Graham Noyce won the 1979 500cc world championship for the Honda factory racing team, marking Honda's first ever motocross world championship as well as the first motocross world championship for a British rider since Jeff Smith in 1965.[1][2] Yamaha's defending champion Heikki Mikkola struggled to recover from a broken leg suffered in preseason.[1] Noyce's consistent results earned him the championship points lead at the midpoint of the season with Suzuki's Gerrit Wolsink, Mikkola and Kawasaki's Brad Lackey within reach of the points lead.[1] Wolsink won his fifth 500cc United States Grand Prix in six years and followed that with another victory at the Canadian Grand Prix to narrow the points lead.[1] Mikkola then suffered another injury at the Canadian Grand Prix and his injuries forced him to sit out the West German Grand Prix.[1] Former Honda factory rider, Lackey, won 6 individual moto victories, more than any other rider in the championship yet, his factory sponsored Kawasaki proved to be unreliable as the team struggled through development issues on a new motorcycle.[1] Noyce then took command of the championship by posting a series of top five finishes to win the title for the Honda team.
Håkan Carlqvist won the 250cc world championship for Husqvarna while Harry Everts dominated the 125cc world championship for the Suzuki factory racing team.
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^"1979 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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^"1979 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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1979, motocross, world, championship, 1979, motocross, world, championship, previous, 1978, next, 1980, 23rd, motocross, racing, world, championship, season, contents, summary, grands, prix, 500cc, 250cc, 125cc, final, standings, references, external, linkssum. 1979 Motocross World Championship Previous 1978 Next 1980 The 1979 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 23rd F I M Motocross Racing World Championship season Contents 1 Summary 2 Grands Prix 2 1 500cc 2 2 250cc 2 3 125cc 3 Final standings 4 References 5 External linksSummary EditGraham Noyce won the 1979 500cc world championship for the Honda factory racing team marking Honda s first ever motocross world championship as well as the first motocross world championship for a British rider since Jeff Smith in 1965 1 2 Yamaha s defending champion Heikki Mikkola struggled to recover from a broken leg suffered in preseason 1 Noyce s consistent results earned him the championship points lead at the midpoint of the season with Suzuki s Gerrit Wolsink Mikkola and Kawasaki s Brad Lackey within reach of the points lead 1 Wolsink won his fifth 500cc United States Grand Prix in six years and followed that with another victory at the Canadian Grand Prix to narrow the points lead 1 Mikkola then suffered another injury at the Canadian Grand Prix and his injuries forced him to sit out the West German Grand Prix 1 Former Honda factory rider Lackey won 6 individual moto victories more than any other rider in the championship yet his factory sponsored Kawasaki proved to be unreliable as the team struggled through development issues on a new motorcycle 1 Noyce then took command of the championship by posting a series of top five finishes to win the title for the Honda team Hakan Carlqvist won the 250cc world championship for Husqvarna while Harry Everts dominated the 125cc world championship for the Suzuki factory racing team Grands Prix Edit500cc Edit Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report1 April 22 Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Yvan van den Broeck Brad Lackey