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1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report

| Grand Prix = Swedish

| flag = Sweden

| Official_Name = Swedish TT{{cite web|url=http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1977_heden.htm|title=Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden.|website=Archive.li|accessdate=18 December 2018|archive-date=25 July 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150725163733/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1977_heden.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1977.html|title=1977 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=Progcovers.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/anderstorp.html|title=Anderstorp Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=Progcovers.com}}

| Location = Scandinavian Raceway

| Course_mi = 2.497

| Course_km = 4.018

| Race_No = 10

| Season_No = 13

| Date = 24 July

| Year = 1977

| Image = Circuit Anderstorp.png

| Pole_Rider_500 = Barry Sheene

| Pole_Rider_500_Country = UK

| Pole_Time_500 = 1:40.277

| Fast_Rider_500 = Barry Sheene

| Fast_Rider_500_Country = UK

| Fast_Time_500 = 1:39.802

| First_Rider_500 = Barry Sheene

| First_Rider_500_Country = UK

| Second_Rider_500 = Johnny Cecotto

| Second_Rider_500_Country = VEN

| Second_Rider_500_Country_flag_suffix = 1930

| Third_Rider_500 = Steve Baker

| Third_Rider_500_Country = USA

| Pole_Rider_350 = Patrick Fernandez

| Pole_Rider_350_Country = FRA

| Pole_Time_350 = 1:43.248

| Fast_Rider_350 = Kork Ballington

| Fast_Rider_350_Country = RSA

| Fast_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix = 1928

| Fast_Time_350 = 1:42.281

| First_Rider_350 = Takazumi Katayama

| First_Rider_350_Country = JPN

| Second_Rider_350 = Kork Ballington

| Second_Rider_350_Country = RSA

| Second_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix = 1928

| Third_Rider_350 = Patrick Fernandez

| Third_Rider_350_Country = FRA

| Pole_Rider_250 = Mick Grant

| Pole_Rider_250_Country = UK

| Pole_Time_250 = 1:45.804

| Fast_Rider_250 = Mick Grant

| Fast_Rider_250_Country = UK

| Fast_Time_250 = 1:46.285

| First_Rider_250 = Mick Grant

| First_Rider_250_Country = UK

| Second_Rider_250 = Mario Lega

| Second_Rider_250_Country = ITA

| Third_Rider_250 = Jon Ekerold

| Third_Rider_250_Country = RSA

| Third_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix = 1928

| Pole_Rider_125 = Pierpaolo Bianchi

| Pole_Rider_125_Country = ITA

| Pole_Time_125 = 1:49.691

| Fast_Rider_125 = Eugenio Lazzarini

| Fast_Rider_125_Country = ITA

| Fast_Time_125 = 1:57.787

| First_Rider_125 = Ángel Nieto

| First_Rider_125_Country = SPA

| First_Rider_125_Country_flag_suffix = 1945

| Second_Rider_125 = Pierpaolo Bianchi

| Second_Rider_125_Country = ITA

| Third_Rider_125 = Eugenio Lazzarini

| Third_Rider_125_Country = ITA

| Pole_Rider_50 = Eugenio Lazzarini

| Pole_Rider_50_Country = ITA

| Pole_Time_50 = 1:57.313

| Fast_Rider_50 = Ricardo Tormo

| Fast_Rider_50_Country = SPA

| Fast_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix = 1945

| Fast_Time_50 = 2:15.941

| First_Rider_50 = Ricardo Tormo

| First_Rider_50_Country = SPA

| First_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix = 1945

| Second_Rider_50 = Ángel Nieto

| Second_Rider_50_Country = SPA

| Second_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix = 1945

| Third_Rider_50 = Eugenio Lazzarini

| Third_Rider_50_Country = ITA

}}

The 1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 23–24 July 1977 at the Scandinavian Raceway.

500cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Time/Retired

! Points

1

| 7

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Barry Sheene

| Texaco Heron Team Suzuki

| Suzuki

| 47'21.279

| 15

2

| 25

| {{flagicon|VEN|1930}} Johnny Cecotto

| Team Venemotos

| Yamaha

| +2.952

| 12

3

| 18

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Baker

| Yamaha Motor Company

| Yamaha

| +26.740

| 12

4

| 15

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Steve Parrish

| Texaco Heron Team Suzuki

| Suzuki

| +28.498

| 8

5

| 41

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Wil Hartog

| Riemersma Racing

| Suzuki

| +31.567

| 6

6

| 26

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianfranco Bonera

| Team Nava Olio Fiat

| Suzuki

| +39.219

| 5

7

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Armando Toracca

| MC della Robbia

| Suzuki

| +1'00.675

| 4

8

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Williams

| Team Appleby Glade

| Suzuki

| +1'02.981

| 3

9

| 44

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giacomo Agostini

| Team API Marlboro

| Yamaha

| +1'10.204

| 2

10

| 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Pat Hennen

| Texaco Heron Team Suzuki

| Suzuki

| +1'22.289

| 1

11

| 28

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Rougerie

|

| Suzuki

| +1 lap

|

12

| 42

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Max Wiener

| MSC Rottenberg

| Suzuki

| +1 lap

|

13

| 32

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Alf Graarud

|

| Suzuki

| +1 lap

|

14

| 8

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Findlay

| Hermetite Racing International

| Suzuki

| +1 lap

|

15

| 36

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Bo Granath

|

| Suzuki

| +2 laps

|

16

| 12

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex George

| Hermetite Racing International

| Suzuki

| +2 laps

|

17

| 43

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Ron Kirkham

|

| Yamaha

| +3 laps

|

Ret

| 25

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Philippe Orban

| Jean-Philippe Orban Racing Team

| Suzuki

| Retired

|

Ret

| 25

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Odd Arne Lände

|

| Suzuki

| Retired

|

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Estrosi

| Marlboro Masche Total

| Suzuki

| Retired

|

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Teuvo Länsivuori

| Life Racing Team

| Suzuki

| Retired

|

Ret

| ??

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Karl Auer

| MSC Rottenberg

| Yamaha

| Brake problems

|

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Lucchinelli

| Life Racing Team

| Suzuki

| Brake problems

|

Ret

| 43

| {{flagicon|BRD}} Helmut Kassner

| Boeri Giudici Racing Team

| Suzuki

| Water leak

|

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|BRD}} Anton Mang

| Valvoline Racing Hamburg

| Suzuki

| Retired

|

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Newbold

| Maurice Newbold

| Suzuki

| Accident

|

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Virginio Ferrari

| Team Nava Olio Fiat

| Suzuki

| Retired

|

Ret

| 35

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Markku Matikainen

| Länsivuori Team

| Suzuki

| Retired

|

Ret

| ??

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Beni Slydal

|

| Suzuki

| Retired

|

DNS

| 5

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Philippe Coulon

| Marlboro Masche Total

| Suzuki

| Injured

|

colspan=9| Sources:{{cite book | title=Motocourse 1977–1978 | publisher=Hazleton Securities Ltd | editor-last = Carter | editor-first = Chris | page = 107 | isbn=0-905138-04-X}}{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1977-swedish-motogp|title=1977 Swedish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=3 April 2018|website=Motor Sport Magazine}}{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1977/SWE/500cc/RAC|title=SWEDISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1977|website=Motogp.com}}

