# 1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 March 1977 at the San Carlos Circuit.

## 500cc classification

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
| 1 | 7 | Barry Sheene | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 48'56.900 | 15 |
| 2 | 32 | Steve Baker | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +3.300 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 | Pat Hennen | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +39.000 | 10 |
| 4 | 20 | Johnny Cecotto | Team Venemotos | Yamaha | +42.600 | 8 |
| 5 | 16 | Philippe Coulon | Marlboro Masche Total | Suzuki | +58.100 | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Virginio Ferrari | Team Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +1'25.000 | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Marco Lucchinelli | Life Racing Team | Suzuki | +1'31.300 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Christian Estrosi | Marlboro Masche Total | Suzuki | +1 lap | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Steve Parrish | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | 29 | Alan North | Wilddam Konserven Holland | Yamaha | +2 laps | 1 |
| Ret | ?? | Teuvo Länsivuori | Life Racing Team | Suzuki | Accident | |
| Ret | ?? | Gianfranco Bonera | Team Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Marcel Ankoné | Pullshaw | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Giovanni Rolando | | Suzuki | Retired | |
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## 350 cc classification

| Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha | 29 | 48:20.1 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 31 | Víctor Palomo | Yamaha | 29 | +29.6 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 16 | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 29 | +38.5 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | 21 | Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | 29 | +1:10.3 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 17 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | 14 | 6 |
| 6 | 29 | Alan North | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | Pedro Mezerhane | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | 16 | 4 |
| 8 | 37 | Carlos Bellón | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | 17 | 3 |
| 9 | 36 | Eduardo Aleman | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | | 2 |
| 10 | 44 | Raoul Tausani | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | | 1 |
| 11 | 46 | C. Haleby | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| 12 | 25 | V. Cascino | Harley-Davidson | 27 | +2 laps | | |
| 13 | 45 | C. Cortes | Harley-Davidson | 26 | +3 laps | | |
| | | Jose Cecotto | Yamaha | | | 3 | |
| | | Kork Ballington | Yamaha | | | 5 | |
| | | Walter Villa | Harley-Davidson | | | 6 | |
| | | R. Cardozo | Yamaha | | | 8 | |
| | | Franco Uncini | Harley-Davidson | | | 9 | |
| | | F. Dalle | Yamaha | | | 10 | |
| | | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | | | 11 | |
| | | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | | | 13 | |
| | | M. Luger | Yamaha | | | 15 | |
| | | Roland Freymond | Yamaha | | | 18 | |
| | | U. Rioss | Yamaha | | | 20 | |
| 27 starters in total ||||||||

## 250 cc classification

| Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Walter Villa | Harley-Davidson | 28 | 47:56.1 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | 16 | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 28 | +20.5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | 20 | Víctor Palomo | Yamaha | 28 | +35.7 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | 9 | Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | 28 | +56.1 | 12 | 8 |
| 5 | 8 | Kork Ballington | Yamaha | 28 | +1:11.1 | 9 | 6 |
| 6 | 17 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | 28 | +1:19.4 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | Aldo Nannini | Yamaha | 28 | +1:29.5 | 14 | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 28 | +1:30.4 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | 13 | Mario Lega | Morbidelli | 27 | +1 lap | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Mauro Corradini | Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | 30 | J. Canache | Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | 16 | |
| 12 | 25 | V. Cascino | Harley-Davidson | 26 | +2 laps | | |
| 13 | 26 | M. F. Mojica | Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | 19 | |
| 14 | 28 | A. Mireles | Yamaha | 25 | +3 laps | 20 | |
| | | Franco Uncini | Harley-Davidson | | | 1 | |
| | | Paolo Pileri | Morbidelli | | | 4 | |
| | | R. Cardozo | Yamaha | | | 6 | |
| | | Ángel Nieto | Yamaha | | | 11 | |
| | | G. Laya | Yamaha | | | 13 | |
| | | E. Alemán | Yamaha | | | 15 | |
| | | O. Echevarria | Yamaha | | | 18 | |
| 22 starters in total ||||||||

## 125 cc classification

| Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Ángel Nieto | Bultaco | 27 | 50:22.4 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 19 | Anton Mang | Morbidelli | 27 | +2.5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | 5 | Iván Palazzese | Morbidelli | 27 | +1:05.6 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | 34 | Rino Pretelli | Morbidelli | 27 | +1:48.2 | 9 | 8 |
| 5 | 32 | Julien van Zeebroeck | Morbidelli | 27 | +1:48.7 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Guillermo Pérez | Yamaha | 24 | +3 laps | 15 | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | Rafael Olavarria | Yamaha | 24 | +3 laps | 18 | 4 |
| | | Pierpaolo Bianchi | Morbidelli | | | 2 | |
| | | Maurizio Massinani | Morbidelli | | | 4 | |
| | | Aldo Nannini | Yamaha | | | 5 | |
| | | Germano Zanetti | Morbidelli | | | 6 | |
| | | Henk van Kessel | Condor | | | 8 | |
| | | Victorio Minguzzi | Yamaha | | | 10 | |
| | | P. Catania | Morbidelli | | | 12 | |
| | | J. Vignetti | Morbidelli | | | 13 | |
| | | F. González | Morbidelli | | | 14 | |
| | | R. Morantes | Yamaha | | | 16 | |
| | | B. Orioli | Yamaha | | | 17 | |
| 16 starters in total ||||||||