Graham Noyce Report2 April 29 French Grand Prix Thours Jean Jacques Bruno Brad Lackey Brad Lackey Report3 May 13 Swedish Grand Prix Huskvarna Brad Lackey Gerrit Wolsink Gerrit Wolsink Report4 May 27 Italian Grand Prix Faenza Heikki Mikkola Heikki Mikkola Heikki Mikkola Report5 June 10 United States Grand Prix Carlsbad Gerrit Wolsink Brad Lackey Gerrit Wolsink Report6 June 17 Canadian Grand Prix Mosport Graham Noyce Gerrit Wolsink Gerrit Wolsink Report7 June 24 West German Grand Prix Beuern Jean Jacques Bruno Andre Malherbe Jean Jacques Bruno Report8 July 1 British Grand Prix Farleigh Castle Brad Lackey Graham Noyce Graham Noyce Report9 July 8 Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Heikki Mikkola Heikki Mikkola Heikki Mikkola Report10 July 29 Dutch Grand Prix Markelo Graham Noyce Gerrit Wolsink Gerrit Wolsink Report11 August 5 Belgian Grand Prix Namur Roger De Coster Andre Malherbe Andre Malherbe Report12 August 12 Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Brad Lackey Andre Malherbe Andre Malherbe Report 3 4 250cc Edit Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report1 April 8 Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Hakan Carlqvist Husqvarna Report2 April 22 Dutch Grand Prix Halle Hakan Carlqvist Husqvarna Report3 April 29 Italian Grand Prix Bra Neil Hudson Maico Report4 May 6 Belgian Grand Prix Genk Harry Everts Suzuki Report5 May 20 Yugoslavian Grand Prix Karlovac Neil Hudson Maico Report6 May 27 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Hakan Carlqvist Husqvarna Report7 June 10 Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Hakan Carlqvist Husqvarna Report8 June 17 French Grand Prix Lavaur Hakan Carlqvist Husqvarna Report9 July 1 Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkaa Kees van der Ven Maico Report10 July 29 United States Grand Prix Unadilla Kent Howerton Suzuki Report11 August 5 West German Grand Prix Bielstein Hakan Carlqvist Husqvarna Report12 August 12 Bulgarian Grand Prix Samokov Guennady Moisseev KTM Report 5 125cc Edit Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report1 April 8 Austrian Grand Prix Launsdorf Harry Everts Suzuki Report2 April 15 West German Grand Prix Goldbach Harry Everts Suzuki Report3 May 13 Dutch Grand Prix Mill Harry Everts Suzuki Report4 May 20 Italian Grand Prix Esanatoglia Akira Watanabe Suzuki Report5 June 10 Finnish Grand Prix Tampere Harry Everts Suzuki Report6 June 17 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Dalecin Harry Everts Suzuki Report7 June 24 Yugoslavian Grand Prix Karlovac Harry Everts Suzuki Report8 July 1 Swiss Grand Prix Schupfart Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report9 July 8 French Grand Prix Suce sur Erdre Harry Everts Suzuki Report10 July 15 Irish Grand Prix Slane 6 Harry Everts Suzuki Report11 July 22 United States Grand Prix Lexington Mark Barnett Suzuki Report12 August 12 Spanish Grand Prix Montgai Harry Everts Suzuki Report 7 Final standings Edit500cc 8 9 Pos Rider Team Points1 Graham Noyce Honda 2252 Gerrit Wolsink Suzuki 1773 Andre Malherbe Honda 1764 Brad Lackey Kawasaki 1735 Heikki Mikkola Yamaha 1476 Roger De Coster Suzuki 1257 Andre Vromans Suzuki 868 Jean Jacques Bruno KTM 859 Yvan van den Broeck Maico 7510 Gerard Rond Suzuki 7111 Herbert Schmitz Maico 4912 Fritz Kobele Maico 3213 Arne Lodal Husqvarna 2014 Bengt Aberg Maico 1815 Hakan Andersson Husqvarna 1616 Chuck Sun Husqvarna 1417 Bob Wright CCM 1118 Marty Smith Honda 919 Laurence Spence Cotton Rotax 920 Rick Burgett Yamaha 721 Jimmy Weinert Kawasaki 722 Rex Staten Yamaha 623 Pete Mathia Cotton Rotax 624 Arne Lindfors Yamaha 525 Danny LaPorte Suzuki 425 Ludwig Reinbold KTM 425 Geoff Mayes Maico 425 Toon Karsmakers Maico 425 Tapani Pikkarainen