1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix
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Race 13 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 2 September 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Grand Prix de France[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Bugatti Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]500 cc
[edit]Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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1 | ![]() | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 48'06.800 | 15 | ||
2 | ![]() | Serge Zago | Suzuki | +2.400 | 12 | ||
3 | ![]() | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +13.890 | 10 | ||
4 | ![]() | Team Zago International | Suzuki | +19.710 | 8 | ||
5 | ![]() | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +20.020 | 6 | ||
6 | ![]() | Suzuki | +20.660 | 5 | |||
7 | ![]() | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +56.320 | 4 | ||
8 | ![]() | Suzuki | +45.200 | 3 | |||
9 | ![]() | Suzuki | +1 lap | 2 | |||
10 | ![]() | Ava MC Stockholm | Suzuki | +1 lap | 1 | ||
11 | ![]() | Kouv MK | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
12 | ![]() | Team 77 | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
13 | ![]() | Buton | +1 lap | ||||
14 | ![]() | Scuderia Naldoni | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||
15 | ![]() | Suzuki | +2 laps | ||||
16 | ![]() | Bill Smith Racing | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||
17 | ![]() | Suzuki | +3 laps | ||||
18 | ![]() | Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | +7 laps | |||
19 | ![]() | Stimorol Racing | Suzuki | +7 laps | |||
20 | ![]() | Dieter Braun Team | Suzuki | +8 laps | |||
Ret | ![]() | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | Accident | |||
Ret | ![]() | Suzuki | Accident | ||||
Ret | ![]() | Morbidelli | Morbidelli | Retired | |||
Ret | ![]() | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() | Derry's Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ![]() | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() | Dieter Braun Team | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ![]() | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() | Dieter Braun Team | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ![]() | Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | Retired | |||
Ret | ![]() | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
DNQ | ![]() | Honda International Racing | Honda | Did not qualify | |||
DNQ | ![]() | Honda International Racing | Honda | Did not qualify | |||
DNQ | ![]() | Suzuki | Did not qualify | ||||
DNQ | ![]() | Yamaha | Did not qualify | ||||
DNQ | ![]() | Yamaha | Did not qualify | ||||
DNQ | ![]() | Honda International Racing | Honda | Did not qualify | |||
Sources: [1][2] |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.