Results  Grand Prix Motocross 500cc 1978

 

Results 1st GP, Switzerland (Payerne). April 9, 1978

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

 

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

2.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

2.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

3.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

 

3.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

4.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

 

4.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

5.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

 

5.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

6.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

6.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

7.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

 

7.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

8.

Hakan Andersson (S)

Husqvarna

 

8.

Frank Svendsen (DK)

Husqvarna

9.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

9.

Hakan Andersson (S)

Husqvarna

10.

Bob Wright (GB)

CCM

 

10.

Peter Herlings (NL)

Maico
             

 

Results 2nd GP, Austria (Sittendorf). April 16, 1978

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

 

1.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

2.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico  

2.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

3.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

 

3.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

4.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM  

4.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

5.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

 

5.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

6.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

 

6.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

7.

Bob Wright (GB)

CCM  

7.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

8.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

8.

Bob Wright (GB) CCM

9.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

 

9.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

10.

Arne Lindfors (S)

Yamaha  

10.

Fritz Köbele (D) Maico
 

 

Results 3rd GP, France (Gaillefontaine). April 30, 1978

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

 

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

2.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

 

2.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

3.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

 

3.

Hakan Andersson (S) Husqvarna

4.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico  

4.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

5.

Hakan Andersson (S)

Husqvarna  

5.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM

6.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

6.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

7.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

 

7.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

8.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

8.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

9.

Bengt Aberg (S)

Yamaha

 

9.

Bengt Aberg (S) Yamaha

10.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

 

10.

Fritz Köbele (D) Maico
             

 

Results 4th GP, Denmark (Naestved). May 7, 1978

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

 

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

2.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

 

2.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

3.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

3.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

4.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

4.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

5.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

 

5.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

6.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico  

6.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

7.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

 

7.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

8.

Hakan Andersson (S)

Husqvarna  

8.

Fritz Köbele (D) Maico

9.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

9.

Sřren Mortensen (DK)

Kramer

10.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico

 

10.

Frank Svendsen (DK)

Husqvarna
 

 

Results 5th GP, Finland (Ruskeasanta). May 21, 1978

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

 

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

2.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

 

2.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

3.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

 

3.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

4.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

4.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

5.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

5.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

6.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

 

6.

Bengt Aberg (S)

Yamaha

7.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico  

7.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F) KTM

8.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico  

8.

Yvan van den Broeck (B) Maico

9.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico

 

9.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

10.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM

 

10.

Ake Jonsson (S)

Kramer

             

 

Results 6th GP, Sweden (Västeras). May 28, 1978

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico  

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

2.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

2.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

3.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico  

3.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

4.

Bengt Aberg (S)

Yamaha  

4.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

5.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

 

5.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

6.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM  

6.

Arne Lindfors (S)

Yamaha

7.

Adolf Weil (D) Maico  

7.

Frank Svendsen (DK)

Husqvarna

8.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico

 

8.

Adolf Weil (D)

Maico

9.

Frank Svendsen (DK) Husqvarna  

9.

Ake Jonsson (S)

Kramer

10.

Ake Jonsson (S)

Kramer

 

10.

Torbjörn Winzell (S)

Maico
 

 

Results 7th GP, United States (Carlsbad). June 4, 1978

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

 

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

2.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

2.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

3.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

 

3.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

4.

Mike Bell (USA)

Yamaha  

4.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

5.

Rick Burgett (USA)

Yamaha  

5.

Mike Bell (USA)

Yamaha

6.

Danny LaPorte (USA)

Suzuki

 

6.

Terry Clark (USA)

Maico

7.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

7.

Rex Staten (USA) Yamaha

8.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

 

8.

Gary Semics (USA) Can-Am

9.

Tommy Croft (USA)

Honda  

9.

Rick Burgett (USA)

Yamaha

10.

Gary Semics (USA)

Can-Am

 

10.

Tommy Croft (USA)

Honda

             

 

Results 8th GP, Italy (Gallarate). June 11, 1978

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

 

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

2.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

2.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

3.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

 

3.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

4.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

 

4.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

5.

Adolf Weil (D) Maico  

5.

Hakan Andersson (S)

Husqvarna

6.

Afro Rustignoli (I)

Montesa

 

6.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

7.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki  

7.

Franco Perfini (I)

Montesa

8.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico  

8.

Italo Forni (I)

Montesa

9.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico  

9.

Franco Picco (I)

Villa

10.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM  

10.

Adolf Weil (D)

Maico
 

 

Results 9th GP, England (Farleigh Castle). July 2, 1978

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

 

1.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

2.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

 

2.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

3.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico  

3.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

4.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

4.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

5.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

5.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

6.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

 

6.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

7.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico  

7.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

8.

Robert Wilkinson (GB)

Maico  

8.

Fritz Köbele (D) Maico

9.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico  

9.

Hakan Andersson (S)

Husqvarna

10.

André Vromans (B) 

Suzuki

 

10.

Robert Wilkinson (GB)

Maico

             

 

Results 10th GP, Belgium (Namur). August 6, 1978

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

 

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

2.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

 

2.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Honda

3.

Bengt Aberg (S)

Yamaha  

3.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

4.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM  

4.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

5.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

 

5.

Bengt Aberg (S)

Yamaha

6.

Lars Axelsson (S)

Maico  

6.

Peter Herlings (NL)

Maico

7.

Herbert Schmitz (D) 

Maico  

7.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

8.

Torbjörn Winzell (S)

Maico  

8.

Raymond Heeren (B)

Maico

9.

Francois Wellens (B) Yamaha  

9.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

10.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

10.

Francois Wellens (B)

Yamaha
 

 

Results 11th GP, Luxembourg (Ettelbrück). August 13, 1978

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

2.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

 

2.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

3.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

3.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

4.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

4.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

5.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico  

5.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

6.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM  

6.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

7.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

 

7.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico

8.

Hakan Andersson (S)

Husqvarna  

8.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F) KTM

9.

Arne Lindfors (S) 

Yamaha  

9.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

10.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico  

10.

Arne Lindfors (S)

Yamaha
 

 

Results 12th GP, the Netherlands (Sint Anthonis). August 27, 1978

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

1.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

2.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

2.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

3.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

 

3.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

4.

Frans Sigmans (NL)

Maico  

4.

Mat Ghielen (NL)

Maico

5.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

5.

Frans Sigmans (NL)

Maico

6.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

 

6.

Jaak van Velthoven (B)

KTM

7.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico  

7.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

8.

Peter Herlings (NL)

Maico  

8.

Ad Verstegen (NL)

Yamaha

9.

André Malherbe (B)

KTM

 

9.

Johan Scheele (NL)

Maico

10.

Toon Karsmakers (NL)

Husqvarna

 

10.

Hakan Andersson (S)

Husqvarna

 


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