The 1977 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 June 1977 at the Circuit van Drenthe Assen. Wil Hartog became the first Dutchman to win a 500cc Grand Prix when he claimed the victory.[4]

Netherlands  1977 Dutch TT
Race details
Race 8 of 13 races in the
1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date25 June 1977
Official nameDutch TT 1977 Assen[1][2][3]
LocationCircuit van Drenthe
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 7.718 km (4.796 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Time 2:57.400
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Time 3:03.700
Podium
First Netherlands Wil Hartog
Second United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Third United States Pat Hennen
350cc
Pole position
Rider France Patrick Fernandez
Time 3:04.500
Fastest lap
Rider France Patrick Fernandez
Time 3:02.500
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington
Second France Michel Rougerie
Third France Patrick Fernandez
250cc
Pole position
Rider South Africa Alan North
Time 3:08.400
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Franco Uncini
Time 3:06.000
Podium
First United Kingdom Mick Grant
Second Italy Franco Uncini
Third United Kingdom Barry Ditchburn
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi
Time 3:16.500
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto
Time 3:16.400
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second Austria Harald Bartol
Third West Germany Gert Bender
50cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 3:34.900
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 3:33.500
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second Spain Ricardo Tormo
Third West Germany Herbert Rittberger
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland
Time 3:09.200
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland
Time 3:10.500
Podium
First Switzerland Rolf Biland
Second France Alain Michel
Third West Germany Werner Schwärzel
Race winner Wil Hartog, carrying second placed Barry Sheene on his shoulders on the podium of the 500cc race.

500cc classification

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Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 30   Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki 52'35.400 15
2 7   Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +5.900 12
3 3   Pat Hennen Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +10.500 10
4 5   Philippe Coulon Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki +10.900 8
5 32   Steve Baker Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +11.600 6
6 4   Marco Lucchinelli Life Racing Team Suzuki +12.100 5
7 2   Teuvo Länsivuori Life Racing Team Suzuki +18.200 4
8 21   Michel Rougerie Suzuki +20.300 3
9 17   Armando Toracca MC della Robbia Suzuki +21.700 2
10 18   Virginio Ferrari Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +36.200 1
11 31   Jack Middelburg Haags Motocentrum Team Suzuki +55.400
12 6   John Newbold Maurice Newbold Suzuki +1'21.700
13 20   Giovanni Rolando Suzuki +1'46.800
14 24   Warren Willing Yamaha +2'34.900
15 37   Leslie van Breda Suzuki +3'02.800
16 25   Jean-Philippe Orban Jean-Philippe Orban Racing Team Suzuki +1 lap
17 27   Max Wiener MSC Rottenberg Suzuki +1 lap
18 36   Piet van der Wal Yamaha +1 lap
Ret 42   Stuart Avant Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Willem Zoet Suzuki Accident
Ret 12   Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired
Ret 15   Christian Estrosi Marlboro Masche Total Suzuki Accident
Ret 11   Giacomo Agostini Team API Marlboro Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Franz Rau Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Børge Nielsen Suzuki Retired
Ret 17   Gianfranco Bonera Team Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Accident
Ret ??   Dave Potter Ted Broad Suzuki Retired
Ret 43   Helmut Kassner Boeri Giudici Racing Team Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Dick Alblas König Retired
Ret 9   John Williams Team Appleby Glade Suzuki Retired
DNS ??   Karl Auer MSC Rottenberg Yamaha Did not start
Sources:[5][6][7]

350 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 11   Kork Ballington Yamaha 16 49:25.3 5 15
2 15   Michel Rougerie Yamaha 16 +1.2 7 12
3 16   Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 16 +1.7 1 10
4 4   Tom Herron Yamaha 16 +3.7 9 8
5 10   Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 16 +39.1 6 6
6 24   Jon Ekerold Yamaha 16 +1:00.4 4 5
7 9   Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 16 +1:07.7 10 4
8 1   Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 16 +1:10.9 3
9 23   Alan North Yamaha 16 +1:21.2 8 2
10 13   Patrick Pons Yamaha 16 +1:22.1 1
11 35   Jack Middelburg Yamaha 16 +1:27.9
12 3   Chas Mortimer Yamaha 16 +1:31.2
13 17   Helmut Kassner Yamaha 16 +1:32.5
14 40   Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 16 +1:32.6
15 27   Eddie Roberts Yamaha 16 +1:48.1
  Mario Lega Morbidelli 2
  Vic Soussan Yamaha 3
  Christian Sarron Yamaha 11
  Bernard Fau Yamaha 12
30 starters in total, 19 finishers
[5]

