1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix
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Race 11 of 13 races in the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 20 August 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Grosser Preis von Deutschland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Nürburgring | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course |
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350 cc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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250 cc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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125 cc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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50 cc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sidecar (B2A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 August 1978 at the Nürburgring circuit.
500 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 12 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 6 | 51:21.7 | 3 | 15 |
2 | 4 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +0.7 | 1 | 12 |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +33.9 | 2 | 10 |
4 | 7 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 6 | +36.0 | 6 | 8 |
5 | 17 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +36.3 | 8 | 6 |
6 | 13 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 6 | +56.0 | 4 | 5 |
7 | 2 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 6 | +57.5 | 9 | 4 |
8 | 29 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 6 | +1:08.1 | 10 | 3 |
9 | 9 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 6 | +1:10.0 | 11 | 2 |
10 | 59 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 6 | +2:10.4 | 1 | |
11 | 26 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 6 | +2:11.2 | ||
12 | 1 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 6 | +2:15.8 | 12 | |
13 | 5 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 6 | +2:16.1 | ||
14 | 15 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 6 | +2:25.7 | ||
15 | 63 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 6 | +3:40.7 | ||
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Suzuki | 5 | |||||
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Suzuki | 7 | |||||
47 starters in total, 29 finishers | |||||||
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350 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | 52:27.4 | 6 | 15 |
2 | 5 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 6 | +0.2 | 2 | 12 |
3 | 4 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +40.8 | 7 | 10 |
4 | 3 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +42.1 | 8 | 8 |
5 | 2 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +43.4 | 4 | 6 |
6 | 63 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 6 | +1:09.9 | 5 | 5 |
7 | 6 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +1:37.0 | 4 | |
8 | 23 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +1:38.1 | 3 | |
9 | 10 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +2:04.3 | 2 | |
10 | 53 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +2:10.2 | 1 | |
11 | 82 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +2:29.7 | ||
12 | 18 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +2:41.6 | ||
13 | 66 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +3:07.8 | ||
14 | 22 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +3:38.8 | ||
15 | 24 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 6 | +3:56.1 | ||
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Kawasaki | 1 | |||||
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Yamaha | 3 | |||||
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Yamaha | 9 | |||||
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Yamaha | 10 | |||||
60 starters in total, 25 finishers | |||||||
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250 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 6 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 5 | 44:41.4 | 2 | 15 |
2 | 54 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 5 | +39.9 | 1 | 12 |
3 | 5 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +52.5 | 9 | 10 |
4 | 50 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 5 | +52.7 | 3 | 8 |
5 | 59 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 5 | +52.8 | 6 | |
6 | 8 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +1:07.7 | 7 | 5 |
7 | 37 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +1:22.4 | 4 | |
8 | 64 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +1:23.6 | 6 | 3 |
9 | 10 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +1:24.1 | 10 | 2 |
10 | 51 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +1:24.3 | 1 | |
11 | 12 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +1:27.9 | ||
12 | 3 | ![]() |
Minarelli | 5 | +1:44.0 | ||
13 | 33 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +1:48.6 | ||
14 | 13 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +1:48.9 | 4 | |
15 | 28 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 5 | +1:49.5 | ||
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Yamaha | 5 | |||||
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Yamaha | 8 | |||||
50 starters in total, 36 finishers | |||||||
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125 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
Minarelli | 4 | 37:26.0 | 2 | 15 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Motobécane | 4 | +7.8 | 1 | 12 |
3 | 9 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 4 | +1:07.5 | 3 | 10 |
4 | 12 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 4 | +1:18.9 | 9 | 8 |
5 | 7 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 4 | +1:19.0 | 10 | 6 |
6 | 6 | ![]() |
Bender | 4 | +1:22.5 | 4 | 5 |
7 | 8 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 4 | +1:22.8 | 6 | 4 |
8 | 2 | ![]() |
MBA | 4 | +1:23.8 | 5 | 3 |
9 | 19 | ![]() |
Bender | 4 | +1:24.0 | 7 | 2 |
10 | 56 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 4 | +1:26.9 | 8 | 1 |
11 | 32 | ![]() |
Condor | 4 | +2:10.1 | ||
12 | 16 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 4 | +2:10.4 | ||
13 | 20 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 4 | +2:10.9 | ||
14 | 31 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 4 | +2:11.3 | ||
15 | 35 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 4 | +2:43.4 | ||
43 starters in total, 30 finishers | |||||||
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50 cc classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
Bultaco | 3 | 31:00.3 | 1 | 15 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Bultaco | 3 | +14.1 | 2 | 12 |
3 | 2 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +53.0 | 3 | 10 |
4 | 6 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +1:30.2 | 4 | 8 |
5 | 37 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +1:58.7 | 8 | 6 |
6 | 39 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +2:00.3 | 5 | 5 |
7 | 13 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +2:05.3 | 10 | 4 |
8 | 60 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +2:06.2 | 9 | 3 |
9 | 45 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +2:07.2 | 7 | 2 |
10 | 28 | ![]() |
Sparta | 3 | +2:26.3 | 1 | |
11 | 63 | ![]() |
MBH | 3 | +2:28.7 | ||
12 | 21 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +2:30.8 | ||
13 | 12 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +2:48.4 | ||
14 | 31 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +2:48.6 | ||
15 | 57 | ![]() |
Kreidler | 3 | +2:51.1 | ||
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Kreidler | 6 | |||||
48 starters in total, 34 finishers | |||||||
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Sidecar classification
Pos | No. | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
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Fath | 5 | 46:37.6 | 3 | 15 |
2 | 5 | ![]() |
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Seymaz-Yamaha | 5 | +1:26.2 | 2 | 12 |
3 | 8 | ![]() |
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Busch-Yamaha | 5 | +1:26.8 | 5 | 10 |
4 | 10 | ![]() |
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LCR-Yamaha | 5 | +1:26.9 | 8 | |
5 | 14 | ![]() |
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Seymaz-Yamaha | 5 | +2:20.3 | 6 | 6 |
6 | 37 | ![]() |
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König | 5 | +2:53.7 | 9 | 5 |
7 | 17 | ![]() |
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Busch-König | 5 | +3:33.3 | 4 | |
8 | 29 | ![]() |
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Windle-Yamaha | 5 | +3:36.0 | 3 | |
9 | 47 | ![]() |
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MKM-Yamaha | 5 | +3:59.1 | 2 | |
10 | 24 | ![]() |
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TTM-Yamaha | 5 | +4:13.4 | 10 | 1 |
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Beo-Yamaha | 1 | |||||
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Windle-Yamaha | 4 | |||||
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Schmid-Yamaha | 7 | |||||
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Busch-Yamaha | 8 | |||||
39 starters in total, 25 finishers | ||||||||
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