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1978 French motorcycle Grand Prix

Field	Value
Grand Prix	French
flag	France
Location	Circuit de Nogaro
Official_Name	Grand Prix de France
Course_mi	1.939
Course_km	3.120
Race_No	4
Season_No	13
Date	7 May
Year	1978
Pole_Rider_500	Johnny Cecotto
Pole_Rider_500_Country	VEN
Pole_Rider_500_Country_flag_suffix	1930
Pole_Time_500	1:24.850
Fast_Rider_500	Kenny Roberts
Fast_Rider_500_Country	USA
Fast_Time_500	1:22.800
First_Rider_500	Kenny Roberts
First_Rider_500_Country	USA
Second_Rider_500	Pat Hennen
Second_Rider_500_Country	USA
Third_Rider_500	Barry Sheene
Third_Rider_500_Country	UK
Pole_Rider_350	Olivier Chevallier
Pole_Rider_350_Country	FRA
Pole_Time_350	1:26.450
Fast_Rider_350	Gregg Hansford
Fast_Rider_350_Country	AUS
Fast_Time_350	1:24.500
First_Rider_350	Gregg Hansford
First_Rider_350_Country	AUS
Second_Rider_350	Kork Ballington
Second_Rider_350_Country	RSA
Second_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix	1928
Third_Rider_350	Jon Ekerold
Third_Rider_350_Country	RSA
Third_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix	1928
Pole_Rider_250	Patrick Fernandez
Pole_Rider_250_Country	FRA
Pole_Time_250	1:27.690
Fast_Rider_250	Gregg Hansford
Fast_Rider_250_Country	AUS
Fast_Time_250	1:25.800
First_Rider_250	Gregg Hansford
First_Rider_250_Country	AUS
Second_Rider_250	Kenny Roberts
Second_Rider_250_Country	USA
Third_Rider_250	Kork Ballington
Third_Rider_250_Country	RSA
Third_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix	1928
Pole_Rider_125	Thierry Espié
Pole_Rider_125_Country	FRA
Pole_Time_125	1:31.760
Fast_Rider_125	Pierpaolo Bianchi
Fast_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Fast_Time_125	1:30.300
First_Rider_125	Pierpaolo Bianchi
First_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Second_Rider_125	Eugenio Lazzarini
Second_Rider_125_Country	ITA
Third_Rider_125	Per-Edward Carlsson
Third_Rider_125_Country	SWE
Pole_Rider_Sidecar	Alain Michel
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_Country	FRA
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar	Stu Collins
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Pole_Time_Sidecar	1:29.100
Fast_Rider_Sidecar	Rolf Biland
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country	SUI
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar	Kenny Williams
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Fast_Time_Sidecar	1:29.600
First_Rider_Sidecar	Rolf Biland
First_Rider_Sidecar_Country	SUI
First_Passenger_Sidecar	Kenny Williams
First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Second_Rider_Sidecar	Alain Michel
Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country	FRA
Second_Passenger_Sidecar	Stu Collins
Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Third_Rider_Sidecar	Mac Hobson
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country	UK
Third_Passenger_Sidecar	Ken Birch
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK

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The 1978 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 5–7 May 1978 at the Circuit de Nogaro.

