1979 Senior MGP
Course name: Mountain (post 1914)
Course length: 226.38 miles (6 laps)
Competitors
| Position | Competitor(s) | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watts, Clive | 2:09:01.00 | 105.27 | Cowles Suzuki |
| 2 | Johnson, Geoff | 2:12:25.00 | 102.56 | Yamaha |
| 3 | Ames, Marty | 2:13:25.00 | 101.8 | Yamaha |
| 4 | Robinson, John | 2:14:00.00 | 101.35 | Yamaha |
| 5 | Brew, Rob | 2:14:25.00 | 101.04 | Yamaha |
| 6 | East, Dave | 2:14:48.00 | 100.75 | Yamaha |
| 7 | Brown, Gordon | 2:15:45.00 | 100.05 | Suzuki |
| 8 | Vine, Rob | 2:16:06.00 | 99.79 | Ely Yamaha |
| 9 | Heath, James | 2:16:36.00 | 99.43 | Yamaha |
| 10 | Dunn, Mike | 2:17:00.00 | 99.13 | Yamaha |
| 11 | Nicholls, Phil | 2:17:33.00 | 98.74 | Yamaha |
| 12 | McEntee, John | 2:18:26.00 | 98.1 | Fowler Yamaha |
| 13 | Daniels, Phil | 2:18:36.00 | 97.99 | Weston Yamaha |
| 14 | Harmer, Kenny | 2:19:25.00 | 97.41 | Yamaha |
| 15 | Coates, Richard | 2:19:58.00 | 97.03 | Yamaha |
| 16 | Knowles, John | 2:19:59.00 | 96.33 | Yamaha |
| 17 | Ashton, Dave | 2:20:07.00 | 96.24 | Triumph |
| 18 | Kelly, Decca | 2:21:39.00 | 95.88 | Yamaha |
| 19 | Mylchreest, Cliff | 2:21:43.00 | 95.84 | Yamaha |
| 20 | Pither, Dave | 2:23:00.00 | 94.98 | Yamaha |
| 21 | Brew, Allan | 2:23:12.00 | 94.85 | Yamaha |
| 22 | Evans, Russ | 2:23:25.00 | 94.7 | Yamaha |
| 23 | Jackson, Kevin | 2:23:30.00 | 94.64 | Duckett Yamaha |
| 24 | Rees, Dave | 2:23:33.00 | 94.61 | Yamaha |
| 25 | Radcliffe, Gary | 2:23:43.00 | 94.51 | Yamaha |
| 26 | Kneen, Norman | 2:23:44.00 | 94.49 | Yamaha |
| 27 | Sharratt, Dave | 2:25:41.00 | 93.23 | Honda |
| 28 | Potter, Don | 2:24:00.00 | 93.39 | Yamaha |
| 29 | Hirst, Bob | 2:27:11.00 | 92.28 | Seeley |
| 30 | Moss, Frank | 2:27:27.00 | 92.11 | Moss Honda |
| 31 | Cornes, Eric | 2:27:36.00 | 92.01 | Yamaha |
| 32 | Cooper, Andy | 2:28:29.00 | 91.47 | Triumph Trident |
| 33 | Marsden, Mal | 2:28:33.00 | 91.43 | Honda |
| 34 | Parker, Trevor | 2:28:54.00 | 91.21 | Maxton Yamaha |
| 35 | Griffiths, Chris | 2:29:25.00 | 90.89 | Cowles Matchless |
| 36 | Harris, Chris | 2:30:16.00 | 90.38 | Cowles Yamaha |
| 37 | Eyre, Robert | 2:30:22.00 | 90.32 | Yamaha |
| 38 | Rice, Bill | 2:30:45.00 | 90.1 | Inglewood Yamaha |
| 39 | Rutzen, David | 2:30:51.00 | 90.03 | Barton |
| 40 | Rigg, John | 2:30:53.00 | 90.02 | Honda |
| 41 | Miller, Gerald | 2:32:15.00 | 89.21 | Yamsel |
| 42 | Harrison, Michael | 2:33:13.00 | 88.64 | Ducati |
| 43 | Gandy, David | 2:34:16.00 | 88.04 | Yamaha |
| 44 | Gaites, Brett | 2:34:34.00 | 87.87 | Honda |
| 45 | Daly, John | 2:34:41.00 | 87.8 | Triumph |
| 46 | Coombes, Mick | 2:36:26.00 | 86.82 | Kawasaki |
| 47 | Ramsey, Eric | 2:37:00.00 | 86.51 | Seeley |
| 48 | Bissett, Alan | 2:38:01.00 | 85.95 | Yamaha |
| 49 | Swallow, Bill | 2:39:16.00 | 85.28 | Swallow Velocette |
| 50 | Todd, Paul | 2:41:20.00 | 84.18 | Triumph |
| 51 | Winn, Stephen | 2:41:30.00 | 84.09 | Seeley |
| 52 | Griffiths, Terrence | 2:41:52.00 | 83.9 | Yamaha |
| 53 | Toone, Emilio | 2:49:49.00 | 79.98 | ET Triumph |
| 54 | O'Brien, Steve | 2:50:51.00 | 79.49 | Cowles Yamaha |
| 55 | Barstard, Geoff | 2:52:01.00 | 78.96 | Yamaha |
| 56 | Coleman, John | 2:52:18.00 | 78.82 | Yamaha |
| 57 | Drinkwater, Frank | 3:16:51.00 | 68.99 | Kawasaki |
| 58 | Roberts, David | 72.61 | Honda | |
| 59 | Simmons, Bob | 71.79 | Fahron | |
| R | Cain, Peter | Yamaha | ||
| R | Allan, Derek | Yamaha | ||
| R | Bamford, Steve | Yamaha | ||
| R | Baxter, Barrie | Yamaha | ||
| R | Beck, Stan | Honda | ||
| R | Binnie, Jim | Maxton Yamaha | ||
| R | Bradley, Steve | Yamaha | ||
| R | Corbett, Ray | Yamaha | ||
| R | Cronin, Gerry | Yamaha | ||
| R | Cudworth, Neil | Yamaha | ||
| R | Elliott, Richard | Yamaha | ||
| R | Garratt, Brian | Suzuki | ||
| R | Haynes, Ray | Yamaha | ||
| R | Heath, Graham | Yamaha | ||
| R | Higginson, Frank | Yamaha | ||
| R | Hurst, Roger | Yamaha | ||
| R | Kermode, Peter | Suzuki | ||
| R | Kneen, Mike | IoMSP Suzuki | ||
| R | Landeg, Phil | Suzuki | ||
| R | Luckman, Roger | Tiger Tim Yamaha | ||
| R | McElnea, Rob | Yamaha | ||
| R | McKee, Stanley | Yamaha | ||
| R | Mitchell, Steve | Yamaha | ||
| R | Montgomery, Dave | Triumph | ||
| R | Older, Derek | Inwood Yamaha | ||
| R | Oliver, David | Yamaha | ||
| R | Robinson, Steve | Yamaha | ||
| R | Roebury, Ron | Curry Honda | ||
| R | Staley, John | Seeley Suzuki | ||
| R | Swallow, Pete | Norton | ||
| R | Thompson, Leslie | Harris Yamaha | ||
| R | Trubshaw, Keith | Maxton Yamaha | ||
| R | Brown, Graham | Yamaha | ||
| R | Paterson, George | Suzuki | ||
| R | Sellars, Grant | Norton | ||
| R | Martin, Paul | Shepherd | ||
| R | Robinson, Brian | Yamaha | ||
| R | Jefferies, Nick | Yamaha |