1978 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix
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Race 1 of 13 races in the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 19 March 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Il Grand Prix de Venezuela[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Autodromo Internacional de San Carlos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 March 1978 at the San Carlos Circuit.
500cc classification
Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 48'21.300 | 15 | ||
2 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +21.700 | 12 | |||
3 | ![]() |
Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +57.300 | 10 | ||
4 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | 8 | |||
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Yamaha | +2 laps | 6 | |||
6 | ![]() |
Bill Smith Racing | Yamaha | +3 laps | 5 | ||
7 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +6 laps | 4 | |||
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Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | Tyre problems | ||||
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Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | Retired | ||||
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Sarome & Motul Team | Yamaha | Accident | ||||
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Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Sources: [2][3][4] |
350 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | 48:05.5 | 5 | 15 | |
2 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +29.7 | 3 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 29 | +41.9 | 17 | 10 | |
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Kawasaki | 29 | +43.4 | 7 | 8 | |
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Yamaha | 29 | +50.2 | 4 | 6 | |
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Yamaha | 29 | +58.4 | 11 | 5 | |
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Yamaha | 29 | +1:06.4 | 15 | 4 | |
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Yamaha | 29 | +1:14.7 | 9 | 3 | |
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Yamaha | 29 | +1:28.0 | 20 | 2 | |
10 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1:33.1 | 10 | 1 | |
11 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | 16 | ||
12 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | |||
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Harley-Davidson | 28 | +1 lap | |||
14 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 27 | +2 laps | |||
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Yamaha | 1 | |||||
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Kawasaki | 2 | |||||
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Yamaha | 6 | |||||
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Yamaha | 8 | |||||
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Yamaha | 12 | |||||
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Yamaha | 13 | |||||
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Kawasaki | 14 | |||||
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Yamaha | 18 | |||||
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Yamaha | 19 | |||||
30 starters in total | |||||||
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250 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | 47:15.6 | 2 | 15 | |
2 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +14.8 | 3 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +37.3 | 5 | 10 | |
4 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +43.1 | 8 | 8 | |
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Kawasaki | 28 | +43.1 | 6 | 6 | |
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Morbidelli | 28 | +54.9 | 9 | 5 | |
7 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 28 | +1:04.2 | 11 | 4 | |
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Yamaha | 28 | +1:35.5 | 12 | 3 | |
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Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | 15 | 2 | |
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Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | 17 | 1 | |
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Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | 19 | ||
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Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | 20 | ||
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Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | |||
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Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | 18 | ||
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Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | |||
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Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | 13 | ||
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Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | |||
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Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | |||
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Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | |||
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Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | |||
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Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | |||
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Yamaha | 1 | |||||
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Kawasaki | 4 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 7 | |||||
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Kawasaki | 10 | |||||
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Yamaha | 14 | |||||
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Yamaha | 16 | |||||
26 starters in total | |||||||
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125 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
Minarelli | 26 | 46:05.5 | 1 | 15 | |
2 | ![]() |
MBA | 26 | +54.0 | 3 | 12 | |
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Morbidelli | 26 | +1:20.6 | 7 | 10 | |
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Yamaha | 26 | +1:21.8 | 11 | 8 | |
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Morbidelli | 24 | +2 laps | 14 | 6 | |
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Morbidelli | 24 | +2 laps | 15 | 5 | |
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Morbidelli | 21 | +5 laps | 16 | 4 | |
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Bultaco | 2 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 4 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 5 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 6 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 8 | |||||
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Motobécane | 9 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 10 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 12 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 13 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 17 | |||||
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Yamaha | 18 | |||||
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Yamaha | 19 | |||||
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Yamaha | 20 | |||||
23 starters in total | |||||||
[4] |
References
- ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "1978 Venezuelan MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "VENEZUELA GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1978". Motogp.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1978-1979. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 61. ISBN 0-905138-06-6.