500cc World Championship 1979

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/500cc_World_Championship_1979
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Motorcycle racing season
gptkbp:championDriver gptkb:Kenny_Roberts
gptkbp:endDate 1979-09-02
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:FIM
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 500cc World Championship 1979
gptkbp:notableCompetitor gptkb:Barry_Sheene
gptkb:Randy_Mamola
gptkb:Pat_Hennen
gptkb:Tom_Herron
gptkb:Steve_Parrish
gptkb:Franco_Uncini
gptkb:Marco_Lucchinelli
gptkb:Takazumi_Katayama
Michel Rougerie
Boet van Dulmen
Graeme Crosby
gptkbp:notableEvent Isle of Man TT last included in the World Championship
Barry Sheene switched to Suzuki
Kenny Roberts won second consecutive title
Tom Herron fatal accident at Isle of Man TT
First year with full Yamaha factory support for Kenny Roberts
gptkbp:numberOfRaces 13
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.motogp.com/
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing
gptkbp:pointsSystem Best 7 results from first 8 races and best 7 from last 8 races counted
gptkbp:race gptkb:Austrian_Grand_Prix
gptkb:Belgian_Grand_Prix
gptkb:San_Marino_Grand_Prix
gptkb:Spanish_Grand_Prix
gptkb:Formula_One
gptkb:Swedish_Grand_Prix
gptkb:Czech_Grand_Prix
gptkb:Isle_of_Man_TT
gptkb:Dutch_TT
gptkb:Finnish_Grand_Prix
gptkb:Nations_Grand_Prix
West German Grand Prix
gptkbp:runnerUp Virginio Ferrari
gptkbp:seasonNumber 31
gptkbp:startDate 1979-04-08
gptkbp:thirdPlace Wil Hartog
gptkbp:winnerTeam gptkb:Yamaha
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yamaha_YZR500
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8