Suzuki 430 Raymond Heeren Yamaha 331 Vic Allan Bultaco 231 Steve Beamish Suzuki 231 Frantz Sigmans Maico 234 Peter Herlings Maico 134 Parry Klassen Maico 134 Zoli Berenyt Yamaha 134 Ad Verstegen Yamaha 134 Henk Poorte Montesa 134 Herbert Salzmann Husqvarna 1 250cc 10 Pos Rider Team Points1 Hakan Carlqvist Husqvarna 2482 Neil Hudson Maico 1783 Vladimir Kavinov KTM 1334 Guennady Moisseev KTM 1265 Kees van der Ven Maico 1066 Rolf Dieffenbach Kawasaki 997 Georges Jobe Suzuki 718 Jean Claude Laquaye SWM 669 Jaak van Velthoven KTM 6110 Jaroslav Falta CZ 5811 Torao Suzuki Yamaha 4612 Vaughan Semmens Maico 3813 Hans Maisch Maico 3614 Erkki Sundstrom Husqvarna 3415 Bennie Wilken Maico 2816 Raymond Boven Husqvarna 2617 Bob Hannah Yamaha 2518 Jim Pomeroy Bultaco Beta 2519 Kent Howerton Suzuki 2420 Toni Elias Bultaco 1921 Marty Tripes Honda 1522 Zdenek Velky CZ 1523 Ivan Alborghetti KTM 1524 Pavel Rulev CZ 1025 Magnus Nyberg KTM 925 Mike Guerra Husqvarna 927 Rob Hooper Maico 928 Pier Antonio Dal Brun Aprilia 829 Pierre Schroyen KTM 730 Jan Kristoffersen Yamaha 531 Fernando Munoz Montesa 431 Pierre Karsmakers Yamaha 431 Mark Gregson Yamaha 434 Daniel Pean Montesa 334 Henk Van Mierlo KTM 334 Henk Bloemert Husqvarna 334 Dimitar Rangelov Husqvarna 334 Tommy Olsson Maico 334 Patrick Boniface Honda 334 Frank Stacy KTM 341 Timo Remes Suzuki 141 Marian Avbelj KTM 1 125cc 11 Pos Rider Team Points1 Harry Everts Suzuki 3142 Akira Watanabe Suzuki 2363 Gaston Rahier Yamaha 1834 Matti Autio Suzuki 1325 Corrado Maddii Aprilia 686 Peter Groeneveld Honda 627 Mauro Miele KTM 618 Michele Rinaldi TGM 559 Robert Greisch Puch 4610 Gote Liljegren Aprilia 4311 Dinand Ziljlstra Kawasaki 3812 Yuri Khudiakov CZ 3813 Valeri Korneev CZ 3014 Renato Zocchi Cagiva 2915 Pauli Piippola Husqvarna 2816 Broc Glover Yamaha 2716 Mark Barnett Suzuki 2718 Jiry Churavy CZ 2719 Siegfried Lerner KTM 2120 Dario Nani Gilera 1721 Donnie Cantaloupi Yamaha 1321 Brian Myerscough Suzuki 1323 Seppo Isomaki Suzuki 1124 Franco Perfin Gilera 1025 Tod Perkins Yamaha 726 Ole Svendson KTM 727 Bernd Betzelbacher Maico 628 Graig Coleman Suzuki 629 Steve Martin Yamaha 530 Andrei Ledovskoy CZ 531 Eduard Hau Zundapp 431 Tom Benolkin Suzuki 433 Henk Pauw Honda 334 Theunis Boersma Suzuki 234 Randy Hess Yamaha 236 Jaroslav Janis CZ 136 Arne Wilkman Suzuki 136 Robert Handy Suzuki 136 Jeff Ward Kawasaki 1References Edit a b c d e f Assoc American Motorcyclist September 1979 Noyce makes his mark with run for the title American Motorcyclist Retrieved 31 December 2016 History MXGP hondaracingcorporation com Retrieved 31 December 2016 1979 500cc motocross world championship race results memotocross fr Retrieved 30 December 2016 1979 500cc motocross world championship race results jwvanessen com Archived from the original on 13 March 2017 Retrieved 30 December 2016 1979 250cc motocross world championship race results memotocross fr Retrieved 30 December 2016 Fairyhouse To Host The Irish Motocross Grand Prix motocross ie Archived from the original on 7 March 2017 Retrieved 6 March 2017 1979 125cc motocross world championship race results memotocross fr Retrieved 30 December 2016 1979 500cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross fr Retrieved 30 December 2016 1979 500cc motocross world championship final standings jwvanessen com Archived from the original on 13 March 2017 Retrieved 30 December 2016 1979 250cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross fr Retrieved 30 January 2016 1979 125cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross fr Retrieved 3 February 2016 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 FIM Motocross World Championship amp oldid 1117427807, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
