Grands Prix
| Round | Race | Location | 50cc winner | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuelan Grand Prix | San Carlos | Angel Nieto | Walter Villa | Carlos Lavado | Barry Sheene | Report | |
| 2 | Austrian Grand Prix | Salzburgring | Angel Nieto | Kork Ballington | Kenny Roberts | Report | ||
| 3 | German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | Gerhard Waibel | Angel Nieto | Kork Ballington | Jon Ekerold | Wil Hartog | Report |
| 4 | Nations Grand Prix | Imola | Eugenio Lazzarini | Angel Nieto | Kork Ballington | Gregg Hansford | Kenny Roberts | Report |
| 5 | Spanish Grand Prix | Jarama | Eugenio Lazzarini | Angel Nieto | Kork Ballington | Kork Ballington | Kenny Roberts | Report |
| 6 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix | Rijeka | Eugenio Lazzarini | Angel Nieto | Graziano Rossi | Kork Ballington | Kenny Roberts | Report |
| 7 | Dutch TT | Assen | Eugenio Lazzarini | Angel Nieto | Graziano Rossi | Gregg Hansford | Virginio Ferrari | Report |
| 8 | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa | Henk van Kessel | Barry Smith | Edi Stoellinger | Dennis Ireland | Report | |
| 9 | Swedish Grand Prix | Karlskoga | Pier Paolo Bianchi | Graziano Rossi | Barry Sheene | Report | ||
| 10 | Finnish Grand Prix | Imatra | Ricardo Tormo | Kork Ballington | Gregg Hansford | Boet van Dulmen | Report | |
| 11 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone | Angel Nieto | Kork Ballington | Kork Ballington | Kenny Roberts | Report | |
| 12 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Brno | Guy Bertin | Kork Ballington | Kork Ballington | Report | ||
| 13 | French Grand Prix | Le Mans | Eugenio Lazzarini | Guy Bertin | Kork Ballington | Patrick Fernandez | Barry Sheene | Report |
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