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Race 7 of 10 races in the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 27 July 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Finnish GP [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Imatra Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 25-27 July 1980 at the Imatra Circuit.
The 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 32nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
The Imatra Circuit is a motorsport street circuit in Imatra, Finland. The circuit has existed in two versions, and has been exclusively used for the "Imatranajo" motorcycle road race. From 1962 to 1978 a 6.030km clockwise street circuit in the east of the town of Imatra was used. The circuit ran along the Vuoksi river and a railway line that had to be crossed. From 1979 to 1986 a shorter circuit was used. This was only 4.950km long and consisted mostly of the western part of the original circuit.
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | |||
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1 | Riemersma Racing | 50'51.800 | 15 | ||||
2 | Yamaha Motor Company | +9.500 | 12 | ||||
3 | Suzuki | +22.800 | 10 | ||||
4 | Suzuki | +33.300 | 8 | ||||
5 | Team Kawasaki | +40.300 | 6 | ||||
6 | Team Sonauto Gauloises | +43.400 | 5 | ||||
7 | Suzuki | +46.700 | 4 | ||||
8 | Marlboro Nava Frankonia | +1'05.600 | 3 | ||||
9 | Yamaha Motor Company | +1'16.700 | 2 | ||||
10 | Team Sonauto Gauloises | +1'21.400 | 1 | ||||
11 | Elf Motor Racing Team | +1'24.900 | |||||
12 | Suzuki | +1'38.900 | |||||
13 | Suzuki | +1'39.600 | |||||
14 | Ecurie Ste Pernod | +1'59.000 | |||||
15 | Ecurie Ste Pernod | +2'09.200 | |||||
16 | Mobel Nenning Racing Team | +1 lap | |||||
17 | Moto Club de Monaco | +1 lap | |||||
18 | Elf Motor Racing Team | +1 lap | |||||
19 | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||||
Ret | Yamaha | Retired | |||||
Ret | Yamaha IMN | Retired | |||||
Ret | Team Nava Olio Fiat | Retired | |||||
Ret | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Ret | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Ret | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
Ret | Stimorol Racing | Retired | |||||
Ret | Team Nava Olio Fiat | Retired | |||||
Ret | GME Motul GPA | Retired | |||||
Ret | Yamaha Motor Company | Retired | |||||
Ret | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
DNS | Suzuki | Did not start | |||||
DNS | Kawasaki | Did not start | |||||
DNS | Team Furygan Suzuki | Did not start | |||||
DNQ | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
DNQ | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
DNQ | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||||
Sources: [2] [3] |
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