1976 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix
# 1976 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1976 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 1 August 1976 at the Imatra circuit. Pat Hennen won the race to become the first American to win a motorcycle Grand Prix.

## 500cc classification

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 28 | Pat Hennen | Colemans | Suzuki | 48'27.000 | 15 |
| 2 | 2 | Teuvo Länsivuori | Life Racing Team | Suzuki | +23.000 | 12 |
| 3 | 22 | Philippe Coulon | | Suzuki | +33.400 | 10 |
| 4 | 6 | John Newbold | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +33.800 | 8 |
| 5 | 30 | Marco Lucchinelli | Gallina Corse | Suzuki | +34.500 | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | Dieter Braun | | Suzuki | +50.800 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | Jack Findlay | Jack Findlay Racing | Suzuki | +1'13.500 | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Christian Estrosi | | Suzuki | +1'58.600 | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Pekka Nurmi | | Yamaha | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Karl Auer | Racing Team NO | Yamaha | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | Bernard Fau | | Yamaha | +1 lap | |
| 12 | 41 | Rob Bron | | Yamaha | +1 lap | |
| 13 | 31 | Børge Nielsen | | Yamaha | +1 lap | |
| 14 | 36 | Kimmo Kopra | | Yamaha | +2 laps | |
| 15 | 44 | Bo Granath | | Yamaha | +11 laps | |
| Ret | 11 | Giacomo Agostini | Team API Marlboro | Suzuki | Brakes | |
| Ret | 11 | Wilf Herron | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Johnny Bengtsson | Stigefetts Motor | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Etienne Geeraerd | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Risto Makinen | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Johnny Bengtsson | Stigefetts Motor | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | 28 | Virginio Ferrari | Gallina Corse | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | 32 | Stuart Avant | Colemans | Suzuki | Accident | |
| Ret | 8 | Alex George | Hermetite Racing International | Yamaha | Accident | |
| Ret | 43 | Boet van Dulmen | Laponder Racing | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | 27 | Marcel Ankoné | Nimag Suzuki | Suzuki | Brakes | |
| Ret | 11 | Chas Mortimer | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Ari Heikkila | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | 44 | Edmar Ferreira | Goias Swaep Motor | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | 11 | Charlie Dobson | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | 17 | Takazumi Katayama | Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team | Yamaha | Retired | |
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## 350 cc classification

| Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 19 | Walter Villa | Harley-Davidson | 20 | 47:49.1 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 4 | Dieter Braun | Morbidelli | 20 | +26.2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 8 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | 20 | +27.0 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 6 | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | 20 | +29.6 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 16 | Bruno Kneubühler | Yamaha | 20 | +39.0 | | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Gérard Choukroun | Yamaha | 20 | +39.8 | | 5 |
| 7 | 31 | Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | 20 | +42.0 | | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Víctor Palomo | Yamaha | 20 | +43.4 | | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | John Dodds | Yamaha | 20 | +43.8 | | 2 |
| 10 | 27 | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 20 | +57.7 | | 1 |
| 11 | 17 | Jean-François Baldé | Yamaha | 20 | +1:01.5 | | |
| 12 | 14 | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 20 | +1:13.6 | | |
| 13 | 29 | Marcel Ankoné | Yamaha | 20 | +1:16.9 | | |
| 14 | 15 | Karl Auer | Yamaha | 20 | +1:34.4 | | |
| 15 | 33 | Pekka Nurmi | Yamaha | 20 | +1:43.3 | | |
| 16 | 37 | Timo Marala | Yamaha | 19 | +1 lap | | |
| Ret | | Gianfranco Bonera | Harley-Davidson | | | 4 | |
| Ret | | Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | | | 5 | |
| 21 starters in total ||||||||

