1979 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1980 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 11–13 May 1979 at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari.

  1979 Nations Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 13 races in the
1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date13 May 1979
Official nameGran Premio delle Nazioni[1]
LocationAutodromo Dino Ferrari
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.040 km (3.132 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Barry Sheene
Time 1:56.130
Fastest lap
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 1:56.000
Podium
First Kenny Roberts
Second Virginio Ferrari
Third Tom Herron
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Kork Ballington
Time 1:59.020
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Gregg Hansford
Second Sadao Asami
Third Patrick Fernandez
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Kork Ballington
Time 2:02.330
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Kork Ballington
Second Randy Mamola
Third Barry Ditchburn
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Ángel Nieto
Time 2:09.450
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Ángel Nieto
Second Thierry Espié
Third Maurizio Massimiani
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 2:22.940
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Rolf Blatter
Third Peter Looijesteijn

Classification

500 cc
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 56'49.700 15
2 Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +10.900 12
3 Tom Herron Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Yamaha +17.400 10
4 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +31.900 8
5 Mike Baldwin Serge Zago Suzuki +40.600 6
6 Bernard Fau Suzuki France Suzuki +51.000 5
7 Jack Middelburg Suzuki +55.000 4
8 Philippe Coulon Suzuki +1'01.000 3
9 Graziano Rossi Morbidelli Morbidelli +1'39.700 2
10 Gianni Pelletier Suzuki +1 lap 1
11 Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Yamaha +1 lap
12 Max Wiener Suzuki +1 lap
13 Alex George Suzuki +1 lap
14 Werner Nenning Mobel Nenning Racing Team Suzuki +1 lap
15 Seppo Rossi Kouv MK Suzuki +1 lap
16 Raffaele Pasqual Suzuki +1 lap
17 Sergio Pellandini Suzuki +2 laps
Ret Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Retired
Ret Leandro Becheroni Yamaha Retired
Ret Franco Uncini Team Zago International Suzuki Retired
Ret Boet van Dulmen Suzuki Retired
Ret Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki Accident
Ret Carlo Perugini Suzuki Accident
Ret Lorenzo Ghiselli Suzuki Retired
Ret Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki Retired
Ret Dennis Ireland Derry's Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret Eddie Grant Suzuki Retitred
Ret Michel Rougerie Suzuki Retired
Ret Gianni Rolando Scuderia Naldoni Suzuki Accident
Ret Carlo Paganini Suzuki Retired
DNS Hiroyuki Kawasaki Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Did not start
DNQ Gregorio Mariani Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Peter Sjöström Ava MC Stockholm Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Jurgen Steiner Suzuki Deutschland Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Sandro Moro Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Corrado Tuzii Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources: [2][3]

References
  1. "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. "1979 Nations MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. "NATIONS GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1979". Motogp.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
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1979 Spanish Grand Prix
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