1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix

  1979 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 13 races in the
1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date2 September 1979
Official nameGrand Prix de France
LocationBugatti Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.240 km (2.635 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 1:38.130
Fastest lap
Rider Virginio Ferrari
Time 1:37.900
Podium
First Barry Sheene
Second Randy Mamola
Third Kenny Roberts
350cc
Pole position
Rider Kork Ballington
Time 1:40.750
Fastest lap
Rider Éric Saul
Podium
First Patrick Fernandez
Second Roland Freymond
Third Walter Villa
250cc
Pole position
Rider Gregg Hansford
Time 1:43.530
Fastest lap
Rider Kork Ballington
Time 1:43.600
Podium
First Kork Ballington
Second Gregg Hansford
Third Patrick Fernandez
125cc
Pole position
Rider Guy Bertin
Time 1:50.300
Fastest lap
Rider Ángel Nieto
Time 1:49.700
Podium
First Guy Bertin
Second Ricardo Tormo
Third Pier Paolo Bianchi
50cc
Pole position
Rider Ricardo Tormo
Time 2:02.560
Fastest lap
Rider Stefan Dörflinger
Podium
First Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Stefan Dörflinger
Third Rolf Blatter

The 1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 31 August–2 September 1979 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.