the season was disappointing for mv and agostini, and not once did agostini make it onto the podium. the two-stroke suzuki were superior in performance and now so stable that barry sheene was undisputed champion. on august 29, 1976, the last race of the season, agostini managed to win the final race victory of a four-stroke engine in direct comparison to two-stroke racing engines with the mv agusta on the demanding nürburgring - nordschleife . he came after 7 laps with , to the finish.