1979 Formula 750 season

1979 Formula 750 World Championship 1978 none 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 Pos Rider Bike MUGITA BRAUK NOGFRA PAUSWI OSTAUT MOSCAN LAGUSA ASSNED HOCGER GROYUG Pts 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 FRA Patrick Pons Yamaha 5 5 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 5 1 1 3 3 154 2 SWI Michel Frutschi Yamaha 4 5 5 1 4 6 9 5 1 6 3 3 4 10 1 2 132 3 VEN Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 3 2 1 1 2 1 6 1 2 1 126 4 JPN Sadao Asami Yamaha 3 3 3 2 10 7 7 3 5 5 73 5 ITA Gianfranco Bonera Yamaha 6 7 8 3 6 7 7 2 5 7 6 4 70 6 FRA Marc Fontan Yamaha 9 10 10 5 6 4 10 7 5 2 4 9 56 7 FRA Christian Sarron Yamaha 1 8 3 2 3 6 55 8 FRA Raymond Roche Yamaha 7 6 10 8 9 5 10 4 8 6 5 8 5 10 54 9 MON Hubert Rigal Yamaha 9 8 8 4 4 10 10 4 4 7 8 49 10 FIN Markku Matikainen Yamaha 2 4 9 9 9 8 6 9 7 40 11 AUS Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 4 4 4 1 39 12 AUT Werner Nenning Yamaha 1 1 7 8 37 13 SWI Jacques Cornu Yamaha 10 7 4 5 8 2 34 14 NED Boet van Dulmen Yamaha 7 1 2 31 15 USA Kenny Roberts Yamaha 1 1 30 16 ITA Virginio Ferrari Suzuki 2 1 27 17 FRA Christian Estrosi Yamaha 2 3 22 = CAN Steve Gervais Yamaha 2 3 22 19 USA Richard Schlachter Yamaha 2 4 20 20 USA Dave Aldana Yamaha 3 5 16 21 AUS Greg Johnson Yamaha 7 9 3 16 22 FRA Hervé Guilleux Yamaha 4 6 10 14 23 USA Mike Baldwin Yamaha 2 12 = USA Gene Romero Yamaha 2 12 25 FRA Jean-François Baldé Yamaha 5 6 11 26 USA Frank McTaggard Yamaha 3 10 = NED Wil Hartog Suzuki 3 10 28 FRA Alain Terras Yamaha 6 7 9 = FRA Jean-Louis Tournadre Yamaha 6 7 9 30 USA Randy Mamola Yamaha 4 8 = FRA Christian Huguet Yamaha 4 8 32 AUT Fritz Kerschbaumer Yamaha 9 5 8 = CAN Dan Sorensen Yamaha 9 5 8 34 CAN Gary Collins Yamaha 8 6 8 = GBR John Newbold Yamaha 8 6 8 36 USA Dale Singleton Yamaha 7 8 7 37 AUT Richard Schulze Suzuki 5 6 38 GBR Keith Huewen Yamaha 6 10 6 39 FRA Dominique Pernet Yamaha 9 7 6 40 GBR Dave Potter Yamaha 6 5 = SWI Philippe Coulon Yamaha 6 5 42 GBR Chris Guy Yamaha 7 4 = CAN Arthur McKenna Yamaha 7 4 44 FRA Jacques Agopian Yamaha 10 8 4 45 USA Ron Pierce Yamaha 9 9 4 46 ITA Gianpaolo Marchetti Yamaha 8 3 = SWI Ernest Staub Yamaha 8 3 = FRA Gilles Husson Yamaha 8 3 = CAN G. Meiklejohn Yamaha 8 3 = AUS Murray Sayle Yamaha 8 3 51 USA Kevin Stafford Yamaha 9 10 3 52 ITA Leandro Becheroni Yamaha 9 2 = FRA Michel Rastel Yamaha 9 2 = NIR Joey Dunlop Yamaha 9 2 = AUS Rick Walden Yamaha 9 2 56 FRA Pierre Soulas Yamaha 10 1 = FRA Franck Gross Yamaha 10 1 = CAN J. Mulligan Yamaha 10 1 = FRA Gérard Choukroun Yamaha 10 1 = FRA Philippe Bouzanne Yamaha 10 1 Pos Rider Bike 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 1 Heat 1 2 Heat 2 Pts MUGITA BRAUK NOGFRA PAUSWI OSTAUT MOSCAN LAGUSA ASSNED HOCGER GROYUG References http://racingmemo.free.fr/M%20FORMULE%20750/MOTO-FORMULE%20750%201979%20Res%20Comp.htm MOTO-FORMULE 750 1979 Res Comp French See also 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season Category:Formula 750 Formula 750