Temporada do Campeonato Mundial de Motovelocidade de 1979

A Temporada do Campeonato Mundial de Motovelocidade de 1979 foi a 31ª edição promovida pela F.I.M.. A temporada começou em San Carlos e encerrou-se em Nürburgring.

Depois de deixar o esporte em 1967, a Honda regressou à categoria principal da motovelocidade em 1979. Numa tentativa de fazer as coisas de maneira diferente, a construtora japonesa desenvolveu a NR500, uma moto com um motor a quatro tempos ao invés do popular motor a dois tempos.

A Honda estreou o projeto NR500 no GP da Grã-Bretanha de 1979, a 11ª corrida da temporada, e viu ambas as motos abandonando a corrida.

Calendário #DataGrande PrêmioCircuito 1 18 de Março Grande Prêmio da VenezuelaSan Carlos Cojedes 2 29 de Abril Grande Prêmio da ÁustriaSalzburgring 3 6 de Maio Grande Prêmio da AlemanhaHockenheimring 4 13 de Maio Grande Prêmio da ItáliaAutódromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 5 20 de Maio Grande Prêmio da EspanhaCircuito Permanente del Jarama 6 17 de Junho Grande Prêmio da IugosláviaAutomotodrom Rijeka 7 23 de Junho Grande Prêmio da HolandaTT Circuit Assen 8 1° de Julho Grande Prêmio da BélgicaCircuito de Spa-Francorchamps 9 22 de Julho Grande Prêmio da SuéciaKarlskoga Motorstadion 10 29 de Julho Grande Prêmio da FinlândiaImatra Circuit 11 12 de Agosto Grande Prêmio do Reino UnidoSilverstone Circuit 12 19 de Agosto Grande Prêmio da TchecoslováquiaBrno Circuit132 de Setembro Grande Prêmio da FrançaCircuito de La Sarthe

Resultado das corridas # Grande Prêmio 50cc 125cc 250cc 350cc 500cc Info1 GP da VenezuelaSem Disputa Angel Nieto Walter Villa Carlos Lavado Barry Sheene2 GP da ÁustriaSem Disputa Angel NietoSem Disputa Kork Ballington Kenny Roberts3 GP da Alemanha Gerhard Waibel Angel Nieto Kork Ballington Jon Ekerold Wil Hartog4 GP da Itália Eugenio Lazzarini Angel Nieto Kork Ballington Gregg Hansford Kenny Roberts5 GP da Espanha Eugenio Lazzarini Angel Nieto Kork Ballington Kork Ballington Kenny Roberts6 GP da Iugoslávia Eugenio Lazzarini Angel Nieto Graziano Rossi Kork Ballington Kenny Roberts7 GP da Holanda Eugenio Lazzarini Angel Nieto Graziano Rossi Gregg Hansford Virginio Ferrari8 GP da Bélgica Henk van Kessel Barry Smith Edi StoellingerSem Disputa Dennis Ireland9 GP da SuéciaSem Disputa Pier Paolo Bianchi Graziano RossiSem Disputa Barry Sheene10 GP da FinlândiaSem Disputa Ricardo Tormo Kork Ballington Gregg Hansford Boet van Dulmen11 GP do Reino UnidoSem Disputa Angel Nieto Kork Ballington Kork Ballington Kenny Roberts12 GP da TchecoslováquiaSem Disputa Guy Bertin Kork Ballington Kork BallingtonSem Disputa13 GP da França Eugenio Lazzarini Guy Bertin Kork Ballington Patrick Fernandez Barry Sheene

