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Race 10 of 13 races in the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 6 August 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | John Player British Grand Prix[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Silverstone Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5–6 August 1978 at Silverstone Circuit.
Kenny Roberts and Barry Sheene, the two championship contenders arrived in England for the British Grand Prix with only three points separating them.[4] The race ended in controversy when torrential rains during the race, along with pit stops for tire changes by both Roberts and Sheene, created confusion among official scorers.[5] Eventually, Roberts was declared the winner with Sheene being awarded third place behind privateer Steve Manship, who did not stop for a tire change.[6][7][8]
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | 55'56.930 | 15 | ||
2 | 43 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +8.050 | 12 | |||
3 | 7 | ![]() |
Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +1'06.760 | 10 | ||
4 | 11 | ![]() |
Cagiva Corse | Suzuki | +1'29.350 | 8 | ||
5 | 2 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1'56.980 | 6 | |||
6 | 22 | ![]() |
Team Librenti | Suzuki | +1 lap | 5 | ||
7 | 4 | ![]() |
Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +1 lap | 4 | ||
8 | 5 | ![]() |
Ray Hamblin Motorcycles | Suzuki | +1 lap | 3 | ||
9 | 8 | ![]() |
Sarome & Motul Team | Yamaha | +1 lap | 2 | ||
10 | 12 | ![]() |
Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +1 lap | 1 | ||
11 | 13 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
12 | 16 | ![]() |
Team Appleby Glade | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
13 | 9 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
14 | 42 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
15 | 6 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +2 laps | ||||
16 | 3 | ![]() |
Marlboro Nava Total | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||
17 | 28 | ![]() |
Bill Smith Racing | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||
18 | 38 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +3 laps | ||||
19 | 17 | ![]() |
Sid Griffiths Racing | Suzuki | +3 laps | |||
20 | 37 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +3 laps | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | Accident | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Team Kiwi Yamoto | Cagiva | Accident | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
RSS Racing Team | Suzuki | Tyre problems | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Tyre problems | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
George Beale | Yamaha | Tyre problems | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Tyre problems | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Harold Coppock | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Mobel Nenning Racing Team | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Kazenmaier Autovermietung | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Barton Spondon | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Ted Broad | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Mal Carter | Yamaha | Retired | |||
Ret | ?? | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Sources:[8][9][10] |
Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 28 | 44:43.57 | 1 | 15 |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +10.23 | 6 | 12 |
3 | 10 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 28 | +23.01 | 10 | 10 |
4 | 4 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +52.43 | 5 | 8 |
5 | 23 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +59.09 | 6 | |
6 | 25 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +59.76 | 5 | |
7 | 7 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +59.85 | 8 | 4 |
8 | 6 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +1:00.24 | 3 | 3 |
9 | 28 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +1:00.74 | 2 | |
10 | 19 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +1:30.23 | 1 | |
11 | 51 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +1:31.27 | ||
12 | 29 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 28 | +1:31.48 | ||
13 | 50 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | ||
14 | 44 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | ||
15 | 31 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | ||
16 | 47 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | ||
17 | 40 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | ||
18 | 41 | ![]() |
Harley-Davidson | 27 | +1 lap | ||
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Yamaha | 2 | |||||
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Kawasaki | 4 | |||||
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Yamaha | 7 | |||||
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Yamaha | 9 | |||||
41 starters in total | |||||||
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Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 15 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 26 | 43:03.32 | 15 | |
2 | 5 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +0.19 | 4 | 12 |
3 | 29 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +23.45 | 9 | 10 |
4 | 10 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 26 | +30.82 | 8 | 8 |
5 | 13 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +30.97 | 7 | 6 |
6 | 26 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +31.48 | 5 | 5 |
7 | 18 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 26 | +31.64 | 10 | 4 |
8 | 9 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +31.78 | 3 | |
9 | 51 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +59.31 | 2 | |
10 | 43 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +59.63 | 1 | |
11 | 22 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +1:10.30 | ||
12 | 21 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +1:11.84 | ||
13 | 53 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +1:13.67 | ||
14 | 54 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +1:21.87 | ||
15 | 33 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +1:31.36 | ||
16 | 32 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +1:34.76 | ||
17 | 28 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +1:35.41 | ||
18 | 30 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +1 lap | ||
19 | 25 | ![]() |
HBI | 25 | +1 lap | ||
20 | 17 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +1 lap | ||
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Kawasaki | 1 | |||||
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Yamaha | 2 | |||||
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Kawasaki | 3 | |||||
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Yamaha | 6 | |||||
38 starters in total, 21 finishers | |||||||
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Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
Minarelli | 24 | 44:51.08 | 4 | 15 |
2 | 10 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 24 | +17.02 | 8 | 12 |
3 | 2 | ![]() |
MBA | 24 | +21.20 | 1 | 10 |
4 | 38 | ![]() |
Motobécane | 24 | +29.90 | 2 | 8 |
5 | 8 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 24 | +40.67 | 5 | 6 |
6 | 7 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 24 | +40.94 | 7 | 5 |
7 | 17 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 24 | +45.37 | 4 | |
8 | 39 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 24 | +1:01.91 | 3 | |
9 | 4 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 24 | +1:10.39 | 2 | |
10 | 20 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 24 | +1:10.65 | 1 | |
11 | 43 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 24 | +1:44.40 | ||
12 | 30 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 23 | +1 lap | ||
13 | 34 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 23 | +1 lap | ||
14 | 47 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 23 | +1 lap | ||
15 | 24 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 23 | +1 lap | ||
16 | 29 | ![]() |
Buton | 22 | +2 laps | ||
17 | 36 | ![]() |
Morbidelli | 22 | +2 laps | ||
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Morbidelli | 3 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 6 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 9 | |||||
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Morbidelli | 10 | |||||
34 starters in total | |||||||
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Pos | No. | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | ![]() |
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Seymaz-Yamaha | 25 | 45:27.56 | 2 | 15 |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
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Beo-Yamaha | 25 | +11.36 | 1 | 12 |
3 | 17 | ![]() |
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Windle-Yamaha | 25 | +1:02.13 | 5 | 10 |
4 | 14 | ![]() |
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Windle-Yamaha | 25 | +1:10.44 | 8 | |
5 | 1 | ![]() |
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Seymaz-Yamaha | 25 | +1:23.39 | 4 | 6 |
6 | 22 | ![]() |
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Woodhouse-Yamaha | 25 | +1:27.92 | 5 | |
7 | 18 | ![]() |
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Seymaz-Yamaha | 25 | +1:41.19 | 4 | |
8 | 7 | ![]() |
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Busch-Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | 6 | 3 |
9 | 11 | ![]() |
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Busch-Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | 2 | |
10 | 6 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | 8 | 1 |
11 | 23 | ![]() |
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Seymaz-Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | ||
12 | 15 | ![]() |
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König | 24 | +1 lap | ||
13 | 32 | ![]() |
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Schmid-Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | ||
14 | 27 | ![]() |
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Daytona-Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | ||
15 | 29 | ![]() |
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Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | ||
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Seymaz-Yamaha | 3 | |||||
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Schmid-Yamaha | 7 | |||||
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LCR-Yamaha | 9 | |||||
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Schmid-Yamaha | 10 | |||||
31 starters in total, 21 finishers | ||||||||
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