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1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix

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France  1979 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 13 races in the
1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date2 September 1979
Official nameGrand Prix de France[citation needed]
LocationBugatti Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.240 km (2.635 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United States Kenny Roberts
Time 1:38.130
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Virginio Ferrari
Time 1:37.900
Podium
First United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Second United States Randy Mamola
Third United States Kenny Roberts
350 cc
Pole position
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington
Time 1:40.750
Fastest lap
Rider France Éric Saul
Podium
First France Patrick Fernandez
Second Switzerland Roland Freymond
Third Italy Walter Villa
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Gregg Hansford
Time 1:43.530
Fastest lap
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington
Time 1:43.600
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington
Second Australia Gregg Hansford
Third France Patrick Fernandez
125 cc
Pole position
Rider France Guy Bertin
Time 1:50.300
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto
Time 1:49.700
Podium
First France Guy Bertin
Second Spain Ricardo Tormo
Third Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ricardo Tormo
Time 2:02.560
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger
Third Switzerland Rolf Blatter

The 1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 31 August–2 September 1979 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.

Classification

500 cc

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 48'06.800 15
2 United States Randy Mamola Serge Zago Suzuki +2.400 12
3 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +13.890 10
4 Italy Franco Uncini Team Zago International Suzuki +19.710 8
5 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +20.020 6
6 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki +20.660 5
7 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +56.320 4
8 France Michel Rougerie Suzuki +45.200 3
9 New Zealand John Woodley Suzuki +1 lap 2
10 Sweden Peter Sjöström Ava MC Stockholm Suzuki +1 lap 1
11 Finland Seppo Rossi Kouv MK Suzuki +1 lap
12 Netherlands Henk de Vries Team 77 Suzuki +1 lap
13 France Hervé Guilleux Buton +1 lap
14 Italy Gianni Rolando Scuderia Naldoni Suzuki +2 laps
15 Venezuela Roberto Pietri Suzuki +2 laps
16 West Germany Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Suzuki +2 laps
17 Switzerland Alain Rothlisberger Suzuki +3 laps
18 Netherlands Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +7 laps
19 Netherlands Willem Zoet Stimorol Racing Suzuki +7 laps
20 France Michel Rastel Dieter Braun Team Suzuki +8 laps
Ret Italy Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki Accident
Ret Netherlands Boet Van Dulmen Suzuki Accident
Ret Italy Graziano Rossi Morbidelli Morbidelli Retired
Ret Italy Leandro Becheroni Suzuki Retired
Ret Italy Carlo Perugini Suzuki Retired
Ret New Zealand Dennis Ireland Derry's Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret Sweden Lennart Backstrom Suzuki Retired
Ret France Franck Gross Suzuki Retired
Ret West Germany Josef Hage Dieter Braun Team Suzuki Retired
Ret Denmark Borge Nielsen Suzuki Retired
Ret Switzerland Sergio Pellandini Suzuki Retired
Ret Italy Gianni Pelletier Suzuki Retired
Ret West Germany Gustav Reiner Dieter Braun Team Suzuki Retired
Ret France Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Retired
Ret Austria Max Wiener Suzuki Retired
Ret Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki Retired
DNQ United Kingdom Mick Grant Honda International Racing Honda Did not qualify
DNQ Japan Takazumi Katayama Honda International Racing Honda Did not qualify
DNQ Spain Carlos Delgado Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Australia Kenny Blake Yamaha Did not qualify
DNQ Sweden Bo Granath Yamaha Did not qualify
DNQ Hong Kong King Wong Kwong Honda International Racing Honda Did not qualify
Sources: [1][2]

References

  1. ^ "1979 Finnish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  2. ^ "FINLAND GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1979". Motogp.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.


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1979 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1979 season
Next race:
1980 Nations Grand Prix
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1980 French Grand Prix
This page was last edited on 13 January 2024, at 14:19
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