1979 Dutch TT

The 1979 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 21–23 June 1979 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.

Virginio Ferrari and Wil Hartog, celebrating on the podium after finishing first and third at the 500cc race.

  1979 Dutch TT

Race details
Race 7 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	23 June 1979
Official name	Dutch TT 1979[1][2][3]
Location	TT Circuit Assen
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.049 km (3.759 mi)
500cc
Pole position Rider Kenny Roberts Time 2:55.900 Fastest lap Rider Virginio Ferrari Time 2:54.500 Podium First Virginio Ferrari Second Barry Sheene Third Wil Hartog
350cc
Pole position Rider Gregg Hansford Fastest lap Rider Gregg Hansford Podium First Gregg Hansford Second Patrick Fernandez Third Walter Villa
250cc
Pole position Rider Kork Ballington Time 3:05.600 Fastest lap Rider Kork Ballington Time 3:02.800 Podium First Graziano Rossi Second Gregg Hansford Third Kork Ballington
125cc
Pole position Rider Bruno Kneubühler Time 3:14.400 Fastest lap Rider Ángel Nieto Time 3:13.200 Podium First Ángel Nieto Second Ricardo Tormo Third Maurizio Massimiani
50cc
Pole position Rider Ricardo Tormo Fastest lap Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Podium First Eugenio Lazzarini Second Patrick Plisson Third Rolf Blatter

Classification

500 cc

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Virginio Ferrari	Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	47'07.300	15
2	Barry Sheene	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+0.100	12
3	Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	Suzuki	+21.400	10
4	Boet van Dulmen		Suzuki	+27.200	8
5	Philippe Coulon		Suzuki	+47.030	6
6	Franco Uncini	Team Zago International	Suzuki	+1 lap	5
7	Jack Middelburg		Suzuki	+1 lap	4
8	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+1 lap	3
9	Christian Sarron	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	+1 lap	2
10	Steve Parrish	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+1 lap	1
11	Gianni Rolando	Scuderia Naldoni	Suzuki	+1 lap
12	Graziano Rossi	Morbidelli	Morbidelli	+1 lap
13	Randy Mamola	Serge Zago	Suzuki	+1 lap
14	Ikujiro Takai	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+1 lap
15	Dennis Ireland	Derry's Racing	Suzuki	+1 lap
16	Dick Alblas		Suzuki	+1 lap
17	Gerhard Vogt	Bill Smith Racing	Suzuki	+1 lap
Ret	Seppo Rossi	Kouv MK	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Bernard Fau	Suzuki France	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Henk de Vries	Team 77	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Marco Lucchinelli		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Max Wiener		Suzuki	Accident
Ret	Jürgen Steiner	Suzuki Deutschland	Suzuki	Accident
Ret	Børge Nielsen		Suzuki	Accident
Ret	Michel Rougerie		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Peter Sjöström	Ava MC Stockholm	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Piet van der Wal		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Willem Zoet	Stimorol Racing	Suzuki	Retired
DNQ	Dave Potter	Ted Broad	Suzuki	Did not qualify
DNQ	Gustav Reiner	Dieter Braun Team	Suzuki	Did not qualify
Sources:[4][5]