The 1977 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 7 August 1977 at the Brno circuit. This would turn out to be 15-time World Champion Giacomo Agostini's last podium in Grand Prix racing.
500cc classification Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 11 Johnny Cecotto Team Venemotos Yamaha 53'21.530 15 2 1 Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Yamaha +25.680 12 3 49 Michel Rougerie Suzuki +47.850 10 4 3 Pat Hennen Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +54.690 8 5 26 Gianfranco Bonera Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1'34.180 6 6 2 Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki +1'51.740 5 7 24 Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +2'03.470 4 8 16 Max Wiener MSC Rottenberg Suzuki +2'37.910 3 9 43 Franz Rau Suzuki +3'11.860 2 10 18 Helmut Kassner Boeri Giudici Racing Team Suzuki +3'13.140 1 11 14 Alex George Hermetite Racing International Suzuki +3'33.160 12 20 Børge Nielsen Suzuki +3'45.630 13 29 Franz Heller Bromme GMHH Suzuki Racing Suzuki +1 lap 14 21 Roland Freymond Yamaha +1 lap 15 17 Jean-Marc Toffolo Yamaha +1 lap 16 40 Adelio Faccioli Yamaha +1 lap 17 45 Hans Braumandl Team Nava Olio Fiat Yamaha +1 lap 18 19 Giorgio Gatti Yamaha +2 laps 19 28 Michael Schmid Racing Team Albatros Suzuki +2 laps Ret 41 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki Retired Ret 9 John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki Retired Ret 18 Boet van Dulmen Pullshaw Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Werner Nenning Suzuki Retired Ret 26 Armando Toracca MC della Robbia Suzuki Retired Ret 20 Giovanni Rolando Suzuki Retired Ret 25 Steve Baker Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Retired Ret 4 Marco Lucchinelli Life Racing Team Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Giuseppe Consalvi Yamaha Retired Ret 27 Bo Granath Suzuki Retired Ret 8 Jack Findlay Hermetite Racing International Suzuki Retired Ret 11 Karl Auer MSC Rottenberg Yamaha Retired Ret 18 Virginio Ferrari Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired Ret 30 Jean-Philippe Orban Jean-Philippe Orban Racing Team Suzuki Retired Ret 48 Harald Merkl Nava Kucera Racing Team Suzuki Retired Ret 43 Ron Kirkham Yamaha Retired Ret 43 Odd Arne Lände Suzuki Retired Ret 35 Hans-Otto Buteneth Yamaha Retired Ret 35 Bohumil Staša Yamaha Retired Sources:
350 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 2 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 14 51:51.38 1 15 2 4 Tom Herron Yamaha 14 +54.72 4 12 3 22 Christian Sarron Yamaha 14 +1:05.52 5 10 4 14 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 14 +1:10.00 14 8 5 6 Víctor Palomo Yamaha 14 +1:13.36 11 6 6 32 Vic Soussan Yamaha 14 +1:13.86 13 5 7 12 Kork Ballington Yamaha 14 +1:38.32 7 4 8 28 Michel Rougerie Yamaha 14 +1:41.58 2 3 9 23 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 14 +1:50.01 2 10 16 Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 14 +1:53.54 12 1 11 9 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 14 +1:57.94 15 12 34 Jean-Claude Hogrel Yamaha 14 +1:59.51 13 47 Peter Baláž Yamaha 14 +3:09.06 17 14 46 Alex George Yamaha 14 +3:10.24 15 33 Børge Nielsen Yamaha 14 +3:31.89 16 43 Jack Findlay Yamaha 14 +3:50.54 17 26 Bo Granath Yamaha 14 +3:51.07 18 36 Grund Hartmann Yamaha 13 +1 lap 19 11 Franz Rau Yamaha 13 +1 lap 20 24 Franz Meier Yamaha 13 +1 lap 21 39 Georg Gatti Yamaha 13 +1 lap Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 3 Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 6 Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 8 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 9 Patrick Pons Yamaha 10 Alan North Yamaha 16 45 starters in total
250 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 21 Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 13 49:58.89 1 15 2 1 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 13 +0.41 2 12 3 29 Mario Lega Morbidelli 13 +23.84 3 10 4 15 Kork Ballington Yamaha 13 +25.45 4 8 5 5 Tom Herron Yamaha 13 +25.91 19 6 6 22 Alan North Yamaha 13 +56.98 7 5 7 16 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 13 +1:01.50 15 4 8 12 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 13 +1:03.46 17 3 9 9 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 13 +1:04.12 16 2 10 40 Guy Bertin Yamaha 13 +1:04.81 12 1 11 41 János Drapál Yamaha 13 +1:13.22 11 12 34 Aldo Nannini Yamaha 13 +1:19.57 5 13 11 John Dodds Yamaha 13 +1:24.75 14 8 Peter Baláž Jawa 13 +1:30.78 14 15 18 Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 13 +1:45.99 13 16 33 Ken Nemoto Yamaha 13 +1:46.63 17 25 Sauro Pazzaglia Yamaha 13 +3:10.10 18 42 István Holmár Yamaha 13 +3:10.94 19 43 János Vlaszati Yamaha 13 +3:19.70 20 28 Edi Stöllinger Yamaha 13 +3:46.86 21 44 Ryszard Mankiewitz Yamaha 13 +4:11.19 22 50 Oldrich Kába Jawa 12 +1 lap 23 45 Ondrej Szymanski Yamaha 12 +1 lap Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 6 Vic Soussan Yamaha 8 Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 9 Mick Grant Kawasaki 10 Patrick Pons Yamaha 18 43 starters in total
Sidecar classification Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 1 Rolf Steinhausen Wolfgang Kalauch Busch-Yamaha 12 48:01.58 4 15 2 5 Siegfried Schauzu Lorenzo Puzo Yamaha 12 +45.13 5 12 3 8 George O'Dell Cliff Holland Windle-Yamaha 12 +46.14 9 10 4 4 Rolf Biland Kenny Williams Schmid-Yamaha 12 +1:29.20 7 8 5 12 Mac Hobson Stu Collins Suzuki 12 +1:56.57 6 6 7 Dick Greasley Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 12 +1:56.82 11 5 7 6 Helmut Schilling Rainer Gundel Aro 12 +2:46.24 3 4 8 17 Amedeo Zini Andreas Fornaro König 12 +3:17.30 3 9 21 Heinz Luthringshauser Helmut Hahn MKM 11 +1 lap 2 10 15 Gustav Pape Franz Kallenberg König 11 +1 lap 1 11 27 Herbert Prügl Hans Kussberger Rotax 11 +1 lap 12 32 Ernst Trachsel "Agner" Yamaha 11 +1 lap 13 18 Hans-Peter Hubacher Pudu Dudach Yamaha 11 +1 lap 14 33 Heinz Thevissen Erich Schmitz König 8 +4 laps 15 3 Hermann Schmid Kenny Arthur Schmid-Yamaha 7 +5 laps 2 Werner Schwärzel Andreas Huber Aro 1 Alain Michel Gérard Lecorre Yamaha 6 Göte Brodin Bengt Forsberg Windle-Yamaha 8 Bruno Holzer "Tschunko" LCR-Yamaha 10 Cees Smit Jan Smit König 12 26 starters in total
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