Pilotos e equipes Os seguintes pilotos e equipes foram inscritos para participar do Campeonato Mundial: 500cc Equipe Construtor Moto Pneu N.° Nome do piloto Rodada Dieter Braun TeamSuzukiSuzuki TR5004Gustav Reiner1–1644Josef Hage1–16 Team Gallina Nava Olio FiatSuzukiSuzuki TR50061Virginio Ferrari1–1676Wil Hartog1–16 Morbidelli RacingMorbidelliMorbidelli 50099Graziano Rossi1–1670Herve Guilleux1–16 Paton Moto RacingSuzukiSuzuki TR50069Pierluigi Rimoldi1–1635Alex George1–16 Texaco Heron Team SuzukiSuzukiSuzuki TR50033Barry Sheene1–1638Hiroyuki Kawasaki1–1697Steve Parrish1–1653Tom Herron1–16 Suzuki MotoGPSuzukiSuzuki TR50092Franco Uncini1–16 46Gary Lingham1–16 BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Racing TeamSuzukiSuzuki TR50017Alain Röthlisberger1–1280Dick Alblas1–1688George Fogarty13–21 Team SonautoSonautoSSZ Stradale16Christian Sarron1–1663Olivier Chevallier1–16 PWR RacingSuzukiSuzuki TR50011Eddie Grant1–1213Alan North1–1649Giovanni Pelletier13–21 Riemersma RacingNortonNorton Manx85Max Nöthiger1–1632Jacky Matagne1–16 Panoz Motor SportsHondaHonda NR50068Max Steiner1–16 KCMG TeamSuzukiSuzuki TR50091Gianni Rolando1–1648Bernard Fau1–16 Audi Sport Team ComtoyouSuzukiSuzuki TR50072Didier De Radigues1–1636Gregg Barsdorf1–16 Cyan Racing Lynk & CoSuzukiSuzuki TR50010Boet van Dulmen1–1679Dennis Ireland1–16 Team Zago InternationalSuzukiSuzuki TR50012Henk de Vries1–1255Jack Middelburg1–1666Kevin Stowe13–21 Team Sonauto GauloisesSonautoSSZ Stradale65John Newbold1–1624John Woodley1–16 SLR VW MotorsportSuzukiSuzuki TR50059Carlo Paganini1–1240Guy Cooremans1–1639Hans-Otto Butenuth13–21 Honda International RacingHondaHonda NR50056Jochen Schmid1–163King Wong Kwong1–16 Team DHL CUPRA RacingSuzukiSuzuki TR50015Lennart Bäckström1–1252Carlo Prati1–1683Marco Lucchinelli13–21 ALL-INKLCOM Münnich MotorsportSuzukiSuzuki TR50058Elmar Renner1–1675Carlo Perugini1–16 Cagiva Motor S.p.A.CagivaCagiva GP5007Markku Matikainen1–1287Kenny Blake1–1645Max Wiener13–21 M Racing-YMRMorbidelliMorbidelli 50095Jürgen Steiner1–168Herbert Schieferecke1–16 Team MulsanneSuzukiSuzuki TR50081Carlos de San Antonio1–1273Chris Fisker1–1682Erik Bjorn Paulsen13–21 Sport Team Leopard RacingSuzukiSuzuki TR50084Franck Gross1–1623Corrado Tuzii1–16 Liqui Moly Team EngstlerSuzukiSuzuki TR50078Michael Schmid1–1686Peter Sköld1–1660Roberto Pietri1–1694Sandro Moro1–16 Sport Team HitotsuyamaSuzukiSuzuki TR50021Stefano Bonetti1–1619Michel Rastel1–1696Philippe Coulon1–1626Steve Ward1–16 Zengő MotorsportSuzukiSuzuki TR50042Raffaele Pasqual1–1689Seppo Ojala1–1693Timo Pohjola1–1618Michel Rougerie1–16 Tian Shi Zuver TeamSuzukiSuzuki TR50034Toni Garcia1–1657Randy Mamola1–1637Tony Head1–1631Mike Baldwin1–16 Son Veng Racing TeamSuzukiSuzuki TR50027Werner Nenning1–162Mick Grant1–169Peter Sjöström1–161Seppo Rossi1–16 Viper Niza RacingSuzukiSuzuki TR50071Willem Zoet1–1629Odd Arne Lände1–1614Richard Schulze1–1664Sergio Pellandini1–16 Team TRCYamahaYamaha TZ50041Alan North1–1677Ikujiro Takai1–16 DG Sport CompétitionYamahaYamaha TZ50051Johnny Cecotto1–1698Hans Schöfer1–16 Boutsen Ginion RacingYamahaYamaha TZ50062Keith Huewen1–1622Jon Ekerold1–16 Yamaha Motor CompanyYamahaYamaha TZ50067Kenny Roberts1–166Dieter Heinen1–16 Team Oscaro by Campos RacingYamahaYamaha TZ50025Leandro Becheroni1–1647Piet van der Wal1–16 Bas Koeten RacingYamahaYamaha TZ50054Kimmo Kopra1–1628Bo Granath1–16Legenda Piloto da Temporada Piloto Convidado Piloto Substituto

350cc Equipe Construtor Moto Pneu N.° Nome do piloto Rodada Kawasaki Racing TeamKawasakiRoad Star 35028 Kork Ballington1–1675 Gregg Hansford1–16 Yamaha Motor CompanyYamahaDC-338 Patrick Fernandez1–1614 Michel Frutschi1–16 Irmscher MotorsportKawasakiRoad Star 35029 Anton Mang1–16 Grohs MotorsportYamahaDC-395 Walter Villa1–1612 Roland Freymond1–16 MRS WorkshopYamahaDC-369 Jon Ekerold1–1655 Sadao Asami1–1659 Jeff Sayle1–16 Honda Racing CorporationHondaRC17226 Pekka Nurmi1–16 65 Carlos Lavado1–16 Suzuki MotoGPSuzukiFairlady/Sports 120072 Penti Korhonen1–1247 Herve Guilleux1–1648 Victor Palomo13–21 SST EngineeringYamahaDC-38 Christian Estrosi1–1683 Eric Saul1–16 Norton Motorcycle CompanyNortonZ/Datsun 240Z31 Patrick Pons1–1254 Olivier Chevallier1–1636 Eero Hyvärinen13–21 PoleVision RacingYamahaDC-377 Michel Rougerie1–1630 Victor Soussan1–16 Knüpfing MotorsportHondaRC17264 Richard Hubin1–16 Aprilia Racing TeamAprilia180SX18 Graeme McGregor1–1696 Eddy Elias1–16 MIS MönninghoffHondaRC1725 Murray Sayle1–1690 Paolo Pileri1–16 Oliver Mayer MotorsportAprilia180SX25 Bengt Elgh1–16 1st Choice RacingHondaRC17280 Edi Stoellinger1–1294 Klaas Hernamdt1–1656 Joey Dunlop13–21 Ryll RacingYamahaDC-367 Reinhold Roth1–1682 Tony Head1–16 GAG Racing TeamYamahaDC-346 Alan North1–12 JAG Racing TeamAprilia180SX27 Adelio Faccioli1–169 Pierre Ragues1–16 Scuderia BenelliBenelliR NISMO11 Yoshimi Matsumoto1–1298 Max Wiener1–1673 Christian Ried13–21 Beta MotorBetaSkyline GT-R58 Gianfranco Bonera1–16Legenda Piloto da Temporada Piloto Convidado Piloto Substituto

250cc Equipe Construtor Moto Pneu N.° Nome do piloto Rodada Kawasaki Racing TeamKawasakiCR7295 Kork Ballington1–1660 Gregg Hansford1–16 Scuderia MorbidelliMorbidelliGambalunga31 Graziano Rossi1–16 Yamaha Motor CompanyYamahaRC1643 Randy Mamola1–1663 Patrick Fernandez1–16 LG CorporationKawasakiCR7252 Anton Mang1–1628 Jean-François Baldé1–16 North West CompanyYamahaRC16417 Walter Villa1–16 Telia CompanyKawasakiCR7230 Edi Stoellinger1–16 4 Christian Estrosi1–16 Sherwin-Williams RacingYamahaRC16464 Roland Freymond1–1272 Olivier Chevallier1–1667 Chas Mortimer13–21 WPP GroupYamahaRC1648 Paolo Pileri1–1626 Graeme McGregor1–16 Southwest AirlinesKawasakiCR7215 Barry Ditchburn1–12 PPG IndustriesYamahaRC16414 Victor Soussan1–1673 Eric Saul1–16 Northrop Grumman CorporationYamahaRC16423 Murray Sayle1–16 CSR Corporation LimitedYamahaRC16427 Fernando González de Nicolás1–1665 Pentti Korhonen1–16 Seven TeamYamahaRC16488 Jon Ekerold1–1658 Richard Hubin1–16 Cognizant Technology SolutionsYamahaRC16419 Guy Bertin1–1643 Michel Simeon1–16 Orange S.A.YamahaRC16454 Jeffrey Sayle1–1239 Hans Müller1–1659 Massimo Matteoni13–21 Vaccari MotoriMorbidelliGambalunga41 Maurizio Massimiani1–16 Becker MotorsportYamahaRC16477 Pekka Nurmi1–1211 José Lazo1–1668 Bengt Elgh13–21 Max TeamYamahaRC16429 Yoshimi Matsumoto1–1698 Eero Hyvärinen1–16 Lanza MotorsportYamahaRC16433 Tony Head1–1291 Sadao Asami1–1671 Thierry Espié13–21 RF RacingYamahaRC16499 Alan North1–1678 Rinus Van Kasteren1–16 Beta MotorBetaX250/AX-192 Duncan Cameron1–12 Scuderia BenelliBenelliSpada76 François Perrodo1–1645 Emmanuel Collard1–16Legenda Piloto da Temporada Piloto Convidado Piloto Substituto

