1976 Formula 750 season

The 1976 Formula 750 season was the fourth season of the FIM Formula 750 Prize. The confused results of the Venezuelan round caused the championship's final standings to be shrouded in controversy. Kawasaki's Gary Nixon appeared to have won the second leg of the Venezuelan race however, the race organizers credited Yamaha's Steve Baker with the victory.[1] Víctor Palomo was crowned champion, winning three races on aggregate despite not winning a single heat. If Nixon had been awarded the victory in the Venezuelan round, he would have won the world championship by one point. Nixon protested the Venezuelan results to the FIM, who threw out the results of the event, thus denying his appeal.[2]

Calendar

1976 Calendar
Round	Race Title	Circuit	Date	Heat 1 Winner	Heat 2 Winner	Overall Winner
1	35th Daytona 200 ¹	Daytona International Speedway	March 7	Johnny Cecotto
—	Venezuela 200 Miles ²	Autodromo Internacional de San Carlos	March 21	Johnny Cecotto	Steve Baker	Steve Baker
2	Imola 200	Autodromo Dino Ferrari	April 4	Steve Baker	Steve Baker	Steve Baker
3	Jarama 200 Miles	Circuito Permanente del Jarama	May 4–5	Michel Rougerie	Michel Rougerie	Michel Rougerie
4	Nivelles 200 Miles	Complexe Européen de Nivelles-Baulers	May 23	Gary Nixon	Mick Grant	Gary Nixon
5	Nogaro 200 Miles	Circuit Automobile Paul Armagnac	May 30	Christian Estrosi	Christian Estrosi	Christian Estrosi
6	John Player British Grand Prix	Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit	August 14–15	Steve Baker	Mick Grant	Víctor Palomo
7	Champion Assen 200 Miles	Circuit van Drenthe, Assen	September 5	Phil Read	Giacomo Agostini	Víctor Palomo
8	ADAC Preis von Baden-Württemberg und Hessen	Hockenheimring	September 26	John Newbold	Gary Nixon	Víctor Palomo

Notes:

1.^ - The Daytona 200 was run as a single race rather than the aggregate of two heats that the other races used.

2.^ – The Venezuela 200 Miles was given non-championship status following a timekeeping error.[3]

