The 1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–20 May 1979 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama.
Classification 500 cc Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 57'10.900 15 2 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +13.900 12 3 Mike Baldwin Serge Zago Suzuki +19.900 10 4 Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki +42.700 8 5 Franco Uncini Team Zago International Suzuki +49.900 6 6 Boet van Dulmen Suzuki +54.000 5 7 Jack Middelburg Suzuki +59.600 4 8 Philippe Coulon Suzuki +1'04.900 3 9 Michel Rougerie Suzuki +1'05.600 2 10 Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki +1'06.400 1 11 Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1 lap 12 Gianni Pelletier Suzuki +1 lap 13 Henk de Vries Team 77 Suzuki +2 laps 14 Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Suzuki +2 laps 15 Sergio Pellandini Suzuki +2 laps 16 Max Nothiger Suzuki +2 laps Ret Seppo Rossi Kouv MK Suzuki Retired Ret Graziano Rossi Morbidelli Morbidelli Retired Ret Gustav Reiner Dieter Braun Team Suzuki Accident Ret Lennart Bäckström Team Zago International Suzuki Retired Ret Lorenzo Ghiselli Suzuki Retired Ret Kevin Stowe Suzuki Retired Ret Hiroyuki Kawasaki Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired Ret Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Retired Ret Toni Garcia Suzuki Retired Ret Peter Sjöström Ava MC Stockholm Suzuki Retired Ret Bernard Fau Suzuki France Suzuki Accident DNS Tom Herron Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Did not start DNQ Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Did not qualify Sources:
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