Results  Grand Prix Motocross 500cc 1979

 

Results 1st GP, Austria (Sittendorf). April 22, 1979

1st Heat

 

2nd Heat

1.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

 

1.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

2.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

2.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

3.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

3.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

4.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM

 

4.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

5.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

 

5.

Gerard Rond (NL)

Suzuki

6.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

 

6.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

7.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

 

7.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico

8.

Gerard Rond (NL)

Suzuki

 

8.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

9.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico

 

9.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM

10.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

10.

Bengt Aberg (S)

Maico

             

 

Results 2nd GP, France (Thouars). April 29, 1979

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM

 

1.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

2.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

2.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

3.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

 

3.

Heikki Mikkola (SF) Yamaha

4.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha  

4.

Gerard Rond (NL)

Suzuki

5.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

 

5.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM

6.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

6.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

7.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

7.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

8.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

 

8.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

9.

Gerard Rond (NL)

Suzuki

 

9.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

10.

Chuck Sun (USA)

Husqvarna

 

10.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico

 

 

Results 3rd GP, Sweden (Huskvarna). May 13, 1979

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

 

1.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

2.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

2.

Heikki Mikkola (SF) Yamaha

3.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha  

3.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

4.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

4.

Gerard Rond (NL)

Suzuki

5.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

 

5.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico

6.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

 

6.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

7.

Gerard Rond (NL)

Suzuki

 

7.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM

8.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

 

8.

Arne Lindfors (S)

Husqvarna

9.

Hakan Andersson (S)

Husqvarna

 

9.

Chuck Sun (USA)

Husqvarna

10.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

 

10.

Peter Herlings (NL)

Maico

             

 

Results 4th GP, Italy (Faenza). May 27, 1979

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha  

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

2.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

2.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

3.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

3.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

4.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

 

4.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

5.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

 

5.

Bob Wright (GB)

CCM

6.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

 

6.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

7.

Bob Wright (GB)

CCM

 

7.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

8.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico

 

8.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM

9.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

 

9.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

10.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

10.

Chuck Sun (USA)

Husqvarna

 

 

Results 5th GP, United States (Carlsbad). June 10, 1979

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

1.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

2.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

2.

Heikki Mikkola (SF) Yamaha

3.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

3.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

4.

Chuck Sun (USA)

Husqvarna

 

4.

Marty Smith (USA)

Honda

5.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

 

5.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

6.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

 

6.

Rick Burgett (USA)

Yamaha

7.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM  

7.

Danny LaPorte (USA) Suzuki

8.

Rex Staten (USA)

Yamaha

 

8.

Rex Staten (USA)

Yamaha

9.

Rick Burgett (USA)

Yamaha

 

9.

Chuck Sun (USA)

Husqvarna

10.

Marty Smith (USA)

Honda

 

10.

Perry Klassen (USA)

Maico

             

 

Results 6th GP, Canada (Mosport). June 17, 1979

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

1.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

2.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

2.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

3.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

 

3.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

4.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

 

4.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

5.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

 

5.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

6.

Gerard Rond (NL)

Suzuki

 

6.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM

7.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

 

7.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

8.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM  

8.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

9.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

 

9.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico

10.

Bob Wright (GB)

CCM

 

10.

Zoli Berenyl (CDN)

Yamaha
 

 

Results 7th GP, West Germany (Beuern). June 24, 1979

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM  

1.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

2.

Bengt Aberg (S)

Maico

 

2.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

3.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

3.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

4.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

 

4.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

5.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

5.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM

6.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

6.

Bengt Aberg (S)

Maico

7.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

 

7.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico

8.

Gerard Rond (NL)

Suzuki

 

8.

Ludwig Reinbold (D) KTM

9.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

 

9.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

10.

Ludwig Reinbold (D)

KTM

 

10.

Arne Lodal (DK)

Husqvarna

             

 

Results 8th GP, England (Farleigh Castle). July 1, 1979

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

 

1.

