1977 Dutch TT

The 1977 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 June 1977 at the Circuit van Drenthe Assen. Wil Hartog became the first Dutchman to win a 500cc Grand Prix when he claimed the victory.

500cc classification Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 30 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki 52'35.400 15 2 7 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +5.900 12 3 3 Pat Hennen Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +10.500 10 4 5 Philippe Coulon Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki +10.900 8 5 32 Steve Baker Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +11.600 6 6 4 Marco Lucchinelli Life Racing Team Suzuki +12.100 5 7 2 Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki +18.200 4 8 21 Michel Rougerie Suzuki +20.300 3 9 17 Armando Toracca MC della Robbia Suzuki +21.700 2 10 18 Virginio Ferrari Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +36.200 1 11 31 Jack Middelburg Haags Motocentrum Team Suzuki +55.400 12 6 John Newbold Maurice Newbold Suzuki +1'21.700 13 20 Giovanni Rolando Suzuki +1'46.800 14 24 Warren Willing Yamaha +2'34.900 15 37 Leslie van Breda Suzuki +3'02.800 16 25 Jean-Philippe Orban Jean-Philippe Orban Racing Team Suzuki +1 lap 17 27 Max Wiener MSC Rottenberg Suzuki +1 lap 18 36 Piet van der Wal Yamaha +1 lap Ret 42 Stuart Avant Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Willem Zoet Suzuki Accident Ret 12 Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired Ret 15 Christian Estrosi Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki Accident Ret 11 Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Franz Rau Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Børge Nielsen Suzuki Retired Ret 17 Gianfranco Bonera Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Accident Ret ?? Dave Potter Ted Broad Suzuki Retired Ret 43 Helmut Kassner Boeri Giudici Racing Team Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Dick Alblas König Retired Ret 9 John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki Retired DNS ?? Karl Auer MSC Rottenberg Yamaha Did not start Sources:

350 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 11 Kork Ballington Yamaha 16 49:25.3 5 15 2 15 Michel Rougerie Yamaha 16 +1.2 7 12 3 16 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 16 +1.7 1 10 4 4 Tom Herron Yamaha 16 +3.7 9 8 5 10 Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 16 +39.1 6 6 6 24 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 16 +1:00.4 4 5 7 9 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 16 +1:07.7 10 4 8 1 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 16 +1:10.9 3 9 23 Alan North Yamaha 16 +1:21.2 8 2 10 13 Patrick Pons Yamaha 16 +1:22.1 1 11 35 Jack Middelburg Yamaha 16 +1:27.9 12 3 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 16 +1:31.2 13 17 Helmut Kassner Yamaha 16 +1:32.5 14 40 Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 16 +1:32.6 15 27 Eddie Roberts Yamaha 16 +1:48.1 Mario Lega Morbidelli 2 Vic Soussan Yamaha 3 Christian Sarron Yamaha 11 Bernard Fau Yamaha 12 30 starters in total, 19 finishers

250 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 20 Mick Grant Kawasaki 15 47:46.8 3 15 2 16 Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 15 +8.6 4 12 3 21 Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki 15 +13.2 2 10 4 1 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 15 +17.8 5 8 5 14 Mario Lega Morbidelli 15 +19.2 6 6 6 2 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 15 +25.5 5 7 12 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 15 +37.5 7 4 8 3 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 15 +45.3 3 9 40 Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 15 +1:09.6 2 10 4 Tom Herron Yamaha 15 +1:21.2 8 1 11 7 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 15 +1:24.4 12 18 Patrick Pons Yamaha 15 +1:28.3 13 22 Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 15 +1:31.7 14 38 Aldo Nannini Yamaha 15 +1:46.2 15 26 Masahiro Wada Kawasaki 15 +1:46.5 10 Alan North Yamaha 1 Kork Ballington Yamaha 9 Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 11 Vic Soussan Yamaha 12 30 starters in total, 20 finishers

125 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 2 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 14 46:29.1 2 15 2 25 Harald Bartol Morbidelli 14 +51.8 4 12 3 7 Gert Bender Bender 14 +1:03.6 5 10 4 4 Anton Mang Morbidelli 14 +1:04.0 6 8 5 5 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 14 +1:17.2 9 6 6 8 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 14 +1:24.1 8 5 7 13 Horst Seel Seel 14 +1:26.0 7 4 8 9 Julien van Zeebroeck Morbidelli 14 +2:00.1 3 9 1 Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 14 +2:01.6 1 2 10 28 Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 14 +2:02.0 1 11 27 Hans Müller Morbidelli 14 +2:03.2 12 12 11 Walter Koschine Morbidelli 14 +2:08.4 11 13 12 Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 14 +2:31.3 14 29 Theo van Geffen Morbidelli 14 +2:40.9 15 38 Johann Parzer Morbidelli 14 +2:44.5 Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 3 Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 10 30 starters in total, 23 finishers

50 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 1 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 9 32:29.8 2 15 2 26 Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 9 +26.9 3 12 3 2 Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 9 +48.9 4 10 4 4 Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 9 +56.4 1 8 5 7 Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 9 +58.6 7 6 6 9 Patrick Plisson ABF 9 +1:19.7 6 5 7 16 Wolfgang Müller Kreidler 9 +1:51.0 11 4 8 18 Hagen Klein Kreidler 9 +1:51.1 9 3 9 8 Hans Hummel Kreidler 9 +2:21.4 2 10 32 Peter Looyestein Kreidler 9 +2:21.5 1 11 17 Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 9 +2:28.7 12 29 Ton Koojiman Hemeyla 9 +2:40.9 10 13 31 Theo van Geffen VGS 9 +2:51.0 14 15 Günter Schirnhofer Kreidler 9 +3:01.2 15 36 Pierre Dumont Kreidler 9 +3:02.2 Jaap Bosman Kreidler 5 Engelbert Kip Kreidler 8 Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 12 29 starters in total, 16 finishers

Sidecar classification Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 4 Rolf Biland Kenny Williams Schmid-Yamaha 14 45:12.4 1 15 2 8 Alain Michel Gérard Lecorre Yamaha 14 +14.5 2 12 3 2 Werner Schwärzel Andreas Huber Aro 14 +1:00.6 3 10 4 19 Göte Brodin Eric Wickström Windle-Yamaha 14 +1:22.2 8 8 5 10 Bruno Holzer Charly Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 14 +1:23.7 7 6 6 6 Dick Greasley Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 14 +1:41.7 10 5 7 3 Hermann Schmid Jean-Petit Matille Schmid-Yamaha 14 +1:58.8 6 4 8 23 Cees Smit Jan Smit König 14 +2:09.0 5 3 9 5 Helmut Schilling Rainer Gundel Aro 14 +2:19.0 9 2 10 15 Mac Hobson Stu Collins Yamaha 14 +2:46.0 1 11 17 Siegfried Schauzu Lorenzo Puzo Yamaha 14 +3:04.3 12 25 Max Venus Norman Bittermann König 14 +3:12.4 George O'Dell Cliff Holland Seymaz-Yamaha 4 25 starters in total, 14 finishers

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