1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

  1979 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 13 races in the
1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date20 May 1979
Official nameGran Premio de España
LocationCircuito Permanente del Jarama
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.404 km (2.115 mi)
500cc
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
350cc
Pole position
Rider Kork Ballington
Time 2:18.400
Fastest lap
Rider Sadao Asami
Podium
First Kork Ballington
Second Gregg Hansford
Third Michel Frutschi
250cc
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
125cc
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
50cc
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

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.