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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 21–23 June 1979 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
| 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
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Suzuki | Accident | ||||
| Ret | Michel Rougerie
|
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret |  Peter Sjöström
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Ava MC Stockholm | Suzuki | Retired | |||
| Ret | Piet van der Wal
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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] | |||||||
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