# 1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 August 1978 at the Nürburgring circuit.

## 500cc classification

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
| 1 | 12 | Virginio Ferrari | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | 51'21.700 | 15 |
| 2 | 4 | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +0.700 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +33.900 | 10 |
| 4 | 7 | Barry Sheene | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +36.000 | 8 |
| 5 | 17 | Takazumi Katayama | Sarome & Motul Team | Yamaha | +36.300 | 6 |
| 6 | 13 | Michel Rougerie | | Suzuki | +56.000 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Steve Baker | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +57.500 | 4 |
| 8 | 29 | Boet van Dulmen | | Suzuki | +1'08.100 | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Tepi Länsivuori | | Suzuki | +1'10.000 | 2 |
| 10 | 59 | Jürgen Steiner | Caramba Racing Team Bohme | Suzuki | +2'10.400 | 1 |
| 11 | 26 | Jack Middelburg | | Suzuki | +2'11.200 | |
| 12 | 1 | Franco Bonera | | Suzuki | +2'15.800 | |
| 13 | 5 | Steve Parrish | | Suzuki | +2'16.100 | |
| 14 | 15 | Max Wiener | | Suzuki | +2'25.700 | |
| 15 | 63 | Alex George | | Suzuki | +3'40.700 | |
| 16 | 28 | Gerhard Vogt | Bill Smith Racing | Suzuki | +3'44.100 | |
| 17 | ?? | Hans-Otto Butenuth | | Yamaha | +5'04.900 | |
| 18 | ?? | Jack Findlay | | Suzuki | +5'18.400 | |
| 19 | 37 | Dick Alblas | | Suzuki | +5'19.700 | |
| 20 | ?? | Tako Hase | | Yamaha | +5'42.900 | |
| 21 | ?? | Franz Shermer | | Suzuki | +5'58.500 | |
| 22 | ?? | Carlos Delgado de San Antonio | | Suzuki | +6'00.100 | |
| 23 | ?? | René Gutknecht | | Suzuki | +6'00.300 | |
| 24 | ?? | Michael Schmid | | Suzuki | +6'28.700 | |
| 25 | ?? | Philippe Coulon | Marlboro Nava Total | Suzuki | +6'56.400 | |
| 26 | ?? | Hans-Günter Schöne | | Yamaha | +8'58.600 | |
| 27 | ?? | Lars Johansson | | Yamaha | +8'59.800 | |
| 28 | ?? | Walter Kaletsch | | Yamaha | +9'50.900 | |
| 29 | ?? | Gustav Canehl | | Yamaha | +1 lap | |
| Ret | ?? | Marco Lucchinelli | Cagiva Corse | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Bruno Kneubühler | RSS Racing Team | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Franz Rau | Kazenmaier Autovermietung | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Herbert Schieferecke | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Iingo Riemer | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Wil Hartog | Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Jan Verwey | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Jean-Claude Hogrel | Buton | Buton | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Graziano Rossi | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Hans Braumandl | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | 38 | Peter Sjoström | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Michel Frutschi | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Børge Nielsen | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Leslie van Breda | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | 22 | Gianni Rolando | Team Librenti | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Gustav Reiner | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Horst Scherer | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Horst Scherer | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Horst Lahfeld | | König | Retired | |
| DNS | ?? | Bernd Dawicki | | König | Did not start | |
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## 350 cc classification

| Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Takazumi Katayama | Yamaha | 6 | 52:27.4 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | 5 | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | 6 | +0.2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | Michel Rougerie | Yamaha | 6 | +40.8 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | 6 | +42.1 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | 6 | +43.4 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 63 | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | 6 | +1:09.9 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | 6 | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 6 | +1:37.0 | | 4 |
| 8 | 23 | Franco Bonera | Yamaha | 6 | +1:38.1 | | 3 |
| 9 | 10 | Patrick Pons | Yamaha | 6 | +2:04.3 | | 2 |
| 10 | 53 | Hervé Moineau | Yamaha | 6 | +2:10.2 | | 1 |
| 11 | 82 | Gustav Rainer | Yamaha | 6 | +2:29.7 | | |
| 12 | 18 | Reino Eskelinen | Yamaha | 6 | +2:41.6 | | |
| 13 | 66 | Josef Hage | Yamaha | 6 | +3:07.8 | | |
| 14 | 22 | Maurizio Massimiani | Yamaha | 6 | +3:38.8 | | |
| 15 | 24 | Vanes Francini | Yamaha | 6 | +3:56.1 | | |
| | | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | | | 1 | |
| | | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | | | 3 | |
| | | Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | | | 9 | |
| | | Leif Gustafsson | Yamaha | | | 10 | |
| 60 starters in total, 25 finishers ||||||||

