1977 Formula 750 season

Last updated November 04, 2025

The 1977 Formula 750 season was the fifth season of the FIM Formula 750 World Championship and the first season to have full world championship status. Steve Baker was crowned champion, winning five races on aggregate.

Calendar

1977 Calendar
Round	Race title	Circuit	Date	Heat 1 Winner	Heat 2 Winner	Overall winner
1	36th Daytona 200	Daytona International Speedway	March 13	Steve Baker	Not run ¹	Steve Baker
2	Imola 200	Autodromo Dino Ferrari	April 3	Kenny Roberts	Kenny Roberts	Kenny Roberts
3	32° Premio Internacional de Madrid	Circuito Permanente del Jarama	April 24	Steve Baker
4	Championnat du Monde 750	Circuit de Dijon-Prenois	June 5	Christian Estrosi	Christian Estrosi	Christian Estrosi
5	FIM 750 World Championship Race	Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit	July 10	Steve Baker	Steve Baker	Steve Baker
6	Preis von Salzburg	Salzburgring	August 21	Steve Baker	Abandoned ²	Steve Baker
7	Championnat du Monde 750	Omloop Terlaemen Zolder	August 28	Steve Baker	Steve Baker	Steve Baker
8	Champion Spark Plug Classic	Circuit van Drenthe	September 4	Steve Baker	Marco Lucchinelli	Marco Lucchinelli
9	Champion Spark Plug Classic	Laguna Seca Raceway	September 11	Skip Aksland	Steve Baker	Skip Aksland
10	World Championship Race	Mosport Park	September 18	Gregg Hansford	Gregg Hansford	Gregg Hansford
11	Weltmeisterschaftslauf	Hockenheimring	September 25	Giacomo Agostini	Giacomo Agostini	Giacomo Agostini

Notes:

1. ^ - Heat two of the Daytona 200 was not run due to rain.^[1]

2. ^ – Heat two of the Preis von Salzburg was abandoned due to rain.^[2]

Championship standings

Pos	Rider	Bike	DAY	IMO	JAR	DIJ	BRA	SAL	ZOL	ASS	LAG	MOS	HOC	Pts
1	Steve Baker	Yamaha	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	2	2	3		131
2	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	7	4	2			3		3	8	4		55
3	Giacomo Agostini	Yamaha		3				2		4			1	45
4	Marco Lucchinelli	Yamaha	21			6		4	2	1				40
5	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	3	6					3				2	37
6	Hubert Rigal	Yamaha		8	3	9	4	5		8		7		36
7	Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki	4								3	1		33
8	Boet van Dulmen	Yamaha	9	5				6	5	5			7	29
9	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	2	1										27
10	Philippe Coulon	Yamaha	15	7	4	2								24
11	Warren Willing	Yamaha	6			7	5		10					16
12	Christian Estrosi	Yamaha	14			1								15
=	Skip Aksland	Yamaha									1			15
=	Patrick Pons	Yamaha					6	7					5	15
15	Gene Romero	Yamaha	5								4			14
16	Ron Haslam	Yamaha	13	13			2							12
=	Yvon Duhamel	Kawasaki										2		12
18	Armando Toracca	Yamaha		10									3	11
=	Bernard Fau	Yamaha				4		14	8					11
=	Mike Baldwin	Yamaha	19								6	5		11
=	Teuvo Länsivuori	Yamaha				8							4	11
22	John Newbold	Yamaha/Suzuki		12			3							10
23	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha							4					8
=	Alex George	Yamaha			5			12	11	9				8
=	Víctor Palomo	Yamaha				14		10	9				6	8
26	Christian Leliard	Yamaha						8	7					7
=	Kork Ballington	Yamaha		9				11		6				7
28	Michel Rougerie	Yamaha	12			5								6
=	Dave Aldana	Yamaha									5			6
30	Marcel Ankoné	Yamaha			6									5
=	Gilles Husson	Yamaha			7	10		13		11				5
=	Jean-Philippe Orban	Yamaha	27			12			6					5
=	Ikajiro Takai	Yamaha										6		5
34	Jean-Paul Boinet	Yamaha	16				7						15	4
=	Piers Forrester	Yamaha	38		8					15			10	4
=	Alan North	Yamaha								7				4
=	John Long	Yamaha	30								10	8		4
=	Sadao Asami	Yamaha									9	9		4
=	Jimmy Morales	Yamaha									7			4
40	Julian Soper	Yamaha					8							3
=	Pat Evans	Yamaha	8											3
=	Jack Findlay	Yamaha		11				20					8	3
43	Gerhard Vogt	Yamaha			9	16	12	18		14			13	2
=	Clive Offer	Yamaha					9							2
=	Max Wiener	Yamaha						9						2
=	Neil Tuxworth	Yamaha											9	2
47	Randy Cleek	Yamaha	10	15										1
=	Mike Trimby	Yamaha	39				10							1
=	Jim Allen	Yamaha										10		1
=	Jack Middelburg	Yamaha								10				1
—	Harry Cone	Yamaha	11											0
—	Dale Singleton	Yamaha	17											0
—	Wil Hartog	Suzuki	18											0
—	James Allen	Yamaha	20											0
—	Phil McDonald	Yamaha	22											0
—	Murray Sayle	Kawasaki	23											0
—	Mike Kidd	Yamaha	24											0
—	Bob Rectenwald	Yamaha	25											0
—	Paul McLachlin	Yamaha	26											0
—	Tommy Byars	Yamaha	28											0
—	Virginio Ferrari	Yamaha	29											0
—	Bob Wakefield	Yamaha	31											0
—	Rob Bron	Yamaha	32											0
—	Doug Libby	Yamaha	33											0
—	Wes Cooley	Yamaha	34											0
—	John Dodds	Yamaha	35											0
—	Harald Merkl	Yamaha	36											0
—	Larry Bleil	Yamaha	37											0
—	Bruce Lind	Yamaha	40											0
—	Roger Ruiz	Yamaha		14										0
—	Dominique Pernet	Yamaha				11								0
—	Markku Matikainen	Yamaha				13				12				0
—	Hervé Moineau	Yamaha				15			13					0
—	Terry Hutton	Yamaha					11	16						0
—	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha						15						0
—	Karl Zach	Yamaha						17						0
—	Peter Sjoström	Yamaha						19						0
—	Gérard Melly	Yamaha						21					14	0
—	Fritz Kerschbaumer	Yamaha						22						0
—	Johann Parzer	Yamaha						23						0
—	Dave Potter	Yamaha							12					0
—	Oronzo Memola	Yamaha							14					0
—	Hans-Otto Butenuth	Yamaha								13			12	0
—	Pascal Mottier	Yamaha											11	0
Pos	Rider	Bike	DAY	IMO	JAR	DIJ	BRA	SAL	ZOL	ASS	LAG	MOS	HOC	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

References

↑ Carter, p. 140
↑ Carter, p. 150

v t e Formula 750
Seasons	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Champions	Barry Sheene (1973) John Dodds (1974) Jack Findlay (1975) Víctor Palomo (1976) Steve Baker (1977) Johnny Cecotto (1978) Patrick Pons (1979)
Circuits	Ahvenisto Anderstorp Assen Brands Hatch Clermont-Ferrand Daytona Dijon Hockenheimring Imola Jarama Laguna Seca Magny-Cours Mettet Montjuïc Mosport Mugello Nivelles-Baulers Nogaro Paul Ricard Rijeka Salzburgring San Carlos Silverstone Spielberg Zolder
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

1977 Formula 750 season

Contents

Calendar

Championship standings

References

See also

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