1975 French motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1975 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 28–30 March 1975 at the Paul Ricard Circuit.

France  1975 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 12 races in the
1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date30 March 1975
Official nameGrand Prix de France Moto[1][2][3]
LocationCircuit Paul Ricard
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.810 km (3.610 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Finland Teuvo Länsivuori
Time 2:12.300
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Hideo Kanaya
Time 2:13.800
Podium
First Italy Giacomo Agostini
Second Japan Hideo Kanaya
Third United Kingdom Phil Read
350cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Fastest lap
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Podium
First Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Second Italy Giacomo Agostini
Third France Gerard Choukroun
250cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Ikujiro Takai
Time 2:19.600
Fastest lap
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 2:18.000
Podium
First Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Second Japan Ikujiro Takai
Third France Michel Rougerie
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Paolo Pileri
Time 2:29.000
Podium
First Sweden Kent Andersson
Second Sweden Leif Gustafsson
Third Italy Paolo Pileri
50cc
Pole position
Rider None
Time None
Fastest lap
Rider None
Time None
Podium
First None
Second None
Third None

500cc classification

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Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Giacomo Agostini Yamaha Motor NV Yamaha 50'09.800 15
2   Hideo Kanaya Yamaha Motor NV Yamaha +0.500 12
3   Phil Read MV Agusta MV Agusta +29.200 10
4   Armando Toracca MV Agusta +30.600 8
5   Patrick Pons Equipe Sonauto BP Gauloises Yamaha +1'36.300 6
6   Peter McKinley Yamaha +1'49.800 5
7   Michel Rougerie AMF Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson +1'54.100 4
8   Karl Auer Racing Team NO Yamaha +1'55.200 3
9   Alex George Yamaha +1'55.400 2
10   Kjell Solberg Yamaha +2'02.800 1
11   Marcel Ankoné Marcel Ankoné Suzuki +1 lap
12   Adu Celso-Santos Carvalho Racing Yamaha +1 lap
13   Helmut Kassner Yamaha +1 lap
14   Steve Ellis Yamaha +1 lap
15   Christian Bourgeois Yamaha +1 lap
16   Florian Burki Jacques Berlioz Yamaha +1 lap
17   Les Kenny Yamaha +1 lap
18   Felix Harzenmoser Munot Racing Team Yamaha +1 lap
19   Nico Cereghini Suzuki +1 lap
20   Walter Kaletsch Yamaha +1 lap
Ret   Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki Motor Company Suzuki Retired
Ret   Horst Lahfeld König Retired
Ret   Pierre Longet Yamaha Retired
Ret   Gernot Maas Rotax Retired
Ret   Paul Cott Yamaha Retired
Ret   Bernd Tungethal Yamaha Retired
Ret   Roger Ruiz Yamaha Retired
Ret   Jack Findlay Yamaha Retired
Ret   Didier Ravel Yamaha Retired
Ret   Reinhard Hiller König Retired
Ret   Pentti Korhonen Yamaha Retired
Ret   Guido Mandracci Yamaha Retired
Ret   Jaime Samaranch Harley-Davidson Retired
Ret   John Williams Yamaha Retired
Ret   Jean-Paul Boinet Yamaha Retired
Ret   Dieter Braun Mitsui Maschinen Yamaha Retired
DNS   Gerard Debrock Yamaha Did not start
DNS   Ernst Hiller König Did not start
DNS   Robert Keller Yamaha Did not start
Sources: [4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1975 - heden". www.jumpingjack.nl. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25.
  2. ^ "1975 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes". The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project.
  3. ^ "Paul Ricard". The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project.
  4. ^ "1975 French MotoGP". Motor Sport Magazine Database. May 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1975". www.motogp.com.


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