1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–20 May 1979 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama.

  1979 Spanish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	20 May 1979
Official name	Gran Premio de España[1]
Location	Circuito Permanente del Jarama
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.404 km (2.115 mi)
500 cc
Pole position Rider Mike Baldwin Time 1:34.400 Fastest lap Rider Kenny Roberts Time 1:33.900 Podium First Kenny Roberts Second Wil Hartog Third Mike Baldwin
350 cc
Pole position Rider Kork Ballington Time 2:18.400 Fastest lap Rider Sadao Asami Podium First Kork Ballington Second Gregg Hansford Third Michel Frutschi
250 cc
Pole position Rider Gregg Hansford Time 1:37.000 Fastest lap Rider Kork Ballington Time 1:36.200 Podium First Kork Ballington Second Gregg Hansford Third Graziano Rossi
125 cc
Pole position Rider Ángel Nieto Time 1:43.700 Fastest lap Rider Ángel Nieto Time 1:42.000 Podium First Ángel Nieto Second Thierry Espié Third Walter Koschine
50 cc
Pole position Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Time 1:52.200 Fastest lap Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Time 1:52.600 Podium First Eugenio Lazzarini Second Patrick Plisson Third Rolf Blatter