Race 13 of 13 races in the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date
13–14 August 1977
Official name
John Player British Grand Prix[1][2][3][4]
Location
Silverstone Circuit
Course
Permanent racing facility
4.711 km (2.927 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider
Barry Sheene
Time
1:32.990
Fastest lap
Rider
Steve Parrish
Time
1:34.270
Podium
First
Pat Hennen
Second
Steve Baker
Third
Teuvo Länsivuori
350 cc
Pole position
Rider
Kork Ballington
Time
1:35.770
Fastest lap
Rider
Kork Ballington
Time
1:36.060
Podium
First
Kork Ballington
Second
Olivier Chevallier
Third
John Williams
250 cc
Pole position
Rider
Takazumi Katayama
Time
1:38.290
Fastest lap
Rider
Eric Saul
Time
1:38.270
Podium
First
Kork Ballington
Second
Aldo Nannini
Third
Eric Saul
125 cc
Pole position
Rider
Harald Bartol
Time
1:45.650
Fastest lap
Rider
Eugenio Lazzarini
Time
1:44.780
Podium
First
Pierluigi Conforti
Second
Eugenio Lazzarini
Third
Jean-Louis Guignabodet
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider
Rolf Biland
Time
1:39.860
Fastest lap
Rider
Werner Schwärzel
Time
1:57.180
Podium
First
Werner Schwärzel
Second
Rolf Steinhausen
Third
George O'Dell
The 1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth and final round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 13–14 August 1977 at Silverstone Circuit.
1977 marked the beginning of a new era, as it was the first time the event was held on the British mainland after the Isle of Man TT had represented the United Kingdom on the FIM Grand Prix calendar for the previous 28 years since the championship's inception in 1949.[5] Once the most prestigious race of the year, the Isle of Man TT had been increasingly boycotted by the top riders, and finally succumbed to pressure for increased safety in racing events.[5] It was also the final grand prix for 15-time world champion Giacomo Agostini.
Steve Parrish retired from the lead after his teammate and close friend Barry Sheene famously wrote "gas it wanker" on a pitboard.[6]
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^"1977 British MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
^"1977 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
^"Silverstone Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
^ abNoyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
^"Ten fascinating facts you didn't know about Barry Sheene". British GQ. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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