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.
Classification 500 cc Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki 42'33.900 15 2 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +3.600 12 3 Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +12.500 10 4 Bernard Fau Suzuki France Suzuki +25.900 8 5 Philippe Coulon Suzuki +27.900 6 6 Franco Uncini Team Zago International Suzuki +47.400 5 7 Jack Middelburg Suzuki +48.800 4 8 Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +1'05.100 3 9 Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1'06.200 2 10 Mike Baldwin Serge Zago Suzuki +1'27.200 1 11 Dennis Ireland Derry's Racing Suzuki +1 lap 12 Elmar Renner Moto Team Krawehl Suzuki +1 lap 13 Henk de Vries Team 77 Suzuki +1 lap 14 Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Suzuki +1 lap 15 Hans-Otto Butenuth Suzuki +1 lap 16 Max Nothiger Suzuki +1 lap 17 Herbert Schieferecke Suzuki +1 lap 18 Bo Granath Suzuki +2 laps 19 King Wong Kwong Suzuki +2 laps 20 Michael Schmid Suzuki +2 laps Ret Max Wiener Suzuki Retired Ret Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired Ret Boet van Dulmen Suzuki Retired Ret Graziano Rossi Morbidelli Morbidelli Retired Ret Gianni Pelletier Suzuki Retired Ret Tom Herron Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired Ret Max Steiner Suzuki Retitred Ret Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki Retired Ret Børge Nielsen Suzuki Retired Ret Michel Rougerie Suzuki Retired Ret Mick Grant Suzuki Retired Ret Hans Schofer Yamaha Retired Ret Gustav Reiner Dieter Braun Team Suzuki Retired Ret Alex George Suzuki Retired Ret Hiroyuki Kawasaki Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired Ret Seppo Ojala Suzuki Retired Ret Carlo Perugini Suzuki Retired Ret Sandro Moro Suzuki Retired Ret Carlo Prati Suzuki Retired Ret Stefano Bonetti Suzuki Retired DNS Gianni Rolando Scuderia Naldoni Suzuki Did not start DNS Peter Sjöström Ava MC Stockholm Suzuki Did not start DNQ Egid Schwemmer Yamaha Did not qualify Sources:
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