1978 Lightweight MGP
Course name: Mountain (post 1914)
Course length: 150.92 miles (4 laps)
Competitors
| Position | Competitor(s) | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patterson, Cliff | 1:10:33.00 | 96.25 | Yamaha |
| 2 | Swallow, Richard | 1:11:09.00 | 95.44 | Maxton Yamaha |
| 3 | Jackson, Bob | 1:11:40.00 | 94.75 | Lambert Yamaha |
| 4 | Mellor, Phil | 1:12:16.00 | 93.96 | Maxton Yamaha |
| 5 | Jones, Ron | 1:12:35.00 | 93.55 | Maxton Yamaha |
| 6 | Hughes, Jackie | 1:12:42.00 | 93.41 | Yamaha |
| 7 | Keith, Colin | 1:13:07.00 | 92.87 | Yamaha |
| 8 | Brew, Rob | 1:13:33.00 | 92.32 | Yamaha |
| 9 | Batty, Lew | 1:14:26.00 | 91.22 | Yamaha |
| 10 | Creer, Jimmy | 1:14:51.00 | 90.73 | Yamaha |
| 11 | Sunderland, Eric | 1:14:53.00 | 90.68 | Pharaoh Yamaha |
| 12 | Broadhead, Dave | 1:14:56.00 | 90.62 | Yamaha |
| 13 | Atkins, Alan | 1:15:11.00 | 90.31 | Yamaha |
| 14 | Rowlands, Ron | 1:15:12.00 | 90.3 | Yamaha |
| 15 | Webb, Keith | 1:15:29.00 | 89.97 | Yamaha |
| 16 | Buxton, Robin | 1:16:08.00 | 89.19 | Maxton Yamaha |
| 17 | Tremble, Tony | 1:16:11.00 | 89.14 | Yamaha |
| 18 | Shirlaw, Roy | 1:16:13.00 | 89.09 | Yamscot |
| 19 | Russell, Gordon | 1:16:14.00 | 89.08 | Lomas Yamaha |
| 20 | Robinson, Mick | 1:16:40.00 | 88.58 | Yamaha |
| 21 | Taylor, Alan | 1:16:52.00 | 88.34 | Yamaha |
| 22 | Allan, Derek | 1:17:01.00 | 88.17 | Yamsel |
| 23 | Stone, John | 1:17:42.00 | 87.4 | Yamaha |
| 24 | Coombes, Dave | 1:17:42.00 | 87.39 | Hejira Suzuki |
| 25 | Gobell, Clifford | 1:17:54.00 | 87.17 | Nice Yamaha |
| 26 | Abbott, Roger | 1:18:13.00 | 86.82 | Brown Yamaha |
| 27 | Hart, Hans | 1:18:22.00 | 86.66 | Maxton Yamaha |
| 28 | Jeffrey, Laurence | 1:18:31.00 | 86.48 | Yamaha |
| 29 | Shearer, Ray | 1:18:34.00 | 86.43 | Yamaha |
| 30 | Butler, William | 1:19:03.00 | 85.91 | Suzuki |
| 31 | Phillips, Alan | 1:19:05.00 | 85.87 | Craig Yamaha |
| 32 | Rutzen, David | 1:19:14.00 | 85.71 | Yamaha |
| 33 | Appleby, Roger | 1:19:14.00 | 85.7 | Yamaha |
| 34 | Edwards, Tony | 1:19:23.00 | 85.55 | Yamaha |
| 35 | Kelly, Decca | 1:20:16.00 | 84.61 | Yamaha |
| 36 | Brooks, Richard | 1:20:34.00 | 84.29 | Yamaha |
| 37 | Francis, Andy | 1:20:57.00 | 83.88 | Marshalls Cotton |
| 38 | Turner, Glyn | 1:21:01.00 | 83.81 | Yamaha |
| 39 | Cannon, Rick | 1:21:05.00 | 83.75 | Yamaha |
| 40 | Maltby, Robert | 1:21:21.00 | 83.47 | Yamaha |
| 41 | Bond, Chris | 1:23:30.00 | 81.33 | Yamaha |
| 42 | Cassidy, Dick | 1:23:32.00 | 81.29 | Yamaha |
| 43 | Griffin, John | 1:23:32.00 | 80.96 | Yamaha |
| 44 | Teare, Malcolm | 1:23:52.00 | 80.95 | Craig Yamaha |
| 45 | Davies, Mike | 1:23:53.00 | 80.73 | Maxton Yamaha |
| 46 | Hewitt, Ronnie | 1:24:07.00 | 79.8 | Yamaha |
| 47 | Capes, Derek | 1:25:06.00 | 78.94 | Aermacchi |
| 48 | Collard, William | 1:26:01.00 | 78.82 | Yamaha |
| 49 | Fitzsimmons, Richard | 1:26:09.00 | 77.59 | Suzuki |
| 50 | Smith, David | 1:27:31.00 | 77.11 | Aermacchi |
| 51 | Bissett, Alan | 1:28:04.00 | 77.05 | Yamaha |
| 52 | Hagan, Philip | 1:28:08.00 | 76.76 | Greeves |
| 53 | Griffiths, Terrence | 1:28:28.00 | 76.56 | Maxton Yamaha |
| 54 | Ridgeon, George | 1:28:42.00 | 76.5 | Greeves |
| 55 | Hammond, Colin | 1:29:56.00 | 75.06 | Bultaco |
| 56 | Royle, William | 1:30:28.00 | 72.66 | Yamaha |
| 57 | Morss, Gordon | 1:33:44.00 | 72.44 | Greeves |
| 58 | McDonald, Don | 1:34:44.00 | 71.68 | Suzuki |
| 59 | Drinkwater, Frank | 1:35:39.00 | 70.99 | Ducati |
| 60 | Murden, Rupert | 1:37:05.00 | 69.95 | Aermacchi |
| 61 | Stewart, Douglas | 1:38:07.00 | 69.21 | Suzuki |
| 62 | Wynne, Pat | 1:39:33.00 | 68.22 | Yamaha |
| 63 | Vaughan, Bruce | 54.29 | Yamaha | |
| 64 | Bowers, Peter | 62.25 | Cathcart Suzuki | |
| 65 | Hannaford, John | 68.28 | Yamaha | |
| R | Bandeen, Chad | Suzuki | ||
| R | Connor, Des | Yamaha | ||
| R | Heeson, Lee | Yamaha | ||
| R | Herley, Tom | Yamaha | ||
| R | Jones, Tony | Yamaha | ||
| R | Keane, Patrick | Yamaha | ||
| R | Law, Con | Glen Cowell Yamaha | ||
| R | Lawrence, Gareth | Yamaha | ||
| R | Lyons, Roger | Yamaha | ||
| R | Robinson, Donny | Yamaha | ||
| R | Smith, Godfrey | Yamaha | ||
| R | Webb, John | Yamaha | ||
| R | Campbell, Raymond | Yamaha | ||
| R | Robson, Bryan | Harris Yamaha | ||
| R | Simmons, Bob | Fahron Special |