1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix
- Permanent racing facility
- 4.240 km (2.635 mi)
Pole position | |||
---|---|---|---|
Rider | Kenny Roberts | ||
Time | 1:38.130 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Virginio Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:37.900 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Barry Sheene | ||
Second | Randy Mamola | ||
Third | Kenny Roberts |
Pole position | |||
---|---|---|---|
Rider | Kork Ballington | ||
Time | 1:40.750 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Éric Saul | ||
Podium | |||
First | Patrick Fernandez | ||
Second | Roland Freymond | ||
Third | Walter Villa |
Pole position | |||
---|---|---|---|
Rider | Gregg Hansford | ||
Time | 1:43.530 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Kork Ballington | ||
Time | 1:43.600 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Kork Ballington | ||
Second | Gregg Hansford | ||
Third | Patrick Fernandez |
Pole position | |||
---|---|---|---|
Rider | Guy Bertin | ||
Time | 1:50.300 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Ángel Nieto | ||
Time | 1:49.700 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Guy Bertin | ||
Second | Ricardo Tormo | ||
Third | Pier Paolo Bianchi |
Pole position | |||
---|---|---|---|
Rider | Ricardo Tormo | ||
Time | 2:02.560 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Stefan Dörflinger | ||
Podium | |||
First | Eugenio Lazzarini | ||
Second | Stefan Dörflinger | ||
Third | 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 | ||
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1 | Barry Sheene | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 48'06.800 | 15 | ||
2 | Randy Mamola | Serge Zago | Suzuki | +2.400 | 12 | ||
3 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +13.890 | 10 | ||
4 | Franco Uncini | Team Zago International | Suzuki | +19.710 | 8 | ||
5 | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +20.020 | 6 | ||
6 | Philippe Coulon | Suzuki | +20.660 | 5 | |||
7 | Steve Parrish | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +56.320 | 4 | ||
8 | Michel Rougerie | Suzuki | +45.200 | 3 | |||
9 | John Woodley | Suzuki | +1 lap | 2 | |||
10 | Peter Sjöström | Ava MC Stockholm | Suzuki | +1 lap | 1 | ||
11 | Seppo Rossi | Kouv MK | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
12 | Henk de Vries | Team 77 | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
13 | Hervé Guilleux | Buton | +1 lap | ||||
14 | Gianni Rolando | Scuderia Naldoni | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||
15 | Roberto Pietri | Suzuki | +2 laps | ||||
16 | Gerhard Vogt | Bill Smith Racing | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||
17 | Alain Rothlisberger | Suzuki | +3 laps | ||||
18 | Wil Hartog | Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | +7 laps | |||
19 | Willem Zoet | Stimorol Racing | Suzuki | +7 laps | |||
20 | Michel Rastel | Dieter Braun Team | Suzuki | +8 laps | |||
Ret | Virginio Ferrari | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | Accident | |||
Ret | Boet Van Dulmen | Suzuki | Accident | ||||
Ret | Graziano Rossi | Morbidelli | Morbidelli | Retired | |||
Ret | Leandro Becheroni | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Carlo Perugini | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Dennis Ireland | Derry's Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | Lennart Backstrom | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Franck Gross | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Josef Hage | Dieter Braun Team | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | Borge Nielsen | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Sergio Pellandini | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Gianni Pelletier | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Gustav Reiner | Dieter Braun Team | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | Christian Sarron | Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | Retired | |||
Ret | Max Wiener | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Marco Lucchinelli | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
DNQ | Mick Grant | Honda International Racing | Honda | Did not qualify | |||
DNQ | Takazumi Katayama | Honda International Racing | Honda | Did not qualify | |||
DNQ | Carlos Delgado | Suzuki | Did not qualify | ||||
DNQ | Kenny Blake | Yamaha | Did not qualify | ||||
DNQ | Bo Granath | Yamaha | Did not qualify | ||||
DNQ | King Wong Kwong | Honda International Racing | Honda | Did not qualify | |||
Sources: [1][2] |
References
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