Paul Friedrichs

Paul Friedrichs
Medal record

Competitor for East Germany
World Cup Motocross
	1966 World Cup	Motocross
	1967 World Cup	Motocross
	1968 World Cup	Motocross
ISDT
	1972 Six Day's	Enduro

Friedrichs in 1964

Paul Friedrichs (21 March 1940; Buchholz – 30 August 2012; Erfurt) was an East German professional motocross racer.^[1] He won three consecutive FIM 500cc motocross world championships from 1966 to 1968.^[2]

Biography

Friedrichs grew up in Mecklenburg where he joined the motor sports clubs MC tractor Franzburg, MC Dynamo Rostock / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. With the training offered by the clubs, he developed into one of the best motocross and Enduro riders of his time. In 1965, he finished in second place in the 500cc world championship, behind Jeff Smith, before claiming his first world title in 1966 as a member of the ČZ factory motocross team. His was the first 500cc championship won on a two-cycle powered motocross bike and the first by a rider from the eastern 'bloc' of a divided Europe. He successfully defended his crown in 1967 and 1968, before falling to third place in the 1969 championship. Friedrichs finished second to Roger De Coster in the 1972 500cc world championship. Friedrichs also competed in the 1972 International Six Day Trial as a member of the East German national team that finished second to the powerful Czechoslovakian national team.

References

↑ "Paul Friedrichs 21.03.1940 – 30.08.2012" (in German). MSC Teutschenthal. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
↑ Paul Friedrichs career profile

MX1 world champions¹

1957 - B. Nilsson
1958 - R. Baeten
1959 - S. Lundin

1960 - B. Nilsson
1961 - S. Lundin
1962 – R. Tibblin
1963 – R. Tibblin
1964 – J. Smith
1965 – J. Smith
1966 – P. Friedrichs
1967 – P. Friedrichs
1968 – P. Friedrichs
1969 – B. Aberg

1970 – B. Aberg
1971 – R. De Coster
1972 – R. De Coster
1973 – R. De Coster
1974 – H. Mikkola
1975 – R. De Coster
1976 – R. De Coster
1977 – H. Mikkola
1978 – H. Mikkola
1979 – G. Noyce

1980 – A. Malherbe
1981 – A. Malherbe
1982 – B. Lackey
1983 – H. Carlqvist
1984 – A. Malherbe
1985 – D. Thorpe
1986 – D. Thorpe
1987 – G. Jobé
1988 – E. Geboers
1989 – D. Thorpe

1990 – E. Geboers
1991 – G. Jobé
1992 – G. Jobé
1993 – J. Martens
1994 – M. Hansson
1995 – J. Smets
1996 – S. King
1997 – J. Smets
1998 – J. Smets
1999 – A. Bartolini

2000 – J. Smets
2001 – S. Everts
2002 – S. Everts
2003 – S. Everts
2004 – S. Everts
2005 – S. Everts
2006 – S. Everts
2007 – S. Ramon
2008 – D. Philippaerts
2009 – A. Cairoli

2010 – A. Cairoli
2011 – A. Cairoli
2012 – A. Cairoli
2013 – A. Cairoli
2014 – A. Cairoli
2015 – R. Febvre

¹From 1957 to 2002 the MX-1 world championship was named the 500cc motocross world championship.

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