1979_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix

1979 Nations Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 13 races in the; 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	13 May 1979
Official name	Gran Premio delle Nazioni
Location	Autodromo Dino Ferrari
Course	Permanent racing facility; 5.060 km (3.144 mi);
500 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Barry Sheene
Time	1:56.130
Fastest lap
Rider	Kenny Roberts
Time	1:56.000
Podium
First	Kenny Roberts
Second	Virginio Ferrari
Third	Tom Herron
350 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Kork Ballington
Time	1:59.020
Fastest lap
Rider	Kork Ballington
Time	1:59.300
Podium
First	Gregg Hansford
Second	Sadao Asami
Third	Patrick Fernandez
250 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Kork Ballington
Time	2:02.330
Fastest lap
Rider	Kork Ballington
Time	2:01.400
Podium
First	Kork Ballington
Second	Randy Mamola
Third	Barry Ditchburn
125 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Ángel Nieto
Time	2:09.450
Fastest lap
Rider	Thierry Espié
Time	2:08.500
Podium
First	Ángel Nieto
Second	Thierry Espié
Third	Maurizio Massimiani
50 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Eugenio Lazzarini
Time	2:22.940
Fastest lap
Rider	Eugenio Lazzarini
Time	2:24.500
Podium
First	Eugenio Lazzarini
Second	Rolf Blatter
Third	Peter Looijesteijn

1979 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

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The 1979 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 11–13 May 1979 at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari.

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Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	56'49.700	15
2	Virginio Ferrari	Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	+10.900	12
3	Tom Herron	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Yamaha	+17.400	10
4	Barry Sheene	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+31.900	8
5	Mike Baldwin	Serge Zago	Suzuki	+40.600	6
6	Bernard Fau	Suzuki France	Suzuki	+51.000	5
7	Jack Middelburg		Suzuki	+55.000	4
8	Philippe Coulon		Suzuki	+1'01.000	3
9	Graziano Rossi	Morbidelli	Morbidelli	+1'39.700	2
10	Gianni Pelletier		Suzuki	+1 lap	1
11	Steve Parrish	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Yamaha	+1 lap
12	Max Wiener		Suzuki	+1 lap
13	Alex George		Suzuki	+1 lap
14	Werner Nenning	Mobel Nenning Racing Team	Suzuki	+1 lap
15	Seppo Rossi	Kouv MK	Suzuki	+1 lap
16	Raffaele Pasqual		Suzuki	+1 lap
17	Sergio Pellandini		Suzuki	+2 laps
Ret	Christian Sarron	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Leandro Becheroni		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Franco Uncini	Team Zago International	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Boet van Dulmen		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	Suzuki	Accident
Ret	Carlo Perugini		Suzuki	Accident
Ret	Lorenzo Ghiselli		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Marco Lucchinelli		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Dennis Ireland	Derry's Racing	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Eddie Grant		Suzuki	Retitred
Ret	Michel Rougerie		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Gianni Rolando	Scuderia Naldoni	Suzuki	Accident
Ret	Carlo Paganini		Suzuki	Retired
DNS	Hiroyuki Kawasaki	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	Did not start
DNQ	Gregorio Mariani		Suzuki	Did not qualify
DNQ	Peter Sjöström	Ava MC Stockholm	Suzuki	Did not qualify
DNQ	Jurgen Steiner	Suzuki Deutschland	Suzuki	Did not qualify
DNQ	Sandro Moro		Suzuki	Did not qualify
DNQ	Corrado Tuzii		Suzuki	Did not qualify
Sources:^[2]^[3]

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500 cc

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