1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of 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
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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.