## 250 cc classification

| Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | 5 | 44:41.4 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | 54 | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | 5 | +39.9 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | 5 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | 5 | +52.5 | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | 50 | Jean-François Baldé | Kawasaki | 5 | +52.7 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 59 | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | 5 | +52.8 | | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | 5 | +1:07.7 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | 37 | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | 5 | +1:22.4 | | 4 |
| 8 | 64 | Raymond Roche | Yamaha | 5 | +1:23.6 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | 10 | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 5 | +1:24.1 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 51 | Thierry Espié | Yamaha | 5 | +1:24.3 | | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 5 | +1:27.9 | | |
| 12 | 3 | Walter Villa | Minarelli | 5 | +1:44.0 | | |
| 13 | 33 | Leif Gustafsson | Yamaha | 5 | +1:48.6 | | |
| 14 | 13 | Vic Soussan | Yamaha | 5 | +1:48.9 | 4 | |
| 15 | 28 | Richard Hubin | Yamaha | 5 | +1:49.5 | | |
| | | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | | | 5 | |
| | | Christian Estrosi | Yamaha | | | 8 | |
| 50 starters in total, 36 finishers ||||||||

## 125 cc classification

| Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Ángel Nieto | Minarelli | 4 | 37:26.0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | Thierry Espié | Motobécane | 4 | +7.8 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | 9 | Hans Müller | Morbidelli | 4 | +1:07.5 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 12 | Maurizio Massimiani | Morbidelli | 4 | +1:18.9 | 9 | 8 |
| 5 | 7 | Harald Bartol | Morbidelli | 4 | +1:19.0 | 10 | 6 |
| 6 | 6 | Gert Bender | Bender | 4 | +1:22.5 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Stefan Dörflinger | Morbidelli | 4 | +1:22.8 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini | MBA | 4 | +1:23.8 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | Walter Koschine | Bender | 4 | +1:24.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 56 | Stefan Janssen | Morbidelli | 4 | +1:26.9 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | 32 | Henk van Kessel | Condor | 4 | +2:10.1 | | |
| 12 | 16 | Matti Kinnunen | Morbidelli | 4 | +2:10.4 | | |
| 13 | 20 | Rolf Blatter | Morbidelli | 4 | +2:10.9 | | |
| 14 | 31 | Bennie Wilbers | Morbidelli | 4 | +2:11.3 | | |
| 15 | 35 | Richard Schmiederer | Morbidelli | 4 | +2:43.4 | | |
| 43 starters in total, 30 finishers ||||||||

## 50 cc classification

| Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Ricardo Tormo | Bultaco | 3 | 31:00.3 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | Ángel Nieto | Bultaco | 3 | +14.1 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini | Kreidler | 3 | +53.0 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 6 | Stefan Dörflinger | Kreidler | 3 | +1:30.2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 37 | Rolf Blatter | Kreidler | 3 | +1:58.7 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | 39 | Wolfgang Müller | Kreidler | 3 | +2:00.3 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | 13 | Theo Timmer | Kreidler | 3 | +2:05.3 | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | 60 | Ingo Emmerich | Kreidler | 3 | +2:06.2 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | 45 | Reiner Scheidhauer | Kreidler | 3 | +2:07.2 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 28 | Henk van Kessel | Sparta | 3 | +2:26.3 | | 1 |
| 11 | 63 | Claudio Lusuardi | MBH | 3 | +2:28.7 | | |
| 12 | 21 | Enrico Cereda | Kreidler | 3 | +2:30.8 | | |
| 13 | 12 | Hagen Klein | Kreidler | 3 | +2:48.4 | | |
| 14 | 31 | Pierre Dumont | Kreidler | 3 | +2:48.6 | | |
| 15 | 57 | Richard Schmiederer | Kreidler | 3 | +2:51.1 | | |
| | | Peter Looyestein | Kreidler | | | 6 | |
| 48 starters in total, 34 finishers ||||||||

## Sidecar classification

| Pos | No. | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Werner Schwärzel | Andreas Huber | Fath | 5 | 46:37.6 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | 5 | Alain Michel | Stu Collins | Seymaz-Yamaha | 5 | +1:26.2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 8 | Dick Greasley | Gordon Russell | Busch-Yamaha | 5 | +1:26.8 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 10 | Bruno Holzer | Karl Meierhans | LCR-Yamaha | 5 | +1:26.9 | | 8 |
| 5 | 14 | Jean-François Monnin | Paul Gerard | Seymaz-Yamaha | 5 | +2:20.3 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | 37 | Hermann Huber | Bernd Schappacher | König | 5 | +2:53.7 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | Amedeo Zini | Andrea Fornaro | Busch-König | 5 | +3:33.3 | | 4 |
| 8 | 29 | Bill Hodgkins | John Parkins | Windle-Yamaha | 5 | +3:36.0 | | 3 |
| 9 | 47 | Otto Haller | Rainer Gundel | MKM-Yamaha | 5 | +3:59.1 | | 2 |
| 10 | 24 | Thomas Müller | K. Waltisperg | TTM-Yamaha | 5 | +4:13.4 | 10 | 1 |
| | | Rolf Biland | Kenny Williams | Beo-Yamaha | | | 1 | |
| | | Jock Taylor | James Neil | Windle-Yamaha | | | 4 | |
| | | Hermann Schmid | Kenny Arthur | Schmid-Yamaha | | | 7 | |
| | | Siegfried Schauzu | Lorenzo Puzo | Busch-Yamaha | | | 8 | |
| 39 starters in total, 25 finishers |||||||||