1979 FIM World Motorcycle Trials season

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.

1979 World trials season calendar

Round

Date

Trial

Venue

Trial GP

1

10 February

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