1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix

  1979 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 13 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	2 September 1979
Official name	Grand Prix de France[citation needed]
Location	Bugatti Circuit
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.240 km (2.635 mi)
500cc
Pole position Rider Kenny Roberts Time 1:38.130 Fastest lap Rider Virginio Ferrari Time 1:37.900 Podium First Barry Sheene Second Randy Mamola Third Kenny Roberts
350cc
Pole position Rider Kork Ballington Time 1:40.750 Fastest lap Rider Éric Saul Podium First Patrick Fernandez Second Roland Freymond Third Walter Villa
250cc
Pole position Rider Gregg Hansford Time 1:43.530 Fastest lap Rider Kork Ballington Time 1:43.600 Podium First Kork Ballington Second Gregg Hansford Third Patrick Fernandez
125cc
Pole position Rider Guy Bertin Time 1:50.300 Fastest lap Rider Ángel Nieto Time 1:49.700 Podium First Guy Bertin Second Ricardo Tormo Third Pier Paolo Bianchi
50cc
Pole position Rider Ricardo Tormo Time 2:02.560 Fastest lap Rider Stefan Dörflinger Podium First Eugenio Lazzarini Second Stefan Dörflinger Third Rolf Blatter

The 1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 31 August–2 September 1979 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.