1975 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1975 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 19th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

Summary

In a rematch of the previous season, Suzuki's Roger De Coster and Husqvarna's Heikki Mikkola were once again the two top competitors in the chase for the 500cc motocross world championship. De Coster claimed 12 moto victories to reclaim the title and win his fourth world championship. Mikkola came in second place with 5 moto victories while De Coster's Suzuki teammate, Gerrit Wolsink finished the season in third place.[1]

Harry Everts won the 250cc title for his first world championship. His victory also marked the only motocross world championship for the Austrian Puch factory. Puch fielded a motorcycle which featured an innovative twin carburetor system.[2] Gaston Rahier dominated the inaugural 125cc world championship, winning 7 out of the first 8 Grands Prix for the Suzuki factory racing team.[3] Honda scored its first-ever overall victory in a motocross world championship Grand Prix when Marty Smith won the 125cc United States Grand Prix. Akira Watanabe became the first Japanese rider to win an overall victory in an FIM Motocross Grand Prix race when he won the 125cc Spanish Grand Prix on August 17. In the wake of the 1973 oil crisis which severely impacted all forms of motorsports, Yamaha made the decision to withdraw their racing team after the 1975 season.

Grands Prix

500cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 13 Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Roger De Coster Heikki Mikkola Roger De Coster Report
2 May 11 Italian Grand Prix Casale Monferrato Christer Hammargren Heikki Mikkola Heikki Mikkola Report
3 May 25 Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta Roger De Coster Roger De Coster Roger De Coster Report
4 June 8 Russian Grand Prix Chișinău Åke Jonsson Roger De Coster Roger De Coster Report
5 June 15 French Grand Prix Lavaur Roger De Coster Roger De Coster Roger De Coster Report
6 June 22 United States Grand Prix Carlsbad Roger De Coster Gerrit Wolsink Gerrit Wolsink Report
7 June 29 Canadian Grand Prix Copetown Roger De Coster Gerrit Wolsink Pierre Karsmakers Report
8 July 6 British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park Heikki Mikkola Roger De Coster Gerrit Wolsink Report
9 July 13 West German Grand Prix Bielstein Roger De Coster Roger De Coster Roger De Coster Report
10 July 27 Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde Gerrit Wolsink Heikki Mikkola Gerrit Wolsink Report
11 August 3 Belgian Grand Prix Namur Heikki Mikkola Åke Jonsson Roger De Coster Report
12 August 10 Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Roger De Coster Brad Lackey Roger De Coster Report
Sources:[4][5]

250cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 6 Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Håkan Andersson Adolf Weil Harry Everts Report
2 April 20 Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Jaroslav Falta Jaroslav Falta Jaroslav Falta Report
3 April 27 Belgian Grand Prix Retinne Jim Pomeroy Håkan Andersson Jim Pomeroy Report
4 May 3 Czechoslovak Grand Prix Holice Zdeněk Velký Jaroslav Falta Willy Bauer Report
5 May 11 Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Harry Everts Harry Everts Harry Everts Report
6 June 8 Yugoslavian Grand Prix Tržič Zdenek Velky Harry Everts Evgueni Rybaltchenko Report
7 June 15 West German Grand Prix Beuren Torleif Hansen Zdeneck Velky Zdeneck Velky Report
8 June 22 British Grand Prix Portsmouth-Charlton Harry Everts Håkan Andersson Harry Everts Report
9 July 6 French Grand Prix Thomer-la-Sôgne Adolf Weil Zdeneck Velky Zdeneck Velky Report
10 August 10 Swedish Grand Prix Barkarby Hans Maisch Evgueni Rybaltchenko Evgueni Rybaltchenko Report
11 August 17 Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Håkan Andersson Gennady Moiseyev Harry Everts Report
12 August 31 Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Torleif Hansen Harry Everts Håkan Andersson Report
Sources:[6]

125cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 27 French Grand Prix Cognac Gaston Rahier Gilbert De Roover Gaston Rahier Report
2 May 4 British Grand Prix Tenby Gaston Rahier Gaston Rahier Gaston Rahier Report
3 May 11 Yugoslavian Grand Prix Orehova vas Gaston Rahier Gaston Rahier Gaston Rahier Report
4 May 25 Swedish Grand Prix Upplands Väsby Gaston Rahier Gaston Rahier Gaston Rahier Report
5 June 1 Dutch Grand Prix Markelo Gaston Rahier Gaston Rahier Gaston Rahier Report
6 June 8 Polish Grand Prix Olsztyn Gilbert De Roover Gilbert De Roover Gilbert De Roover Report
7 June 22 West German Grand Prix Schrecksbach Gaston Rahier Gaston Rahier Gaston Rahier Report
8 June 29 Czechoslovak Grand Prix Tábor Gaston Rahier Gaston Rahier Gaston Rahier Report
9 July 6 United States Grand Prix Lexington Marty Smith Marty Smith Marty Smith Report
10 July 13 Canadian Grand Prix Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon Yoshifumo Sugio Gilbert De Roover Antonin Baborowsky Report
11 August 17 Spanish Grand Prix Montgai Akira Watanabe Akira Watanabe Akira Watanabe Report
12 August 24 Belgian Grand Prix Orp-Le-Grand Gaston Rahier Anthonin Baborovsky Gaston Rahier Report
Sources:[3]

Final standings

References

  1. ^ a b "1975 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Herbert Schmitz' 1973 Puch 380cc 6-Speed". thefasthouse.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "1975 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. ^ "1975 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b "1975 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  6. ^ "1975 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  7. ^ "1975 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  8. ^ "1975 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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