1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix

1979 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 13 races in the; 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	2 September 1979
Official name	Grand Prix de France[citation needed]
Location	Bugatti Circuit
Course	Permanent racing facility; 4.240 km (2.635 mi);
500cc
Rider
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
350cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Kork Ballington
Time	1:40.750
Fastest lap
Rider	Éric Saul
Podium
First	Patrick Fernandez
Second	Roland Freymond
Third	Walter Villa
250cc
Rider
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
125cc
Rider
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
50cc
Rider
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
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

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

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[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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