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1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix

Field	Value
Grand Prix	French
flag	France
Official_Name	Grand Prix de France Moto
Location	Bugatti Circuit
Course_mi	2.635
Course_km	4.240
Race_No	1
Season_No	12
Date	25 April
Year	1976
Image	Circuit Le Mans Bugatti.png
Pole_Rider_500	Barry Sheene
Pole_Rider_500_Country	UK
Pole_Rider_500_Bike	Suzuki
Pole_Time_500	1:43.160
Fast_Rider_500	Marco Lucchinelli
Fast_Rider_500_Country	ITA
Fast_Rider_500_Bike	Suzuki
Fast_Time_500	1:41.400
First_Rider_500	Barry Sheene
First_Rider_500_Country	UK
First_Rider_500_Bike	Suzuki
Second_Rider_500	Johnny Cecotto
Second_Rider_500_Country	VEN
Second_Rider_500_Country_flag_suffix	1930
Second_Rider_500_Bike	Yamaha
Third_Rider_500	Marco Lucchinelli
Third_Rider_500_Country	ITA
Third_Rider_500_Bike	Suzuki
Pole_Rider_350	Giacomo Agostini
Pole_Rider_350_Country	ITA
Pole_Rider_350_Bike	MV Agusta
Pole_Time_350	1:45.600
Fast_Rider_350	Walter Villa
Fast_Rider_350_Country	ITA
Fast_Rider_350_Bike	Harley-Davidson
Fast_Time_350	1:44.600
First_Rider_350	Walter Villa
First_Rider_350_Country	ITA
First_Rider_350_Bike	Harley-Davidson
Second_Rider_350	Johnny Cecotto
Second_Rider_350_Country	VEN
Second_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix	1930
Second_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Third_Rider_350	Jean-François Baldé
Third_Rider_350_Country	FRA
Third_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Pole_Rider_250	Walter Villa
Pole_Rider_250_Country	ITA
Pole_Rider_250_Bike	Harley-Davidson
Pole_Time_250	1:48.920
Fast_Rider_250	Walter Villa
Fast_Rider_250_Country	ITA
Fast_Rider_250_Bike	Harley-Davidson
Fast_Time_250	1:47.800
First_Rider_250	Walter Villa
First_Rider_250_Country	ITA
First_Rider_250_Bike	Harley-Davidson
Second_Rider_250	Gianfranco Bonera
Second_Rider_250_Country	ITA
Second_Rider_250_Bike	Harley-Davidson
Third_Rider_250	Pentti Korhonen
Third_Rider_250_Country	FIN
Third_Rider_250_Bike	Yamaha
Pole_Rider_50	Ángel Nieto
Pole_Rider_50_Country	SPA
Pole_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1945
Pole_Rider_50_Bike	Bultaco
Pole_Time_50	2:13.390
Fast_Rider_50	Rudolf Kunz
Fast_Rider_50_Country	BRD
Fast_Rider_50_Bike	Kreidler
Fast_Time_50	2:11.200
First_Rider_50	Herbert Rittberger
First_Rider_50_Country	BRD
First_Rider_50_Bike	Kreidler
Second_Rider_50	Rudolf Kunz
Second_Rider_50_Country	BRD
Second_Rider_50_Bike	Kreidler
Third_Rider_50	Stefan Dörflinger
Third_Rider_50_Country	SUI
Third_Rider_50_Bike	Kreidler
Pole_Rider_Sidecar	Werner Schwärzel
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_Country	BRD
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	König
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar	Andreas Huber
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	BRD
Pole_Time_Sidecar	1:53.970
Fast_Rider_Sidecar	Rolf Biland
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country	SUI
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	Yamaha
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar	Ken Williams
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Fast_Time_Sidecar	1:52.800
First_Rider_Sidecar	Rolf Biland
First_Rider_Sidecar_Country	SUI
First_Passenger_Sidecar	Ken Williams
First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
First_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	Yamaha
Second_Rider_Sidecar	Alain Michel
Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country	FRA
Second_Passenger_Sidecar	Bernard Garcia
Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	FRA
Second_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	Yamaha
Third_Rider_Sidecar	Helmut Schilling
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country	BRD
Third_Passenger_Sidecar	Rainer Gundel
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	BRD
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	Aro

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The 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 April 1976 at the Circuit Bugatti Le Mans.

