1971 FIM Motocross World Championship

1971 Motocross World Championship
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The 1971 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 15th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

Summary

Roger De Coster won his first 500cc world championship for Suzuki in a tight points battle with Maico rider Åke Jonsson. The championship wasn't decided until the final round of the season when Jonsson suffered a mechanical failure.[1] De Coster's victory at the season opening Italian Grand Prix gave Suzuki the first ever victory for a Japanese factory in a 500cc motocross Grand Prix.[2] Joël Robert, claimed his fourth consecutive 250cc title, and second since joining the Suzuki factory racing team. It was his fifth 250cc world championship overall in his career.

Grands Prix

500cc[1][3]

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 18 Italy Italian Grand Prix Macerata Belgium Roger De Coster Belgium Roger De Coster Belgium Roger De Coster Report
2 May 2 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf East Germany Paul Friedrichs East Germany Paul Friedrichs East Germany Paul Friedrichs Report
3 May 16 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Huskvarna Belgium Roger De Coster Sweden Christer Hammargren Belgium Roger De Coster Report
4 May 23 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Åke Jonsson East Germany Paul Friedrichs Report
5 June 13 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Stribro Belgium Roger De Coster Germany Adolf Weil Belgium Roger De Coster Report
6 June 20 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Chișinău Sweden Bengt Åberg Sweden Åke Jonsson Sweden Åke Jonsson Report
7 June 27 East Germany East German Grand Prix Schwerin Sweden Bengt Åberg Sweden Åke Jonsson Sweden Bengt Åberg Report
8 July 11 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Farleigh Castle Sweden Åke Jonsson East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Åke Jonsson Report
9 July 18 Germany West German Grand Prix Bielstein Germany Adolf Weil Sweden Åke Jonsson Germany Adolf Weil Report
10 August 1 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Belgium Roger De Coster Belgium Roger De Coster Belgium Roger De Coster Report
11 August 8 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Belgium Roger De Coster Sweden Åke Jonsson Sweden Åke Jonsson Report
12 August 22 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Sint Anthonis Belgium Roger De Coster Sweden Åke Jonsson Belgium Roger De Coster Report

250cc[4][5]

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 18 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
2 April 25 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
3 May 2 Poland Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Finland Kalevi Vehkonen Husqvarna Report
4 May 9 Germany West German Grand Prix Beuern Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report
5 May 16 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Karlovac Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
6 May 23 Italy Italian Grand Prix Busca Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
7 June 20 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Bergharen Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
8 July 4 East Germany East German Grand Prix Teutschenthal Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
9 August 8 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
10 August 15 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Ulricehamn Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
11 August 22 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Bristol Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
12 October 3 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Launsdorf Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report

Final Standings

500cc[1][6]
Pos Rider Team Points
1 Belgium Roger De Coster Suzuki 97
2 Sweden Åke Jonsson Maico 93
3 Germany Adolf Weil Maico 81
4 East Germany Paul Friedrichs ČZ 70
5 Sweden Bengt Åberg Husqvarna 52
6 Sweden Christer Hammargren Husqvarna 45
7 United Kingdom John Banks BSA 37
8 Germany Willy Bauer Maico 36
9 Belgium Jaak van Velthoven Husqvarna 32
10 Czechoslovakia Jiri Stodulka ČZ 27
11 Sweden Jan Johansson Husqvarna 27
12 Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Husqvarna 25
13 Belgium Willy van Loon Husqvarna 16
14 Sweden Arne Kring Husqvarna 14
15 Czechoslovakia Karel Konecny ČZ 12
16 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Homola ČZ 10
17 Sweden Bert-Ove Wallner Husqvarna 9
18 Germany Hans Maisch Maico 8
19 Germany Herbert Schmitz Maico 6
20 East Germany Heinz Hoppe ČZ 5
21 Sweden Jan Erik Sallqvist Husqvarna 5
21 Soviet Union Mikhail Rastvortsev ČZ 5
23 Soviet Union Viatcheslav Krasnotchekov ČZ 4
23 Netherlands Peter Willems Husqvarna 4
25 Italy Giuseppe Cavallero ČZ 2
25 United Kingdom Jim Aird Husqvarna 2
25 Belgium Riik van Hoof Husqvarna 2
28 East Germany Manfred Stein ČZ 1
28 Austria Siegfried Lerner KTM 1
28 Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Valek ČZ 1
28 Soviet Union Anatoly Botchkov ČZ 1
28 Soviet Union Vladimir Ovchinnikov ČZ 1
28 Switzerland Walter Kalberer Husqvarna 1
28 Netherlands Jo Keizer Husqvarna 1
250cc[7][8]
Pos Rider Team Points
1 Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki 105
2 Sweden Håkan Andersson Husqvarna 72
3 Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki 66
4 Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna 63
5 Sweden Ollie Petterson Suzuki 59
6 Sweden Uno Palm Husqvarna 53
7 Czechoslovakia Miroslav Halm ČZ 46
8 Soviet Union Vladimir Kavinov ČZ 41
9 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Falta ČZ 36
10 Finland Kalevi Vehkonen Husqvarna 33
11 Belgium Gaston Rahier ČZ 20
12 Sweden Torleif Hansen Husqvarna 17
13 Soviet Union Pavel Rulev ČZ 16
14 Belgium Marcel Wiertz Bultaco 13
15 Soviet Union Guennady Moisseev ČZ 12
16 Sweden Bengt Arne Bonn Husqvarna 10
17 Soviet Union Alexej Kibirine ČZ 10
18 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Husqvarna 8
19 United Kingdom Bryan Wade Husqvarna 8
20 Czechoslovakia Otakar Toman ČZ 7
21 Austria Siegfried Lerner KTM 5
22 Sweden Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 4
23 Belgium François Minne Ossa 3
23 Finland Jyrki Storm Husqvarna 3
23 Sweden Stig Pettersson Husqvarna 3
23 United Kingdom Andy Roberton Husqvarna 3
27 East Germany Helmut Schadenberg ČZ 3
28 Belgium George Houssonlonge Montesa 2
28 Austria Friedrich Schiechtl Husqvarna 2
30 Sweden Lars Forsberg Montesa 1
30 United Kingdom Malcolm Davis Bultaco 1
30 Czechoslovakia Oldrich Hamrsmid ČZ 1
30 Denmark Erling Rasmussen Husqvarna 1
30 Czechoslovakia Jiry Churavy ČZ 1
30 Belgium Harry Everts Puch 1

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1971 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Roger Decoster Interview, covering 1971 thru 2001". supercross.com. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "1971 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "1971 250cc motocross world championship race results". home.versatel.nl. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "1971 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "1971 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "1971 250cc motocross world championship final standings". home.versatel.nl. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "1971 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

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