1979 FIM World Motorcycle Trials season
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The 1979 World trials season consisted of twelve trials events. It began on 10 February, with round one in Newtownards, Ireland and ended with round twelve in Ricany, Czechoslovakia on 16 September.
Season summary
Bernie Schreiber would claim his first World trials championship in 1979, the first American to win the FIM World Trials Championship. [1]
1979 World trials season calendar
| Round | Date | Trial | Venue | Trial GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 February | Republic of Ireland Ireland | Newtownards | 1) Rob Shepherd 2) John Reynolds 3) Martin Lampkin |
| 2 | 17 February | United Kingdom Great Britain | Rhayader | 1) Malcolm Rathmell 2) Yrjo Vesterinen 3) Martin Lampkin |
| 3 | 25 February | Belgium Belgium | Bilstain | 1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Malcolm Rathmell |
| 4 | 4 March | Netherlands Netherlands | Norg | 1) Ulf Karlson 2) Yrjo Vesterinen 3) Nigel Birkett |
| 5 | 11 March | Spain Spain | Matadepera | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Jaime Subira 3) Marlan Whaley |
| 6 | 18 March | France France | Montbelliard | 1) Ulf Karlson 2) Bernie Schreiber 3) Charles Coutard |
| 7 | 10 June | Canada Canada | Calgary | 1) Malcolm Rathmell 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Bernie Schreiber |
| 8 | 17 June | United States United States | Pueblo | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Rob Shepherd 3) Martin Lampkin |
| 9 | 15 July | Italy Italy | Mezzo Lago | 1) Charles Coutard 2) Bernie Schreiber 3) Rob Shepherd |
| 10 | 19 August | Sweden Sweden | Boras | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Antonio Gorgot |
| 11 | 26 August | Finland Finland | Espoo | 1) Manuel Soler 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Yrjo Vesterinen |
| 12 | 16 September | Czech Republic Czechoslovakia | Ricany | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Martin Lampkin |
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Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top ten finishers. All twelve rounds counted for the World Trials class.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
World Trials final standings
| Pos | Rider | Machine | IRL Republic of Ireland |
GBR United Kingdom |
BEL Belgium |
NED Netherlands |
SPA Spain |
FRA France |
CAN Canada |
USA United States |
ITA Italy |
SWE Sweden |
FIN Finland |
CZE Czech Republic |
Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Bernie Schreiber | Bultaco | - | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 115 | first American to win a trials world championship |
| 2 | Finland Yrjo Vesterinen | Bultaco | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 105 | 1979 Finnish champion |
| 3 | Sweden Ulf Karlson | Montesa | 9 | - | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 1979 Swedish Champion |
| 4 | United Kingdom Martin Lampkin | Bultaco | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | - | 3 | 87 | |
| 5 | United Kingdom Malcolm Rathmell | Montesa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | - | 77 | 1979 British champion |
| 6 | United Kingdom Rob Shepherd | HRC Honda | 1 | - | 8 | - | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - | 59 | |
| 7 | France Charles Coutard | SWM | - | 5 | 4 | 9 | - | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 45 | 1979 French Champion |
| 8 | Spain Manuel Soler | Bultaco | 10 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | |
| 9 | United States Marland Whaley | Montesa | - | - | 10 | - | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | - | - | - | 24 | 1979 US NATC Champion[4] |
| 10 | Belgium Jean-Marie Lejeune | Montesa | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 24 | |
| 11 | Spain Jaime Subira | Montesa | - | 8 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | 6 | 22 | |
| 12 | United Kingdom Nigel Birkett | Montesa | 7 | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | |
| 13 | Spain Antonio Gorgot | Bultaco | 6 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | - | 21 | 1979 Spanish Champion |
| 14 | United Kingdom John Reynolds | Suzuki | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | |
| 15 | Belgium Eddy Lejeune | HRC Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 9 | - | 6 | - | 7 | 12 | |
| 16 | United Kingdom Mick Andrews | Ossa | - | - | 7 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 8 | 11 | |
| 17 | Finland Timo Ryysy | SWM | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 7 | |
| 18 | Belgium Jean-Luc Colson | Montesa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 1979 Belgian Champ |
| 19 | Austria Joe Wallman | Bultaco | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 20 | Italy Danilo Galeazzi | SWM | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 21 | Finland Anttoni Vesterinen | Bultaco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | ||
| 21 | Spain Jo Jose | Bultaco | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 21 | Belgium Claude Goset | Montesa | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 24 | Italy Ettore Baldini | Bultaco | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1979 Italian Champion[5] |
| 24 | Germany Felix Krahnstover | Montesa | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1979 German Champion[6] |
References
- ↑ "bernie schreiber report". retrotrials.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "world trials 1979 schedule". Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "World 1979 standings". trialonline.org. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "death of marland whaley". trialsguru.net. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "baldini passes". phototrial.it. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "trials in germany". trialsguru.net. Retrieved 10 August 2020.