## 250 cc classification

| Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Walter Villa | Harley-Davidson | 19 | 46:45.4 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 25 | Takazumi Katayama | Yamaha | 19 | +33.9 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | 21 | Gianfranco Bonera | Harley-Davidson | 19 | +43.8 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 14 | Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | 19 | +44.2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 10 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | 19 | +49.1 | | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | Dieter Braun | Yamaha | 19 | +51.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | John Dodds | Yamaha | 19 | +1:21.8 | | 4 |
| 8 | 27 | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 19 | +1:35.5 | | 3 |
| 9 | 32 | Jean-François Baldé | Yamaha | 19 | +1:43.3 | | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Henk van Kessel | Yamaha | 19 | +1:55.5 | | 1 |
| 11 | 17 | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 19 | +1:55.8 | | |
| 12 | 41 | Etienne Geeraerd | Yamaha | 19 | +2:19.6 | | |
| 13 | 28 | Ken Nemoto | Yamaha | 18 | +1 lap | | |
| 14 | 40 | Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | 18 | +1 lap | | |
| 15 | 29 | Peter Balaz | Yamaha | 18 | +1 lap | | |
| Ret | | Leif Gustafsson | Yamaha | | | 6 | |
| 21 starters in total ||||||||

## 125 cc classification

| Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Pierpaolo Bianchi | Morbidelli | 18 | 46:27.8 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 14 | Gert Bender | Bender | 18 | +53.5 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | Henk van Kessel | AGV Condor | 18 | +54.5 | | 10 |
| 4 | 29 | Jean-Louis Guignabodet | Morbidelli | 18 | +1:11.3 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | Paolo Pileri | Morbidelli | 18 | +1:17.7 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Stefan Dörflinger | Morbidelli | 18 | +1:44.8 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | 26 | Anton Mang | Morbidelli | 18 | +1:47.7 | | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | Per-Edward Carlson | Morbidelli | 18 | +2:14.2 | | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Matti Kinnunen | Morbidelli | 18 | +2:15.7 | | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Eugenio Lazzarini | Morbidelli | 18 | +2:36.9 | | 1 |
| 11 | 21 | Julien van Zeebroeck | Morbidelli | 18 | +2:37.3 | | |
| 12 | 12 | Hans Hallberg | Yamaha | 17 | +1 lap | | |
| 13 | 16 | Xaver Tschannen | Maico | 17 | +1 lap | | |
| 14 | 7 | Hans Müller | Yamaha | 17 | +1 lap | | |
| 15 | 19 | Hans Hummel | Yamaha | 17 | +1 lap | | |
| 16 | 31 | Per Zachrisson | Yamaha | 17 | +1 lap | | |
| 17 | 35 | Matti Mäkilä | Yamaha | 17 | +1 lap | | |
| 18 | 37 | Jaakko Koskinen | Yamaha | 17 | +1 lap | | |
| 19 | 9 | Peter Frohnmeyer | DRS | 16 | +2 laps | | |
| Ret | | Ángel Nieto | Bultaco | | | 2 | |
| 20 starters in total ||||||||

## 50 cc classification

| Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Julien van Zeebroeck | Kreidler | 11 | 33:44.2 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | 12 | Ulrich Graf | Kreidler | 11 | +6.7 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini | Morbidelli | 11 | +32.8 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 5 | Herbert Rittberger | Kreidler | 11 | +1:00.7 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 8 | Hans Hummel | Kreidler | 11 | +1:30.2 | | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | Theo Timmer | Kreidler | 11 | +1:33.3 | | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | Rolf Blatter | Kreidler | 11 | +1:34.9 | | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | Cees van Dongen | Kreidler | 11 | +2:09.6 | | 3 |
| 9 | 14 | Gerrit Strikker | Kreidler | 11 | +2:14.9 | | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Günter Schirnhofer | Kreidler | 11 | +2:17.8 | | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | Juup Bosman | Kreidler | 11 | +2:30.4 | | 1 |
| 12 | 11 | Aldo Pero | Kreidler | 11 | +2:36.5 | | |
| 13 | 12 | Jean-Louis Guignabodet | ABF | 11 | +2:39.5 | | |
| 14 | 19 | Ingo Emmerich | Kreidler | 11 | +3:03.0 | | |
| 15 | 18 | Robert Laver | Kreidler | 10 | +1 lap | | |
| 16 | 29 | Pierre Audry | ABF | 10 | +1 lap | | |
| 17 | 27 | Oscar Ekstrand | Delta | 10 | +1 lap | | |
| Ret | | Ángel Nieto | Bultaco | | | 1 | |
| Ret | | Stefan Dörflinger | Kreidler | | | 5 | |
| 21 starters in total ||||||||
