Results Grand Prix Motocross 500cc 1978
Results 1st GP, Switzerland (Payerne). April 9, 1978 |
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1st Heat |
2nd Heat |
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1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
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2. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
2. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) |
Suzuki |
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3. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
3. |
Brad Lackey (USA) | Honda |
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4. |
André Vromans (B) |
Suzuki |
4. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
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5. |
Brad Lackey (USA) |
Honda |
5. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
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6. |
Graham Noyce (GB) |
Honda |
6. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
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7. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
7. |
André Vromans (B) | Suzuki |
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8. |
Hakan Andersson (S) |
Husqvarna |
8. |
Frank Svendsen (DK) |
Husqvarna |
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9. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) |
Suzuki |
9. |
Hakan Andersson (S) |
Husqvarna |
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10. |
Bob Wright (GB) |
CCM |
10. |
Peter Herlings (NL) |
Maico | |
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Results 2nd GP, Austria (Sittendorf). April 16, 1978 |
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1st Heat |
2nd Heat |
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1. |
Brad Lackey (USA) |
Honda |
1. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
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2. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
2. |
Brad Lackey (USA) | Honda |
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3. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
3. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
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4. |
Jean Jacques Bruno (F) |
KTM |
4. |
Graham Noyce (GB) |
Honda |
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5. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
5. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
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6. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
6. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
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7. |
Bob Wright (GB) |
CCM |
7. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) |
Suzuki |
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8. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) |
Suzuki |
8. |
Bob Wright (GB) | CCM | |
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9. |
André Vromans (B) |
Suzuki |
9. |
André Vromans (B) | Suzuki |
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10. |
Arne Lindfors (S) |
Yamaha |
10. |
Fritz Köbele (D) | Maico | |
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Results 3rd GP, France (Gaillefontaine). April 30, 1978 |
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1st Heat |
2nd Heat |
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1. |
Brad Lackey (USA) |
Honda |
1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
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2. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
2. |
Brad Lackey (USA) | Honda |
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3. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
3. |
Hakan Andersson (S) | Husqvarna | |
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4. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
4. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
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5. |
Hakan Andersson (S) |
Husqvarna |
5. |
Jean Jacques Bruno (F) |
KTM |
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6. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) |
Suzuki |
6. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
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7. |
André Vromans (B) |
Suzuki |
7. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
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8. |
Graham Noyce (GB) |
Honda |
8. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico | |
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9. |
Bengt Aberg (S) |
Yamaha |
9. |
Bengt Aberg (S) | Yamaha | |
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10. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
10. |
Fritz Köbele (D) | Maico | |
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Results 4th GP, Denmark (Naestved). May 7, 1978 |
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1st Heat |
2nd Heat |
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1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
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2. |
Brad Lackey (USA) |
Honda |
2. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) | Suzuki |
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3. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
3. |
Brad Lackey (USA) | Honda |
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4. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) |
Suzuki |
4. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
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5. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
5. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
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6. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
6. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
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7. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
7. |
André Vromans (B) | Suzuki |
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8. |
Hakan Andersson (S) |
Husqvarna |
8. |
Fritz Köbele (D) | Maico | |
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9. |
Graham Noyce (GB) |
Honda |
9. |
Sřren Mortensen (DK) |
Kramer | |
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10. |
Fritz Köbele (D) |
Maico |
10. |
Frank Svendsen (DK) |
Husqvarna | |
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Results 5th GP, Finland (Ruskeasanta). May 21, 1978 |
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1st Heat |
2nd Heat |
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1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
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2. |
Brad Lackey (USA) |
Honda |
2. |
Brad Lackey (USA) | Honda |
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3. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
3. |
Graham Noyce (GB) |
Honda |
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4. |
Graham Noyce (GB) |
Honda |
4. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
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5. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
5. |
André Vromans (B) | Suzuki |
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6. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
6. |
Bengt Aberg (S) |
Yamaha | |
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7. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
7. |
Jean Jacques Bruno (F) | KTM | |
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8. |
Yvan van den Broeck (B) |
Maico |
8. |
Yvan van den Broeck (B) | Maico | |
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9. |
Fritz Köbele (D) |
Maico |
9. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
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10. |
Jean Jacques Bruno (F) |
KTM |
10. |
Ake Jonsson (S) |
Kramer |
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Results 6th GP, Sweden (Västeras). May 28, 1978 |
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1st Heat |
2nd Heat |
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1. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
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2. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
2. |
Brad Lackey (USA) | Honda |
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3. |
Yvan van den Broeck (B) |
Maico |
3. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
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4. |
Bengt Aberg (S) |
Yamaha |
4. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) | Suzuki |
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5. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
5. |
Graham Noyce (GB) |
Honda |
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6. |
Jean Jacques Bruno (F) |
KTM |
6. |
Arne Lindfors (S) |
Yamaha | |
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7. |
Adolf Weil (D) | Maico |
7. |
Frank Svendsen (DK) |
Husqvarna | |
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8. |
Fritz Köbele (D) |
Maico |
8. |
Adolf Weil (D) |
Maico |
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9. |
Frank Svendsen (DK) | Husqvarna |
9. |
Ake Jonsson (S) |
Kramer | |
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10. |
Ake Jonsson (S) |
Kramer |
10. |
Torbjörn Winzell (S) |
Maico | |