350 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time

! Grid

! Points

1

| 8

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takazumi Katayama

| Yamaha

| 28

| 48:23.314

| 9

| 15

2

| 21

| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Kork Ballington

| Yamaha

| 28

| +0.216

| 3

| 12

3

| 18

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Fernandez

| Yamaha

| 28

| +22.588

| 1

| 10

4

| 52

| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Jon Ekerold

| Yamaha

| 28

| +37.477

| 8

| 8

5

| 45

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Vic Soussan

| Yamaha

| 28

| +42.006

| 2

| 6

6

| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Herron

| Yamaha

| 28

| +48.375

| 6

| 5

7

| 12

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Pentti Korhonen

| Yamaha

| 28

| +51.089

| 20

| 4

8

| 28

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Pekka Nurmi

| Yamaha

| 28

| +55.840

| 7

| 3

9

| 14

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pons

| Yamaha

| 28

| +57.303

| 17

| 2

10

| 19

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Sarron

| Yamaha

| 28

| +1:02.963

| 12

| 1

11

| 34

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mario Lega

| Morbidelli

| 28

| +1:07.602

| 10

|

12

| 9

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Chevallier

| Yamaha

| 28

| +1:07.741

| 13

|

13

| 11

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giacomo Agostini

| Yamaha

| 28

| +1:10.774

| 11

|

14

| 47

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Seppo Rossi

| Yamaha

| 28

| +1:31.756

| 18

|

15

| 17

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Eero Hyvärinen

| Yamaha

| 28

| +1:34.545

|

|

16

| 37

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ken Nemoto

| Yamaha

| 27

| +1 lap

|

|

17

| 51

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Skold

| Yamaha

| 27

| +1 lap

| 5

|

18

| 6

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Víctor Palomo

| Yamaha

| 27

| +1 lap

|

|

19

| 54

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Reino Eskelinen

| Yamaha

| 27

| +1 lap

|

|

20

| 27

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Etienne Geeraerd

| Yamaha

| 27

| +1 lap

|

|

|

| {{flagicon|VEN|1930}} Johnny Cecotto

| Yamaha

|

|

| 4

|

|

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Eddie Roberts

| Yamaha

|

|

| 14

|

|

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Lennart Baeckstrom

| Yamaha

|

|

| 15

|

|

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Rougerie

| Yamaha

|

|

| 16

|

|

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chas Mortimer

| Yamaha

|

|

| 19

|

colspan=8 align=center| 30 starters in total
colspan=8|

250 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time

! Grid

! Points

1

| 54

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mick Grant

| Kawasaki

| 28

| 50:24.853

| 1

| 15

2

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mario Lega

| Morbidelli

| 28

| +4.951

| 3

| 12

3

| 32

| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Jon Ekerold

| Yamaha

| 28

| +13.192

|

| 10

4

| 2

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takazumi Katayama

| Yamaha

| 28

| +16.570

| 11

| 8

5

| 39

| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Alan North

| Yamaha

| 28

| +17.020

| 2

| 6

6

| 7

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chas Mortimer

| Yamaha

| 28

| +24.944

| 16

| 5

7

| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Herron

| Yamaha

| 28

| +25.156

| 4

| 4

8

| 9

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Chevallier

| Yamaha

| 28

| +45.029

| 9

| 3

9

| 41

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Vic Soussan

| Yamaha

| 28

| +45.067

| 8

| 2

10

| 37

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Eero Hyvärinen

| Yamaha

| 28

| +45.815

| 14

| 1

11

| 38

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Pileri

| Morbidelli

| 28

| +55.420

| 15

|

12

| 33

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Terras

| Yamaha

| 28

| +56.070

|

|

13

| 12

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pons

| Yamaha

| 28

| +56.385

|

|

14

| 43

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Sarron

| Yamaha

| 28

| +1:15.008

| 20

|

15

| 18

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ken Nemoto

| Yamaha

| 28

| +1:15.276

|

|

16

| 46

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Lennart Baeckstrom

| Yamaha

| 28

| +1:25.152

|

|

17

| 52

| {{flagicon|VEN|1930}} Aldo Nannini

| Yamaha

| 28

| +1:25.457

| 6

|

18

| 49

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Skold

| Yamaha

| 27

| +1 lap

| 17

|

|

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Fernandez

| Yamaha

|

|

| 5

|

|

| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Kork Ballington

| Yamaha

|

|

| 7

|

|

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Barry Ditchburn

| Kawasaki

|

|

| 10

|

|

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Hans Müller

| Yamaha

|

|

| 12

|

|

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Walter Villa

| Harley-Davidson

|

|

| 13

|

|

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Pekka Nurmi

| Yamaha

|

|

| 18

|

|

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Uncini

| Harley-Davidson

|

|

| 19

|

colspan=8 align=center| 30 starters in total
colspan=8|

