The 1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 March 1977 at the San Carlos Circuit.
500cc classification Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 7 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 48'56.900 15 2 32 Steve Baker Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +3.300 12 3 3 Pat Hennen Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +39.000 10 4 20 Johnny Cecotto Team Venemotos Yamaha +42.600 8 5 16 Philippe Coulon Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki +58.100 6 6 12 Virginio Ferrari Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1'25.000 5 7 19 Marco Lucchinelli Life Racing Team Suzuki +1'31.300 4 8 4 Christian Estrosi Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki +1 lap 3 9 8 Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1 lap 2 10 29 Alan North Wilddam Konserven Holland Yamaha +2 laps 1 Ret ?? Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki Accident Ret ?? Gianfranco Bonera Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Marcel Ankoné Pullshaw Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Giovanni Rolando Suzuki Retired Sources:
350 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 2 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 29 48:20.1 1 15 2 31 Víctor Palomo Yamaha 29 +29.6 2 12 3 16 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 29 +38.5 7 10 4 21 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 29 +1:10.3 4 8 5 17 Tom Herron Yamaha 28 +1 lap 14 6 6 29 Alan North Yamaha 28 +1 lap 12 5 7 3 Pedro Mezerhane Yamaha 28 +1 lap 16 4 8 37 Carlos Bellón Yamaha 28 +1 lap 17 3 9 36 Eduardo Aleman Yamaha 28 +1 lap 2 10 44 Raoul Tausani Yamaha 28 +1 lap 1 11 46 C. Haleby Yamaha 28 +1 lap 19 12 25 V. Cascino Harley-Davidson 27 +2 laps 13 45 C. Cortes Harley-Davidson 26 +3 laps Jose Cecotto Yamaha 3 Kork Ballington Yamaha 5 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 6 R. Cardozo Yamaha 8 Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 9 F. Dalle Yamaha 10 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 11 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 13 M. Luger Yamaha 15 Roland Freymond Yamaha 18 U. Rioss Yamaha 20 27 starters in total
250 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 1 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 28 47:56.1 2 15 2 16 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 28 +20.5 3 12 3 20 Víctor Palomo Yamaha 28 +35.7 7 10 4 9 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 28 +56.1 12 8 5 8 Kork Ballington Yamaha 28 +1:11.1 9 6 6 17 Tom Herron Yamaha 28 +1:19.4 10 5 7 3 Aldo Nannini Yamaha 28 +1:29.5 14 4 8 21 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 28 +1:30.4 5 3 9 13 Mario Lega Morbidelli 27 +1 lap 8 2 10 14 Mauro Corradini Yamaha 26 +2 laps 17 1 11 30 J. Canache Yamaha 26 +2 laps 16 12 25 V. Cascino Harley-Davidson 26 +2 laps 13 26 M. F. Mojica Yamaha 26 +2 laps 19 14 28 A. Mireles Yamaha 25 +3 laps 20 Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 1 Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 4 R. Cardozo Yamaha 6 Ángel Nieto Yamaha 11 G. Laya Yamaha 13 E. Alemán Yamaha 15 O. Echevarria Yamaha 18 22 starters in total
125 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 2 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 27 50:22.4 1 15 2 19 Anton Mang Morbidelli 27 +2.5 3 12 3 5 Iván Palazzese Morbidelli 27 +1:05.6 7 10 4 34 Rino Pretelli Morbidelli 27 +1:48.2 9 8 5 32 Julien van Zeebroeck Morbidelli 27 +1:48.7 11 6 6 18 Guillermo Pérez Yamaha 24 +3 laps 15 5 7 12 Rafael Olavarria Yamaha 24 +3 laps 18 4 Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 2 Maurizio Massinani Morbidelli 4 Aldo Nannini Yamaha 5 Germano Zanetti Morbidelli 6 Henk van Kessel Condor 8 Victorio Minguzzi Yamaha 10 P. Catania Morbidelli 12 J. Vignetti Morbidelli 13 F. González Morbidelli 14 R. Morantes Yamaha 16 B. Orioli Yamaha 17 16 starters in total
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