1979, french, motorcycle, grand, prix, last, round, 1979, grand, prix, motorcycle, racing, season, took, place, weekend, august, september, 1979, bugatti, circuit, mans, 1979, french, grand, prixrace, detailsrace, races, the1979, grand, prix, motorcycle, racin. 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 1979 French Grand PrixRace detailsRace 13 of 13 races in the1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasonDate2 September 1979Official nameGrand Prix de France citation needed LocationBugatti CircuitCoursePermanent racing facility4 240 km 2 635 mi 500 ccPole positionRiderKenny RobertsTime1 38 130Fastest lapRiderVirginio FerrariTime1 37 900PodiumFirstBarry SheeneSecondRandy MamolaThirdKenny Roberts350 ccPole positionRiderKork BallingtonTime1 40 750Fastest lapRiderEric SaulPodiumFirstPatrick FernandezSecondRoland FreymondThirdWalter Villa250 ccPole positionRiderGregg HansfordTime1 43 530Fastest lapRiderKork BallingtonTime1 43 600PodiumFirstKork BallingtonSecondGregg HansfordThirdPatrick Fernandez125 ccPole positionRiderGuy BertinTime1 50 300Fastest lapRiderAngel NietoTime1 49 700PodiumFirstGuy BertinSecondRicardo TormoThirdPier Paolo Bianchi50 ccPole positionRiderRicardo TormoTime2 02 560Fastest lapRiderStefan DorflingerPodiumFirstEugenio LazzariniSecondStefan DorflingerThirdRolf BlatterClassification edit500 cc edit Pos Rider Team Manufacturer Time Retired Points1 nbsp Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 48 06 800 152 nbsp Randy Mamola Serge Zago Suzuki 2 400 123 nbsp Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 13 890 104 nbsp Franco Uncini Team Zago International Suzuki 19 710 85 nbsp Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 20 020 66 nbsp Philippe Coulon Suzuki 20 660 57 nbsp Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki 56 320 48 nbsp Michel Rougerie Suzuki 45 200 39 nbsp John Woodley Suzuki 1 lap 210 nbsp Peter Sjostrom Ava MC Stockholm Suzuki 1 lap 111 nbsp Seppo Rossi Kouv MK Suzuki 1 lap12 nbsp Henk de Vries Team 77 Suzuki 1 lap13 nbsp Herve Guilleux Buton 1 lap14 nbsp Gianni Rolando Scuderia Naldoni Suzuki 2 laps15 nbsp Roberto Pietri Suzuki 2 laps16 nbsp Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Suzuki 2 laps17 nbsp Alain Rothlisberger Suzuki 3 laps18 nbsp Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki 7 laps19 nbsp Willem Zoet Stimorol Racing Suzuki 7 laps20 nbsp Michel Rastel Dieter Braun Team Suzuki 8 lapsRet nbsp Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki AccidentRet nbsp Boet Van Dulmen Suzuki AccidentRet nbsp Graziano Rossi Morbidelli Morbidelli RetiredRet nbsp Leandro Becheroni Suzuki RetiredRet nbsp Carlo Perugini Suzuki RetiredRet nbsp Dennis Ireland Derry s Racing Suzuki RetiredRet nbsp Lennart Backstrom Suzuki RetiredRet nbsp Franck Gross Suzuki RetiredRet nbsp Josef Hage Dieter Braun Team Suzuki RetiredRet nbsp Borge Nielsen Suzuki RetiredRet nbsp Sergio Pellandini Suzuki RetiredRet nbsp Gianni Pelletier Suzuki RetiredRet nbsp Gustav Reiner Dieter Braun Team Suzuki RetiredRet nbsp Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha RetiredRet nbsp Max Wiener Suzuki RetiredRet nbsp Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki RetiredDNQ nbsp Mick Grant Honda International Racing Honda Did not qualifyDNQ nbsp Takazumi Katayama Honda International Racing Honda Did not qualifyDNQ nbsp Carlos Delgado Suzuki Did not qualifyDNQ nbsp Kenny Blake Yamaha Did not qualifyDNQ nbsp Bo Granath Yamaha Did not qualifyDNQ nbsp King Wong Kwong Honda International Racing Honda Did not qualifySources 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 Previous race 1979 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix FIM Grand Prix World Championship1979 season Next race 1980 Nations Grand PrixPrevious race 1978 French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Next race 1980 French Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix amp oldid 1090675853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,