125 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time

! Grid

! Points

1

| 2

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Ángel Nieto

| Bultaco

| 26

| 54:57.984

| 2

| 15

2

| 1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Pierpaolo Bianchi

| Morbidelli

| 26

| +7.676

| 1

| 12

3

| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Eugenio Lazzarini

| Morbidelli

| 26

| +8.204

| 3

| 10

4

| 6

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Guignabodet

| Morbidelli

| 26

| +24.277

| 5

| 8

5

| 26

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Claudio Lusuardi

| Morbidelli

| 26

| +31.113

| 13

| 6

6

| 8

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Gert Bender

| Bender

| 26

| +43.702

| 4

| 5

7

| 9

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Stefan Dörflinger

| Morbidelli

| 26

| +44.877

| 8

| 4

8

| 32

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Hans Müller

| Morbidelli

| 26

| +57.261

| 10

| 3

9

| 19

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Noblesse

| Morbidelli

| 25

| +1 lap

| 11

| 2

10

| 37

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Per-Edward Carlson

| Morbidelli

| 25

| +1 lap

| 7

| 1

11

| 21

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Hans Hallberg

| Morbidelli

| 25

| +1 lap

| 14

|

12

| 33

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Hagen Klein

| Morbidelli

| 25

| +1 lap

|

|

13

| 10

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Julien van Zeebroeck

| Motobécane

| 25

| +1 lap

| 9

|

14

| 5

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Anton Mang

| Morbidelli

| 25

| +1 lap

| 17

|

15

| 41

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Baeckstrom

| Maico

| 25

| +1 lap

|

|

16

| 38

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Johnny Svensson

| Bastard

| 24

| +2 laps

|

|

17

| 18

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Baloche

| Motobécane

| 22

| +4 laps

| 18

|

18

| 40

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Christer Eliasson

| Morbidelli

| 21

| +5 laps

|

|

|

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Harald Bartol

| Morbidelli

|

|

| 6

|

|

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Matti Kinnunen

| Morbidelli

|

|

| 12

|

|

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Horst Seel

| Seel

|

|

| 15

|

|

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Bengt Johansson

| Morbidelli

|

|

| 16

|

|

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Jan Ubels

| Buton

|

|

| 19

|

|

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Lennart Lundgren

| Yamaha

|

|

| 20

|

colspan=8 align=center| 30 starters in total
colspan=8|

50 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time

! Grid

! Points

1

| 20

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Ricardo Tormo

| Bultaco

| 16

| 36:48.665

| 3

| 15

2

| 1

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Ángel Nieto

| Bultaco

| 16

| +39.208

| 4

| 12

3

| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Eugenio Lazzarini

| Kreidler

| 16

| +45.064

| 1

| 10

4

| 8

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Stefan Dörflinger

| Kreidler

| 16

| +1:34.630

| 2

| 8

5

| 12

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Theo Timmer

| Kreidler

| 16

| +1:44.964

| 8

| 6

6

| 11

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Claudio Lusuardi

| Lusuardi

| 16

| +1:50.228

| 20

| 5

7

| 6

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Julien van Zeebroeck

| Kreidler

| 16

| +2:00.071

| 13

| 4

8

| 25

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Guignabodet

| Morbidelli

| 16

| +2:12.172

| 10

| 3

9

| 28

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Lennart Lundgren

| Kreidler

| 15

| +1 lap

| 14

| 2

10

| 34

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Juup Bosman

| Kreidler

| 15

| +1 lap

| 11

| 1

11

| 21

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Engelbert Kip

| Kreidler

| 15

| +1 lap

| 9

|

12

| 27

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Ove Skifjeld

| Kreidler

| 15

| +1 lap

|

|

|

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Plisson

| ABF

|

|

| 5

|

|

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Herbert Rittberger

| Kreidler

|

|

| 6

|

|

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Hans Hummel

| Kreidler

|

|

| 7

|

|

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Wolfgang Müller

| Kreidler

|

|

| 12

|

|

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Cees van Dongen

| Kreidler

|

|

| 15

|

|

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Pierre Dumont

| Kreidler

|

|

| 16

|

|

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Hagen Klein

| Kreidler

|

|

| 17

|

|

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Oscar Ekstrand

| Kreidler

|

|

| 18

|

|

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Günter Schirnhofer

| Kreidler

|

|

| 19

|

colspan=8 align=center| 25 starters in total
colspan=8|

References

{{Reflist}}

{{MotoGP_race report

| Name_of_race = Swedish Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1977

| Previous_race_in_season = 1977 Belgian Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1977 Finnish Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1976 Swedish Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1978 Swedish Grand Prix

}}

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