500cc classification

Pos.	No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired
7	GBR Barry Sheene	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	51'45.330	15
55	VEN Johnny Cecotto	Team Venemotos	Yamaha	+3.840	12
33	ITA Marco Lucchinelli	Gallina Corse	Suzuki	+19.290	10
4	FIN Tepi Länsivuori	Life Racing Team	Suzuki	+49.850	8
1	ITA Giacomo Agostini	Team API Marlboro	MV Agusta	+55.650	6
43	ESP Victor Palomo	Swaep Motor Racing	Yamaha	+1'27.660	5
56	NZL Stuart Avant	Colemans	Suzuki	+1'28.240	4
13	BRD Dieter Braun		Suzuki	+1'47.880	3
12	AUT Karl Auer	Racing Team NO	Yamaha	+1 lap	2
51	NLD Boet van Dulmen	Laponder Racing	Yamaha	+1 lap	1
19	FRA Olivier Chevallier		Yamaha	+1 lap
45	GBR Steve Parrish	Dave More	Yamaha	+1 lap
11	GBR Chas Mortimer	Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team	Yamaha	+1 lap
25	FRA Gilles Husson		Yamaha	+1 lap
6	GBR Alex George	Hermetite Racing International	Yamaha	+1 lap
44	BRA Edmar Ferreira	Goias Swaep Motor	Yamaha	+1 lap
48	FRA René Guili		Suzuki	+2 laps
30	SWE Johnny Bengtsson	Stigefetts Motor	Suzuki	+2 laps
41	DEU Helmut Kassner		Suzuki	+2 laps
36	BEL Jules Nies		Suzuki	+3 laps
??	AUS Jack Findlay	Jack Findlay Racing	Suzuki	Retired
??	GBR Phil Read	Team Life International	Suzuki	Retired
??	FRA Thierry Tchernine		Suzuki	Retired
??	FRA Christian Estrosi		Suzuki	Retired
??	FRA Jean-Paul Boinet	Ecurie Jean Murit	Suzuki	Retired
??	NLD Marcel Ankoné	Nimag Suzuki	Suzuki	Retired
??	FIN Pentti Korhonen		Yamaha	Retired
??	FIN Risto Makinen		Yamaha	Retired
??	ITA Roberto Gallina	Gallina Corse	Suzuki	Retired
??	BRA Adu Celso-Santos		Yamaha	Retired
??	CHE Philippe Coulon		Suzuki	Retired
??	ITA Nico Cereghini	Life Racing Team	Suzuki	Retired
??	GBR John Williams	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	Accident
??	GBR Eddie Roberts		Suzuki	Retired
??	USA Pat Hennen	Colemans	Suzuki	Retired
??	AUT Max Wiener	Racing Team NO	Yamaha	Retired
	FRA Michel Rougerie		Suzuki	Did not start

350 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
73	ITA Walter Villa	Harley-Davidson	30	52:45.01	4	15
1	VEN Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha	30	+17.91	3	12
24	FRA Jean-François Baldé	Yamaha	30	+30.07	7	10
70	JPN Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	30	+37.05	2	8
44	FRA Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha	30	+42.33	8	6
49	ITA Paolo Tordi	Yamaha	30	+44.73	6	5
42	FRA Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha	30	+57.12	5	4
3	FIN Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha	30	+1:04.88		3
9	GBR Tom Herron	Yamaha	30	+1:09.72		2
65	AUS John Dodds	Yamaha	30	+1:16.94		1
52	FIN Pekka Nurmi	Yamaha	30	+1:40.94
28	FRA Alain Vial	Yamaha	30	+1:42.52
81	FRA Claude Benelhadj	Yamaha	30	+1:56.00
46	FRA Jean-Louis Olivier	Yamaha	29	+1 lap
32	FRA Christian Bourgeois	Yamaha	29	+1 lap
47	FRA Hervé Moineau	Yamaha	29	+1 lap
62	GBR John Weeden	Yamaha	29	+1 lap
60	ZAF Alan North	Yamaha	25	+5 laps North, Parrish, Kunz and Coulon retired but were classified as finishers.
61	GBR Steve Parrish	Yamaha	25	+5 laps
22	CHE Franz Kunz	Yamaha	24	+6 laps
13	CHE Philippe Coulon	Yamaha	23	+7 laps
	ITA Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta			1
	FRA Patrick Pons	Yamaha			9
	FRA Christian Huguet	Yamaha			10
36 starters in total

;Footnotes:

250 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
1	ITA Walter Villa	Harley Davidson	30	54:41.62	1	15
90	ITA Gianfranco Bonera	Harley Davidson	30	+42.14	6	12
19	FIN Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha	30	+48.71	5	10
49	FRA Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha	30	+49.92	8	8
18	FRA Gérard Choukron	Yamaha	30	+1:03.05		6
59	FIN Pekka Nurmi	Yamaha	30	+1:08.01		5
5	FRA Patrick Pons	Yamaha	30	+1:08.18		4
36	FRA Philippe Bouzanne	Yamaha	30	+1:09.42		3
21	FRA Jean-Claude Hogrel	Yamaha	30	+1:09.57		2
46	FRA Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha	30	+1:11.52	9	1
65	AUS John Dodds	Yamaha	30	+1:24.28
6	GBR Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	30	+1:29.55
32	FRA Denis Boulom	Yamaha	30	+1:29.80
74	ITA Paolo Tordi	Yamaha	30	+1:35.87
63	ESP Jaime Samaranch	Yamaha	30	+1:36.17
34	FRA Gilbert Lavelle	Yamaha	30	+1:36.84
53	FRA Christian Huguet	Yamaha	30	+1:45.48
48	FRA Christian Sarron	Yamaha	29	+1 lap	10
54	FRA Thiérry Noblesse	Yamaha	29	+1 lap
8	SWE Leif Gustafsson	Yamaha	28	+2 laps Gustafsson, Herron and Moineau retired but were classified as finishers.
13	GBR Tom Herron	Yamaha	25	+5 laps
23	FRA Hervé Moineau	Yamaha	23	+7 laps
	USA Pat Evans	Yamaha			2
	FRA Raymond Roche	Yamaha			3
	FIN Tapio Virtanen	MZ			4
	CHE Franz Kunz	Yamaha			7
36 starters in total

;Footnotes:

50 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
5	DEU Herbert Rittberger	Kreidler	15	34:04.21	6	15
4	DEU Rudolf Kunz	Kreidler	15	+0.19	4	12
6	CHE Stefan Dörflinger	Kreidler	15	+3.57	7	10
25	FRA Pierre Audry	ABF	15	+4.88	2	8
12	ITA Aldo Pero	Kreidler	15	+1:07.39		6
11	NLD Theo Timmer	Yamathi	15	+1:17.45		5
28	FRA Yves le Tourmelin	Scrab-Ty	15	+1:21.14		4
2	ITA Eugenio Lazzarini	Morbidelli	15	+1:22.42	5	3
23	FRA Benjamin Laurent	Kreidler	15	+1:52.42		2
14	CHE Ulrich Graf	Kreidler	15	+1:54.27		1
38	FRA Jacques Hutteau	Scrab	15	+2:07.53
24	FRA Raymond Duriez	Kreidler	15	+2:13.68
42	HUN J. Zweisldo	Kreidler	14	+1 lap
33	ESP Joaquin Gali	Derbi	14	+1 lap
36	DEU Günter Schirnhöfer	Kreidler	14	+1 lap
44	BEL Giuido Delys	Kreidler	13	+2 laps
26	FRA Pierre Harlay	Kreidler	13	+2 laps
16	NLD Cees van Dongen	Morbidelli	12	+3 laps van Dongen retired but was classified as a finisher.	8
29	BEL Patrick de Wulf	Kreidler	12	+3 laps
	ESP Ángel Nieto	Bultaco			1
	FRA Jean-Paul Fargues	ABF			3
	NLD Nico Polane	Morbidelli			9
	BEL Julien van Zeebroeck	Kreidler			10
32 starters in total

;Footnotes:

Sidecar classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
3	CHE Rolf Biland	GBR Ken Williams	Yamaha	25	47:53.53	4	15
32	FRA Alain Michel	FRA Bernard Garcia	Yamaha	25	+4.13	2	12
11	DEU Helmut Schilling	DEU Rainer Gundel	Aro-Fath	24	+1 lap	5	10
21	CHE Bruno Holzer	CHE Charly Meierhans	LCR-Yamaha	24	+1 lap	6	8
9	ITA Amedeo Zini	ITA Andrea Fornaro	König	24	+1 lap		6
34	CHE Hanspeter Hubacher	CHE Kurt Huber	Yamaha	24	+1 lap		5
27	DEU Ted Janssen	DEU Eric Schmitz	Yamaha	24	+1 lap		4
22	DEU Siegfried Schauzu	DEU Clifton Lorentz	Aro-Fath	23	+2 laps		3
15	GBR Dick Greasley	GBR Cliff Holland	Chell Yamaha	23	+2 laps		2
14	DEU Heinz Luthringhauser	DEU Lorenzo Puzo	BMW	23	+2 laps		1
2	DEU Werner Schwärzel	DEU Andreas Huber	König	22	+3 laps Schwärzel and Huber retired but were classified as finishers.	1
25	FRA Yves Trolliet	FRA P. Muller	König	22	+3 laps
	DEU Klaus Enders	DEU Wolfgang Kalauch	Heukerot			3
	AUT Hans Prugl	AUT Horst Kussberger	König			7
	CHE Hermann Schmid	CHE Jean Petit	Yamaha			7
24 starters in total

;Footnotes:

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1975 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1977 French Grand Prix

References

"Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden".
"1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
"Le Mans | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
(April 3, 2018). "1976 French MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database".
"motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1976".
"Motocourse 1976-1977". Hazleton Securities Ltd..

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