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1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix

France  1976 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 12 races in the
1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Bugatti Circuit.svg
Date 25 April 1976
Official name Grand Prix de France
Location Circuit Bugatti Le Mans
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.240 km (2.635 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 1:43.16
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki
Time 1:41.4
Podium
First United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Second Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Third Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta
Time 1:45.60
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 1:44.6
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Third France Jean-François Baldé Yamaha
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 1:48.92
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 1:47.8
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson
Third Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 2:13.39
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Rudolf Kunz Kreidler
Time 2:11.2
Podium
First Germany Herbert Rittberger Kreidler
Second Germany Rudolf Kunz Kreidler
Third Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Germany Werner Schwärzel König
Time 1:53.97
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland Yamaha
Time 1:52.80
Podium
First Switzerland Rolf Biland Yamaha
Second France Alain Michel Yamaha
Third Germany Helmut Schilling Aro
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Time 1:43.16
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki
Time 1:41.4
Podium
First United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Second Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Third Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki
Pole position
Rider Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta
Time 1:45.60
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 1:44.6
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Third France Jean-François Baldé Yamaha
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 1:48.92
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 1:47.8
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Italy Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson
Third Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 2:13.39
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Rudolf Kunz Kreidler
Time 2:11.2
Podium
First Germany Herbert Rittberger Kreidler
Second Germany Rudolf Kunz Kreidler
Third Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler
Pole position
Rider Germany Werner Schwärzel König
Time 1:53.97
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland Yamaha
Time 1:52.80
Podium
First Switzerland Rolf Biland Yamaha
Second France Alain Michel Yamaha
Third Germany Helmut Schilling Aro

The 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 April 1976 at the Circuit Bugatti Le Mans.



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