# 1978 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1978 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 30 July 1978 at the Imatra circuit.

## 500cc classification

| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
| 1 | Wil Hartog | Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | 45'44.100 | 15 |
| 2 | Takazumi Katayama | Sarome & Motul Team | Yamaha | +4.800 | 12 |
| 3 | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +11.400 | 10 |
| 4 | Tepi Länsivuori | | Suzuki | +43.700 | 8 |
| 5 | Steve Parrish | | Suzuki | +58.400 | 6 |
| 6 | Steve Baker | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +1'04.700 | 5 |
| 7 | Boet van Dulmen | | Suzuki | +1'11.700 | 4 |
| 8 | Jürgen Steiner | Caramba Racing Team Bohme | Suzuki | +1'23.300 | 4 |
| 9 | Graziano Rossi | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +2'27.100 | 2 |
| 10 | Bruno Kneubühler | RSS Racing Team | Suzuki | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | Clive Padgett | | Suzuki | +1 lap | |
| 12 | Max Wiener | | Suzuki | +1 lap | |
| 13 | Dick Alblas | | Suzuki | +1 lap | |
| 14 | Gerhard Vogt | Bill Smith Racing | Suzuki | +1 lap | |
| 15 | Børge Nielsen | | Suzuki | +1 lap | |
| 16 | Ilkka Jaakkola | | Yamaha | +2 laps | |
| Ret | Marco Lucchinelli | Cagiva Corse | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | Barry Sheene | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | Timo Haarala | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | Alex George | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | Bo Granath | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | Dennis Ireland | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | Franz Rau | Kazenmaier Autovermietung | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | Harry Hoffman | Manila Disco Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | John Woodley | Sid Griffiths Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | Lars Johansson | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | Leslie van Breda | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | Markku Matikäinen | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | Michel Rougerie | | Suzuki | Accident | |
| Ret | Pentti Lehtelä | | Yamaha | Accident | |
| Ret | Virginio Ferrari | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | Retired | |
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## 350 cc classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | 20 | 45:33.2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Takazumi Katayama | Yamaha | 20 | +3.2 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | 20 | +35.8 | 19 | 10 |
| 4 | Vic Soussan | Yamaha | 20 | +36.9 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | 20 | +44.7 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Guy Bertin | Yamaha | 20 | +49.0 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Michel Rougerie | Yamaha | 20 | +50.7 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 20 | +1:10.4 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Paolo Pileri | Morbidelli | 20 | +1:10.8 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | Eero Hyvärinen | Yamaha | 20 | +1:12.2 | | 1 |
| 11 | Bruno Kneubühler | Yamaha | 20 | +1:35.8 | | |
| 12 | Michel Frutschi | Yamaha | 20 | +1:45.8 | 12 | |
| 13 | Seppo Rossi | Yamaha | 20 | +2:09.8 | | |
| 14 | Reino Eskelinen | Yamaha | 20 | +2:22.4 | | |
| 15 | Les van Breda | Yamaha | 19 | +1 lap | | |
| | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | | | 3 | |
| | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | | | 4 | |
| | Marco Lucchinelli | Harley-Davidson | | | 11 | |
| | Mick Grant | Kawasaki | | | 13 | |
| | Leif Gustafsson | Yamaha | | | 14 | |
| | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | | | 15 | |
| | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | | | 16 | |
| | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | | | 17 | |
| | Patrick Pons | Yamaha | | | 18 | |
| | Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | | | 20 | |
| 35 starters in total |||||||

## 250 cc classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | 19 | 43:56.5 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | 19 | +29.2 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Mario Lega | Morbidelli | 19 | +33.4 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | 19 | +42.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | Paolo Pileri | Morbidelli | 19 | +51.2 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Jean-François Baldé | Kawasaki | 19 | +51.5 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | Mick Grant | Kawasaki | 19 | +1:03.7 | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | 19 | +1:04.1 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | John Dodds | Yamaha | 19 | +1:10.3 | 16 | 2 |
| 10 | Jon Ekerold | Morbidelli | 19 | +1:30.4 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 19 | +1:30.7 | 8 | |
| 12 | Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | 19 | +1:55.3 | | |
| 13 | Leif Gustafsson | Yamaha | 19 | +2:04.1 | 13 | |
| 14 | Hervé Moineau | Yamaha | 18 | +1 lap | | |
| 15 | Clive Padgett | Yamaha | 18 | +1 lap | | |
| 16 | Roland Freymond | Yamaha | 18 | +1 lap | | |
| 17 | Reino Eskelinen | Yamaha | 18 | +1 lap | | |
| 18 | S. Torvinen | Yamaha | 18 | +1 lap | | |
| | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | | | 4 | |
| | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | | | 9 | |
| | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | | | 14 | |
| | Walter Villa | MBA | | | 15 | |
| | Vic Soussan | Yamaha | | | 17 | |
| | Pekka Nurmi | Yamaha | | | 18 | |
| | Harald Bartol | Yamaha | | | 19 | |
| | Raymond Roche | Yamaha | | | 20 | |
| 36 starters in total |||||||

## 125 cc classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | Ángel Nieto | Minarelli | 18 | 43:55.6 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini | MBA | 18 | +0.9 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Harald Bartol | Morbidelli | 18 | +56.8 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Jean-Louis Guignabodet | Morbidelli | 18 | +1:14.3 | 14 | 8 |
| 5 | Stefan Dörflinger | Morbidelli | 18 | +1:19.0 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Hans Müller | Morbidelli | 18 | +1:22.9 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Thierry Espié | Motobécane | 18 | +1:23.1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Per-Edward Carlson | Morbidelli | 18 | +1:23.6 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Walter Koschine | Bender | 18 | +1:39.3 | 16 | 2 |
| 10 | Clive Horton | Morbidelli | 18 | +2:01.3 | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | Patrick Plisson | Morbidelli | 18 | +2:04.5 | 8 | |
| 12 | Thierry Noblesse | Morbidelli | 18 | +2:32.3 | 13 | |
| 13 | P. Herouard | Morbidelli | 18 | +3:13.1 | | |
| 14 | François Granon | Morbidelli | 17 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 15 | Karl Fuchs | Morbidelli | 17 | +1 lap | | |
| 16 | Johnny Wickström | Morbidelli | 17 | +1 lap | | |
| 17 | Roland Olsson | Starol | 17 | +1 lap | | |
| 18 | J. Valaskari | Yamaha | 15 | +3 laps | | |
| | Pierpaolo Bianchi | Minarelli | | | 2 | |
| | Matti Kinnunen | Morbidelli | | | 9 | |
| | Maurizio Massimiani | Morbidelli | | | 11 | |
| | Bengt-Göran Johansson | Morbidelli | | | 12 | |
| | Enrico Cereda | Morbidelli | | | 15 | |
| | August Auinger | Morbidelli | | | 18 | |
| | Bennie Wilbers | Morbidelli | | | 19 | |
| 32 starters in total |||||||