250 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 20   Mick Grant Kawasaki 15 47:46.8 3 15
2 16   Franco Uncini Harley-Davidson 15 +8.6 4 12
3 21   Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki 15 +13.2 2 10
4 1   Walter Villa Harley-Davidson 15 +17.8 5 8
5 14   Mario Lega Morbidelli 15 +19.2 6 6
6 2   Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 15 +25.5 5
7 12   Jon Ekerold Yamaha 15 +37.5 7 4
8 3   Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 15 +45.3 3
9 40   Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 15 +1:09.6 2
10 4   Tom Herron Yamaha 15 +1:21.2 8 1
11 7   Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 15 +1:24.4
12 18   Patrick Pons Yamaha 15 +1:28.3
13 22   Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 15 +1:31.7
14 38   Aldo Nannini Yamaha 15 +1:46.2
15 26   Masahiro Wada Kawasaki 15 +1:46.5 10
  Alan North Yamaha 1
  Kork Ballington Yamaha 9
  Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 11
  Vic Soussan Yamaha 12
30 starters in total, 20 finishers
[5]

125 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 2   Ángel Nieto Bultaco 14 46:29.1 2 15
2 25   Harald Bartol Morbidelli 14 +51.8 4 12
3 7   Gert Bender Bender 14 +1:03.6 5 10
4 4   Anton Mang Morbidelli 14 +1:04.0 6 8
5 5   Jean-Louis Guignabodet Morbidelli 14 +1:17.2 9 6
6 8   Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 14 +1:24.1 8 5
7 13   Horst Seel Seel 14 +1:26.0 7 4
8 9   Julien van Zeebroeck Morbidelli 14 +2:00.1 3
9 1   Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli 14 +2:01.6 1 2
10 28   Matti Kinnunen Morbidelli 14 +2:02.0 1
11 27   Hans Müller Morbidelli 14 +2:03.2 12
12 11   Walter Koschine Morbidelli 14 +2:08.4 11
13 12   Cees van Dongen Morbidelli 14 +2:31.3
14 29   Theo van Geffen Morbidelli 14 +2:40.9
15 38   Johann Parzer Morbidelli 14 +2:44.5
  Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 3
  Thierry Noblesse Morbidelli 10
30 starters in total, 23 finishers
[5]

50 cc classification

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Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 1   Ángel Nieto Bultaco 9 32:29.8 2 15
2 26   Ricardo Tormo Bultaco 9 +26.9 3 12
3 2   Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 9 +48.9 4 10
4 4   Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler 9 +56.4 1 8
5 7   Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 9 +58.6 7 6
6 9   Patrick Plisson ABF 9 +1:19.7 6 5
7 16   Wolfgang Müller Kreidler 9 +1:51.0 11 4
8 18   Hagen Klein Kreidler 9 +1:51.1 9 3
9 8   Hans Hummel Kreidler 9 +2:21.4 2
10 32   Peter Looyestein Kreidler 9 +2:21.5 1
11 17   Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 9 +2:28.7
12 29   Ton Koojiman Hemeyla 9 +2:40.9 10
13 31   Theo van Geffen VGS 9 +2:51.0
14 15   Günter Schirnhofer Kreidler 9 +3:01.2
15 36   Pierre Dumont Kreidler 9 +3:02.2
  Jaap Bosman Kreidler 5
  Engelbert Kip Kreidler 8
  Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 12
29 starters in total, 16 finishers
[5]

Sidecar classification

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Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 4   Rolf Biland   Kenny Williams Schmid-Yamaha 14 45:12.4 1 15
2 8   Alain Michel   Gérard Lecorre Yamaha 14 +14.5 2 12
3 2   Werner Schwärzel   Andreas Huber Aro 14 +1:00.6 3 10
4 19   Göte Brodin   Eric Wickström Windle-Yamaha 14 +1:22.2 8 8
5 10   Bruno Holzer   Charly Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 14 +1:23.7 7 6
6 6   Dick Greasley   Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 14 +1:41.7 10 5
7 3   Hermann Schmid   Jean-Petit Matille Schmid-Yamaha 14 +1:58.8 6 4
8 23   Cees Smit   Jan Smit König 14 +2:09.0 5 3
9 5   Helmut Schilling   Rainer Gundel Aro 14 +2:19.0 9 2
10 15   Mac Hobson   Stu Collins Yamaha 14 +2:46.0 1
11 17   Siegfried Schauzu   Lorenzo Puzo Yamaha 14 +3:04.3
12 25   Max Venus   Norman Bittermann König 14 +3:12.4
  George O'Dell   Cliff Holland Seymaz-Yamaha 4
25 starters in total, 14 finishers
[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. ^ "1977 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. ^ "TT Circuit Assen - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. ^ "MotoGP Preview: The 76th Dutch TT". Superbikeplanet.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-27. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 95. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.
  6. ^ "1977 Dutch TT MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  7. ^ "DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1977". Motogp.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.


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