Giacomo Agostini
Encyclopedia
Non-riding career
Like John SurteesJohn Surtees
John Surtees, OBE is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver from England. He was 500cc motorcycle World Champion in 1956 and 1958–60, Formula One World Champion in 1964, and remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels...
and Mike Hailwood
Mike Hailwood
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE, GM was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability...
before him, Agostini raced in Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
cars. He competed in non-championship Formula One races in 1978. He competed in the European Formula 2 series in a Chevron B42-BMW
BMW in motorsport
Throughout its history, BMW cars and motorcycles have been successful in a range of motorsport activities. Mainly before World War II, BMW motorcycles were winning e.g. at the Isle of Man TT. Apart from the factory efforts, many privateer teams enter BMW road cars in Touring car racing. BMW also...
and British Aurora Formula 1
British Formula One Series
The British Formula One Series, often abbreviated to British F1, was a Formula One motor racing championship held in the United Kingdom. It was often referred to as the Aurora AFX Formula One series due to the Aurora company's sponsorship of the series for three of the four seasons.The long...
with his own team and a Williams
WilliamsF1
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, trading as AT&T Williams, is a British Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head...
FW06. He ended his auto racing career in 1980.
In 1982, Ago returned to the motorcycle racing as the Marlboro Yamaha
Yamaha Motor Company
, is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...
team manager. As team manager he managed many successful riders including Kenny Roberts
Kenny Roberts
Kenneth Leroy Roberts is a former motorcycle racer and racing team owner. In 1978, he became the first American to win a Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship. He was also a two-time winner of the A.M.A. Grand National Championship...
, and Eddie Lawson
Eddie Lawson
Eddie Lawson is a former four-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion. His penchant for not crashing & consistently finishing in the points earned him the nickname "Steady Eddie".-Biography:...
. He also served as the Cagiva
Cagiva
Cagiva is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It was founded in 1950 by Giovanni Castiglioni in Varese, originally producing small metal components. It went into the motorcycle industry in 1978. The name is a portmanteau derived from the founder and the founding location, i.e. CAstiglioni GIovanni...
race team manager in 1992
1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 44th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:1992 was a year marked by injuries to several riders, most notably Mick Doohan. The Rothmans Honda rider had won five of the first seven races and seemed ready to win his first...
.
Complete Grand Prix motorcycle racing results
Points system from 1964 to 1968:| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1969 onwards:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pts | Pos |
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| 1963 1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 15th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of twelve Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc... |
250cc | Moto Morini Moto Morini Moto Morini is an Italian maker of motorcycles. It was founded by Alfonso Morini in Bologna, in 1937.Earlier, Morini had also manufactured motorcycles together with Mario Mazzetti under the name MM... |
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GER |
IOM 1963 Isle of Man TT -1963 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1963 Sidecar TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1963 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings:... |
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BEL |
ULS |
DDR |
NAT Ret |
ARG |
JPN |
0 | NC | |||
| 1964 1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 16th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of twelve Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc... |
250cc | Moto Morini Moto Morini Moto Morini is an Italian maker of motorcycles. It was founded by Alfonso Morini in Bologna, in 1937.Earlier, Morini had also manufactured motorcycles together with Mario Mazzetti under the name MM... |
USA |
ESP |
FRA |
IOM 1964 Isle of Man TT -1964 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1964 Sidecar TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1964 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings:... |
NED |
BEL |
GER 4 |
DDR |
ULS |
NAT 4 |
JPN |
6 | 12th | ||
| 1965 1965 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1965 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 17th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of thirteen Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc... |
350cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
GER 1 |
IOM 1965 Isle of Man TT -1965 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1965 Sidecar TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1965 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings:... 3 |
NED 3 |
DDR Ret |
CZE Ret |
ULS |
FIN 1 |
NAT 1 |
JPN 5 |
32 | 2nd | ||||
| 500cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
USA |
GER 2 |
IOM 1965 Isle of Man TT -1965 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1965 Sidecar TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1965 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings:... Ret |
NED 2 |
BEL 2 |
DDR 2 |
CZE 2 |
ULS |
FIN 1 |
NAT 2 |
32 | 2nd | ||||
| 1966 1966 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1966 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 18th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of twelve Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc... |
350cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
GER Ret |
FRA 2 |
NED 2 |
DDR 1 |
CZE 2 |
FIN Ret |
ULS 2 |
IOM 1966 Isle of Man TT -1966 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1966 Sidecar TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1966 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings:... 1 |
NAT 1 |
JPN |
42 | 2nd | |||
| 500cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
GER 2 |
NED 2 |
BEL 1 |
DDR Ret |
CZE 2 |
FIN 1 |
ULS 2 |
IOM 1966 Isle of Man TT -1966 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1966 Sidecar TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1966 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings:... 2 |
NAT 1 |
36 | 1st | |||||
| 1967 1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 19th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of thirteen Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc... |
350cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
GER 2 |
IOM 1967 Isle of Man TT The 1967 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is generally acknowledged to be one of the most dramatic TT races of all time. Mike Hailwood, on the mighty but evil handling, four-cylinder Honda, duelled with Giacomo Agostini on the slightly slower but easier to handle MV Agusta.The Italian broke Hailwood's... 2 |
NED 2 |
DDR 2 |
CZE 7 |
ULS 1 |
NAT Ret |
JPN |
32 | 2nd | |||||
| 500cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
GER 1 |
IOM 1967 Isle of Man TT The 1967 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is generally acknowledged to be one of the most dramatic TT races of all time. Mike Hailwood, on the mighty but evil handling, four-cylinder Honda, duelled with Giacomo Agostini on the slightly slower but easier to handle MV Agusta.The Italian broke Hailwood's... Ret |
NED 2 |
BEL 1 |
DDR 1 |
CZE 2 |
FIN 1 |
ULS 20 |
NAT 1 |
CAN 1967 Canadian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1967 Canadian motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of September 30, 1967 at the Mosport Park circuit in Bowmanville, Canada.-500 cc classification:... 2 |
46 | 1st | ||||
| 1968 1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 20th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of ten Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc... |
350cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
GER 1 |
IOM 1968 Isle of Man TT -1968 Isle of Man Sidecar 500cc TT final standings:8 June 1968 – 3 Laps Mountain Course.-1968 Isle of Man Sidecar 750cc TT final standings:8 June 1968 – 3 Laps Mountain Course.... 1 |
NED 1 |
DDR 1 |
CZE 1 |
ULS 1 |
NAT 1 |
32 | 1st | ||||||
| 500cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
GER 1 |
ESP 1 |
IOM 1968 Isle of Man TT -1968 Isle of Man Sidecar 500cc TT final standings:8 June 1968 – 3 Laps Mountain Course.-1968 Isle of Man Sidecar 750cc TT final standings:8 June 1968 – 3 Laps Mountain Course.... 1 |
NED 1 |
BEL 1 |
DDR 1 |
CZE 1 |
FIN 1 |
ULS 1 |
NAT 1 |
48 | 1st | ||||
| 1969 1969 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1969 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 21st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of twelve Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc... |
350cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
ESP 1 |
GER 1 |
IOM 1969 Isle of Man TT -1969 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1969 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1969 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings:... 1 |
NED 1 |
DDR 1 |
CZE 1 |
FIN 1 |
ULS 1 |
NAT | YUG | 90 | 1st | |||
| 500cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
ESP 1 |
GER 1 |
FRA 1 |
IOM 1969 Isle of Man TT -1969 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1969 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1969 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings:... 1 |
NED 1 |
BEL 1 |
DDR 1 |
CZE 1 |
FIN 1 |
ULS 1 |
NAT | YUG | 105 | 1st | ||
| 1970 1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 22nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of twelve Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc... |
350cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
GER 1 |
YUG 1 |
IOM 1970 Isle of Man TT -1970 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings:5 Laps Mountain Course.-1970 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings:5 Laps Mountain Course.-1970 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings:... 1 |
NED 1 |
DDR 1 |
CZE 1 |
FIN 1 |
ULS 1 |
NAT 1 |
ESP | 105 | 1st | |||
| 500cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
GER 1 |
FRA 1 |
YUG 1 |
IOM 1970 Isle of Man TT -1970 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings:5 Laps Mountain Course.-1970 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings:5 Laps Mountain Course.-1970 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings:... 1 |
NED 1 |
BEL 1 |
DDR 1 |
FIN 1 |
ULS 1 |
NAT 1 |
ESP | 90 | 1st | |||
| 1971 1971 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1971 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 23rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of twelve Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc... |
350cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
AUT 1 |
GER 1 |
IOM 1971 Isle of Man TT -1971 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1971 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1971 Isle of Man Sidecar 750cc TT final standings:... Ret |
NED 1 |
BEL 1 |
DDR 1 |
CZE Ret |
SWE 1 |
FIN 1 |
ULS | NAT Ret |
ESP | 90 | 1st | |
| 500cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
AUT 1 |
GER 1 |
IOM 1971 Isle of Man TT -1971 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1971 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings:3 Laps Mountain Course.-1971 Isle of Man Sidecar 750cc TT final standings:... 1 |
NED 1 |
BEL 1 |
DDR 1 |
SWE 1 |
FIN 1 |
ULS | NAT Ret |
ESP | 90 | 1st | |||
| 1972 1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 24th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of twelve Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc... |
350cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
GER 2 |
FRA 4 |
AUT 1 |
NAT 1 |
IOM 1972 Isle of Man TT -1972 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings:Monday 5 June 1972 – 5 Laps Mountain Course.-1972 Isle of Man Sidecar 500cc TT final standings:Monday 5 June 1972 – 3 Laps Mountain Course.... 1 |
YUG Ret |
NED 1 |
DDR Ret |
CZE Ret |
SWE 1 |
FIN 1 |
ESP | 102 | 1st | |
| 500cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
GER 1 |
FRA 1 |
AUT 1 |
NAT 1 |
IOM 1972 Isle of Man TT -1972 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings:Monday 5 June 1972 – 5 Laps Mountain Course.-1972 Isle of Man Sidecar 500cc TT final standings:Monday 5 June 1972 – 3 Laps Mountain Course.... 1 |
YUG Ret |
NED 1 |
BEL 1 |
DDR 1 |
CZE 1 |
SWE 1 |
FIN 1 |
ESP | 105 | 1st | |
| 1973 1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 25th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:MV Agusta team-mates Phil Read and Giacomo Agostini battled it out for supremacy of the 500cc class but the season was overshadowed by the deaths of Jarno Saarinen and Renzo... |
350cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
FRA 1 |
AUT Ret |
GER Ret |
NAT 1 |
IOM 1973 Isle of Man TT -1973 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings:June 1973 – 6 Laps Mountain Course.-External links:*... |
YUG | NED 1 |
CZE 2 |
SWE 2 |
FIN 1 |
ESP | 84 | 1st | ||
| 500cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
FRA Ret |
AUT Ret |
GER Ret |
NAT C |
IOM 1973 Isle of Man TT -1973 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings:June 1973 – 6 Laps Mountain Course.-External links:*... |
YUG | NED Ret |
BEL 1 |
CZE 1 |
SWE 2 |
FIN 1 |
ESP | 57 | 3rd | ||
| 1974 1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 26th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:MV Agusta and Phil Read claimed a second successive 500cc crown. It would be the Italian firm's last world championship and their seventeenth 500cc title in a row. Giacomo Agostini... |
350cc | Yamaha Yamaha Motor Company , is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized... |
FRA 1 |
GER | AUT 1 |
NAT 1 |
IOM | NED 1 |
SWE DNS |
FIN | YUG 1 |
ESP | 75 | 1st | |||
| 500cc | Yamaha Yamaha Motor Company , is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized... |
FRA Ret |
GER | AUT 1 |
NAT Ret |
IOM | NED 1 |
BEL 2 |
SWE Ret |
FIN | CZE 6 |
47 | 4th | ||||
| 1975 1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 27th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:1975 represented a changing of the guard in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, both for riders as well as machines. Giacomo Agostini would claim his final 500cc World Championship... |
350cc | Yamaha Yamaha Motor Company , is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized... |
FRA 2 |
ESP 1 |
AUT Ret |
GER Ret |
NAT 2 |
IOM | NED 4 |
FIN 2 |
CZE Ret |
YUG | 59 | 2nd | |||
| 500cc | Yamaha Yamaha Motor Company , is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized... |
FRA 1 |
AUT Ret |
GER 1 |