125cc Equipe Construtor Moto Pneu N.° Nome do piloto Rodada Motori MinarelliMinarelli113 Series72 Angel Nieto1–1637 Pier Paolo Bianchi1–16 CAAL RacingMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12518 Maurizio Massimiani1–1657 Hans Müller1–16 Motobécane-MotoconfortMotobécane308 GTi95 Thierry Espié1–1689 Guy Bertin1–16 Bender Company MotorradumbauGB BenderEF758 Gert Bender1–16 Bultaco Compañía Española de Motores S.A.BultacoBultaco 12517 Ricardo Tormo1–1671 Miguel Cortés1–16 Scuderia MorbidelliMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12561 Harald Bartol1–16 15 Patrick Hérouard1–16 Motortech RacingMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12512 Bruno Kneubühler1–1210 Matti Kinnunen1–1634 Per Edward Carlson13–21 Scuderia La TorreMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12514 Stefan Dörflinger1–1627 Barry Smith1–16 Fantic MotorFantic911 Speedster40 Walter Koschine1–12 I Motori di CarlottaMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12580 August Auinger1–1683 Eugenio Lazzarini1–16 Scuderia BigazziMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12547 Jean-Louis Guignabodet1–16 Santucci MotorsportMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12576 Marcelino García1–167 Thierry Noblesse1–16 GASS RacingMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12587 Jean-François Lecureux1–1659 Patrick Plisson1–16 Jaguar Dealers TeamMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12582 Martin Van Soest1–1690 Rolf Blatter1–16 Giraldi Tecno SportMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12570 Gianpaolo Marchetti1–1248 Peter Looijesteijn1–1653 Pierluigi Conforti13–21 Morbidelli Sport ItaliaMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12513 Clive Horton1–1684 François Granon1–16 GDL RacingMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12560 Stefan Janssen1–1228 Iván Troisi1–1696 Paul Bordes13–21 Ferlito MotorsMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12532 Anton Straver1–1688 Peter Baláž1–16 Millenium TeamMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12511 Jean-Paul Magnoni1–1243 Alfred Waibel1–1626 Stefano Ferretti13–21 Condor-AGV RacingAGV-Condor962CR20 Henk van Kessel1–16 ROAL MotorsportMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12577 Jan Huberts1–12 Speedstar TeamMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12546 Marc-Antoine Constantin1–16 Habitat RacingMorbidelliHP Barchetta 12530 Fernando González de Nicolás1–1264 Renè Renier1–1636 Johnny Wickström13–21 Scuderia BenelliBenelli2 RS C52 Rui Águas1–16 Beta MotorBetaGTA/A61055 Michael Wainwright1–1642 Khaled Al Qubaisi1–16 Scuderia ABRAABRAMégane R.S.25 Adam Carroll1–16 Aprilia Racing TeamApriliaAprilia RSA12578 Ben Barker1–1674 Patrick Long1–1649 David Heinemeier Hansson1–16Legenda Piloto da Temporada Piloto Convidado Piloto Substituto

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