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1979 British motorcycle Grand Prix

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United Kingdom  1979 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 11 of 13 races in the
1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date12 August 1979
Official nameMarlboro British Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationSilverstone Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.711 km (2.927 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United States Kenny Roberts
Time 1:29.810
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Time 1:29.980
Podium
First United States Kenny Roberts
Second United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Third Netherlands Wil Hartog
350 cc
Pole position
Rider France Éric Saul
Time Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington
Time Unknown
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington
Second Australia Gregg Hansford
Third Australia Jeff Sayle
250 cc
Pole position
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington
Time 1:36.220
Fastest lap
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington
Time 1:35.110
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington
Second United States Randy Mamola
Third West Germany Anton Mang
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Hans Müller
Time 1:42.650
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Time 1:42.200
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second West Germany Gert Bender
Third France Guy Bertin
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Derek Jones
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Jock Taylor
Podium
First Switzerland Rolf Biland
Second United Kingdom Jock Taylor
Third United Kingdom Dick Greasley
Sidecars (B2B)
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland
Fastest lap
Rider France Alain Michel
Podium
First France Alain Michel
Second Switzerland Bruno Holzer
Third Japan Masato Kumano

The 1979 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10–12 August 1979 at the Silverstone Circuit.

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Race summary

The 500cc British Grand Prix would be one of the closest races in Grand Prix history.[4][5] The race began with Barry Sheene, Kenny Roberts and Wil Hartog breaking away from the rest of the field. At the midpoint of the race, Hartog fell off the pace as Sheene and Roberts continued to battle for the lead.[5] The event featured numerous lead changes throughout the 28 lap race.[4] Heading into the final lap of the race, the two leaders came upon lapped riders. Roberts was unhindered as he passed the slower riders however, Sheene was momentarily held up, allowing Roberts to increase his lead.[4] An undeterred Sheene put in an impressive lap time to catch Roberts as they entered the final corner.[4] With momentum on his side, Sheene attempted a last second pass, but Roberts was able to prevail over Sheene by a narrow margin of just three-tenths of a second.[4]

Minutes before the start of the race, Roberts' Yamaha blew a seal and sprayed the bike with oil.[5] His crew managed to replace the seal in time but, Roberts went to the starting line with his gloves coated with oil, causing his hand to slip on the throttle during the race.[5]

After an eleven-year absence from world championship racing, Honda returned to competition with the exotic, four-stroke NR500 ridden by riders Mick Grant and Takazumi Katayama.[6] The motorcycle featured an engine with oval-shaped cylinders as well as a monocoque chassis. Both bikes retired from the race, Grant crashing out on the first turn after the bike spilled oil onto his rear tire. Katayama retired on the seventh lap due to ignition problems.[6]

Classification

500 cc

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 42'56.720 15
2 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +0.030 12
3 Netherlands Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +4.970 10
4 Italy Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +35.280 8
5 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Suzuki +36.820 6
6 France Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +40.650 5
7 Italy Franco Uncini Team Zago International Suzuki +51.090 4
8 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki +51.250 3
9 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki +56.790 2
10 United Kingdom John Newbold Team Appleby Glade Suzuki +1'16.490 1
11 Italy Carlo Perugini Yamaha +1'18.280
12 Italy Gianni Rolando Scuderia Naldoni Suzuki +1'19.910
13 Sweden Peter Sjöström Ava MC Stockholm Suzuki +1 lap
14 United Kingdom Steve Ward Auto 66 Club Suzuki +1 lap
15 United Kingdom Keith Huewen Len Manchester Motorcycles Yamaha +1 lap
16 Austria Max Wiener Suzuki +2 laps
17 United Kingdom George Fogarty Sports Motorcycles Suzuki +2 laps
18 Netherlands Henk de Vries Team 77 Suzuki +2 laps
19 Italy Corrado Tuzii Suzuki +2 laps
Ret France Michel Rougerie Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Ron Haslam Mal Carter Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Stan Woods Yamaha Retired
Ret South Africa Eddie Grant Retired
Ret United Kingdom Gary Lingham Suzuki Retired
Ret West Germany Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret New Zealand John Woodley Suzuki Retired
Ret Venezuela Roberto Pietri Suzuki Retired
Ret Italy Gianni Pelletier Suzuki Retired
Ret New Zealand Dennis Ireland Derry's Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret Spain Toni Garcia Suzuki Retired
Ret West Germany Josef Hage Dieter Braun Team Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Roger Marshall Dieter Braun Team Silver Dream Retired
Ret United Kingdom Alex George Suzuki Retired
Ret United States Randy Mamola Serge Zago Suzuki Retired
Ret Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Retired
Ret Italy Graziano Rossi Morbidelli Morbidelli Retired
Ret United Kingdom Rod Scivyer Suzuki Retired
Ret Finland Seppo Rossi Kouv MK Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Tony Rutter Harold Coppock Suzuki Retired
Ret Japan Ikujiro Takai Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Retired
Ret Japan Takazumi Katayama Honda International Racing Honda Retired
Ret Sweden Lennart Backström Suzuki Retired
Ret South Africa Russell Wood Yamaha Retired
Ret United Kingdom Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Accident
Ret United Kingdom Dave Potter Team Mitsui Yamaha Yamaha Retired
Ret United Kingdom Mick Grant Honda International Racing Honda Accident
DNS Netherlands Jack Middelburg Suzuki Did not start
Sources:[7][8]

