1977 Formula 750 season

The 1977 Formula 750 season was the fifth season of the FIM Formula 750 World Championship and the first season to have full world championship status. Steve Baker was crowned champion, winning five races on aggregate.

Calendar[]

1977 Calendar
Round	Race Title	Circuit	Date	Heat 1 Winner	Heat 2 Winner	Overall Winner
1	36th Daytona 200	Daytona International Speedway	March 13	Steve Baker	Not run ¹	Steve Baker
2	200 Miglia AGV	Autodromo Dino Ferrari	April 3	Kenny Roberts	Kenny Roberts	Kenny Roberts
3	32° Premio Internacional de Madrid	Circuito Permanente del Jarama	April 24	Steve Baker
4	Championnat du Monde 750	Circuit de Dijon-Prenois	June 5	Christian Estrosi	Christian Estrosi	Christian Estrosi
5	FIM 750 World Championship Race	Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit	July 10	Steve Baker	Steve Baker	Steve Baker
6	Preis von Salzburg	Salzburgring	August 21	Steve Baker	Abandoned ²	Steve Baker
7	Championnat du Monde 750	Omloop Terlaemen Zolder	August 28	Steve Baker	Steve Baker	Steve Baker
8	Champion Spark Plug Classic	Circuit van Drenthe	September 4	Steve Baker	Marco Lucchinelli	Marco Lucchinelli
9	Champion Spark Plug Classic	Laguna Seca Raceway	September 11		Steve Baker
10	World Championship Race	Mosport Park	September 18	Gregg Hansford	Gregg Hansford	Gregg Hansford
11	Weltmeisterschaftslauf	Hockenheimring	September 25	Giacomo Agostini	Giacomo Agostini	Giacomo Agostini

Notes:

1.^ - Heat two of the Daytona 200 was not run due to rain.^[1]

2.^ – Heat two of the Preis von Salzburg was abandoned due to rain.^[2]

Championship standings[]

Pos	Rider	Bike	DAY	IMO	JAR	DIJ	BRA	SAL	ZOL	ASS	LAG	MOS	HOC	Pts
1	Steve Baker	Yamaha	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	2	2	3		131
2	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	7	4	2			3		3	8	4		55
3	Giacomo Agostini	Yamaha		3				2		4			1	45
4	Marco Lucchinelli	Yamaha	21			6		4	2	1				40
5	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	3	6					3				2	37
6		Yamaha		8	3	9	4	5		8		7		36
7	Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki	4								3	1		33
8	Boet van Dulmen	Yamaha	9	5				6	5	5			7	29
9	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	2	1										27
10	Philippe Coulon	Yamaha	15	7	4	2								24
11		Yamaha	6			7	5		10					16
12	Christian Estrosi	Yamaha	14			1								15
=		Yamaha									1			15
=	Patrick Pons	Yamaha					6	7					5	15
15	Gene Romero	Yamaha	5								4			14
16	Ron Haslam	Yamaha	13	13			2							12
=	Yvon Duhamel	Kawasaki										2		12
18		Yamaha		10									3	11
=		Yamaha				4		14	8					11
=	Mike Baldwin	Yamaha	19								6	5		11
=	Teuvo Länsivuori	Yamaha				8							4	11
22	John Newbold	Yamaha/Suzuki		12			3							10
23	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha							4					8
=	Alex George	Yamaha			5			12	11	9				8
=	Víctor Palomo	Yamaha				14		10	9				6	8
26		Yamaha						8	7					7
=	Kork Ballington	Yamaha		9				11		6				7
28	Michel Rougerie	Yamaha	12			5								6
=	Dave Aldana	Yamaha									5			6
30		Yamaha			6									5
=		Yamaha			7	10		13		11				5
=		Yamaha	27			12			6					5
=		Yamaha										6		5
34		Yamaha	16				7						15	4
=		Yamaha	38		8					15			10	4
=	Alan North	Yamaha								7				4
=		Yamaha	30								10	8		4
=		Yamaha									9	9		4
=		Yamaha									7			4
40		Yamaha					8							3
=	Pat Evans	Yamaha	8											3
=	Jack Findlay	Yamaha		11				20					8	3
43	Gerhard Vogt	Yamaha			9	16	12	18		14			13	2
=		Yamaha					9							2
=		Yamaha						9						2
=		Yamaha											9	2
47		Yamaha	10	15										1
=		Yamaha	39				10							1
=		Yamaha										10		1
=	Jack Middelburg	Yamaha								10				1
—		Yamaha	11											0
—	Dale Singleton	Yamaha	17											0
—	Wil Hartog	Suzuki	18											0
—		Yamaha	20											0
—		Yamaha	22											0
—		Kawasaki	23											0
—		Yamaha	24											0
—		Yamaha	25											0
—		Yamaha	26											0
—		Yamaha	28											0
—	Virginio Ferrari	Yamaha	29											0
—		Yamaha	31											0
—	Rob Bron	Yamaha	32											0
—		Yamaha	33											0
—	Wes Cooley	Yamaha	34											0
—	John Dodds	Yamaha	35											0
—		Yamaha	36											0
—		Yamaha	37											0
—		Yamaha	40											0
—		Yamaha		14										0
—		Yamaha				11								0
—		Yamaha				13				12				0
—		Yamaha				15			13					0
—		Yamaha					11	16						0
—	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha						15						0
—		Yamaha						17						0
—		Yamaha						19						0
—		Yamaha						21					14	0
—		Yamaha						22						0
—		Yamaha						23						0
—	Dave Potter	Yamaha							12					0
—		Yamaha							14					0
—		Yamaha								13			12	0
—		Yamaha											11	0
Pos	Rider	Bike	DAY	IMO	JAR	DIJ	BRA	SAL	ZOL	ASS	LAG	MOS	HOC	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

References[]

^ Carter, p. 140
^ Carter, p. 150

v Formula 750
Seasons	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Champions	Barry Sheene (1973) John Dodds (1974) Jack Findlay (1975) Víctor Palomo (1976) Steve Baker (1977) Johnny Cecotto (1978) Patrick Pons (1979)
Circuits	Ahvenisto Anderstorp Assen Brands Hatch Clermont-Ferrand Daytona Dijon-Prenois Grobnik Hämeenlinna Hockenheim Imola Jarama Laguna Seca Magny-Cours Mettet Mugello Montjuïc Motorsport Park Nivelles-Baulers Nogaro Österreichring Paul Ricard Salzburgring Silverstone Zolder
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

1977 Formula 750 season

Contents

Calendar[]

Championship standings[]

References[]

See also[]

Books[]