1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

  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 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 Time 1:35.930 Fastest lap Rider Time 1:31.860 Podium First Second Third Rolf Steinhausen
Sidecars (B2B)
Pole position Rider Rolf Biland Time 1:30.960 Time 1:31.600 Podium First Rolf Biland Second Third

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[]

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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		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			Suzuki	34	+1 lap	14	3
9	Marco Lucchinelli		Suzuki	34	+1 lap		2
10	Mick Grant		Suzuki	34	+1 lap	13	1
11		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		Ava MC Stockholm	Suzuki	??	+1 lap	??
18	Dennis Ireland	Derry's Racing	Suzuki	??	+1 lap	??
19		Suzuki Deutschland	Suzuki	??	+1 lap	??
20		Dieter Braun Team	Suzuki	??	+1 lap	17
21			Suzuki	??	+1 lap	??
22		Kouv MK	Suzuki	??	+1 lap	??
23			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			Suzuki		Retired	??
Ret	Bo Granath		Yamaha		Retired	??
Ret		Scuderia Naldoni	Suzuki		Retired	11
Ret			Suzuki		Retired	??
Ret	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha		Retired	1
Ret		Suzuki		Retired	15
Ret		Moto Team Krawehl	Suzuki		Retired	??
Ret	Gerhard Vogt	Bill Smith Racing	Suzuki		Retired	??
Ret			Suzuki		Retired	14
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