1975 German motorcycle Grand Prix

West Germany  1975 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 12 races in the
1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date11 May 1975
Official nameGroßer Preis von Deutschland[1][2][3]
LocationHockenheimring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.789 km (4.218 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Finland Teuvo Länsivuori
Time 2:19.200
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Giacomo Agostini
Time 2:16.800
Podium
First Italy Giacomo Agostini
Second United Kingdom Phil Read
Third Finland Teuvo Länsivuori
350cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Giacomo Agostini
Time 2:24.900
Fastest lap
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 2:22.300
Podium
First Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Second West Germany Dieter Braun
Third Finland Pentti Korhonen
250cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa
Time 2:29.700
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa
Time 2.26.500
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa
Second France Michel Rougerie
Third Spain Víctor Palomo
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Time 2:35.000
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Time 2.32.400
Podium
First Italy Paolo Pileri
Second Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Third Sweden Kent Andersson
50cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 2:57.300
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto
Time 2.55.100
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Third Belgium Julien Vanzeebroeck

The 1975 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 9–11 May 1975 at the Hockenheimring.

Formula A (SCCA)

Formula B (SCCA)

Formula C (SCCA)

500cc classification

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Italy Giacomo Agostini Yamaha Motor NV Yamaha 46'32.100 15
2 United Kingdom Phil Read MV Agusta MV Agusta +3.900 12
3 Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki Motor Company Suzuki +28.300 10
4 Japan Hideo Kanaya Yamaha Motor NV Yamaha +54.600 8
5 United Kingdom Stan Woods Suzuki +1'33.200 6
6 West Germany Dieter Braun Mitsui Maschinen Yamaha +2'08.200 5
7 France Christian Leon König Motorenbau König +1 lap 4
8 United Kingdom Alex George Yamaha +1 lap 3
9 Brazil Adu Celso-Santos Carvalho Racing Yamaha +1 lap 2
10 Australia Jack Findlay Yamaha +1 lap 1
11 Netherlands Marcel Ankoné Marcel Ankoné Suzuki +1 lap
12 United Kingdom John Newbold Suzuki +1 lap
13 West Germany Helmut Kassner Yamaha +1 lap
14 West Germany Reinhard Hiller König +1 lap
15 United Kingdom Cliff Carr Harris Everton Racing Yamaha +1 lap
16 France Patrick Pons Equipe Sonauto BP Gauloises Yamaha +1 lap
17 Switzerland Florian Burki Jacques Berlioz Yamaha +1 lap
18 West Germany Peter Schrotges Yamaha +1 lap
19 West Germany Edmund Czihak König +1 lap
20 Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha +1 lap
21 West Germany Hans-Otto Butenuth Yamaha +1 lap
22 West Germany Walter Kaletsch Yamaha +1 lap
23 West Germany Egid Schwemmer Suzuki +1 lap
Ret West Germany Horst Lahfeld König Retired
Ret United Kingdom Steve Ellis Yamaha Retired
Ret West Germany Ernst Hiller König Retired
Ret France Michel Rougerie AMF Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson Retired
Ret Italy Armando Toracca MV Agusta Retired
Ret Switzerland Felix Harzenmoser Munot Racing Team Yamaha Retired
Ret United Kingdom Peter McKinley Yamaha Retired
Ret Italy Mimmo Cazzaniga Harley-Davidson Retired
Ret Austria Max Wiener Rotax Retired
Ret United Kingdom John Cowie Yamaha Retired
Ret West Germany Ulrich Eickmeyer König Retired
Ret United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki Motor Company Suzuki Retired
Ret Austria Karl Auer Racing Team NO Yamaha Retired
Ret Australia Les Kenny Yamaha Retired
Ret United Kingdom Charlie Williams Yamaha Retired
Ret Switzerland Hans Rudi Keller Yamaha Retired
Ret France Bernard Fau Yamaha Retired
Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1975 - heden". archive.li. July 25, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "1975 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes". The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project.
  3. ^ "Hockenheimring". The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project.
  4. ^ "1975 German MotoGP". Motor Sport Magazine. May 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1975". www.motogp.com.


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