1979 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1979 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 20–22 July 1979 at the Karlskoga Motorstadion in Karlskoga, Sweden.

  1979 Swedish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 9 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	22 July 1979
Official name	Grand Prix of Sweden 1979[1][2][3]
Location	Karlskoga Motorstadion
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.400 km (1.491 mi)
500cc
Pole position Rider Kenny Roberts Time 1:21.010 Fastest lap Rider Wil Hartog Time 1:21.310 Podium First Barry Sheene Second Jack Middelburg Third Boet van Dulmen
350cc
Pole position Rider No 350cc race was held Fastest lap Rider No 350cc race was held Podium First No 350cc race was held Second No 350cc race was held Third No 350cc race was held
250cc
Pole position Rider Gregg Hansford Time 1:23.970 Fastest lap Rider Gregg Hansford Time 1:23.500 Podium First Graziano Rossi Second Gregg Hansford Third Patrick Fernandez
125cc
Pole position Rider Bruno Kneubühler Time 1:29.950 Fastest lap Rider Gert Bender Time 1:28.790 Podium First Pier Paolo Bianchi Second Jean-Louis Guignabodet Third Thierry Noblesse
50cc
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

Classification

500 cc

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Barry Sheene	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	55'27.660	15
2	Jack Middelburg		Suzuki	+4.960	12
3	Boet van Dulmen		Suzuki	+7.060	10
4	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+25.820	8
5	Steve Parrish	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+27.670	6
6	Randy Mamola	Serge Zago	Suzuki	+35.480	5
7	Marco Lucchinelli		Suzuki	+1'04.140	4
8	Ikujiro Takai	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+1'07.780	3
9	Christian Sarron	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	+1'08.020	2
10	Seppo Rossi	Kouv MK	Suzuki	+1 lap	1
11	Lennart Backström		Suzuki	+1 lap
12	Alan North	Wilddam Konserven Holland	Suzuki	+1 lap
13	Willem Zoet	Stimorol Racing	Suzuki	+1 lap
Ret	Gustav Reiner	Dieter Braun Team	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Philippe Coulon		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Kenny Blake		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Erik Björn Paulsen		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Odd Arne Lande		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	Suzuki	Accident
Ret	Graziano Rossi	Morbidelli	Morbidelli	Retired
Ret	Didier de Radiguès		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Peter Sköld		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Dennis Ireland	Derry's Racing	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Peter Sjöström	Ava MC Stockholm	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Chris Fisker		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Tony Head		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Michel Rougerie		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Virginio Ferrari	Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Franco Uncini	Team Zago International	Suzuki	Accident
DNQ	Barry Woodland		Yamaha	Did not qualify
DNQ	Max Wiener		Suzuki	Did not qualify
Sources: [4][5]

References

1. "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 1 November 2018.
2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1979 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Karlskoga Motorstadion - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
4. "1979 Swedish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
5. "SWEDISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1979". Motogp.com. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

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