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Race 9 of 13 races in the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 30 July 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Imatranajo [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Imatra Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 30 July 1978 at the Imatra circuit.
The 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 30th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | |||
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1 | Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | 45'44.100 | 15 | ||||
2 | Sarome & Motul Team | Yamaha | +4.800 | 12 | ||||
3 | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +11.400 | 10 | ||||
4 | Suzuki | +43.700 | 8 | |||||
5 | Suzuki | +58.400 | 6 | |||||
6 | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +1'04.700 | 5 | ||||
7 | Suzuki | +1'11.700 | 4 | |||||
8 | Caramba Racing Team Bohme | Suzuki | +1'23.300 | 4 | ||||
9 | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +2'27.100 | 2 | ||||
10 | RSS Racing Team | Suzuki | +1 lap | 1 | ||||
11 | Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||||
12 | Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||||
13 | Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||||
14 | Bill Smith Racing | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||||
15 | Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||||
16 | Yamaha | +2 laps | ||||||
Ret | Cagiva Corse | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Ret | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Ret | Yamaha | Retired | ||||||
Ret | Suzuki | Retired | ||||||
Ret | Suzuki | Retired | ||||||
Ret | Suzuki | Retired | ||||||
Ret | Kazenmaier Autovermietung | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Ret | Manila Disco Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Ret | Sid Griffiths Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Ret | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | Retired | |||||
Ret | Yamaha | Retired | ||||||
Ret | Suzuki | Retired | ||||||
Ret | Suzuki | Retired | ||||||
Ret | Suzuki | Accident | ||||||
Ret | Yamaha | Accident | ||||||
Ret | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Sources: [2] [3] [4] |
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | Kawasaki | 20 | 45:33.2 | 1 | 15 | |
2 | Yamaha | 20 | +3.2 | 9 | 12 | |
3 | Yamaha | 20 | +35.8 | 19 | 10 | |
4 | Yamaha | 20 | +36.9 | 6 | 8 | |
5 | Yamaha | 20 | +44.7 | 5 | 6 | |
6 | Yamaha | 20 | +49.0 | 7 | 5 | |
7 | Yamaha | 20 | +50.7 | 2 | 4 | |
8 | Yamaha | 20 | +1:10.4 | 10 | 3 | |
9 | Morbidelli | 20 | +1:10.8 | 8 | 2 | |
10 | Yamaha | 20 | +1:12.2 | 1 | ||
11 | Yamaha | 20 | +1:35.8 | |||
12 | Yamaha | 20 | +1:45.8 | 12 | ||
13 | Yamaha | 20 | +2:09.8 | |||
14 | Yamaha | 20 | +2:22.4 | |||
15 | Yamaha | 19 | +1 lap | |||
Kawasaki | 3 | |||||
Kawasaki | 4 | |||||
Harley-Davidson | 11 | |||||
Kawasaki | 13 | |||||
Yamaha | 14 | |||||
Yamaha | 15 | |||||
Yamaha | 16 | |||||
Yamaha | 17 | |||||
Yamaha | 18 | |||||
Yamaha | 20 | |||||
35 starters in total | ||||||
[2] |
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | Kawasaki | 19 | 43:56.5 | 2 | 15 | |
2 | Kawasaki | 19 | +29.2 | 1 | 12 | |
3 | Morbidelli | 19 | +33.4 | 3 | 10 | |
4 | Kawasaki | 19 | +42.5 | 7 | 8 | |
5 | Morbidelli | 19 | +51.2 | 6 | 6 | |
6 | Kawasaki | 19 | +51.5 | 12 | 5 | |
7 | Kawasaki | 19 | +1:03.7 | 10 | 4 | |
8 | Yamaha | 19 | +1:04.1 | 5 | 3 | |
9 | Yamaha | 19 | +1:10.3 | 16 | 2 | |
10 | Morbidelli | 19 | +1:30.4 | 11 | 1 | |
11 | Yamaha | 19 | +1:30.7 | 8 | ||
12 | Yamaha | 19 | +1:55.3 | |||
13 | Yamaha | 19 | +2:04.1 | 13 | ||
14 | Yamaha | 18 | +1 lap | |||
15 | Yamaha | 18 | +1 lap | |||
16 | Yamaha | 18 | +1 lap | |||
17 | Yamaha | 18 | +1 lap | |||
18 | Yamaha | 18 | +1 lap | |||
Yamaha | 4 | |||||
Yamaha | 9 | |||||
Yamaha | 14 | |||||
MBA | 15 | |||||
Yamaha | 17 | |||||
Yamaha | 18 | |||||
Yamaha | 19 | |||||
Yamaha | 20 | |||||
36 starters in total | ||||||
[2] |
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | Minarelli | 18 | 43:55.6 | 4 | 15 | |
2 | MBA | 18 | +0.9 | 1 | 12 | |
3 | Morbidelli | 18 | +56.8 | 6 | 10 | |
4 | Morbidelli | 18 | +1:14.3 | 14 | 8 | |
5 | Morbidelli | 18 | +1:19.0 | 7 | 6 | |
6 | Morbidelli | 18 | +1:22.9 | 5 | 5 | |
7 | Motobécane | 18 | +1:23.1 | 3 | 4 | |
8 | Morbidelli | 18 | +1:23.6 | 10 | 3 | |
9 | Bender | 18 | +1:39.3 | 16 | 2 | |
10 | Morbidelli | 18 | +2:01.3 | 17 | 1 | |
11 | Morbidelli | 18 | +2:04.5 | 8 | ||
12 | Morbidelli | 18 | +2:32.3 | 13 | ||
13 | Morbidelli | 18 | +3:13.1 | |||
14 | Morbidelli | 17 | +1 lap | 20 | ||
15 | Morbidelli | 17 | +1 lap | |||
16 | Morbidelli | 17 | +1 lap | |||
17 | Starol | 17 | +1 lap | |||
18 | Yamaha | 15 | +3 laps | |||
Minarelli | 2 | |||||
Morbidelli | 9 | |||||
Morbidelli | 11 | |||||
Morbidelli | 12 | |||||
Morbidelli | 15 | |||||
Morbidelli | 18 | |||||
Morbidelli | 19 | |||||
32 starters in total | ||||||
[2] |
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