1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–20 May 1979 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama.

  1979 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 13 races in the
1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date20 May 1979
Official nameGran Premio de España[1]
LocationCircuito Permanente del Jarama
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.404 km (2.115 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Mike Baldwin
Time 1:34.400
Fastest lap
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 1:33.900
Podium
First Kenny Roberts
Second Wil Hartog
Third Mike Baldwin
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Kork Ballington
Time 2:18.400
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Kork Ballington
Second Gregg Hansford
Third Michel Frutschi
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Gregg Hansford
Time 1:37.000
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Kork Ballington
Second Gregg Hansford
Third Graziano Rossi
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Ángel Nieto
Time 1:43.700
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Ángel Nieto
Second Thierry Espié
Third Walter Koschine
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 1:52.200
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Patrick Plisson
Third Rolf Blatter

Classification

500 cc
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 57'10.900 15
2 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +13.900 12
3 Mike Baldwin Serge Zago Suzuki +19.900 10
4 Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +42.700 8
5 Franco Uncini Team Zago International Suzuki +49.900 6
6 Boet van Dulmen Suzuki +54.000 5
7 Jack Middelburg Suzuki +59.600 4
8 Philippe Coulon Suzuki +1'04.900 3
9 Michel Rougerie Suzuki +1'05.600 2
10 Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki +1'06.400 1
11 Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1 lap
12 Gianni Pelletier Suzuki +1 lap
13 Henk de Vries Team 77 Suzuki +2 laps
14 Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Suzuki +2 laps
15 Sergio Pellandini Suzuki +2 laps
16 Max Nothiger Suzuki +2 laps
Ret Seppo Rossi Kouv MK Suzuki Retired
Ret Graziano Rossi Morbidelli Morbidelli Retired
Ret Gustav Reiner Dieter Braun Team Suzuki Accident
Ret Lennart Bäckström Team Zago International Suzuki Retired
Ret Lorenzo Ghiselli Suzuki Retired
Ret Kevin Stowe Suzuki Retired
Ret Hiroyuki Kawasaki Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired
Ret Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired
Ret Toni Garcia Suzuki Retired
Ret Peter Sjöström Ava MC Stockholm Suzuki Retired
Ret Bernard Fau Suzuki France Suzuki Accident
DNS Tom Herron Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Did not start
DNQ Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha 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". jumpingjack.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. "1979 Spanish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. "SPANISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1979". Motogp.com. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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