# 1979 Dutch TT > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1979_Dutch_TT > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1979_Dutch_TT.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Dutch_TT > Source revision: 1322742375 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Motorcycle race 1979 Dutch TT Race details Race 7 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season Date 23 June 1979 Official name Dutch TT 1979[1][2][3] Location TT Circuit Assen Course Permanent racing facility 6.049 km (3.759 mi) 500cc Pole position Rider Kenny Roberts Time 2:55.900 Fastest lap Rider Virginio Ferrari Time 2:54.500 Podium First Virginio Ferrari Second Barry Sheene Third Wil Hartog 350cc Pole position Rider Gregg Hansford Fastest lap Rider Gregg Hansford Podium First Gregg Hansford Second Patrick Fernandez Third Walter Villa 250cc Pole position Rider Kork Ballington Time 3:05.600 Fastest lap Rider Kork Ballington Time 3:02.800 Podium First Graziano Rossi Second Gregg Hansford Third Kork Ballington 125cc Pole position Rider Bruno Kneubühler Time 3:14.400 Fastest lap Rider Ángel Nieto Time 3:13.200 Podium First Ángel Nieto Second Ricardo Tormo Third Maurizio Massimiani 50cc Pole position Rider Ricardo Tormo Fastest lap Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Podium First Eugenio Lazzarini Second Patrick Plisson Third Rolf Blatter The **1979 Dutch TT** was the seventh round of the [1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season](/source/1979_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season). It took place on the weekend of 21–23 June 1979 at the [TT Circuit Assen](/source/TT_Circuit_Assen) located in [Assen](/source/Assen), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). Virginio Ferrari and Wil Hartog, celebrating on the podium after finishing first and third at the 500cc race. ## Classification ### 500 cc Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Virginio Ferrari Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat Suzuki 47'07.300 15 2 Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +0.100 12 3 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +21.400 10 4 Boet van Dulmen Suzuki +27.200 8 5 Philippe Coulon Suzuki +47.030 6 6 Franco Uncini Team Zago International Suzuki +1 lap 5 7 Jack Middelburg Suzuki +1 lap 4 8 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +1 lap 3 9 Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +1 lap 2 10 Steve Parrish Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1 lap 1 11 Gianni Rolando Scuderia Naldoni Suzuki +1 lap 12 Graziano Rossi Morbidelli Morbidelli +1 lap 13 Randy Mamola Serge Zago Suzuki +1 lap 14 Ikujiro Takai Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +1 lap 15 Dennis Ireland Derry's Racing Suzuki +1 lap 16 Dick Alblas Suzuki +1 lap 17 Gerhard Vogt Bill Smith Racing Suzuki +1 lap Ret Seppo Rossi Kouv MK Suzuki Retired Ret Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Retired Ret Bernard Fau Suzuki France Suzuki Retired Ret Henk de Vries Team 77 Suzuki Retired Ret Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki Retired Ret Max Wiener Suzuki Accident Ret Jürgen Steiner Suzuki Deutschland Suzuki Accident Ret Børge Nielsen Suzuki Accident Ret Michel Rougerie Suzuki Retired Ret Peter Sjöström Ava MC Stockholm Suzuki Retired Ret Piet van der Wal Yamaha Retired Ret Willem Zoet Stimorol Racing Suzuki Retired DNQ Dave Potter Ted Broad Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Gustav Reiner Dieter Braun Team Suzuki Did not qualify Sources:[4][5] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden"](http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1979_heden.htm). *Archive.li*. Retrieved 1 November 2018.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mitchell, Malcolm. ["1979 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project"](https://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1979.html). *Progcovers.com*. Retrieved 1 November 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Mitchell, Malcolm. ["TT Circuit Assen - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project"](https://www.progcovers.com/motor/assen.html). *Progcovers.com*. Retrieved 1 November 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["1979 Dutch TT MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database"](https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1979-dutch-tt-motogp). *Motorsportmagazine.com*. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1979"](http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1979/NED/500cc/RAC). *Motogp.com*. Retrieved 1 November 2018. Previous race: 1979 Yugoslavian Grand Prix FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1979 season Next race: 1979 Belgian Grand Prix Previous race: 1978 Dutch TT Dutch TT Next race: 1980 Dutch TT --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1979 Dutch TT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Dutch_TT) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Dutch_TT?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.