# 1978 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1978 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 March 1978 at the San Carlos Circuit.

## 500cc classification

| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
| 1 | Barry Sheene | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 48'21.300 | 15 |
| 2 | Pat Hennen | | Suzuki | +21.700 | 12 |
| 3 | Steve Baker | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +57.300 | 10 |
| 4 | Steve Parrish | | Suzuki | +1 lap | 8 |
| 5 | Roberto Pietri | | Yamaha | +2 laps | 6 |
| 6 | Gerhard Vogt | Bill Smith Racing | Yamaha | +3 laps | 5 |
| 7 | Leandro Becheroni | | Suzuki | +6 laps | 4 |
| | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | Tyre problems | |
| | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | Retired | |
| | Takazumi Katayama | Sarome & Motul Team | Yamaha | Accident | |
| | Virginio Ferrari | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | Retired | |
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## 350 cc classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | Takazumi Katayama | Yamaha | 29 | 48:05.5 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 29 | +29.7 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Paolo Pileri | Morbidelli | 29 | +41.9 | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | 29 | +43.4 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | Patrick Pons | Yamaha | 29 | +50.2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | 29 | +58.4 | 11 | 5 |
| 7 | Eric Saul | Yamaha | 29 | +1:06.4 | 15 | 4 |
| 8 | Franco Bonera | Yamaha | 29 | +1:14.7 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | Eduardo Alemán | Yamaha | 29 | +1:28.0 | 20 | 2 |
| 10 | Antonio Piccioni | Yamaha | 29 | +1:33.1 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | Franco Solaroli | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | 16 | |
| 12 | Barry Woodland | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | | |
| 13 | C. Cortes | Harley-Davidson | 28 | +1 lap | | |
| 14 | Kent Rockwell | Yamaha | 27 | +2 laps | | |
| | Franco Uncini | Yamaha | | | 1 | |
| | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | | | 2 | |
| | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | | | 6 | |
| | Vinicio Salmi | Yamaha | | | 8 | |
| | Jose Cecotto | Yamaha | | | 12 | |
| | Tom Herron | Yamaha | | | 13 | |
| | Mick Grant | Kawasaki | | | 14 | |
| | Felice Agostini | Yamaha | | | 18 | |
| | "Dallefusine" | Yamaha | | | 19 | |
| 30 starters in total |||||||

## 250 cc classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | 28 | 47:15.6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Carlos Lavado | Yamaha | 28 | +14.8 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 28 | +37.3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 28 | +43.1 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | 28 | +43.1 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Mario Lega | Morbidelli | 28 | +54.9 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | 28 | +1:04.2 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | Ted Henter | Yamaha | 28 | +1:35.5 | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | Eduardo Alemán | Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | Vic Soussan | Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| 12 | Edoardo Elias | Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 13 | Ángel Nieto | Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | | |
| 14 | Fernando González | Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 15 | Vinicio Salmi | Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | | |
| 16 | Kent Rockwell | Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | 13 | |
| 17 | Carlos Morante | Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | | |
| 18 | P. Betancourt | Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | | |
| 19 | F. Perez | Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | | |
| 20 | "Prusso" | Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | | |
| 21 | G. Martinez | Yamaha | 26 | +2 laps | | |
| | Franco Uncini | Yamaha | | | 1 | |
| | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | | | 4 | |
| | Paolo Pileri | Morbidelli | | | 7 | |
| | Mick Grant | Kawasaki | | | 10 | |
| | Eric Saul | Yamaha | | | 14 | |
| | Barry Woodland | Yamaha | | | 16 | |
| 26 starters in total |||||||

## 125 cc classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | Pierpaolo Bianchi | Minarelli | 26 | 46:05.5 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini | MBA | 26 | +54.0 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | V. T. Leon | Morbidelli | 26 | +1:20.6 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Alejandro Alemán | Yamaha | 26 | +1:21.8 | 11 | 8 |
| 5 | Riccardo Russo | Morbidelli | 24 | +2 laps | 14 | 6 |
| 6 | Claudio Granata | Morbidelli | 24 | +2 laps | 15 | 5 |
| 7 | Luigi Schiavione | Morbidelli | 21 | +5 laps | 16 | 4 |
| | Ángel Nieto | Bultaco | | | 2 | |
| | Ivan Palazzese | Morbidelli | | | 4 | |
| | Maurizio Massimiani | Morbidelli | | | 5 | |
| | Claudio Lusuardi | Morbidelli | | | 6 | |
| | "Troisi" | Morbidelli | | | 8 | |
| | Thierry Espié | Motobécane | | | 9 | |
| | Guido Mancini | Morbidelli | | | 10 | |
| | Germano Zanetti | Morbidelli | | | 12 | |
| | R. Olavarria | Morbidelli | | | 13 | |
| | Felice Agostini | Morbidelli | | | 17 | |
| | "Moreira" | Yamaha | | | 18 | |
| | Keith Gonyou | Yamaha | | | 19 | |
| | "Bernard" | Yamaha | | | 20 | |
| 23 starters in total |||||||