The 1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–20 May 1979 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama.
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| Race 5 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 20 May 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Gran Premio de España[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuito Permanente del Jarama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  Kenny Roberts
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Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | 57'10.900 | 15 | ||
| 2 |  Wil Hartog
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Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | +13.900 | 12 | ||
| 3 | Mike Baldwin
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Serge Zago | Suzuki | +19.900 | 10 | ||
| 4 |  Virginio Ferrari
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Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +42.700 | 8 | ||
| 5 | Franco Uncini
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Team Zago International | Suzuki | +49.900 | 6 | ||
| 6 | Boet van Dulmen
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Suzuki | +54.000 | 5 | |||
| 7 | Jack Middelburg
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Suzuki | +59.600 | 4 | |||
| 8 |  Philippe Coulon
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Suzuki | +1'04.900 | 3 | |||
| 9 |  Michel Rougerie
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Suzuki | +1'05.600 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Marco Lucchinelli
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Suzuki | +1'06.400 | 1 | |||
| 11 |  Steve Parrish
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Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
| 12 | Gianni Pelletier
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Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
| 13 | Henk de Vries
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Team 77 | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||
| 14 |  Gerhard Vogt
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Bill Smith Racing | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||
| 15 | Sergio Pellandini
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Suzuki | +2 laps | ||||
| 16 |  Max Nothiger
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Suzuki | +2 laps | ||||
| Ret |  Seppo Rossi
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Kouv MK | Suzuki | Retired | |||
| Ret | Graziano Rossi
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Morbidelli | Morbidelli | Retired | |||
| Ret | Gustav Reiner
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Dieter Braun Team | Suzuki | Accident | |||
| Ret |  Lennart Bäckström
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Team Zago International | Suzuki | Retired | |||
| Ret | Lorenzo Ghiselli
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Kevin Stowe
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret |  Hiroyuki Kawasaki
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Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Retired | |||
| Ret | Barry Sheene
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Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Retired | |||
| Ret |  Toni Garcia
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Peter Sjöström
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Ava MC Stockholm | Suzuki | Retired | |||
| Ret | Bernard Fau
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Suzuki France | Suzuki | Accident | |||
| DNS | Tom Herron
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Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Did not start | |||
| DNQ | Christian Sarron
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Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | Did not qualify | |||
| Sources: [2][3] | |||||||
| Previous race: 1979 Nations Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1979 season |
Next race: 1979 Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1978 Spanish Grand Prix |
Spanish Grand Prix | Next race: 1980 Spanish Grand Prix |
