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1979 Formula 750 season

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The 1979 Formula 750 season was the seventh and last season of the FIM Formula 750 World Championship and the third season to have full world championship status. Patrick Pons was crowned champion and became the first Frenchman to win an F.I.M. world championship.

Championship standings

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Pos Rider Bike MUG
Italy
BRA
United Kingdom
NOG
France
PAU
Switzerland
OST
Austria
MOS
Canada
LAG
United States
ASS
Netherlands
HOC
Germany
GRO
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Pts
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1 France Patrick Pons Yamaha 5 5 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 5 1 1 3 3 154
2 Switzerland Michel Frutschi Yamaha 4 5 5 1 4 6 9 5 1 6 3 3 4 10 1 2 132
3 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 3 2 1 1 2 1 6 1 2 1 126
4 Japan Sadao Asami Yamaha 3 3 3 2 10 7 7 3 5 5 73
5 Italy Gianfranco Bonera Yamaha 6 7 8 3 6 7 7 2 5 7 6 4 70
6 France Marc Fontan Yamaha 9 10 10 5 6 4 10 7 5 2 4 9 56
7 France Christian Sarron Yamaha 1 8 3 2 3 6 55
8 France Raymond Roche Yamaha 7 6 10 8 9 5 10 4 8 6 5 8 5 10 54
9 Monaco Hubert Rigal Yamaha 9 8 8 4 4 10 10 4 4 7 8 49
10 Finland Markku Matikainen Yamaha 2 4 9 9 9 8 6 9 7 40
11 Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 4 4 4 1 39
12 Austria Werner Nenning Yamaha 1 1 7 8 37
13 Switzerland Jacques Cornu Yamaha 10 7 4 5 8 2 34
14 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Yamaha 7 1 2 31
15 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 1 1 30
16 Italy Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 2 1 27
17 France Christian Estrosi Yamaha 2 3 22
= Canada Steve Gervais Yamaha 2 3 22
19 United States Richard Schlachter Yamaha 2 4 20
20 United States Dave Aldana Yamaha 3 5 16
21 Australia Greg Johnson Yamaha 7 9 3 16
22 France Hervé Guilleux Yamaha 4 6 10 14
23 United States Mike Baldwin Yamaha 2 12
= United States Gene Romero Yamaha 2 12
25 France Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 5 6 11
26 United States Frank McTaggard Yamaha 3 10
= Netherlands Wil Hartog Suzuki 3 10
28 France Alain Terras Yamaha 6 7 9
= France Jean-Louis Tournadre Yamaha 6 7 9
30 United States Randy Mamola Yamaha 4 8
= France Christian Huguet Yamaha 4 8
32 Austria Fritz Kerschbaumer Yamaha 9 5 8
= Canada Dan Sorensen Yamaha 9 5 8
34 Canada Gary Collins Yamaha 8 6 8
= United Kingdom John Newbold Yamaha 8 6 8
36 United States Dale Singleton Yamaha 7 8 7
37 Austria Richard Schulze Suzuki 5 6
38 United Kingdom Keith Huewen Yamaha 6 10 6
39 France Dominique Pernet Yamaha 9 7 6
40 United Kingdom Dave Potter Yamaha 6 5
= Switzerland Philippe Coulon Yamaha 6 5
42 United Kingdom Chris Guy Yamaha 7 4
= Canada Arthur McKenna Yamaha 7 4
44 France Jacques Agopian Yamaha 10 8 4
45 United States Ron Pierce Yamaha 9 9 4
46 Italy Gianpaolo Marchetti Yamaha 8 3
= Switzerland Ernest Staub Yamaha 8 3
= France Gilles Husson Yamaha 8 3
= Canada G. Meiklejohn Yamaha 8 3
= Australia Murray Sayle Yamaha 8 3
51 United States Kevin Stafford Yamaha 9 10 3
52 Italy Leandro Becheroni Yamaha 9 2
= France Michel Rastel Yamaha 9 2
= Northern Ireland Joey Dunlop Yamaha 9 2
= Australia Rick Walden Yamaha 9 2
56 France Pierre Soulas Yamaha 10 1
= France Franck Gross Yamaha 10 1
= Canada J. Mulligan Yamaha 10 1
= France Gérard Choukroun Yamaha 10 1
= France Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 10 1
Pos Rider Bike 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Pts
MUG
Italy
BRA
United Kingdom
NOG
France
PAU
Switzerland
OST
Austria
MOS
Canada
LAG
United States
ASS
Netherlands
HOC
Germany
GRO
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References

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"MOTO-FORMULE 750 1979 Res Comp" (in French).

See also

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