Classification

500 cc

Pos.	No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired
1	USA Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	56'42.500	15
3	USA Pat Hennen		Suzuki	+10.500	12
7	GBR Barry Sheene	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+29.700	10
2	FRA Christian Estrosi		Suzuki	+37.200	8
9	NLD Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	Suzuki	+1'07.300	6
31	ITA Graziano Rossi	Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	+1 lap	5
5	GBR Steve Parrish		Suzuki	+1 lap	4
23	BEL Jean-Philippe Orban	Team La Licorne	Suzuki	+1 lap	3
48	ITA Carlo Perugini		Suzuki	+2 laps	2
52	AUS Kenny Blake		Yamaha	+2 laps	1
43	GBR Alex George		Suzuki	+2 laps
51	FRA Marc Chabert		Yamaha	+2 laps
15	NZL John Woodley	Sid Griffiths Racing	Suzuki	+2 laps
37	BRD Franz Rau	Kazenmaier Autovermietung	Suzuki	+3 laps
25	DNK Børge Nielsen		Suzuki	+3 laps
38	BRD Gerhard Vogt		Suzuki	+3 laps
18	ITA Virginio Ferrari	Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	+4 laps
11	GBR John Newbold	Ray Hamblin Motorcycles	Suzuki	+4 laps
26	FIN Kimmo Kopra		Yamaha	+4 laps
16	CHE Philippe Coulon	Marlboro Nava Total	Suzuki	+7 laps
	NLD Boet van Dulmen		Suzuki	+11 laps
	ITA Gianfranco Bonera	Team Kiwi Yamoto	Suzuki	+12 laps
	VEN Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+16 laps
	FRA Alain Beraud		Yamaha	+18 laps
	FRA Michel Rougerie		Suzuki	Retired
	FRA Pierre Tocco		Yamaha	Accident
	FRA Jean-Paul Boinet		Buton	Retired
	RSA Leslie van Breda		Suzuki	Retired
	GBR Eddie Roberts		Suzuki	Retired
	FIN Teuvo Länsivuori		Suzuki	Retired
	BRD René Gutknecht		Suzuki	Retired
	CHE Bruno Kneubühler	RSS Racing Team	Suzuki	Retired
	AUS Jack Findlay		Suzuki	Retired
	GBR Steve Wright	Len Manchester Motorcycles	Yamaha	Retired
	JPN Takazumi Katayama	Sarome & Motul Team	Yamaha	Accident
	ITA Marco Lucchinelli	Cagiva Corse	Suzuki	Clutch
	JPN Ikujiro Takai	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	Did not start
	ITA Leandro Becheroni		Suzuki	Did not start

350cc

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
16	AUS Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki	36	51:29.2	3	15
5	ZAF Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	36	+7.8	2	12
3	ZAF Jon Ekerold	Yamaha	36	+46.8	12	10
2	GBR Tom Herron	Yamaha	36	+54.3		8
31	AUS Vic Soussan	Yamaha	36	+1:09.1	8	6
1	FRA Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha	36	+1:11.3	5	5
6	FRA Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha	36	+1:18.3	1	4
29	FIN Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha	36	+1:23.8		3
41	FRA Raymond Roche	Yamaha	36	+1:24.5	4	2
4	FRA Michel Rougerie	Yamaha	35	+1 lap		1
10	GBR Mick Grant	Kawasaki	35	+1 lap	11
49	GBR Clive Padgett	Yamaha	35	+1 lap
19	JPN Sadao Asami	Yamaha	35	+1 lap
21	ITA Franco Bonera	Yamaha	35	+1 lap
11	GBR Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	35	+1 lap
34	CHE Michel Frutschi	Yamaha	35	+1 lap
30	SWE Leif Gustafsson	Yamaha	35	+1 lap
40	FRA Denis Boulom	Yamaha	34	+2 laps
24	FIN Eero Hyvärinen	Yamaha	33	+3 laps
57	FRA Michel Rastel	Yamaha	33	+3 laps
	FRA Guy Bertin	Yamaha			6
	FRA Christian Sarron	Yamaha			7
	AUS John Dodds	Yamaha			9
	JPN Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha			10
36 starters in total, 21 finishers

250cc

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
25	AUS Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki	33	48:22.1	2	15
20	USA Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	33	+2.1	7	12
6	ZAF Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	33	+25.1	4	10
8	ZAF Jon Ekerold	Yamaha	33	+48.9		8
5	GBR Tom Herron	Yamaha	33	+1:07.1		6
37	FRA Raymond Roche	Yamaha	33	+1:12.7	3	5
12	GBR Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	33	+1:15.9	9	4
4	FRA Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha	33	+1:22.6	6	3
21	AUS Vic Soussan	Yamaha	33	+1:22.9	12	2
34	FRA Guy Bertin	Yamaha	33	+1:23.3	8	1
2	ITA Franco Uncini	Yamaha	33	+1:30.2	10
48	GBR Clive Padgett	Yamaha	32	+1 lap
27	FRA Hervé Moineau	Yamaha	32	+1 lap
39	JPN Sadao Asami	Yamaha	32	+1 lap
16	SWE Leif Gustafsson	Yamaha	32	+1 lap
40	FRA Jean-Claude Meilland	Yamaha	32	+1 lap
31	CHE Jacques Cornu	Yamaha	32	+1 lap
46	FRA Pierre Tocco	Yamaha	32	+1 lap	11
51	VEN Carlos Lavado	Yamaha	31	+2 laps
22	FRG Josef Hage	Yamaha	31	+2 laps
	FRA Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha			1
	FRA Jean-François Baldé	Kawasaki			5
36 starters in total, 24 finishers

