1979 Dutch TT
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Race 7 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 23 June 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Dutch TT 1979[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | TT Circuit Assen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 21–23 June 1979 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
Classification[]
500 cc[]
Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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1 | Virginio Ferrari | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | 47'07.300 | 15 | ||
2 | Barry Sheene | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +0.100 | 12 | ||
3 | Wil Hartog | Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | +21.400 | 10 | ||
4 | Boet van Dulmen | Suzuki | +27.200 | 8 | |||
5 | Philippe Coulon | Suzuki | +47.030 | 6 | |||
6 | Franco Uncini | Team Zago International | Suzuki | +1 lap | 5 | ||
7 | Jack Middelburg | Suzuki | +1 lap | 4 | |||
8 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +1 lap | 3 | ||
9 | Christian Sarron | Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | +1 lap | 2 | ||
10 | Steve Parrish | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +1 lap | 1 | ||
11 | Scuderia Naldoni | Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
12 | Graziano Rossi | Morbidelli | Morbidelli | +1 lap | |||
13 | Randy Mamola | Serge Zago | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
14 | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
15 | Dennis Ireland | Derry's Racing | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
16 | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||||
17 | Gerhard Vogt | Bill Smith Racing | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
Ret | Kouv MK | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | Retired | |||
Ret | Suzuki France | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Team 77 | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Marco Lucchinelli | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Suzuki | Accident | |||||
Ret | Suzuki Deutschland | Suzuki | Accident | ||||
Ret | Suzuki | Accident | |||||
Ret | Michel Rougerie | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Ava MC Stockholm | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Yamaha | Retired | |||||
Ret | Stimorol Racing | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
DNQ | Dave Potter | Ted Broad | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||
DNQ | Dieter Braun Team | Suzuki | Did not qualify | ||||
Sources: [4][5] |
References[]
- ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1979 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "TT Circuit Assen - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "1979 Dutch TT MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1979". Motogp.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
Categories:
- Dutch TT
- 1979 MotoGP race reports
- 1979 in Dutch motorsport