# 1979 Formula 750 season

The 1979 Formula 750 season was the seventh and last season of the FIM Formula 750 World Championship and the third season to have full world championship status. Patrick Pons was crowned champion and became the first Frenchman to win an F.I.M. world championship.

## Championship standings

| Pos | Rider | Bike | MUG | MUG | BRA | BRA | NOG | NOG | PAU | PAU | OST | OST | MOS | MOS | LAG | LAG | ASS | ASS | HOC | HOC | GRO | GRO | Pts |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Pts |
| 1 | Patrick Pons | Yamaha | 5 | 5 | | | 1 | 2 | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 154 |
| 2 | Michel Frutschi | Yamaha | | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | 10 | 1 | 2 | 132 |
| 3 | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | 126 |
| 4 | Sadao Asami | Yamaha | | 3 | | 3 | | | 3 | 2 | | 10 | | | | | 7 | 7 | 3 | | 5 | 5 | 73 |
| 5 | Gianfranco Bonera | Yamaha | 6 | 7 | 8 | | 3 | | | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 6 | 4 | 70 |
| 6 | Marc Fontan | Yamaha | 9 | 10 | | | 10 | 5 | | | | | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | | | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 56 |
| 7 | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | 1 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | | 6 | 55 |
| 8 | Raymond Roche | Yamaha | 7 | 6 | 10 | | 8 | 9 | | 5 | 10 | | 4 | | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | | 5 | | 10 | 54 |
| 9 | Hubert Rigal | Yamaha | | | 9 | 8 | | 8 | | | 4 | 4 | | | | | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 49 |
| 10 | Markku Matikainen | Yamaha | | | 2 | | | | 4 | | 9 | | | | | | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 40 |
| 11 | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | 4 | | 4 | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| 12 | Werner Nenning | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | 8 | | 37 |
| 13 | Jacques Cornu | Yamaha | 10 | | | | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 14 | Boet van Dulmen | Yamaha | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | 31 |
| 15 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 30 |
| 16 | Virginio Ferrari | Suzuki | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 17 | Christian Estrosi | Yamaha | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| = | Steve Gervais | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 19 | Richard Schlachter | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 20 |
| 20 | Dave Aldana | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 16 |
| 21 | Greg Johnson | Yamaha | | | | | | | 7 | 9 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 22 | Hervé Guilleux | Yamaha | | | | | 4 | | | | | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 23 | Mike Baldwin | Yamaha | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| = | Gene Romero | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 12 |
| 25 | Jean-François Baldé | Yamaha | | | | | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 26 | Frank McTaggard | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| = | Wil Hartog | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 10 |
| 28 | Alain Terras | Yamaha | | | | | | | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| = | Jean-Louis Tournadre | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 7 | | | 9 |
| 30 | Randy Mamola | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | 8 |
| = | Christian Huguet | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 8 |
| 32 | Fritz Kerschbaumer | Yamaha | | | | | 9 | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| = | Dan Sorensen | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 34 | Gary Collins | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| = | John Newbold | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | | | | | 8 |
| 36 | Dale Singleton | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 37 | Richard Schulze | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 38 | Keith Huewen | Yamaha | | | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 39 | Dominique Pernet | Yamaha | | | | 9 | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 40 | Dave Potter | Yamaha | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| = | Philippe Coulon | Yamaha | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 42 | Chris Guy | Yamaha | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| = | Arthur McKenna | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 44 | Jacques Agopian | Yamaha | | | | | | 10 | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 45 | Ron Pierce | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 9 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 46 | Gianpaolo Marchetti | Yamaha | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| = | Ernest Staub | Yamaha | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| = | Gilles Husson | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| = | G. Meiklejohn | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| = | Murray Sayle | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | 3 |
| 51 | Kevin Stafford | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 52 | Leandro Becheroni | Yamaha | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| = | Michel Rastel | Yamaha | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| = | Joey Dunlop | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 2 |
| = | Rick Walden | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | 2 |
| 56 | Pierre Soulas | Yamaha | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| = | Franck Gross | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| = | J. Mulligan | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| = | Gérard Choukroun | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | 1 |
| = | Philippe Bouzanne | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 1 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Pts |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | MUG | MUG | BRA | BRA | NOG | NOG | PAU | PAU | OST | OST | MOS | MOS | LAG | LAG | ASS | ASS | HOC | HOC | GRO | GRO | | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |