The 1978 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 30 July 1978 at the Imatra circuit.
500cc classification Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki 45'44.100 15 2 Takazumi Katayama Sarome & Motul Team Yamaha +4.800 12 3 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +11.400 10 4 Tepi Länsivuori Suzuki +43.700 8 5 Steve Parrish Suzuki +58.400 6 6 Steve Baker Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +1'04.700 5 7 Boet van Dulmen Suzuki +1'11.700 4 8 Jürgen Steiner Caramba Racing Team Bohme Suzuki +1'23.300 4 9 Graziano Rossi Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +2'27.100 2 10 Bruno Kneubühler RSS Racing Team Suzuki +1 lap 1 11 Clive Padgett Suzuki +1 lap 12 Max Wiener Suzuki +1 lap 13 Dick Alblas Suzuki +1 lap 14 Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Suzuki +1 lap 15 Børge Nielsen Suzuki +1 lap 16 Ilkka Jaakkola Yamaha +2 laps Ret Marco Lucchinelli Cagiva Corse Suzuki Retired Ret Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired Ret Timo Haarala Yamaha Retired Ret Alex George Suzuki Retired Ret Bo Granath Suzuki Retired Ret Dennis Ireland Suzuki Retired Ret Franz Rau Kazenmaier Autovermietung Suzuki Retired Ret Harry Hoffman Manila Disco Racing Suzuki Retired Ret John Woodley Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki Retired Ret Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Retired Ret Lars Johansson Yamaha Retired Ret Leslie van Breda Suzuki Retired Ret Markku Matikäinen Suzuki Retired Ret Michel Rougerie Suzuki Accident Ret Pentti Lehtelä Yamaha Accident Ret Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Retired Sources:
350 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 Kork Ballington Kawasaki 20 45:33.2 1 15 2 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 20 +3.2 9 12 3 Tom Herron Yamaha 20 +35.8 19 10 4 Vic Soussan Yamaha 20 +36.9 6 8 5 Jon Ekerold Yamaha 20 +44.7 5 6 6 Guy Bertin Yamaha 20 +49.0 7 5 7 Michel Rougerie Yamaha 20 +50.7 2 4 8 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 20 +1:10.4 10 3 9 Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 20 +1:10.8 8 2 10 Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 20 +1:12.2 1 11 Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 20 +1:35.8 12 Michel Frutschi Yamaha 20 +1:45.8 12 13 Seppo Rossi Yamaha 20 +2:09.8 14 Reino Eskelinen Yamaha 20 +2:22.4 15 Les van Breda Yamaha 19 +1 lap Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 3 Anton Mang Kawasaki 4 Marco Lucchinelli Harley-Davidson 11 Mick Grant Kawasaki 13 Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 14 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 15 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 16 Christian Sarron Yamaha 17 Patrick Pons Yamaha 18 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 20 35 starters in total
250 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 Kork Ballington Kawasaki 19 43:56.5 2 15 2 Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 19 +29.2 1 12 3 Mario Lega Morbidelli 19 +33.4 3 10 4 Anton Mang Kawasaki 19 +42.5 7 8 5 Paolo Pileri Morbidelli 19 +51.2 6 6 6 Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 19 +51.5 12 5 7 Mick Grant Kawasaki 19 +1:03.7 10 4 8 Tom Herron Yamaha 19 +1:04.1 5 3 9 John Dodds Yamaha 19 +1:10.3 16 2 10 Jon Ekerold Morbidelli 19 +1:30.4 11 1 11 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 19 +1:30.7 8 12 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 19 +1:55.3 13 Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 19 +2:04.1 13 14 Hervé Moineau Yamaha 18 +1 lap 15 Clive Padgett Yamaha 18 +1 lap 16 Roland Freymond Yamaha 18 +1 lap 17 Reino Eskelinen Yamaha 18 +1 lap 18 S. Torvinen Yamaha 18 +1 lap Kenny Roberts Yamaha 4 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 9 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 14 Walter Villa MBA 15 Vic Soussan Yamaha 17 Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 18 Harald Bartol Yamaha 19 Raymond Roche Yamaha 20 36 starters in total
125 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 Ángel Nieto Minarelli 18 43:55.6 4 15 2 Eugenio Lazzarini MBA 18 +0.9 1 12 3 Harald Bartol Morbidelli 18 +56.8 6 10 4 Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 18 +1:14.3 14 8 5 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 18 +1:19.0 7 6 6 Hans Müller Morbidelli 18 +1:22.9 5 5 7 Thierry Espié Motobécane 18 +1:23.1 3 4 8 Per-Edward Carlson Morbidelli 18 +1:23.6 10 3 9 Walter Koschine Bender 18 +1:39.3 16 2 10 Clive Horton Morbidelli 18 +2:01.3 17 1 11 Patrick Plisson Morbidelli 18 +2:04.5 8 12 Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 18 +2:32.3 13 13 P. Herouard Morbidelli 18 +3:13.1 14 François Granon Morbidelli 17 +1 lap 20 15 Karl Fuchs Morbidelli 17 +1 lap 16 Johnny Wickström Morbidelli 17 +1 lap 17 Roland Olsson Starol 17 +1 lap 18 J. Valaskari Yamaha 15 +3 laps Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli 2 Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 9 Maurizio Massimiani Morbidelli 11 Bengt-Göran Johansson Morbidelli 12 Enrico Cereda Morbidelli 15 August Auinger Morbidelli 18 Bennie Wilbers Morbidelli 19 32 starters in total
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