1970 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1970 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 14th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

1970 Motocross World Championship
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Summary

Arne Kring led the world championship points standings after the first nine rounds, before breaking his back while competing in a non-championship race, forcing him to miss the remaining races. Bengt Åberg went on to win his second consecutive 500cc world championship for Husqvarna. Joël Robert claimed the 250cc title for Suzuki, marking the first championship for a Japanese manufacturer in the motocross world championships.

Grands Prix

500cc
Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 12 Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Bengt Åberg Paul Friedrichs Bengt Åberg Report
2 April 19 Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Bengt Åberg Paul Friedrichs Bengt Åberg Report
3 May 3 Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde Arne Kring Christer Hammargren Arne Kring Report
4 May 10 French Grand Prix Vesoul Arne Kring Arne Kring Arne Kring Report
5 May 24 Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta Arne Kring Arne Kring Arne Kring Report
6 May 31 Swedish Grand Prix Västerås Christer Hammargren Jan Johansson Christer Hammargren Report
7 June 14 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Bengt Åberg Arne Kring Arne Kring Report
8 June 21 Russian Grand Prix Kharkov Paul Friedrichs Paul Friedrichs Paul Friedrichs Report
9 July 12 West German Grand Prix Beuern Bengt Åberg Adolf Weil Bengt Åberg Report
10 July 26 East German Grand Prix Apolda ? Paul Friedrichs Åke Jonsson Report
11 August 2 Belgian Grand Prix Namur Roger De Coster Åke Jonsson Roger De Coster Report
12 August 9 Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck ? ? Bengt Åberg Report

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250cc
Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 12 Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Joël Robert Suzuki Report
2 April 19 French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines Torleif Hansen Husqvarna Report
3 April 26 Belgian Grand Prix Paal Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
4 May 10 Yugoslavian Grand Prix Orehova vas Joël Robert Suzuki Report
5 May 24 Italian Grand Prix San Severino Joël Robert Suzuki Report
6 May 31 Russian Grand Prix Lvov Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
7 June 7 Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
8 June 28 British Grand Prix Bristol Joël Robert Suzuki Report
9 August 9 Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report
10 August 23 West German Grand Prix Kali Merkers Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
11 August 30 Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report
12 September 27 Austrian Grand Prix Launsdorf Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report

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Final standings
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References
  1. "1970 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. "1970 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. "1970 250cc motocross world championship". home.versatel.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. "1970 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. "1970 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. "1970 250cc motocross world championship final standings". home.versatel.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  7. "1970 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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