NAT 1 |
IOM | NED 2 |
BEL Ret |
SWE Ret |
FIN 1 |
CZE 2 |
84 | 1st | ||||
| 1976 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 28th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:1976 marked the beginning of the era of Suzuki domination with the Japanese firm taking 11 of the first 12 places in the premier class. Angel Nieto would take his fifth world title... |
350cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
FRA 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on April 25, 1976 at the Circuit Bugatti Le Mans.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:Footnotes:... Ret |
AUT 1976 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 2, 1976 at the Salzburgring circuit.-500 cc classification:Footnotes:-350 cc classification:... Ret |
NAT 1976 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 16, 1976 at the Mugello circuit.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:Footnotes:... Ret |
YUG 1976 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 23, 1976 at the Opatija circuit.-350 cc classification:-250 cc classification:-125 cc classification:... Ret |
IOM 1976 Isle of Man TT The 1976 Isle of Man TT was the fifth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place between June 7 and June 12, 1976 at the Snaefell Mountain Course.-Senior TT classification:-Junior TT classification:... |
NED 1976 Dutch TT The 1976 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on June 27, 1976 at the Circuit van Drenthe Assen.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:-250 cc classification:... 1 |
FIN 1976 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on August 1, 1976 at the Imatra circuit.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:-250 cc classification:... Ret |
CZE 1976 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on August 22, 1976 at the Brno circuit.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:... Ret |
GER 1976 German motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on August 29, 1976 at the Nürburgring circuit.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:... Ret |
ESP 1976 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth and final round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on September 19, 1976 at the Circuito del Montjuïc.-350 cc classification:-250 cc classification:... |
15 | 15th | |||
| 500cc | MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
FRA 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on April 25, 1976 at the Circuit Bugatti Le Mans.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:Footnotes:... 5 |
AUT 1976 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 2, 1976 at the Salzburgring circuit.-500 cc classification:Footnotes:-350 cc classification:... 6 |
GER 1976 German motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on August 29, 1976 at the Nürburgring circuit.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:... 1 |
26 | 7th | |||||||||||
| Suzuki Suzuki is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines... |
NAT 1976 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 16, 1976 at the Mugello circuit.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:Footnotes:... Ret |
IOM 1976 Isle of Man TT The 1976 Isle of Man TT was the fifth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place between June 7 and June 12, 1976 at the Snaefell Mountain Course.-Senior TT classification:-Junior TT classification:... |
NED 1976 Dutch TT The 1976 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on June 27, 1976 at the Circuit van Drenthe Assen.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:-250 cc classification:... Ret |
BEL 1976 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on July 4, 1976 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.-500 cc classification:-250 cc classification:... Ret |
SWE 1976 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on July 25, 1976 at the Scandinavian Raceway.-500 cc classification:Footnotes:-250 cc classification:... |
FIN 1976 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on August 1, 1976 at the Imatra circuit.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:-250 cc classification:... Ret |
CZE 1976 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1976 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on August 22, 1976 at the Brno circuit.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:... Ret |
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| 1977 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 29th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:Suzuki saw off a strong challenge from Yamaha to take their second consecutive 500cc crown. Angel Nieto made it three 50cc titles in a row on a Bultaco while Morbidelli would win... |
350cc | Yamaha Yamaha Motor Company , is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized... |
VEN 1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix The 1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on March 20, 1977 at the San Carlos Circuit.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:... |
