1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

Belgium  1979 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 13 races in the
1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date1 July 1979
Official nameG.P. Moto[1][2][3]
LocationCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.947 km (4.317 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Time 2:50.900
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Kenny Blake
Time 2:49.250
Podium
First New Zealand Dennis Ireland
Second Australia Kenny Blake
Third United Kingdom Gary Lingham
350cc
Pole position
Rider No 350cc race was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 350cc race was held
Podium
First No 350cc race was held
Second No 350cc race was held
Third No 350cc race was held
250cc
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Chas Mortimer
Time 2:58.300
Fastest lap
Rider Austria Edi Stöllinger
Time 2:50.080
Podium
First Austria Edi Stöllinger
Second United Kingdom Chas Mortimer
Third Australia Murray Sayle
125cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto
Time 3:02.300
Fastest lap
Rider France Jean-François Lecureux
Time 3:01.280
Podium
First Australia Barry Smith
Second Spain Marcelino Garcia
Third Netherlands Martin van Soest
50cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 3:14.900
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger
Podium
First Netherlands Henk van Kessel
Second Netherlands Theo Timmer
Third West Germany Rudolf Kunz

The 1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 29–1 July 1979 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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