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1979 German motorcycle Grand Prix

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West Germany  1979 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 13 races in the
1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date6 May 1979
Official nameGroßer Preis von Deutschland[1][2][3]
LocationHockenheimring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.789 km (4.218 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Barry Sheene
Time 2:16.100
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kenny Roberts
Time 2:12.400
Podium
First Netherlands Wil Hartog
Second United States Kenny Roberts
Third Italy Virginio Ferrari
350cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa
Time 2:18.400
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Michel Frutschi
Time 2:18.000
Podium
First South Africa Jon Ekerold
Second West Germany Anton Mang
Third Switzerland Michel Frutschi
250cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Walter Villa
Time 2:25.300
Fastest lap
Rider South Africa Kork Ballington
Time 2.22.600
Podium
First South Africa Kork Ballington
Second United States Randy Mamola
Third West Germany Anton Mang
125cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto
Time 2:34.000
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto
Time 2:30.400
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second Austria Harald Bartol
Third West Germany Walter Koschine
50cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ricardo Tormo
Time 2:49.900
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ricardo Tormo
Time 2:48.600
Podium
First West Germany Gerhard Waibel
Second Netherlands Peter Looijesteijn
Third West Germany Ingo Emmerich

The 1979 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 May 1979 at the Hockenheimring.

Classification

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500 cc

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Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Netherlands Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki 42'33.900 15
2 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +3.600 12
3 Italy Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +12.500 10
4 France Bernard Fau Suzuki France Suzuki +25.900 8
5 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki +27.900 6
6 Italy Franco Uncini Team Zago International Suzuki +47.400 5
7 Netherlands Jack Middelburg Suzuki +48.800 4
8 France Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +1'05.100 3
9 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1'06.200 2
10 Italy Mike Baldwin Serge Zago Suzuki +1'27.200 1
11 New Zealand Dennis Ireland Derry's Racing Suzuki +1 lap
12 West Germany Elmar Renner Moto Team Krawehl Suzuki +1 lap
13 Netherlands Henk de Vries Team 77 Suzuki +1 lap
14 West Germany Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Suzuki +1 lap
15 West Germany Hans-Otto Butenuth Suzuki +1 lap
16 Austria Max Nothiger Suzuki +1 lap
17 Austria Herbert Schieferecke Suzuki +1 lap
18 Sweden Bo Granath Suzuki +2 laps
19 West Germany King Wong Kwong Suzuki +2 laps
20 Netherlands Michael Schmid Suzuki +2 laps
Ret Austria Max Wiener Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired
Ret Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Suzuki Retired
Ret Italy Graziano Rossi Morbidelli Morbidelli Retired
Ret Italy Gianni Pelletier Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Tom Herron Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired
Ret West Germany Max Steiner Suzuki Retitred
Ret Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki Retired
Ret Denmark Børge Nielsen Suzuki Retired
Ret France Michel Rougerie Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Mick Grant Suzuki Retired
Ret West Germany Hans Schofer Yamaha Retired
Ret West Germany Gustav Reiner Dieter Braun Team Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Alex George Suzuki Retired
Ret Japan Hiroyuki Kawasaki Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired
Ret Finland Seppo Ojala Suzuki Retired
Ret Italy Carlo Perugini Suzuki Retired
Ret Italy Sandro Moro Suzuki Retired
Ret Italy Carlo Prati Suzuki Retired
Ret Italy Stefano Bonetti Suzuki Retired
DNS Italy Gianni Rolando Scuderia Naldoni Suzuki Did not start
DNS Sweden Peter Sjöström Ava MC Stockholm Suzuki Did not start
DNQ West Germany Egid Schwemmer Yamaha Did not qualify
Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1979". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1979 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Hockenheimring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "1979 German MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 29 January 2018.
  5. ^ "motogp.com · WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1979". www.motogp.com.


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