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1978 Dutch TT

Field	Value
Grand Prix	Dutch
GP_suffix	TT
flag	Netherlands
Official_Name	Dutch TT 1978
Location	Circuit van Drenthe Assen
Course_mi	4.796
Course_km	7.718
Race_No	6
Season_No	13
Date	24 June
Year	1978
Pole_Rider_500	Johnny Cecotto
Pole_Rider_500_Country	VEN
Pole_Rider_500_Country_flag_suffix	1930
Pole_Time_500	3:01.900
Fast_Rider_500	Kenny Roberts
Fast_Rider_500_Country	USA
Fast_Time_500	2:57.400
First_Rider_500	Johnny Cecotto
First_Rider_500_Country	VEN
First_Rider_500_Country_flag_suffix	1930
Second_Rider_500	Kenny Roberts
Second_Rider_500_Country	USA
Third_Rider_500	Barry Sheene
Third_Rider_500_Country	UK
Pole_Rider_350	Franco Uncini
Pole_Rider_350_Country	ITA
Pole_Time_350	3:05.700
Fast_Rider_350	Franco Bonera
Fast_Rider_350_Country	ITA
Fast_Time_350	3:18.800
First_Rider_350	Kork Ballington
First_Rider_350_Country	RSA
First_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix	1928
Second_Rider_350	Franco Bonera
Second_Rider_350_Country	ITA
Third_Rider_350	Jon Ekerold
Third_Rider_350_Country	RSA
Third_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix	1928
Pole_Rider_250	Kenny Roberts
Pole_Rider_250_Country	USA
Pole_Time_250	3:09.000
Fast_Rider_250	Kenny Roberts
Fast_Rider_250_Country	USA
Fast_Time_250	3:09.600
First_Rider_250	Kenny Roberts
First_Rider_250_Country	USA
Second_Rider_250	Kork Ballington
Second_Rider_250_Country	RSA
Second_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix	1928
Third_Rider_250	Gregg Hansford
Third_Rider_250_Country	AUS
Pole_Rider_125	Eugenio Lazzarini
Pole_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Pole_Time_125	3:15.500
Fast_Rider_125	Eugenio Lazzarini
Fast_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Fast_Time_125	3:16.600
First_Rider_125	Eugenio Lazzarini
First_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Second_Rider_125	Maurizio Massimiani
Second_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Third_Rider_125	Harald Bartol
Third_Rider_125_Country	AUT
Pole_Rider_50	Eugenio Lazzarini
Pole_Rider_50_Country	ITA
Pole_Rider_50_Bike	Kreidler
Pole_Time_50	3:36.600
Fast_Rider_50	Eugenio Lazzarini
Fast_Rider_50_Country	ITA
Fast_Time_50	3:34.800
First_Rider_50	Eugenio Lazzarini
First_Rider_50_Country	ITA
Second_Rider_50	Ricardo Tormo
Second_Rider_50_Country	SPA
Second_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1977
Third_Rider_50	Patrick Plisson
Third_Rider_50_Country	FRA
Pole_Rider_Sidecar	Rolf Biland
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_Country	SUI
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar	Kenny Williams
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Pole_Time_Sidecar	3:16.000
Fast_Rider_Sidecar	Rolf Biland
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country	SUI
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar	Kenny Williams
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Fast_Time_Sidecar	3:11.500
First_Rider_Sidecar	Werner Schwärzel
First_Rider_Sidecar_Country	BRD
First_Passenger_Sidecar	Andreas Huber
First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	BRD
Second_Rider_Sidecar	Jean-François Monnin
Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country	SUI
Second_Passenger_Sidecar	Paul Gerard
Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	SUI
Third_Rider_Sidecar	Dick Greasley
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country	UK
Third_Passenger_Sidecar	Gordon Russell
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK

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The 1978 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22–24 June 1978 at the Circuit van Drenthe Assen.