Championship standings

Pos	Rider	Bike	DAY	IMO	JAR	NIV	NOG	SIL	ASS	HOC	Pts
1	Víctor Palomo	Yamaha		13	2		7	1	1	1	61
2	Gary Nixon	Kawasaki	2			1	4		17	2	47
3	John Newbold	Suzuki	35	6		4		4	4	4	37
4	Michel Rougerie	Yamaha	6	2	1						32
5	Dave Potter	Yamaha	22			2		3	7		27
6	Gérard Choukroun	Yamaha		8	4		6		16	5	22
7	Christian Estrosi	Yamaha	29				1		6		19
8	Pat Hennen	Suzuki	3	5							16
=	Patrick Pons	Yamaha	5		3						16
10	Steve Baker	Yamaha		1							15
=	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha	1								15
12	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha		4				7	8		15
13	Jack Findlay	Yamaha		10				2			13
14	Philippe Coulon	Yamaha					2		14		12
=	Boet van Dulmen	Yamaha	23						2		12
=	Giacomo Agostini	Yamaha					3		9		12
=	Kork Ballington	Yamaha						5	5		12
18	Barry Sheene	Suzuki	34	3							10
=	Mick Grant	Kawasaki				3					10
=	Phil Read	Yamaha							3		10
=	Bruno Kneubuhler	Yamaha		17						3	10
22	Roger Ruiz	Yamaha		9			5				8
=	Gene Romero	Yamaha	4								8
=	Edmar Ferreira	Yamaha				5		9			8
25	Jaime Samaranch	Yamaha			5						6
26	Marcel Ankoné	Suzuki	31	11		7			10		5
=	José María Mallol	Ducati			6						5
=	Rob Bron	Yamaha	20			6					5
=	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha						6			5
=	Alex George	Yamaha	14							6	5
31	Hideo Kanaya	Yamaha	7								4
=	Yvon Duhamel	Kawasaki	36	7							4
=	John Williams	Suzuki							13	7	4
34	Randy Cleek	Yamaha	8								3
=	Philippe Chaltin	Yamaha				8					3
=	Barry Ditchburn	Kawasaki					8				3
=	Cliff Carr	Yamaha						8			3
=	Johnny Bengtsson	Yamaha	30						18	8	3
39	Christian Huguet	Yamaha					9				2
=	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	9								2
=	Jon Ekerold	Yamaha				9				11	2
42	John Dodds	Yamaha	10						11	9	1
=	Etienne Geeraerd	Yamaha				10					1
=	Maurice Chaumat	Yamaha					10				1
=	Clive Offer	Yamaha						10			1
=	Hans-Otto Butenuth	Yamaha							19	10	1
—	Bob Endicott	Yamaha	11								0
—	Dennis Purdle	Yamaha	12								0
—	Ken Blake	Yamaha	13								0
—	Walter Foster	Yamaha	15								0
—	Doug Libby	Yamaha	16								0
—	Len Fitch	Yamaha	17								0
—	Robert Wakefield	Yamaha	18								0
—	Kevin Stafford	Yamaha	19								0
—	Ed Hanson	Yamaha	21								0
—	Dale Singleton	Yamaha	24								0
—	Ron Mass	Yamaha	25								0
—	Steve Mallonee	Yamaha	26								0
—	Richard Chambers	Yamaha	27								0
—	Cory Rupplet	Yamaha	28								0
—	Michael Trimby	Yamaha	32								0
—	Henry De Gouw	Yamaha	33								0
—	Bruce Townsend	Yamaha	37								0
—	Bob Rectenwald	Yamaha	38								0
—	John Long	Yamaha	39								0
—	Wes Cooley	Yamaha	40								0
—	Alberto Sciaresa	Yamaha		12							0
—	Pentti Korhonen	Yamaha		14							0
—	Christian Bourgeois	Yamaha		15							0
—	Gilles Husson	Yamaha		16							0
—	Ron Haslam	Yamaha		18							0
—	Piers Forrester	Yamaha				11				12	0
—	Mick Patrick	Yamaha						11			0
—	Jean-Pierre Orban	Yamaha						12	15		0
—	Gerhard Vogt	Yamaha						13			0
—	Pat Evans	Yamaha						14			0
—	Dick Alblas	König							12		0
—	Piet van der Wal	Yamaha							20		0
—	E. Brandstetter	Yamaha								13	0
—	H. Schone	Yamaha								14	0
Pos	Rider	Bike	DAY	IMO	JAR	NIV	NOG	SIL	ASS	HOC	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

[4]

References

DeWitt, Norman L. (2010). Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers: The American Heroes. Motorbooks. ISBN 9781610600453. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
Assoc, American Motorcyclist (January 1977). Nixon Loses FIM Appeal and F750 World Championship. Retrieved 15 December 2012. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
Carter, p. 143
"1976 Formula 750 final standings". Racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 2017-05-06.

Formula 750
Seasons	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Champions	Barry Sheene (1973) John Dodds (1974) Jack Findlay (1975) Víctor Palomo (1976) Steve Baker (1977) Johnny Cecotto (1978) Patrick Pons (1979)
Circuits	Ahvenisto Anderstorp Assen Brands Hatch Clermont-Ferrand Daytona Dijon Hockenheimring Imola Jarama Laguna Seca Magny-Cours Mettet Mugello Montjuïc Mosport Nivelles-Baulers Nogaro Paul Ricard Rijeka Salzburgring Silverstone Spielberg Zolder
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

1976 Formula 750 season

Calendar

Championship standings

References

See also

Books