1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season

1979 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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1979 World Champions
500cc – Kenny Roberts (Yamaha)
350cc - Kork Ballington (Kawasaki)
250cc – Kork Ballington (Kawasaki)
125cc – Ángel Nieto (Minarelli)
50cc – Eugenio Lazzarini (Kreidler)

Kenny Roberts (pictured in Assen) became the 1979 500cc world champion

The 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 31st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.