1979 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1979 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 27-29 July 1979 at the Imatra Circuit.

  1979 Finnish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 10 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	29 July 1979
Official name	Finnish GP
Location	Imatra Circuit
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.950 km (3.076 mi)
500 cc
Pole position Rider Boet van Dulmen Suzuki Time 1:53.700 Fastest lap Rider Jack Middelburg Suzuki Time 1:57.000 Podium First Boet van Dulmen Suzuki Second Randy Mamola Suzuki Third Barry Sheene Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position Rider Kork Ballington Time 2:00.500 Fastest lap Rider Gregg Hansford Time Unknown Podium First Gregg Hansford Second Patrick Fernandez Third Pentti Korhonen
250 cc
Pole position Rider Anton Mang Time 2:03.300 Fastest lap Rider Gregg Hansford Time 2:10.300 Podium First Kork Ballington Second Gregg Hansford Third Patrick Fernandez
125 cc
Pole position Rider Stefan Dörflinger Time 2:12.300 Fastest lap Rider Ricardo Tormo Time 2:26.800 Podium First Ricardo Tormo Second Matti Kinnunen Third Hans Müller
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

Classification

500 cc

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Boet van Dulmen		Suzuki	52'27.900	15
2	Randy Mamola	Serge Zago	Suzuki	+13.000	12
3	Barry Sheene	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+17.800	10
4	Jack Middelburg		Suzuki	+18.000	8
5	Christian Sarron	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	+27.000	6
6	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+35.000	5
7	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+36.000	4
8	Philippe Coulon		Suzuki	+45.200	3
9	Marco Lucchinelli		Suzuki	+48.100	2
10	Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	Suzuki	+51.800	1
11	Steve Parrish	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+1'43.500
12	Markku Matikainen		Suzuki	+1 lap
13	Peter Sjöström	Ava MC Stockholm	Suzuki	+1 lap
14	Gerhard Vogt	Bill Smith Racing	Suzuki	+1 lap
15	Virginio Ferrari	Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	+1 lap
16	Peter Sköld		Suzuki	+1 lap
Ret	Franco Uncini	Team Zago International	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Lennart Backström		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Gustav Reiner	Dieter Braun Team	Suzuki	Accident
Ret	Dennis Ireland	Derry's Racing	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Timo Pohjola		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Kimmo Kopra		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Graziano Rossi	Morbidelli	Morbidelli	Retired
Ret	Børge Nielsen		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Seppo Ojala		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Willem Zoet	Stimorol Racing	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Michel Rougerie		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Seppo Rossi	Kouv MK	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Max Wiener		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Ikujiro Takai	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	Accident
DNQ	Bo Granath		Yamaha	Did not qualify
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