Graham Noyce (GB) Honda

2.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

2.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

3.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

3.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

4.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

4.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

5.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

 

5.

Heikki Mikkola (SF) Yamaha

6.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

 

6.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

7.

Geoff Mayes (GB) Maico  

7.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

8.

Laurence Spence (IRL)

CottonEMX  

8.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

9.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

 

9.

Steven Beamish (GB)

Suzuki

10.

Vic Allan (GB)

Bultaco

 

10.

Vic Allan (GB)

Bultaco
 

 

Results 9th GP, Switzerland (Payerne). July 8, 1979

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF) Yamaha  

1.

Heikki Mikkola (SF) Yamaha

2.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

2.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

3.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

 

3.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

4.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

 

4.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

5.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM  

5.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

6.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico

 

6.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

7.

Gerard Rond (NL)

Suzuki

 

7.

Gerard Rond (NL)

Suzuki

8.

Arne Lodal (DK)

Husqvarna

 

8.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

9.

Arne Lindfors (S)

Yamaha

 

9.

Arne Lodal (DK)

Husqvarna

10.

Laurence Spence (IRL)

CottonEMX  

10.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

             

 

Results 10th GP, the Netherlands (Markelo). July 29, 1979

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

1.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

2.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

 

2.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

3.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha  

3.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

4.

André Vromans (B)

Suzuki

 

4.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

5.

Gerard Rond (NL)

Suzuki

 

5.

André Vromans (NL)

Suzuki

6.

Arne Lodal (DK)

Husqvarna

 

6.

Arne Lodal (DK)

Husqvarna

7.

Toon Karsmakers  (NL)

Maico

 

7.

Tapani Pikkarainen (SF)

Suzuki

8.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

 

8.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

9.

Frans Sigmans (NL)

Maico

 

9.

Pete Matthia (GB)

CottonEMX

10.

Ad Verstegen (NL)

Suzuki

 

10.

Henk Poorte (NL)

Montesa 
 

 

Results 11th GP, Belgium (Namur). August 5, 1979

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

 

1.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

2.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

 

2.

Gerard Rond (NL)

Suzuki

3.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

3.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

4.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

 

4.

Jean Jacques Bruno (F)

KTM

5.

Gerard Rond (NL)

Suzuki

 

5.

Roger DeCoster (B)

Suzuki

6.

Fritz Köbele (D)

Maico

 

6.

André Vromans (NL)

Suzuki

7.

Hakan Andersson (S)

Husqvarna

 

7.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

8.

André Vromans (NL)

Suzuki

 

8.

Pete Matthia (GB)

CottonEMX

9.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

 

9.

Jim Weinert (USA)

Kawasaki

10.

Pete Matthia (GB)

CottonEMX

 

10.

Laurence Spence (IRL)

CottonEMX
 

 

Results 12th GP, Luxembourg (Ettelbrück), August 12, 1979

1st Heat

2nd Heat

1.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

 

1.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

2.

André Malherbe (B)

Honda

 

2.

Brad Lackey (USA)

Kawasaki

3.

Herbert Schmitz (D)

Maico

 

3.

Gerrit Wolsink (NL)

Suzuki

4.

Graham Noyce (GB)

Honda

 

4.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha

5.

André Vromans (NL)

Suzuki

 

5.

Hakan Andersson (S)

Husqvarna

6.

Yvan van den Broeck (B)

Maico

 

6.

Jim Weinert (USA)

Kawasaki

7.

Hakan Andersson (S)

Husqvarna

 

7.

Arne Lodal (DK)

Husqvarna

8.

Raymond Heeren (B)

Husqvarna

 

8.

André Vromans (NL)

Suzuki

9.

Laurence Spence (IRL)

CottonEMX

 

9.

Laurence Spence (IRL)

Maico

10.

Heikki Mikkola (SF)

Yamaha  

10.

Herbert Salzmann (A)

Husqvarna

 


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