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Results 7th GP, United States (Carlsbad). June 4, 1978 |
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1st Heat |
2nd Heat |
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1. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
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2. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
2. |
Brad Lackey (USA) |
Honda |
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3. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
3. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
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4. |
Mike Bell (USA) |
Yamaha |
4. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
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5. |
Rick Burgett (USA) |
Yamaha |
5. |
Mike Bell (USA) |
Yamaha |
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6. |
Danny LaPorte (USA) |
Suzuki |
6. |
Terry Clark (USA) |
Maico | |
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7. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) | Suzuki |
7. |
Rex Staten (USA) | Yamaha | |
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8. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
8. |
Gary Semics (USA) | Can-Am | |
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9. |
Tommy Croft (USA) |
Honda |
9. |
Rick Burgett (USA) |
Yamaha |
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10. |
Gary Semics (USA) |
Can-Am |
10. |
Tommy Croft (USA) |
Honda |
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Results 8th GP, Italy (Gallarate). June 11, 1978 |
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1st Heat |
2nd Heat |
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1. |
Brad Lackey (USA) |
Honda |
1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
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2. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
2. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico | |
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3. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) | Yamaha |
3. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
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4. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
4. |
Brad Lackey (USA) |
Honda |
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5. |
Adolf Weil (D) | Maico |
5. |
Hakan Andersson (S) |
Husqvarna | |
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6. |
Afro Rustignoli (I) | Montesa |
6. |
André Vromans (B) | Suzuki |
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7. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) |
Suzuki |
7. |
Franco Perfini (I) |
Montesa |
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8. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
8. |
Italo Forni (I) |
Montesa | |
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9. |
Yvan van den Broeck (B) |
Maico |
9. |
Franco Picco (I) |
Villa |
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10. |
Jean Jacques Bruno (F) |
KTM |
10. |
Adolf Weil (D) |
Maico | |
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Results 9th GP, England (Farleigh Castle). July 2, 1978 |
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| 1st Heat |
2nd Heat |
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1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) | Yamaha |
1. |
Brad Lackey (USA) |
Honda |
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2. |
Brad Lackey (USA) |
Honda |
2. |
Graham Noyce (GB) | Honda |
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3. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
3. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
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4. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) | Suzuki |
4. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) |
Suzuki |
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5. |
Graham Noyce (GB) |
Honda |
5. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
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6. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
6. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
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7. |
Yvan van den Broeck (B) |
Maico |
7. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
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8. |
Robert Wilkinson (GB) |
Maico |
8. |
Fritz Köbele (D) | Maico | |
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9. |
Fritz Köbele (D) |
Maico |
9. |
Hakan Andersson (S) |
Husqvarna | |
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10. |
André Vromans (B) |
Suzuki |
10. |
Robert Wilkinson (GB) |
Maico |
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Results 10th GP, Belgium (Namur). August 6, 1978 |
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| 1st Heat |
2nd Heat |
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1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
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2. |
Brad Lackey (USA) |
Honda |
2. |
Brad Lackey (USA) |
Honda |
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3. |
Bengt Aberg (S) |
Yamaha |
3. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
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4. |
Jean Jacques Bruno (F) |
KTM |
4. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
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5. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
5. |
Bengt Aberg (S) |
Yamaha | |
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6. |
Lars Axelsson (S) |
Maico |
6. |
Peter Herlings (NL) |
Maico | |
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7. |
Herbert Schmitz (D) |
Maico |
7. |
Yvan van den Broeck (B) |
Maico | |
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8. |
Torbjörn Winzell (S) |
Maico |
8. |
Raymond Heeren (B) |
Maico | |
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9. |
Francois Wellens (B) | Yamaha |
9. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
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10. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
10. |
Francois Wellens (B) |
Yamaha | |
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Results 11th GP, Luxembourg (Ettelbrück). August 13, 1978 |
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| 1st Heat |
2nd Heat |
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1. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
1. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
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2. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
2. |
Graham Noyce (GB) | Honda |
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3. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) | Suzuki |
3. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
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4. |
Graham Noyce (GB) |
Honda |
4. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
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5. |
Yvan van den Broeck (B) |
Maico |
5. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) |
Suzuki |
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6. |
Jean Jacques Bruno (F) |
KTM |
6. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
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7. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
7. |
Fritz Köbele (D) |
Maico |
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8. |
Hakan Andersson (S) |
Husqvarna |
8. |
Jean Jacques Bruno (F) | KTM | |
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9. |
Arne Lindfors (S) |
Yamaha |
9. |
André Vromans (B) |
Suzuki |
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10. |
Fritz Köbele (D) |
Maico |
10. |
Arne Lindfors (S) |
Yamaha | |
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Results 12th GP, the Netherlands (Sint Anthonis). August 27, 1978 |
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| 1st Heat |
2nd Heat |
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1. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) | Suzuki |
1. |
Gerrit Wolsink (NL) |
Suzuki |
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2. |
Graham Noyce (GB) |
Honda |
2. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
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3. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
3. |
Heikki Mikkola (SF) |
Yamaha |
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4. |
Frans Sigmans (NL) |
Maico |
4. |
Mat Ghielen (NL) |
Maico |
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5. |
Roger DeCoster (B) |
Suzuki |
5. |
Frans Sigmans (NL) |
Maico |
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6. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
6. |
Jaak van Velthoven (B) |
KTM |
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7. |
Yvan van den Broeck (B) |
Maico |
7. |
Yvan van den Broeck (B) |
Maico | |
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8. |
Peter Herlings (NL) |
Maico |
8. |
Ad Verstegen (NL) |
Yamaha |
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9. |
André Malherbe (B) |
KTM |
9. |
Johan Scheele (NL) |
Maico |
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10. |
Toon Karsmakers (NL) |
Husqvarna |
10. |
Hakan Andersson (S) |
Husqvarna | |
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