kurt Huber Yamaha 29 +1 lap 8 3 9 16 Dick Greasley Cliff Holland Chell Yamaha 29 +1 lap 2 10 9 Amedeo Zini Andrea Fornaro König 28 +2 laps 1 Ret Rolf Biland Ken Williams Seymaz-Yamaha 1 Ret Helmut Schilling Rainer Gundel Aro 4 Ret George O'Dell Alan Gosling May Yamaha 7 Ret Hans Prugl Horst Kussberger König 9 20 starters in total

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