# Championnat du monde 750 - 1979

Le Championnat du monde 750 cm$^3$ 1979 est le 3e Championnat du monde 750 cm$^3$ organisé par la FIM. Il est aussi la 8e édition du championnat Formule 750. Il comporte 20 courses sur 10 circuits différents.
Le Français Patrick Pons y est sacré Champion du monde et devient le premier champion du monde français en sport mécanique.

## Attribution des points

Les points du championnat sont attribués aux dix premiers de chaque course :
| Classement | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

## Courses

| | Date | Pays | Circuit | Vainqueur | Second | Troisième |
| 1 | 1er avril | Italie | Mugello | Christian Sarron | Virginio Ferrari | Johnny Cecotto |
| 1 | 1er avril | Italie | Mugello | Virginio Ferrari | Johnny Cecotto | Sadao Asami |
| 2 | 22 avril | Royaume-Uni | Brands Hatch | Johnny Cecotto | Markku Mattikainen | Christian Sarron |
| 2 | 22 avril | Royaume-Uni | Brands Hatch | Johnny Cecotto | Mike Baldwin | Sadao Asami |
| 3 | 27 mai | France | Nogaro | Patrick Pons | Christian Estrosi | Gianfranco Bonera |
| 3 | 27 mai | France | Nogaro | Gregg Hansford | Patrick Pons | Christian Estrosi |
| 4 | 15 juillet | Suisse | Le Castellet | Michel Frutschi | Johnny Cecotto | Sadao Asami |
| 4 | 15 juillet | Suisse | Le Castellet | Johnny Cecotto | Sadao Asami | Patrick Pons |
| 5 | 22 juillet | Autriche | Österreichring | Werner Nenning | Jacques Cornu | Patrick Pons |
| 5 | 22 juillet | Autriche | Österreichring | Werner Nenning | Patrick Pons | Greg Johnson |
| 6 | 29 juillet | Canada | Mosport | Patrick Pons | Steve Gervais | Frank McTaggard |
| 6 | 29 juillet | Canada | Mosport | Michel Frutschi | Patrick Pons | Steve Gervais |
| 7 | 5 aout | États-Unis | Laguna Seca | Kenny Roberts | Richard Schlachter | Dave Aldana |
| 7 | 5 aout | États-Unis | Laguna Seca | Kenny Roberts | Gene Romero | Michel Frutschi |
| 8 | 9 septembre | Pays-Bas | Assen | Boet van Dulmen | Gianfranco Bonera | Michel Frutschi |
| 8 | 9 septembre | Pays-Bas | Assen | Johnny Cecotto | Boet van Dulmen | Wil Hartog |
| 9 | 23 septembre | Allemagne | Hockenheim | Patrick Pons | Christian Sarron | Sadao Asami |
| 9 | 23 septembre | Allemagne | Hockenheim | Patrick Pons | Marc Fontan | Christian Sarron |
| 10 | 30 septembre | Yougoslavie | Rijeka | Michel Frutschi | Johnny Cecotto | Patrick Pons |
| 10 | 30 septembre | Yougoslavie | Rijeka | Johnny Cecotto | Michel Frutschi | Patrick Pons |

## Classement final

| Classement | Pilote | Moto | MUG | MUG | BRA | BRA | NOG | NOG | PAU | PAU | OST | OST | MOS | MOS | LAG | LAG | ASS | ASS | HOC | HOC | GRO | GRO | Points |
| Classement | Pilote | Moto | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Points |
| 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 |
| Classement | Pilote | Moto | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Points |
| Classement | Pilote | Moto | MUG | MUG | BRA | BRA | NOG | NOG | PAU | PAU | OST | OST | MOS | MOS | LAG | LAG | ASS | ASS | HOC | HOC | GRO | GRO | | Points |
Pour chaque course, seuls les classements des pilotes ayant marqué des points figurent dans ce tableau.