1976 Dutch TT

The 1976 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 27 June 1976 at the Circuit van Drenthe Assen.

500cc classification Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 7 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 48'44.900 15 2 25 Pat Hennen Colemans Suzuki +45.600 12 3 31 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +1'05.400 10 4 3 Alex George Hermetite Racing International Yamaha +1'13.400 8 5 6 Jack Findlay Jack Findlay Racing Suzuki 6 6 30 John Williams Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 5 7 13 Bernard Fau Yamaha 4 8 38 Rob Bron Yamaha 3 9 19 Helmut Kassner Suzuki 2 10 24 Dave Potter Yamaha 1 11 34 Piet van der Wal Yamaha 12 23 Hans Braumandl MSC Rottenberg Yamaha Ret 11 Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Horst Lahfeld König Retired Ret 20 Michel Rougerie Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Christian Estrosi Suzuki Dizziness Ret ?? Jean-Paul Boinet Ecurie Jean Murit Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Philippe Coulon Suzuki Dizziness Ret ?? Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Hans-Otto Butenuth Yamaha Retired Ret 32 Stuart Avant Colemans Suzuki Retired Ret 51 Boet van Dulmen Laponder Racing Yamaha Dizziness Ret 27 Marcel Ankoné Nimag Suzuki Suzuki Infection Ret ?? Dick Alblas König Spark plugs Ret ?? Kees van der Kruijs Yamaha Infection Ret ?? Kork Ballington Yamaha Retired Ret ?? John Newbold Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired Ret 12 Karl Auer Racing Team NO Yamaha Retired Ret 2 Phil Read Team Life International Suzuki Infection Ret ?? Gianfranco Bonera AMF Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson Retired Ret ?? Jean-Philippe Orban Yamaha Retired Sources:

350 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 2 Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 16 49:30.4 6 15 2 5 Patrick Pons Yamaha 16 +24.1 4 12 3 6 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 16 +46.3 10 4 19 Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 16 +50.7 8 8 5 24 John Dodds Yamaha 2 6 6 31 Franco Uncini Yamaha 10 5 7 8 Tom Herron Yamaha 4 8 1 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 9 3 9 4 Dieter Braun Morbidelli 2 10 38 Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 1 11 15 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 12 11 Philippe Coulon Yamaha 13 10 Alex George Yamaha 14 34 Piet van der Wal Yamaha 15 36 Bert Struyk Yamaha Ret Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 1 Ret Víctor Palomo Yamaha 3 Ret Gérard Choukroun Yamaha 5 Ret Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 7 30 starters in total

250 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 1 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 15 47:31.4 1 15 2 38 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 15 +16.2 2 12 3 13 John Dodds Yamaha 15 +37.8 7 10 4 20 Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson 15 +44.2 8 8 5 9 Víctor Palomo Yamaha 9 6 6 26 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 5 7 11 Tom Herron Yamaha 4 8 7 Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 6 3 9 37 Dieter Braun Yamaha 2 10 42 Franco Uncini Yamaha 10 1 11 39 Bernard Fau Yamaha 12 28 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 13 29 Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 14 32 Marcel Ankoné Yamaha 15 17 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 16 33 Henk van Kessel Yamaha 17 14 Rolf Minhoff Yamaha 18 31 Mati Reinup MZ Ret Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 3 Ret Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 4 Ret Patrick Pons Yamaha 5 30 starters in total

125 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 2 Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 14 46:38.0 1 15 2 1 Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 14 +47.2 2 12 3 21 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 14 +1:01.3 5 10 4 26 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 9 8 5 22 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 7 6 6 37 Anton Mang Morbidelli 5 7 9 Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 4 8 4 Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 3 9 23 Xaver Tschannen Harley-Davidson 2 10 36 Pierre-Jean Cecchini Maico 1 11 8 Hans Müller Yamaha 12 32 Piet van Niel Yamaha 13 16 Pentti Salonen Yamaha 14 15 Hans Hallberg Yamaha 15 34 Bert Klaassens Yamaha 16 24 Julien van Zeebroeck Morbidelli Ret Claudio Lusuardi Morbidelli 3 Ret Henk van Kessel AGV Condor 4 Ret Gert Bender Bender 6 Ret Horst Seel Seel EB 8 Ret Kent Andersson Yamaha 10 30 starters in total

50 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 1 Ángel Nieto Bultaco 9 33:10.4 1 15 2 12 Ulrich Graf Kreidler 9 +18.4 3 12 3 5 Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 9 +21.3 8 10 4 2 Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 2 8 5 28 Theo van Geffen Kreidler 6 6 4 Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 5 5 7 34 Gerrit Strikker Kreidler 10 4 8 31 Engelbert Kip Kreidler 3 9 16 Günter Schirnhöfer Kreidler 2 10 11 Aldo Pero Kreidler 1 11 10 Theo Timmer Kreidler 12 32 Ton Kooyman Hemeyla 13 15 Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 14 6 Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 4 15 3 Julien van Zeebroeck Kreidler 16 17 Joaquin Gali Derbi 17 33 Peter Looyesteyn Kreidler 18 23 Yves le Tourmelin Scrab-Tyl 19 14 Ramon Gali Derbi 20 21 Guido de Lys Kreidler 21 29 Wim van Beek DRM 22 26 Terence Keane Kreidler Ret Hans Hummel Kreidler 6 Ret Bruce Brady Kreidler 7 Ret Nico Polane Kreidler 9 30 starters in total

Sidecar classification Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 7 Hermann Schmid Jean-Pierre Martial Yamaha 14 48:35.8 3 15 2 24 Martin Kooy Rob Vader König 14 +2.1 9 12 3 8 Gustav Pape Franz Kallenberg König 14 +36.7 10 10 4 2 Werner Schwärzel Andreas Huber König 2 8 5 11 Helmut Schilling Rainer Gundel Aro 8 6 6 10 Otto Haller Erich Haselbeck BMW 5 7 15 Dick Greasley Cliff Holland Yamaha 4 8 1 Rolf Steinhausen Sepp Huber Busch-König 5 3 9 25 Jaap Geerts Jan van Veen König 2 10 19 Siegfried Schauzu Wolfgang Kalauch Aro 4 1 11 9 Amedeo Zini Andrea Fornaro König Ret Rolf Biland Ken Williams Yamaha 1 Ret Cees Smit Jan Smit König 6 Ret Alain Michel Bernard Garcia Yamaha 7 18 starters in total

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