1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

  1979 Austrian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	29 April 1979
Official name	Grosser Preis von Österreich
Location	Salzburgring
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.241 km (2.635 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha
Time	1:23.39
Fastest lap
Rider	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha
Time	1:21.69
Podium
First	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha
Second	Virginio Ferrari	Suzuki
Third	Wil Hartog	Suzuki
350 cc
Pole position
Rider	Grunwald Harfmann	Yamaha
Time	1:30.75
Fastest lap
Rider	Kork Ballington	Kawasaki
Time	1:25.29
Podium
First	Kork Ballington	Kawasaki
Second	Jon Ekerold	Opstalan-Yamaha
Third	Anton Mang	Kawasaki
125 cc
Pole position
Rider	Ángel Nieto	Minarelli
Time	1:36.51
Fastest lap
Rider	Ángel Nieto	Minarelli
Time	1:32.73
Podium
First	Ángel Nieto	Minarelli
Second	Harald Bartol	Morbidelli
Third	Gert Bender	Bender
Sidecars (B2A)
Pole position
Rider	Siegfried Schauzu	Yamaha
Passenger	Lorenzo Puzo
Time	1:35.93
Fastest lap
Rider	Dick Greasley	Busch
Passenger	John Parkins
Time	1:31.86
Podium
First	Göte Brodin	Yamaha
	Billy Gällros
Second	Siegfried Schauzu	Yamaha
	Lorenzo Puzo
Third	Rolf Steinhausen	KSA 1
	Kenny Arthur
Sidecars (B2B)
Pole position
Rider	Rolf Biland	LCR
Passenger	Kurt Waltisperg
Time	1:30.96
Fastest lap
Rider	Alain Michel	Seymaz
Passenger	Stu Collins
Time	1:31.60
Podium
First	Rolf Biland	LCR
	Kurt Waltisperg
Second	Bruno Holzer	LCR-Yamaha
	Karl Meierhans
Third	Klaus Sprengel	Valvoline-Suzuki
	Derek Booth

The 1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 29 April 1979 at the Salzburgring circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	35	48:24.23	4	15
2	Virginio Ferrari	Suzuki	35	+6.03	16	12
3	Wil Hartog	Suzuki	35	+18.81	8	10
4	Tom Herron	Suzuki	35	+21.44	2	8
5	Hiroyuki Kawasaki	Suzuki	35	+22.96	5	6
6	Franco Uncini	Suzuki	35	+1:19.41	19	5
7	Steve Parrish	Suzuki	35	+1:25.31	12	4
8	Max Wiener	Suzuki	34	+1 lap	14	3
9	Marco Lucchinelli	Suzuki	34	+1 lap		2
10	Mick Grant	Suzuki	34	+1 lap	13	1
11	Bernard Fau	Suzuki	34	+1 lap
12	Barry Sheene	Suzuki	34	+1 lap	6
13	Alex George	Cagiva-Suzuki	34	+1 lap	7
14	Mike Baldwin	Suzuki	34	+1 lap
15	Jack Middelburg	Suzuki	34	+1 lap	10
	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha			1
	Boet van Dulmen	Suzuki			3
	Philippe Coulon	Suzuki			9
	Giovanni Rolando	Suzuki			11
	Carlo Perugini	Suzuki			15
	Gustav Reiner	Suzuki			17
	Alan North	Suzuki			18
	Michael Schmid	Suzuki			20
36 starters in total, 23 finishers
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References

1. Coleman, Barry (ed.). Motocourse 1979-1980. Hazleton Securities Ltd. p. 75. ISBN 0-905138-10-4.