Classification

500 cc

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired
VEN Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	48'17.100	15
USA Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+0.100	12
GBR Barry Sheene	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+3.100	10
JPN Takazumi Katayama	Sarome & Motul Team	Yamaha	+13.200	8
NLD Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	Suzuki	+36.100	6
FRA Michel Rougerie		Suzuki	+43.400	5
GBR John Newbold	Ray Hamblin Motorcycles	Suzuki	+43.600	4
NLD Boet van Dulmen		Suzuki	+45.200	3
USA Steve Baker	Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	+1 lap	2
GBR Steve Parrish		Suzuki	+1 lap	1
CHE Philippe Coulon	Marlboro Nava Total	Suzuki	Retired
FIN Teuvo Länsivuori		Suzuki	+1 lap
ITA Franco Bonera	Team Kiwi Yamoto	Suzuki	+1 lap
GBR Alex George		Suzuki	+1 lap
NLD Jack Middelburg		Suzuki	+1 lap
ITA Graziano Rossi	Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	+1 lap
NZL John Woodley	Sid Griffiths Racing	Suzuki	+1 lap
AUT Max Wiener		Suzuki	+1 lap
NED Dick Alblas		Suzuki	+1 lap
BRD Gerhard Vogt	Bill Smith Racing	Yamaha	+1 lap
BRD Franz Rau	Kazenmaier Autovermietung	Suzuki	+1 lap
BRD Gerhard Vogt	Bill Smith Racing	Suzuki	+1 lap
NED Cees Scheepens		Suzuki	+1 lap
ITA Marco Lucchinelli	Cagiva Corse	Suzuki	Retired
RSA Leslie van Breda		Suzuki	Retired
CHE Bruno Kneubühler	RSS Racing Team	Suzuki	Retired
CHE Piet van der Wal	RSS Racing Team	Yamaha	Retired
ITA Gianni Rolando	Team Librenti	Suzuki	Accident
ITA Virginio Ferrari	Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	Tyre problems
GBR John Williams	Team Appleby Glade	Suzuki	Retired
GBR Dave Potter	Ted Broad	Suzuki	Did not start
SWE Bo Granath		Suzuki	Did not start
FRA Jean-Claude Hogrel	Buton	Buton	Did not qualify
DEN Børge Nielsen		Suzuki	Did not qualify
AUT Hans Braumandl		Suzuki	Did not qualify

350cc

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
1	ZAF Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	16	54:32.9	3	15
27	ITA Franco Bonera	Yamaha	16	+11.6		12
3	ZAF Jon Ekerold	Yamaha	16	+23.6	7	10
12	FIN Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha	16	+29.3		8
7	FRA Christian Sarron	Yamaha	16	+49.2		6
2	GBR Tom Herron	Yamaha	16	+56.4	5	5
22	GBR Mick Grant	Kawasaki	16		2	4
6	AUS Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki	16			3
40	NLD Piet van der Wal	Yamaha	16			2
20	ITA Franco Uncini	Yamaha	16		1	1
11	AUS Vic Soussan	Yamaha	16		10
21	FIN Eero Hyvärinen	Yamaha	16
36	NLD Jack Middelburg	Yamaha	16
39	NLD Bert Struyk	Yamaha	16
14	ESP Víctor Palomo	Yamaha	15	+1 lap
	JPN Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha			4
	FRA Michel Rougerie	Yamaha			6
	FRA Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha			8
	FRA Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha			9
30 starters in total, 16 finishers

250cc

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
7	USA Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	15	49:30.4	1	15
6	ZAF Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	15	+9.1	4	12
4	AUS Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki	15	+37.7	3	10
2	ITA Franco Uncini	Yamaha	15	+42.8	8	8
20	ITA Paolo Pileri	Morbidelli	15	+1:12.7		6
12	FIN Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha	15	+1:22.1		5
11	AUS Vic Soussan	Yamaha	15	+1:33.9		4
9	FRA Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha	15	+1:34.2	2	3
16	FIN Pekka Nurmi	Yamaha	15			2
1	ITA Mario Lega	Morbidelli	15			1
17	FIN Eero Hyvärinen	Yamaha	15
36	NLD Bert Struyk	Yamaha	15		9
14	GBR Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	15
27	FRA Jean-François Baldé	Kawasaki	15		10
32	SWE Leif Gustafsson	Yamaha	15
	GBR Mick Grant	Kawasaki			5
	FRA Christian Estrosi	Kawasaki			6
	AUS John Dodds	Yamaha			7
30 starters in total, 20 finishers