GER 1977 German motorcycle Grand Prix The 1977 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 8, 1977 at the Hockenheimring circuit.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:-250 cc classification:... 2 |
NAT 1977 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix The 1977 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 15, 1977 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:... 8 |
ESP 1977 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix The 1977 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 22, 1977 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama.-350 cc classification:-250 cc classification:... - |
FRA 1977 French motorcycle Grand Prix The 1977 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 29, 1977 at Circuit Paul Ricard.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:-250 cc classification:... 11 |
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CZE 10 |
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| 500cc | Yamaha Yamaha Motor Company , is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized... |
VEN 1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix The 1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on March 20, 1977 at the San Carlos Circuit.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:... |
AUT 1977 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1977 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 1, 1977 at the Salzburgring circuit.... |
GER 1977 German motorcycle Grand Prix The 1977 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 8, 1977 at the Hockenheimring circuit.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:-250 cc classification:... |
NAT 1977 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix The 1977 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 15, 1977 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:... 5 |
FRA 1977 French motorcycle Grand Prix The 1977 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 29, 1977 at Circuit Paul Ricard.-500 cc classification:-350 cc classification:-250 cc classification:... 2 |
NED Ret |
BEL 8 |
SWE 9 |
FIN Ret |
CZE 2 |
GBR 9 |
37 | 6th |
Complete British Formula One Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Pts. |
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| 1979 1979 British Formula One season The 1979 British Formula One season was the 2nd British Formula One Series season. It commenced on April 1, 1979 and ended on October 7 after fifteen races.-Races:- Drivers :... |
Giacomo Agostini | Williams WilliamsF1 Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, trading as AT&T Williams, is a British Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head... FW06 Williams FW06 The Williams FW06 was the first car produced by the combination of Frank Williams and Patrick Head for their Williams Grand Prix Engineering Formula One team... |
Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
ZOL Zolder The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlaemen, is an undulating motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix. The F1 circus... 9 |
OUL Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was... 6 |
BRH Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... 5 |
MAL Mallory Park Mallory Park is a motor racing circuit situated in the village of Kirkby Mallory, just off the A47, between Leicester and Hinckley. With the full car circuit measuring only 1.35 miles it is amongst the shortest permanent race circuits in the UK... Ret |
SNE Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich... 2 |
THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.... 6 |
ZAN Circuit Park Zandvoort Circuit Park Zandvoort is a motorsport race track located in Burgemeester van Alphenstraat 108, 2041 KP in the dunes north of the town of Zandvoort, in the Netherlands, near the North Sea coast line.- History :... 3 |
DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... 9 |
OUL Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was... 3 |
NOG Circuit Paul Armagnac Circuit Paul Armagnac is a motorsport race track near Nogaro in southwestern France. The track was built in 1960. The venue hosted the French round of the Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world championship in 1978 and 1982, as well as the 2003 round of the FIA Sportscar Championship. It also... Ret |
MAL Mallory Park Mallory Park is a motor racing circuit situated in the village of Kirkby Mallory, just off the A47, between Leicester and Hinckley. With the full car circuit measuring only 1.35 miles it is amongst the shortest permanent race circuits in the UK... Ret |
BRH Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... Ret |
THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.... 6 |
SNE Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich... 7 |
SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... 7 |
8th | 19 |
External links
- Giacomo-Agostini.com - Official site
- Giacomo Agostini at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame