The 1977 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 1 May 1977 at the Salzburgring circuit.
The opening race was for the 350 cc category. This race was abandoned after eight laps following an accident which led to the death of Hans Stadelmann from head injuries, and seriously injured Johnny Cecotto, Patrick Fernandez, Dieter Braun and Franco Uncini. The 125 cc race was due to run after the 350 cc race, but the 125 cc riders staged a sitdown strike and there was a delay before their race took place. Riders in the 500 cc category organised a boycott of their race which led to only 14 competitors taking part. The FIM, motorcycle racing's governing body, initially issued formal warnings to Barry Sheene and Ángel Nieto but later in the year the punishments were retracted.
500cc classification Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 8 Jack Findlay Hermetite Racing International Suzuki 51'19.260 15 2 24 Max Wiener MSC Rottenberg Suzuki +15.400 12 3 29 Alex George Hermetite Racing International Suzuki +15.910 10 4 20 Helmut Kassner Boeri Giudici Racing Team Suzuki +25.360 8 5 48 Franz Heller Bromme GMHH Suzuki Racing Suzuki +1 lap 6 6 33 Michael Schmid Suzuki +3 laps 5 NC 10 Marcel Ankoné Racing Team Albatros Suzuki +16 laps Ret ?? Werner Nenning Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Bo Granath Suzuki Retired Ret 12 Virginio Ferrari Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Markku Matikainen Lansivuori Team Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Stuart Avant Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Armando Toracca MC della Robbia Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Boet van Dulmen Pullshaw Suzuki Retired DNS 3 Pat Hennen Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Did not start DNS 7 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Did not start DNS 16 Philippe Coulon Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki Did not start DNS 4 Christian Estrosi Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki Did not start DNS 19 Marco Lucchinelli Life Racing Team Suzuki Did not start DNS 8 Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Did not start DNS ?? Gianfranco Bonera Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Did not start DNS ?? Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki Did not start DNS ?? John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki Did not start DNS ?? Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki Did not start DNS ?? Gianni Rolando Suzuki Did not start DNS ?? John Newbold Maurice Newbold Suzuki Did not start DNS ?? Michel Rougerie Suzuki Did not start DNS ?? Jean-Philippe Orban Jean-Philippe Orban Racing Team Suzuki Did not start DNS ?? Dieter Braun Suzuki Did not start DNS ?? Chas Mortimer Suzuki Did not start DNS 32 Steve Baker Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Did not start DNS 20 Johnny Cecotto Team Venemotos Yamaha Did not start DNS ?? Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Yamaha Did not start DNS 17 Tom Herron Yamaha Did not start Sources:
125 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 7 Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 30 48:14.90 3 15 2 1 Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 30 +49.98 2 12 3 17 Harald Bartol Morbidelli 30 +58.97 4 10 4 44 Pierluigi Conforti Morbidelli 30 +1:08.28 6 8 5 9 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 30 +1:26.66 5 6 6 16 Hans Müller Morbidelli 30 +1:26.73 7 5 7 25 János Drapál Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 13 4 8 46 Per-Edward Carlsson Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 18 3 9 22 Rolf Blatter Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 10 2 10 31 Johann Parzer Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 20 1 11 21 Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 16 12 24 Hans Hallberg Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 13 37 Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 17 14 15 Hans Hummel Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 19 15 20 Hans Zemsauer Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 11 16 26 August Auinger Morbidelli 29 +1 lap 17 14 Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 28 +2 laps 18 45 Jan Ubels Morbidelli 28 +2 laps 19 41 Alfred Schmid Morbidelli 28 +2 laps 20 5 Anton Mang Morbidelli 28 +2 laps 9 21 12 Walter Koschine Morbidelli 27 +3 laps 22 33 Marc Constantin Morbidelli 27 +3 laps Ángel Nieto Bultaco 1 Gert Bender Bender 8 Xaver Tschannen Bender 12 Ernst Fagerer Morbidelli 14 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 15 36 starters in total
Sidecar classification Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 4 Rolf Biland Kenny Williams Schmid-Yamaha 30 47:01.41 1 15 2 8 George O'Dell Kenny Arthur Windle-Yamaha 30 +23.33 5 12 3 32 Alain Michel Gérard Lecorre Yamaha 30 +48.65 3 10 4 4 Göte Brodin Bengt Forsberg Windle-Yamaha 30 +1:13.74 7 8 5 2 Werner Schwärzel Andreas Huber Aro 30 +1:22.31 8 6 6 7 Dick Greasley Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 9 5 7 10 Bruno Holzer Charly Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 29 +1 lap 13 4 8 18 Heinz Luthringshauser Helmut Hahn MKM 28 +2 laps 3 9 33 Amedeo Zini Andreas Fornaro König 28 +2 laps 2 10 22 Herbert Prügl Hans Kussberger Rotax 28 +2 laps 10 1 11 19 Marc Alexandre Paul Gerard Kova-König 28 +2 laps NC 6 Helmut Schilling Rainer Gundel Aro 26 +4 laps 11 NC 17 Rüdi Kurth Dane Rowe Yamaha 26 +4 laps 2 NC 5 Siegfried Schauzu "Wohlfart" Yamaha 25 +5 laps 15 NC 12 Ted Janssen Erich Schmitz Colyam 23 +7 laps Jean-François Monnin Edouard Weber Seymaz-Yamaha 4 Rolf Steinhausen Sepp Huber Busch-König 6 Max Venus Norman Bittermann König 12 Hermann Schmid Jean-Petit Matille Schmid-Yamaha 14 22 starters in total
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