1975 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

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Sweden  1975 Swedish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 12 races in the
1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date20 July 1975
Official namePommac Swedish TT[1][2][3]
LocationScandinavian Raceway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.031 km (2.505 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Time 1:42.700
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Time 1:41.850
Podium
First United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Second United Kingdom Phil Read
Third United Kingdom John Williams
350 cc
Pole position
Rider None
Fastest lap
Rider None
Podium
First None
Second None
Third None
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 1:47.262
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa
Second Italy Otello Buscherini
Third Finland Tapio Virtanen
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Sweden Kent Andersson
Time 1:50.266
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Italy Paolo Pileri
Second Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Third Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 2:00.343
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Spain Ángel Nieto
Third Austria Hans-Jürgen Hummel

The 1975 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–20 July 1975 at the Scandinavian Raceway.

500cc classification[edit]

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki Motor Company Suzuki 48'30.600 15
2 United Kingdom Phil Read MV Agusta MV Agusta +51.160 12
3 United Kingdom John Williams Yamaha +1'02.560 10
4 Italy Gianfranco Bonera MV Agusta MV Agusta +1'12.200 8
5 West Germany Dieter Braun Mitsui Maschinen Yamaha +1'12.560 6
6 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha +1'18.660 5
7 France Gerard Choukroun Harley-Davidson +1'32.710 4
8 Brazil Edmar Ferreira Carvalho Racing Yamaha +1 lap 3
9 Australia Jack Findlay Yamaha +1 lap 2
10 Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha +1 lap 1
11 United Kingdom Alex George Yamaha +1 lap
12 United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha +1 lap
13 Italy Mimmo Cazzaniga Harley-Davidson +1 lap
14 France Olivier Chevallier Yamaha +1 lap
15 Sweden Roland Nilsson Zata Motor Yamaha +1 lap
16 Sweden Ingemar Larssen Yamaha +1 lap
17 Norway Bjorn Hasli Yamaha +1 lap
Ret France Patrick Pons Equipe Sonauto BP Gauloises Yamaha Retired
Ret United Kingdom Mick Grant Boyer Team Kawasaki Kawasaki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Barry Ditchburn Boyer Team Kawasaki Kawasaki Retired
Ret United Kingdom John Newbold Suzuki Accident
Ret United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Sarome Racing Yamaha Retired
Ret United Kingdom Charlie Williams Yamaha Retired
Ret Austria Karl Auer Racing Team NO Yamaha Accident
Ret Italy Armando Toracca Suzuki Accident
Ret Finland Tapio Virtanen Silja Line Racing Yamaha Retired
Ret Switzerland Philippe Coulon GIR Yamaha Retired
Ret Italy Giacomo Agostini Yamaha Motor NV Yamaha Accident
Ret Sweden Bo Granath Husqvarna Retired
Ret Denmark Børge Nielsen Yamaha Retired
Ret Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki Motor Company Suzuki Accident
Sources: [4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1975 - heden". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ "1975 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "Anderstorp Raceway | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "1975 Swedish MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. May 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "motogp.com · SWEDISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1975". www.motogp.com.


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