The 1977 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 31 July 1977 at the Imatra circuit.
500cc classification Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 14 Johnny Cecotto Team Venemotos Yamaha 46'50.000 15 2 4 Marco Lucchinelli Life Racing Team Suzuki +43.000 12 3 22 Gianfranco Bonera Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +51.600 10 4 12 Michel Rougerie Elf Suzuki +1'04.700 8 5 21 Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1'17.200 6 6 7 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1'18.700 5 7 2 Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki +1'56.500 4 8 26 Armando Toracca MC della Robbia Suzuki +1 lap 3 9 30 Jean-Philippe Orban Jean-Philippe Orban Racing Team Suzuki +1 lap 2 10 11 Karl Auer MSC Rottenberg Yamaha +1 lap 1 11 20 Børge Nielsen Suzuki +1 lap 12 25 Steve Baker Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +1 lap 13 17 Alex George Hermetite Racing International Suzuki +1 lap 14 27 Bo Granath Suzuki +1 lap 15 34 Markku Matikainen Länsivuori Team Suzuki +2 laps 16 23 Ron Kirkham Yamaha +2 laps 17 39 Jean-Marc Toffolo Yamaha +2 laps 18 36 Ossi Nikkinen Yamaha +3 laps Ret 35 Pentti Lehtelä Yamaha Retired Ret 3 Pat Hennen Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired Ret 42 Stuart Avant Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki Retired Ret 9 John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki Retired Ret 37 Christian Estrosi Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki Retired Ret 1 Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Yamaha Retired Ret 29 Jean-Claude Hogrel Yamaha Retired Ret 10 Kimmo Kopra Suzuki Retired Ret 8 Jack Findlay Hermetite Racing International Suzuki Retired Ret 16 Virginio Ferrari Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Accident Ret 24 Giovanni Rolando Suzuki Accident Ret 15 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki Retired DNS ?? Teuvo Laakso Suzuki Did not start DNS ?? Bernard Regoni Suzuki Did not start DNS ?? Kenny Roberts Yamaha Did not start Sources:
350 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 8 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 21 48:14.9 10 15 2 18 Christian Sarron Yamaha 21 +3.3 4 12 3 19 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 21 +5.3 15 10 4 4 Tom Herron Yamaha 21 +16.0 2 8 5 12 Patrick Pons Yamaha 21 +42.3 19 6 6 7 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 21 +1:21.6 9 5 7 38 Seppo Rossi Yamaha 21 +1:32.1 4 8 1 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 21 +1:35.3 18 3 9 36 Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 21 +1:35.5 20 2 10 21 Karl Auer Yamaha 21 +1:41.9 1 11 30 Michel Frutschi Yamaha 21 +1:49.5 12 3 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 21 +2:07.1 19 13 10 Kork Ballington Yamaha 21 +3:44.6 16 14 28 Alex George Yamaha 20 +1 lap 15 37 Reino Eskelinen Yamaha 20 +1 lap Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 1 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 3 Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 5 Mario Lega Morbidelli 6 Alan North Yamaha 7 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 8 Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 11 Etienne Geeraerd Yamaha 12 John Dodds Yamaha 13 Michel Rougerie Yamaha 14 Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 17 30 starters in total
250 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 1 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 20 46:15.3 3 15 2 26 Mick Grant Kawasaki 20 +0.3 12 3 11 Kork Ballington Yamaha 20 +24.3 6 10 4 18 Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 20 +26.5 7 8 5 4 Tom Herron Yamaha 20 +28.2 2 6 6 9 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 20 +34.7 8 5 7 24 Mario Lega Morbidelli 20 +37.9 10 4 8 27 Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki 20 +38.4 9 3 9 10 Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 20 +38.6 11 2 10 6 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 20 +38.9 14 1 11 30 Hans Müller Yamaha 20 +54.8 16 12 12 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 20 +1:11.2 17 13 39 Aldo Nannini Yamaha 20 +1:14.3 19 14 32 Vic Soussan Yamaha 20 +1:25.2 15 15 5 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 20 +1:33.5 18 16 23 Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 20 +1:52.2 17 38 Seppo Rossi Yamaha 20 +2:00.8 20 18 8 John Dodds Yamaha 20 +2:09.3 19 40 Ken Nemoto Yamaha 19 +1 lap Alan North Yamaha 1 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 4 Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 5 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 12 Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 13 31 starters in total
125 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 1 Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 19 46:09.6 1 15 2 6 Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 19 +9.6 2 12 3 5 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 19 +1:16.4 7 10 4 12 Hans Müller Morbidelli 19 +1:32.7 8 8 5 8 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 19 +1:45.8 9 6 6 16 Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 19 +2:20.0 16 5 7 36 Thierry Espié Motobécane 19 +2:23.2 13 4 8 33 Bengt Johansson Morbidelli 19 +2:23.4 15 3 9 17 Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 19 +2:34.8 17 2 10 15 Enrico Cereda Morbidelli 18 +1 lap 12 11 18 Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 18 +1 lap 14 12 19 Hans Hummel Morbidelli 18 +1 lap 20 13 10 Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 18 +1 lap 19 14 35 Bernd Schneider Bender 18 +1 lap 15 28 Jacques Hutteau Morbidelli 18 +1 lap 16 27 Luigi Rinaudo Morbidelli 18 +1 lap 17 29 Alfred Schmid Morbidelli 18 +1 lap 18 25 Guillermo Pérez Morbidelli 18 +1 lap Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 3 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 4 Harald Bartol Morbidelli 5 Gert Bender Bender 6 Julien van Zeebroeck Motobécane 10 Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 11 Anton Mang Morbidelli 18 30 starters in total
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