1978 Senior MGP
Course name: Mountain (post 1914)
Course length: 226.38 miles (6 laps)
Competitors
| Position | Competitor(s) | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linder, George | 2:12:48.00 | 102.28 | Suzuki |
| 2 | Ward, Steve | 2:12:56.00 | 102.16 | Padgett Yamaha |
| 3 | Pither, Dave | 2:16:05.00 | 99.8 | Yamaha |
| 4 | Nicholls, Phil | 2:16:50.00 | 99.25 | Maxton Yamaha |
| 5 | Watts, Clive | 2:17:14.00 | 98.96 | Cowles Yamaha |
| 6 | Bradley, Steve | 2:17:25.00 | 98.84 | Yamaha |
| 7 | Dunlop, Jim | 2:17:36.00 | 98.7 | Yamsel |
| 8 | Johnson, Geoff | 2:18:01.00 | 98.4 | DRM Yamaha |
| 9 | Wilson, Roger | 2:18:05.00 | 98.36 | Clucas Yamaha |
| 10 | Tunstall, Geoff | 2:18:33.00 | 98.03 | Denby Dale Maxton |
| 11 | Bevan, Colin | 2:19:27.00 | 97.39 | Pantell Yamaha |
| 12 | Lawrence, Bill | 2:19:39.00 | 97.26 | Graystead Yamaha |
| 13 | Ames, Marty | 2:19:44.00 | 97.19 | Lockyam |
| 14 | Mylchreest, Cliff | 2:20:02.00 | 96.99 | Yamaha |
| 15 | Barstard, Geoff | 2:21:28.00 | 96.01 | Yamaha |
| 16 | Griffiths, Chris | 2:21:38.00 | 95.9 | Yamaha |
| 17 | Heath, Graham | 2:21:47.00 | 95.79 | Heath Yamaha |
| 18 | Jackson, Kevin | 2:23:01.00 | 94.96 | Yamaha |
| 19 | McKillop, Willie | 2:23:35.00 | 94.59 | Yamsel |
| 20 | Parker, Trevor | 2:24:32.00 | 93.97 | Maxton Yamaha |
| 21 | Brew, Allan | 2:25:05.00 | 93.61 | Yamaha |
| 22 | McGinn, Conor | 2:25:19.00 | 93.46 | MB Yamaha |
| 23 | Davies, John | 2:26:27.00 | 92.74 | Maxton Yamaha |
| 24 | Cornes, Eric | 2:27:06.00 | 92.33 | Beale Yamaha |
| 25 | Rees, Dave | 2:27:06.00 | 92.33 | Baco Yamaha |
| 26 | Evans, Russ | 2:27:44.00 | 91.93 | Yamaha |
| 27 | East, Dave | 2:28:21.00 | 91.55 | Yamsel |
| 28 | Hirst, Bob | 2:28:58.00 | 91.17 | Seeley Matchless |
| 29 | Ramsey, Eric | 2:29:46.00 | 90.69 | Seeley |
| 30 | Higginson, Frank | 2:31:30.00 | 89.65 | Yamaha |
| 31 | Pemberton, Tom | 2:31:48.00 | 89.47 | Kawasaki |
| 32 | Toone, Emilio | 2:31:59.00 | 89.37 | ET Triumph |
| 33 | Oliver, Roger | 2:32:34.00 | 89.02 | Yamaha |
| 34 | Rice, Bill | 2:32:47.00 | 88.89 | Yamaha |
| 35 | Coombes, Mick | 2:33:14.00 | 88.63 | Kawasaki |
| 36 | Warner, Murray | 2:33:31.00 | 88.47 | Yamaha |
| 37 | Monnery, Roger | 2:33:40.00 | 88.38 | Honda |
| 38 | Moss, Frank | 2:33:58.00 | 88.21 | Moss Honda Special |
| 39 | Paterson, George | 2:34:24.00 | 87.96 | Yamaha |
| 40 | Skinner, Steve | 2:34:46.00 | 87.75 | Yamaha |
| 41 | Gaites, Brett | 2:35:15.00 | 87.48 | Rob North Honda |
| 42 | Brown, Chas | 2:37:19.00 | 86.33 | Aermacchi |
| 43 | Todd, Paul | 2:37:39.00 | 86.15 | Yamaha |
| 44 | Britton, Rob | 2:37:50.00 | 86.05 | Yamaha |
| 45 | Simpson, Bill | 2:38:08.00 | 85.89 | Denholm Yamaha |
| 46 | Garratt, Brian | 2:38:19.00 | 85.79 | Norton Vendetta |
| 47 | Daly, John | 2:38:27.00 | 85.71 | Headline Norton |
| 48 | Bedward, Chris | 2:42:11.00 | 83.75 | Triumph |
| 49 | Cocks, Roger | 83.45 | Suzuki | |
| 50 | Martin, Paul | 82.33 | Shepherd Suzuki | |
| 51 | Head, Bill | 82.31 | Velocette | |
| 52 | Harris, Chris | 81.72 | Cowles Matchless | |
| 53 | Snelling, Bill | 81.3 | Velocette Metisse | |
| 54 | Fryer, Frank | 80.93 | Yamaha | |
| 55 | Sands, Jack | 80.45 | Yamaha | |
| 56 | Holmes, Steve | 79.05 | Norton Domiracer | |
| 57 | Cretney, David | 78.99 | Honda | |
| 58 | Martin, Dean | 78.56 | Yamaha | |
| 59 | Roberts, David | 77.22 | Honda | |
| 60 | Beck, Stan | 76.34 | Bill Head Honda | |
| 61 | O'Brien, Steve | 74.66 | Cowles Yamaha | |
| 62 | Stuckey, Henry | 58.7 | Maxton Yamaha | |
| R | Ashton, Dave | Triumph Trident | ||
| R | Cowell, Randall | Yamaha | ||
| R | Franklin, Paul | Ducati | ||
| R | Goodall, John | Cowles Triumph | ||
| R | Hartley, Clive | Suzuki | ||
| R | Heath, James | Yamaha | ||
| R | Jeffreys, Mick | Yamaha | ||
| R | Kermode, Peter | Velocette | ||
| R | Kneen, Mike | IoMSP Suzuki | ||
| R | McEntee, John | Fowler Yamaha | ||
| R | Middleton, Mark | Suzuki | ||
| R | Mitchell, Steve | Yamaha | ||
| R | Montgomery, Dave | Seeley Commando | ||
| R | Moore, Eddie | Suzuki | ||
| R | Noblett, Mick | Suzuki | ||
| R | Oliver, David | Yamaha | ||
| R | Pidcock, Ian | Aermacchi | ||
| R | Potter, Don | Yamaha | ||
| R | Rennie, Tony | Foale Yamaha | ||
| R | Roberts, Graham | Seeley | ||
| R | Roxburgh, Ken | Yamaha | ||
| R | Russell, Ronnie | IoMSP Suzuki | ||
| R | Sanderson, Keith | Yamaha | ||
| R | Swallow, Pete | Norton | ||
| R | Thomson, Chris | Thomson Yamaha | ||
| R | Vine, Rob | Yamaha | ||
| R | Whittaker, David | Yamaha | ||
| R | Knowles, John | Fiveways Yamaha | ||
| R | Rigg, John | Yamaha | ||
| R | Robinson, Brian | Yamaha | ||
| R | Robinson, John | Yamaha | ||
| R | Rogers, Richard | Yamaha | ||
| R | Jefferies, Nick | Yamaha | ||
| R | Jones, Douglas | Seeley | ||
| R | Coleman, John | Yamaha |