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1978 VENEZUELA GRAND PRIX results

Round 1 · March 19, 1978 · San Carlos

Winners

• 500cc Barry Sheene
• 350cc Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
• 250cc Kenny Roberts Yamaha
• 125cc Pierpaolo Bianchi Minarelli

500cc

Pole: Johnny Cecotto

This race has no result in the official data. Source: Wikipedia (italiano)

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike · team	Time/Gap
1+15		Barry Sheene
2+12		Pat Hennen
3+10		Steve Baker
4+8		Steve Parrish		+1 lap
5+6		Roberto Pietri		+2 lap
6+5		Gerhardt Vogt		+3 lap
7+4		Leandro Becheroni		+6 lap
—		Virginio Ferrari		DNF
—		Kenny Roberts		DNF
—		Johnny Cecotto		DNF
—		Takazumi Katayama		DNF

350cc

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike · team	Time/Gap
1+15		Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha
2+12		Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha
3+10		Paolo Pileri	Morbidelli
4+8		Kork Ballington	Kawasaki
5+6		Patrick Pons	Yamaha
6+5		Christian Sarron	Yamaha
7+4		Eric Saul	Yamaha
8+3		Gianfranco Bonera	Yamaha
9+2		Eduardo Aleman	Yamaha
10+1		A. Piccioni	Yamaha

250cc 27 laps

Pole: Franco Uncini

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike · team	Time/Gap
1+15		Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	47:15.600
2+12		Carlos Lavado	Yamaha	+14.800
3+10		Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha	+37.300
4+8		Olivier Chevallier	Yamaha	+43.100
5+6		Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	+43.100
6+5		Mario Lega	Morbidelli	+54.900
7+4		Anton Mang	Kawasaki	+1:04.200
8+3		T. Henter	Yamaha	+1:35.500
9+2		Eduardo Aleman	Yamaha
10+1		Victor Soussan	Yamaha

125cc 24 laps

Pole: Pierpaolo Bianchi

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike · team	Time/Gap
1+15		Pierpaolo Bianchi	Minarelli	46:05.500
2+12		Eugenio Lazzarini	MBA	+54.000
3+10		Victor Leon	Morbidelli	+1:20.600
4+8		Alejandro Aleman	Yamaha	+1:21.800
5+6		Ricardo Russo	Morbidelli
6+5		Claudio Granata	Morbidelli
7+4		Luciano Schiavone	Morbidelli

Source: official results DB | Scope: 1978 VENEZUELA GRAND PRIX, 4 races | How points work