title: 1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
text: # 1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
  
  The 1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 23 July 1978 at Karlskoga Motorstadion. This was the 300th race to contribute to the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.
  
  ## 500cc classification
  
  | Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Barry Sheene | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 55'49.130 | 15 |
  | 2 | Wil Hartog | Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | +0.052 | 12 |
  | 3 | Takazumi Katayama | Sarome & Motul Team | Yamaha | +8.489 | 10 |
  | 4 | Steve Baker | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +15.604 | 8 |
  | 5 | Virginio Ferrari | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +23.138 | 6 |
  | 6 | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +28.490 | 5 |
  | 7 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +48.728 | 4 |
  | 8 | Tepi Länsivuori | | Suzuki | +1'02.411 | 3 |
  | 9 | Philippe Coulon | Marlboro Nava Total | Suzuki | +1'03.249 | 2 |
  | 10 | Alex George | | Suzuki | +1 lap | 1 |
  | 11 | Boet van Dulmen | | Suzuki | +1 lap | |
  | 12 | Markku Matikäinen | | Suzuki | +1 lap | |
  | 13 | Jack Middelburg | | Suzuki | +1 lap | |
  | 14 | Bruno Kneubühler | RSS Racing Team | Suzuki | +1 lap | |
  | 15 | Steve Parrish | | Suzuki | +1 lap | |
  | 16 | Max Wiener | | Suzuki | +1 lap | |
  | 17 | John Woodley | Sid Griffiths Racing | Suzuki | +2 laps | |
  | 18 | Odd Aren Lande | | Suzuki | +2 laps | |
  | 19 | Peter Sjoström | | Suzuki | +2 laps | |
  | 20 | Franz Rau | Kazenmaier Autovermietung | Suzuki | +2 laps | |
  | 21 | Dick Alblas | | Suzuki | +2 laps | |
  | Ret | Michel Rougerie | | Suzuki | Retired | |
  | Ret | Carlos Delgado de San Antonio | | Suzuki | Accident | |
  | Ret | Jean-Claude Hogrel | Buton | Buton | Accident | |
  | Ret | Karl Jensen | | Yamaha | Retired | |
  | Ret | Leslie van Breda | | Suzuki | Accident | |
  | Ret | Dennis Ireland | | Suzuki | Accident | |
  | Ret | Jürgen Steiner | Caramba Racing Team Bohme | Suzuki | Retired | |
  | Ret | Marco Lucchinelli | Cagiva Corse | Suzuki | Retired | |
  | DNS | Bengt Slydal | | Suzuki | Did not start | |
  | DNQ | Bo Granath | | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |
  | Sources: ||||||
  
  ## 350 cc classification
  
  | Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | 36 | 50:17.809 | 1 | 15 |
  | 2 | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | 36 | +7.349 | 2 | 12 |
  | 3 | Takazumi Katayama | Yamaha | 36 | +21.665 | 3 | 10 |
  | 4 | Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | 36 | +42.523 | 8 | 8 |
  | 5 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | 36 | +51.558 | 11 | 6 |
  | 6 | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 36 | +58.127 | 6 | 5 |
  | 7 | Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | 36 | +1:07.238 | 4 | 4 |
  | 8 | Vic Soussan | Yamaha | 36 | +1:08.941 | 7 | 3 |
  | 9 | Mick Grant | Kawasaki | 36 | +1:15.827 | 5 | 2 |
  | 10 | Michel Rougerie | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | 19 | 1 |
  | 11 | Patrick Pons | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | 13 | |
  | 12 | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | 10 | |
  | 13 | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | 35 | +1 lap | | |
  | 14 | Eero Hyvärinen | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | | |
  | 15 | Michel Frutschi | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | 20 | |
  | 16 | Seppo Rossi | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | | |
  | 17 | Reino Eskelinen | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | | |
  | 18 | Lennart Båckström | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | | |
  | 19 | B. Elgh | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | | |
  | 20 | Bo Granath | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | | |
  | | Franco Uncini | Yamaha | | | 9 | |
  | | Clive Padgett | Yamaha | | | 12 | |
  | | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | | | 14 | |
  | | Hans Hansebraten | Yamaha | | | 15 | |
  | | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | | | 16 | |
  | | Leif Gustafsson | Yamaha | | | 17 | |
  | | Jack Middelburg | Yamaha | | | 18 | |
  | 30 starters in total |||||||
  
