1976 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

Italy  1976 Nations Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 12 races in the
1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date16 May 1976
Official nameGran Premio delle Nazioni[1]
LocationAutodromo Internazionale del Mugello
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.245 km (3.259 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Giacomo Agostini Suzuki
Time 2:08.080
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene
United Kingdom Phil Read
Suzuki
Suzuki
Time 2:07.600
Podium
First United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki
Second United Kingdom Phil Read Suzuki
Third Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki
350cc
Pole position
Rider Australia John Dodds Yamaha
Time 2:10.670
Fastest lap
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Time 2:10.600
Podium
First Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
Second Italy Franco Uncini Yamaha
Third Australia John Dodds Yamaha
250cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 2:12.200
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Time 2:11.800
Podium
First Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson
Second Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Third Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Time 2:18.640
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Otello Buscherini Malanca
Time 2:18.300
Podium
First Italy Pierpaolo Bianchi Morbidelli
Second Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli
Third Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
50cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 2:34.730
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Time 2:32.200
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco
Second Italy Eugenio Lazzarini UFO
Third West Germany Rudolf Kunz Kreidler

The 1976 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 16 May 1976 at the Mugello circuit. Otello Buscherini suffered a fatal accident on lap 6 of the 250cc race and was killed.

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.