1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 2 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 29 April 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Großer Preis von Österreich[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Salzburgring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
500 cc classification
[edit]| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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| 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 | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1979 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ Coleman, Barry, ed. (February 1980). Motocourse 1979-1980. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 75. ISBN 0-905138-10-4.
- ^ "1979 Austrian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1979". Motogp.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.