125cc

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
1	ITA Pierpaolo Bianchi	Minarelli	32	50:21.3	2	15
2	ITA Eugenio Lazzarini	MBA	32	+12.5	3	12
33	SWE Per-Edward Carlson	Morbidelli	32	+33.7	5	10
9	ITA Maurizio Massimiani	Morbidelli	32	+37.0	7	8
4	FRA Jean-Louis Guignabodet	Bender	32	+1:30.9	6	6
18	FRA Thierry Noblesse	Morbidelli	31	+1 lap	9	5
32	FIN Matti Kinnunen	Morbidelli	31	+1 lap	12	4
36	FRA Patrick Plisson	Morbidelli	31	+1 lap	8	3
6	AUT Harald Bartol	Morbidelli	31	+1 lap	11	2
48	FRA Daniel Meyer	Morbidelli	31	+1 lap		1
46	FRA Claude Gorry	Morbidelli	31	+1 lap
7	CHE Stefan Dörflinger	Morbidelli	30	+2 laps	10
27	NLD Bennie Wilbers	Morbidelli	30	+2 laps
29	AUT Johann Parzer	Morbidelli	30	+2 laps
28	AUT Ernst Fagerer	Morbidelli	30	+2 laps
19	ITA Yves Dupont	Morbidelli	29	+3 laps
45	FRA Jacques Hutteau	Morbidelli	29	+3 laps
42	ITA Pierluigi Conforti	Morbidelli	27	+5 laps
16	FRG Bernd Schneider	Bender	27	+5 laps
23	CHE Karl Fuchs	Morbidelli	22	+10 laps
	FRA Thierry Espié	Motobécane			1
	CHE Hans Müller	Morbidelli			4
32 starters in total, 20 finishers

Sidecar classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
2	CHE Rolf Biland	GBR Kenny Williams	Beo-Yamaha	30	46:25.2	2	15
5	FRA Alain Michel	GBR Stu Collins	Seymaz-Yamaha	30	+2.0	1	12
10	GBR Mac Hobson	GBR Ken Birch	Yamaha	30	+48.5	7	10
1	GBR George O'Dell	GBR Cliff Holland	Seymaz-Yamaha	30	+1:25.9		8
8	CHE Bruno Holzer	CHE Karl Meierhans	LCR-Yamaha	30	+1:25.4	8	6
3	FRG Werner Schwärzel	FRG Andreas Huber	Fath	29	+1 lap	6	5
19	GBR Jock Taylor	GBR Lewis Ward	Windle-Yamaha	29	+1 lap		4
6	SWE Göte Brodin	SWE Per-Erik Wickström	Yamaha	29	+1 lap		3
15	GBR Bill Hodgkins	GBR John Parkins	Windle-Yamaha	29	+1 lap		2
23	CHE Gérard Corbaz	CHE Roland Gabriel	Schmid-Yamaha	29	+1 lap		1
16	GBR John Barker	GBR Nick Cutmore	Yamaha	29	+1 lap
36	CHE Ernst Trachsel	CHE Andreas Stager	TTM-Suzuki	29	+1 lap	9
12	FRG Siegfried Schauzu	FRG Lorenzo Puzo	Busch-Yamaha	28	+2 laps
30	FRA Bernard Chabert	FRA Patrick Jourdain	GEP-Yamaha	28	+2 laps
33	CHE Jean-Claude Jaquet	CHE René Delarre	Yamaha	28	+2 laps
	CHE Jean-François Monnin	CHE Philippe Miserez	Seymaz-Yamaha			3
	FRA Yvan Troillet	FRA Pierre Muller	GEP-Yamaha			4
	FRG Rolf Steinhausen	FRG Wolfgang Kalauch	Seymaz-Yamaha			5
	FRG Hermann Huber	FRG Bernd Schappacher	König			10
24 starters in total, 18 finishers

References

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References

"Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden.".
(1 February 2018). "1978 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
"motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1978".
(March 1979). "Motocourse 1978-1979". Hazleton Securities Ltd.

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