1979 Formula 750 season

The 1979 Formula 750 season was the seventh and last season of the FIM Formula 750 World Championship and the third season to have full world championship status. Patrick Pons was crowned champion and became the first Frenchman to win an F.I.M. world championship.

Championship standings[]

Pos Rider Bike MUG BRA NOG PAU OST MOS LAG ASS HOC GRO Pts 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 Patrick Pons Yamaha 5 5 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 5 1 1 3 3 154 2 Michel Frutschi Yamaha 4 5 5 1 4 6 9 5 1 6 3 3 4 10 1 2 132 3 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 3 2 1 1 2 1 6 1 2 1 126 4 Yamaha 3 3 3 2 10 7 7 3 5 5 73 5 Gianfranco Bonera Yamaha 6 7 8 3 6 7 7 2 5 7 6 4 70 6 Marc Fontan Yamaha 9 10 10 5 6 4 10 7 5 2 4 9 56 7 Christian Sarron Yamaha 1 8 3 2 3 6 55 8 Raymond Roche Yamaha 7 6 10 8 9 5 10 4 8 6 5 8 5 10 54 9 Yamaha 9 8 8 4 4 10 10 4 4 7 8 49 10 Yamaha 2 4 9 9 9 8 6 9 7 40 11 Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 4 4 4 1 39 12 Yamaha 1 1 7 8 37 13 Jacques Cornu Yamaha 10 7 4 5 8 2 34 14 Boet van Dulmen Yamaha 7 1 2 31 15 Kenny Roberts Yamaha 1 1 30 16 Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 2 1 27 17 Christian Estrosi Yamaha 2 3 22 = Yamaha 2 3 22 19 Yamaha 2 4 20 20 Dave Aldana Yamaha 3 5 16 21 Yamaha 7 9 3 16 22 Hervé Guilleux Yamaha 4 6 10 14 23 Mike Baldwin Yamaha 2 12 = Gene Romero Yamaha 2 12 25 Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 5 6 11 26 Yamaha 3 10 = Wil Hartog Suzuki 3 10 28 Yamaha 6 7 9 = Jean-Louis Tournadre Yamaha 6 7 9 30 Randy Mamola Yamaha 4 8 = Yamaha 4 8 32 Yamaha 9 5 8 = Yamaha 9 5 8 34 Yamaha 8 6 8 = John Newbold Yamaha 8 6 8 36 Dale Singleton Yamaha 7 8 7 37 Suzuki 5 6 38 Keith Huewen Yamaha 6 10 6 39 Yamaha 9 7 6 40 Dave Potter Yamaha 6 5 = Philippe Coulon Yamaha 6 5 42 Yamaha 7 4 = Yamaha 7 4 44 Yamaha 10 8 4 45 Yamaha 9 9 4 46 Yamaha 8 3 = Yamaha 8 3 = Yamaha 8 3 = G. Meiklejohn Yamaha 8 3 = Yamaha 8 3 51 Yamaha 9 10 3 52 Yamaha 9 2 = Yamaha 9 2 = Joey Dunlop Yamaha 9 2 = Yamaha 9 2 56 Yamaha 10 1 = Franck Gross Yamaha 10 1 = J. Mulligan Yamaha 10 1 = Yamaha 10 1 = Yamaha 10 1 Pos Rider Bike 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Pts MUG BRA NOG PAU OST MOS LAG ASS HOC GRO

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

References[]

"MOTO-FORMULE 750 1979 Res Comp" (in French).

See also[]

• 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season