  ## 250 cc classification
  
  | Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | 36 | 50:43.958 | 2 | 15 |
  | 2 | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | 36 | +5.178 | 1 | 12 |
  | 3 | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 36 | +1:12.584 | 6 | 10 |
  | 4 | Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | 36 | +1:15.458 | 11 | 8 |
  | 5 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | 36 | +1:21.730 | 5 | 6 |
  | 6 | Clive Padgett | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | 13 | 5 |
  | 7 | Mario Lega | Morbidelli | 35 | +1 lap | 7 | 4 |
  | 8 | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | 12 | 3 |
  | 9 | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | 35 | +1 lap | 15 | 2 |
  | 10 | Hervé Moineau | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | 16 | 1 |
  | 11 | Eero Hyvärinen | Yamaha | 35 | +1 lap | 17 | |
  | 12 | Paolo Pileri | Morbidelli | 35 | +1 lap | 20 | |
  | 13 | Seppo Rossi | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | | |
  | 14 | Reino Eskelinen | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | | |
  | 15 | P. Jansson | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | | |
  | 16 | B. Elgh | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | | |
  | 17 | Lennart Båckström | Yamaha | 34 | +2 laps | | |
  | | Franco Uncini | Yamaha | | | 3 | |
  | | Vic Soussan | Yamaha | | | 4 | |
  | | Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | | | 8 | |
  | | Mick Grant | Kawasaki | | | 9 | |
  | | Leif Gustafsson | Yamaha | | | 10 | |
  | | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | | | 14 | |
  | | Richard Hubin | Yamaha | | | 18 | |
  | | Hans Müller | Yamaha | | | 19 | |
  | 30 starters in total |||||||
  
  ## 125 cc classification
  
  | Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Pierpaolo Bianchi | Minarelli | 32 | 48:07.322 | 1 | 15 |
  | 2 | Ángel Nieto | Minarelli | 32 | +0.104 | 4 | 12 |
  | 3 | Thierry Espié | Motobécane | 32 | +7.441 | 2 | 10 |
  | 4 | Per-Edward Carlson | Morbidelli | 32 | +51.523 | 3 | 8 |
  | 5 | August Auinger | Morbidelli | 32 | +56.571 | 8 | 6 |
  | 6 | Jean-Louis Guignabodet | Morbidelli | 32 | +1:00.370 | 10 | 5 |
  | 7 | Clive Horton | Morbidelli | 32 | +1:02.718 | 11 | 4 |
  | 8 | Matti Kinnunen | Morbidelli | 32 | +1:04.820 | 14 | 3 |
  | 9 | Hans Müller | Morbidelli | 32 | +1:10.382 | 6 | 2 |
  | 10 | Walter Koschine | Bender | 32 | +1:18.923 | 17 | 1 |
  | 11 | Patrick Plisson | Morbidelli | 31 | +1 lap | 7 | |
  | 12 | Stefan Dörflinger | Morbidelli | 31 | +1 lap | 13 | |
  | 13 | Bernd Schneider | Bender | 31 | +1 lap | 16 | |
  | 14 | A. Alexandersson | Morbidelli | 31 | +1 lap | | |
  | 15 | Cees van der Ven | Morbidelli | 30 | +2 laps | | |
  | 16 | Jan Båckström | Maico | 30 | +2 laps | | |
  | 17 | Lennart Lundgren | Yamaha | 30 | +2 laps | | |
  | 18 | Johnny Wickström | Morbidelli | 30 | +2 laps | | |
  | 19 | Jonny Svensson | Bastard | 30 | +2 laps | | |
  | | Eugenio Lazzarini | MBA | | | 5 | |
  | | Harald Bartol | Morbidelli | | | 9 | |
  | | Maurizio Massimiani | Morbidelli | | | 12 | |
  | | François Granon | Morbidelli | | | 15 | |
  | | Karl Fuchs | Morbidelli | | | 18 | |
  | | Roland Olsson | Starol | | | 19 | |
  | | Bengt-Göran Johansson | Morbidelli | | | 20 | |
  | 30 starters in total |||||||
  