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| Race 2 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 29 April 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Großer Preis von Österreich [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Salzburgring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 29 April 1979 at the Salzburgring circuit.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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| 1 |  Kenny Roberts | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | 35 | 48:24.23 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 |  Virginio Ferrari | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | 35 | +6.03 | 16 | 12 |
| 3 |  Wil Hartog | Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | 35 | +18.81 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 |  Tom Herron | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 35 | +21.44 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 |  Hiroyuki Kawasaki | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 35 | +22.96 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Franco Uncini | Team Zago International | Suzuki | 35 | +1:19.41 | 19 | 5 |
| 7 | Steve Parrish | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 35 | +1:25.31 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 |  Max Wiener | Suzuki | 34 | +1 lap | 14 | 3 | |
| 9 | Marco Lucchinelli | Suzuki | 34 | +1 lap | 2 | ||
| 10 | Mick Grant | Suzuki | 34 | +1 lap | 13 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Bernard Fau | Suzuki France | Suzuki | 34 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | Barry Sheene | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 34 | +1 lap | 6 | |
| 13 | Alex George | Suzuki | 34 | +1 lap | 7 | ||
| 14 | Mike Baldwin | Serge Zago | Suzuki | 34 | +1 lap | ||
| 15 | Jack Middelburg | Suzuki | 34 | +1 lap | 10 | ||
| 16 |  Alan North | Wilddam Konserven Holland | Suzuki | ?? | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 17 |  Peter Sjöström | Ava MC Stockholm | Suzuki | ?? | +1 lap | ?? | |
| 18 |  Dennis Ireland | Derry's Racing | Suzuki | ?? | +1 lap | ?? | |
| 19 |  Jurgen Steiner | Suzuki Deutschland | Suzuki | ?? | +1 lap | ?? | |
| 20 | Gustav Reiner | Dieter Braun Team | Suzuki | ?? | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 21 | Richard Schulze | Suzuki | ?? | +1 lap | ?? | ||
| 22 |  Seppo Rossi | Kouv MK | Suzuki | ?? | +1 lap | ?? | |
| 23 | Michael Schmid | Suzuki | ?? | +1 lap | ?? | ||
| Ret | Boet van Dulmen | Suzuki | Retired | 3 | |||
| Ret | Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | Retired | ?? | |||
| Ret |  Philippe Coulon | Suzuki | 9 | ||||
| Ret | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | Retired | ?? | |||
| Ret |  Børge Nielsen | Suzuki | Retired | ?? | |||
| Ret | Bo Granath | Yamaha | Retired | ?? | |||
| Ret | Gianni Rolando | Scuderia Naldoni | Suzuki | Retired | 11 | ||
| Ret | Markku Matikainen | Suzuki | Retired | ?? | |||
| Ret |  Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | Retired | 1 | ||
| Ret | Carlo Perugini | Suzuki | Retired | 15 | |||
| Ret | Elmar Renner | Moto Team Krawehl | Suzuki | Retired | ?? | ||
| Ret | Gerhard Vogt | Bill Smith Racing | Suzuki | Retired | ?? | ||
| Ret |  Carlos Delgado de San Antonio | Suzuki | Retired | 14 | |||
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The Australian motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. From 1997 to the present day, it is run at the scenic Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit south of Melbourne, Victoria. Prior to 1997 the event was held at a number of different venues, most notably Eastern Creek west of Sydney New South Wales and Bathurst in central western New South Wales. The only rider to win the 'premier class' race at multiple venues is five-time World Champion Mick Doohan, Eastern Creek and Phillip Island (1998).
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The Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1949 to 1990.
The 2000 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 29 October 2000 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.
The 1979 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10–12 August 1979 at the Silverstone Circuit.
The 1977 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 1 May 1977 at the Salzburgring circuit.
The 1978 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 28–30 April 1978 at the Salzburgring.
The 1986 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 6–8 June 1986 at the Salzburgring.
The 1985 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 1–2 June 1985 at the Salzburgring.
The 1983 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 27–29 May 1983 at the Salzburgring.
The 1982 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 30 April–2 May 1982 at the Salzburgring.
The 1981 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 24–26 April 1981 at the Salzburgring.
The 1979 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 May 1979 at the Hockenheimring.
The 1981 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 15–17 June 1979 at the Automotodrom Rijeka.
The 1979 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 20–22 July 1979 at the Karlskoga Motorstadion in Karlskoga, Sweden.
The 1979 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 27-29 July 1979 at the Imatra Circuit.