350cc

Place Rider Number Country Machine Time/Retired Points
1 South Africa Kork Ballington 1 South Africa Kawasaki 38min 9.91sec 15
2 Australia Gregg Hansford 15 Australia Kawasaki 12
3 Australia Jeff Sayle 25 Australia Yamaha 10
4 Switzerland Michel Frutschi 14 Switzerland Yamaha 8
5 Switzerland Roland Freymond 24 Switzerland Yamaha 6
6 France Michel Rougerie 55 France Yamaha 5
7 France Olivier Chevallier 10 France Chevallier-Yamaha 4
8 United Kingdom Tony Head 47 United Kingdom Yamaha 3
9 South Africa Alan North 43 South Africa Yamaha 2
10 South Africa Jon Ekerold 4 South Africa Yamaha 1
Sources:[9]

250cc

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points
1 South Africa Kork Ballington 1 South Africa Kawasaki 15
2 United States Randy Mamola 17 United States Yamaha 12
3 Germany Anton Mang 5 West Germany Kawasaki 10
4 Australia Graeme McGregor 35 Australia Yamaha 8
5 Switzerland Roland Freymond 39 Switzerland Yamaha 6
6 France Olivier Chevallier 20 France Chevallier-Yamaha 5
7 Austria Edi Stoellinger 28 Austria Yamaha 4
8 France Patrick Fernandez 2 France Yamaha 3
9 France Christian Estrosi 12 France Kawasaki 2
10 United Kingdom Tony Head 51 United Kingdom Yamaha 1
11 Finland Eero Hyvarinen 38 Finland Yamaha
12 France Eric Saul 21 France Bimota Adriatica Yamaha
13 Belgium Rene Delaby 23 Belgium Yamaha
Sources:[10]

125cc

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points
1 Spain Angel Nieto 2 Spain Minarelli 15
2 Germany Gert Bender 11 West Germany Bender 12
3 France Guy Bertin 5 France Motobécane 10
4 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger 12 Switzerland Morbidelli 8
5 Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi 3 Italy Minarelli 6
6 Italy Maurizio Massimiami 6 Italy MBA 5
7 Switzerland Hans Müller 7 Switzerland MBA 4
8 Austria August Auinger 16 Austria Morbidelli 3
9 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler 17 Switzerland MBA 2
10 United Kingdom Clive Horton 10 United Kingdom Morbidelli 1
Sources:[11]

B2A Sidecars Standings

Pos Rider Passenger Number Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Switzerland Rolf Biland Switzerland Kurt Waltisperg 1 Schmid-Yamaha 33min 39.47sec 15
2 United Kingdom Jock Taylor Sweden Benga Johansson 7 Windle-Yamaha 12
3 United Kingdom Dick Greasley United Kingdom John Parkins 5 Busch-Yamaha 10
4 Germany Werner Schwärzel Germany Andreas Huber 4 Yamaha 8
5 Germany Rolf Steinhausen United Kingdom Kenny Arthur 12 KSA-Yamaha 6
6 Germany Walter Ohrmann Germany Erich Schmitz 27 Yamaha 5
7 Germany Siegfried Schauzu Germany Lorenzo Puzo 13 Busch-Yamaha 4
8 United Kingdom John Barker United Kingdom Nick Cutmore 28 Reynoldson-Yamaha 3
9 Germany Hermann Huber Germany Bernhard Schappacher 14 Krauser-Yamaha 2
10 Finland Kalevi Rahko Finland Kari Laatikainen 16 Yamaha 1

[12]

B2B Sidecars Standings

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 France Alain Michel Germany Michael Burkhard Seymaz-Yamaha 15
2 Switzerland Bruno Holzer Sweden Karl Meierhans LCR-Yamaha 12
3 Japan Masato Kumano Japan Isao Arifuku Yamaha 10
4 Germany Heinz Luthringshauser Germany Karl Paul Yamaha 8
5 France Yvan Trolliet France Marc Petel Seymaz-Yamaha 6
6 France Bernard Chabert France Patrice Daire CB-Yamaha 5
7 Netherlands Cees Smit Netherlands Charles Vroegop Seymaz-Yamaha 4
8 Austria Klaus Sprengel United Kingdom Derek John Booth Suzuki 3
9 United Kingdom Steve Sinnott United Kingdom John Horspole ?-Yamaha 2
10 Germany Rudolf Reinhard Germany Karin Sterzenbach GEP-Yamaha 1

[13]

References

  1. ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1979 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Silverstone Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e "An All-Time Classic: Sheene vs Roberts 40 Years On". motogp.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Sam Moses (20 August 1979). "A Thriller At Silverstone". sportsillustrated.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. ^ a b "The NR500s: A Humiliating Debut". World.honda.com. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  7. ^ "1979 British MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  8. ^ "BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1979". Motogp.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  9. ^ "BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 350cc Race Classification 1979". Motogp.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  10. ^ "BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 250cc Race Classification 1979". Motogp.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  11. ^ "BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 125cc Race Classification 1979". Motogp.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  12. ^ "1979 - Sidecars 500cc B2A (Sidecars classiques)". Racing Memory (in French). Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  13. ^ "1979 - Sidecars 500cc B2B (Sidecars modernes)". Racing Memory (in French). Retrieved 13 November 2011.

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