1979 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix

Date17 June 1979

Official nameVelika Nagrada Jugoslavije^[1][2][3]

LocationAutomotodrom Rijeka

Course

• Permanent racing facility
• 4.168 km (2.590 mi)

  1979 Yugoslavian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 6 of 13 races in the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	17 June 1979
Official name	Velika Nagrada Jugoslavije[1][2][3]
Location	Automotodrom Rijeka
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.168 km (2.590 mi)
500cc
Pole position Rider Kenny Roberts Time 1:50.600 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Kenny Roberts Second Virginio Ferrari Third Franco Uncini
350cc
Pole position Rider Gregg Hansford Time 1:38.500 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Kork Ballington Second Pekka Nurmi Third Sadao Asami
250cc
Pole position Rider Gregg Hansford Time 1:40.700 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Graziano Rossi Second Gregg Hansford Third Patrick Fernandez
125cc
Pole position Rider Ricardo Tormo Time 1:53.700 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Ángel Nieto Second Thierry Espié Third Stefan Dörflinger
50cc
Pole position Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Time 1:54.300 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Eugenio Lazzarini Second Rolf Blatter Third Hagen Klein

The 1979 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 15–17 June 1979 at the Automotodrom Rijeka.