1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 29 April 1979 at the Salzburgring circuit.

  1979 Austrian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	29 April 1979
Official name	Großer Preis von Österreich[1][2]
Location	Salzburgring
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.241 km (2.635 mi)
500 cc
Pole position Rider Johnny Cecotto Time 1:23.390 Fastest lap Rider Kenny Roberts Time 1:21.690 Podium First Kenny Roberts Second Virginio Ferrari Third Wil Hartog
350 cc
Pole position Rider Grunwald Harfmann Time 1:30.750 Fastest lap Rider Kork Ballington Time 1:25.290 Podium First Kork Ballington Second Jon Ekerold Third Anton Mang
125 cc
Pole position Rider Ángel Nieto Time 1:36.510 Fastest lap Rider Ángel Nieto Time 1:32.730 Podium First Ángel Nieto Second Harald Bartol Third Gert Bender
50 cc
Pole position Rider No 50cc race was held Fastest lap Rider No 50cc race was held Podium First No 50cc race was held Second No 50cc race was held Third No 50cc race was held
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position Rider Siegfried Schauzu Time 1:35.930 Fastest lap Rider Dick Greasley Time 1:31.860 Podium First Göte Brodin Second Siegfried Schauzu Third Rolf Steinhausen
Sidecars (B2B)
Pole position Rider Rolf Biland Time 1:30.960 Time 1:31.600 Podium First Rolf Biland Second Bruno Holzer Third Klaus Sprengel

500 cc classification

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	35	48:24.23	4	15
2	Virginio Ferrari	Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	35	+6.03	16	12
3	Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	Suzuki	35	+18.81	8	10
4	Tom Herron	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	35	+21.44	2	8
5	Hiroyuki Kawasaki	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	35	+22.96	5	6
6	Franco Uncini	Team Zago International	Suzuki	35	+1:19.41	19	5
7	Steve Parrish	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	35	+1:25.31	12	4
8	Max Wiener		Suzuki	34	+1 lap	14	3
9	Marco Lucchinelli		Suzuki	34	+1 lap		2
10	Mick Grant		Suzuki	34	+1 lap	13	1
11	Bernard Fau	Suzuki France	Suzuki	34	+1 lap
12	Barry Sheene	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	34	+1 lap	6
13	Alex George		Suzuki	34	+1 lap	7
14	Mike Baldwin	Serge Zago	Suzuki	34	+1 lap
15	Jack Middelburg		Suzuki	34	+1 lap	10
16	Alan North	Wilddam Konserven Holland	Suzuki	??	+1 lap	18
17	Peter Sjöström	Ava MC Stockholm	Suzuki	??	+1 lap	??
18	Dennis Ireland	Derry's Racing	Suzuki	??	+1 lap	??
19	Jurgen Steiner	Suzuki Deutschland	Suzuki	??	+1 lap	??
20	Gustav Reiner	Dieter Braun Team	Suzuki	??	+1 lap	17
21	Richard Schulze		Suzuki	??	+1 lap	??
22	Seppo Rossi	Kouv MK	Suzuki	??	+1 lap	??
23	Michael Schmid		Suzuki	??	+1 lap	??
Ret	Boet van Dulmen		Suzuki		Retired	3
Ret	Jon Ekerold		Yamaha		Retired	??
Ret	Philippe Coulon		Suzuki			9
Ret	Olivier Chevallier		Yamaha		Retired	??
Ret	Børge Nielsen		Suzuki		Retired	??
Ret	Bo Granath		Yamaha		Retired	??
Ret	Gianni Rolando	Scuderia Naldoni	Suzuki		Retired	11
Ret	Markku Matikainen		Suzuki		Retired	??
Ret	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha		Retired	1
Ret	Carlo Perugini	Suzuki		Retired	15
Ret	Elmar Renner	Moto Team Krawehl	Suzuki		Retired	??
Ret	Gerhard Vogt	Bill Smith Racing	Suzuki		Retired	??
Ret	Carlos Delgado de San Antonio		Suzuki		Retired	14
[3][4][5]

References

1. "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1979 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
3. Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1979-1980. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 75. ISBN 0-905138-10-4.
4. "1979 Austrian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
5. "AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1979". Motogp.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

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