125cc

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
2	ITA Eugenio Lazzarini	MBA	14	46:56.7	1	15
10	ITA Maurizio Massimiani	Morbidelli	14	+33.1	4	12
6	AUT Harald Bartol	Morbidelli	14	+1:03.2	3	10
40	FRA Patrick Plisson	Morbidelli	14	+1:28.7	10	8
4	FRA Jean-Louis Guignabodet	Morbidelli	14	+1:39.3		6
12	SWE Per-Edward Carlson	Morbidelli	14	+1:41.7		5
19	NLD Cees van Dongen	Morbidelli	14	+1:44.0		4
14	FIN Matti Kinnunen	Morbidelli	14		7	3
34	NLD Henk van Kessel	Condor	14			2
39	NLD Bennie Wilbers	Morbidelli	14			1
37	NLD Theo Timmer	Morbidelli	14
24	FRG Walter Koschine	Bender	14
33	NLD Theo van Geffen	Morbidelli	14
23	GBR Clive Horton	Morbidelli	14
35	NLD Peter van Niel	Morbidelli	13	+1 lap
	ITA Pierpaolo Bianchi	Minarelli			2
	FRA Thierry Espié	Motobécane			5
	CHE Hans Müller	Morbidelli			6
	ESP Ángel Nieto	Bultaco			8
	NLD J. Bosman	Morbidelli			9
30 starters in total, 16 finishers

50cc

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
1	ITA Eugenio Lazzarini	Kreidler	9	32:34.2	1	15
2	ESP Ricardo Tormo	Bultaco	9	+22.6	2	12
3	FRA Patrick Plisson	ABF	9	+1:23.4	3	10
21	NLD Peter Looyestein	Kreidler	9	+1:31.3	4	8
16	FRG Wolfgang Müller	Kreidler	9	+1:55.7	7	6
18	FRG Ingo Emmerich	Kreidler	9	+2:07.4	9	5
33	NLD Gerrit Strikker	Kreidler	9			4
13	CHE Rolf Blatter	Kreidler	9			3
10	NLD Cees van Dongen	Kreidler	9			2
20	FRA Jacques Hutteau	Kreidler	9			1
34	NLD J. Welvaarts	Kreidler	9
8	FRG Hagen Klein	Kreidler	9
22	BEL Chris Baert	Kreidler	9
23	FRA Daniel Corvi	Kreidler	9
15	ITA Claudio Lusuardi	Bultaco	9
	NLD Theo Timmer	Bultaco			5
	CHE Hans Müller	Kreidler			6
	NLD Theo van Geffen	Kreidler			8
	NLD Ton Koojiman	Hemeyla			10
30 starters in total, 18 finishers

Sidecar classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
2	FRG Werner Schwärzel	FRG Andreas Huber	Fath	14	46:12.7	2	15
11	CHE Jean-François Monnin	CHE Paul Gerard	Seymaz-Yamaha	14	+46.7	4	12
6	GBR Dick Greasley	GBR Gordon Russell	Busch-Yamaha	14	+54.1	6	10
8	CHE Bruno Holzer	CHE Karl Meierhans	LCR-Yamaha	14		3	8
5	SWE Göte Brodin	SWE Per-Erik Wickström	Yamaha	14		7	6
15	FRA Yvan Troillet	FRA Pierre Muller	GEP-Yamaha	14		5	5
10	CHE Hermann Schmid	GBR Kenny Arthur	Schmid-Yamaha	14			4
23	NLD Boy Brouwer	NLD Jan Oostwouder	Coan-Yamaha	14			3
9	FRG Max Venus	FRG Norbert Bitterman	CAT-Yamaha	14			2
16	GBR Bill Hodgkins	GBR John Parkins	Windle-Yamaha	13	+1 lap		1
	CHE Rolf Biland	GBR Kenny Williams	Beo-Yamaha			1
	FRG Rolf Steinhausen	FRG Wolfgang Kalauch	Seymaz-Yamaha			8
	ITA Amedeo Zini	ITA Andrea Fornero	König			9
22 starters in total, 11 finishers

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1977 Dutch TT | Next_year's_race = 1979 Dutch TT

References

"Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden.".
Mitchell, Malcolm. "1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
Mitchell, Malcolm. "TT Circuit Assen - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
(1 February 2018). "1978 Dutch TT MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
"DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1978".
"Motocourse 1978-1979". Hazleton Securities Ltd.

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