1972 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1972 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 16th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

1972 Motocross World Championship
Previous:	1971	Next:	1973

Summary

Roger De Coster won his second consecutive 500cc world championship for Suzuki ahead of East German rider, Paul Friedrichs and Finnish rider Heikki Mikkola. Joël Robert, claimed his sixth 250cc title, and fifth in a row for the Suzuki factory racing team. Yamaha joined the championship fray with former Husqvarna riders Christer Hammargren and Jaak van Velthoven in the 500cc class and Håkan Andersson in the 250cc class.

Grands Prix

500cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Winner	Team	Report
1	April 23	Austrian Grand Prix	Sittendorf	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	Report
2	April 30	Swiss Grand Prix	Payerne	Heikki Mikkola	Husqvarna	Report
3	May 7	Italian Grand Prix	Pinerolo	Cancelled	-	Report
4	May 14	Swedish Grand Prix	Västerås	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	Report
5	May 24	French Grand Prix	Corseul	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ	Report
6	June 4	Russian Grand Prix	Poltava	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	Report
7	June 11	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Prerov	Heikki Mikkola	Husqvarna	Report
8	July 9	British Grand Prix	Farleigh Castle	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	Report
9	July 16	West German Grand Prix	Beuern	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	Report
10	July 23	East German Grand Prix	Apolda	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ	Report
11	August 6	Belgian Grand Prix	Namur	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	Report
12	August 13	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Ettelbruck	Jaak van Velthoven	Yamaha	Report

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250cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Winner	Team	Report
1	April 9	Spanish Grand Prix	Sabadell	Sylvain Geboers	Suzuki	Report
2	April 16	French Grand Prix	Pernes-les-Fontaines	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
3	May 7	Dutch Grand Prix	Markelo	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
4	May 14	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Holice	Vladimir Kavinov	ČZ	Report
5	May 28	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Tržič	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
6	June 4	West German Grand Prix	Bielstein	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
7	June 11	Polish Grand Prix	Szczecin	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
8	June 18	Russian Grand Prix	Chișinău	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
9	August 6	Finnish Grand Prix	Hyvinkää	Sylvain Geboers	Suzuki	Report
10	August 13	Swedish Grand Prix	Huskvarna	Håkan Andersson	Yamaha	Report
11	August 20	British Grand Prix	Dodington Park	Jaroslav Falta	ČZ	Report
12	August 27	Swiss Grand Prix	Wohlen	Håkan Andersson	Yamaha	Report

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Final standings

500cc[1][5] Pos Rider Team Points 1 Roger De Coster Suzuki 90 2 Paul Friedrichs ČZ 62 3 Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna 61 4 Åke Jonsson Maico 60 5 Jaak van Velthoven Yamaha 57 6 Jiri Stodulka ČZ 45 7 Bengt Åberg Husqvarna 44 8 Adolf Weil Maico 42 9 Willy Bauer Maico 33 10 Gerrit Wolsink Husqvarna 32 11 Andy Roberton Husqvarna 19 12 Christer Hammargren Yamaha 18 13 John Banks ČZ 16 14 Vlastimil Valek ČZ 16 15 Nikolai Efimov ČZ 14 16 Jyrki Storm Husqvarna 11 17 Bryan Wade Husqvarna 8 18 Pierre Karsmakers Husqvarna 7 19 Zdenek Strnad ČZ 7 20 Friedrich Schiechtl Husqvarna 6 21 Viatcheslav Krasnotchekov ČZ 4 21 Vladimir Ovchinnikov Husqvarna 4 21 Bert-Ove Wallner Husqvarna 4 21 Afro Rustignoli ČZ 4 25 Serge Bacou Bultaco 3 26 Jan Johansson Husqvarna 2 26 Anton Stifter Husqvarna 2 26 Vic Eastwood AJS 2 29 Anders Hermansson Husqvarna 1 29 Heinz Hoppe ČZ 1 29 Brian Kenney Yamaha 1 29 Bill Clements Husqvarna 1 29 Anatoly Botchkov ČZ 1

250cc[6] Pos Rider Team Points 1 Joël Robert Suzuki 102 2 Håkan Andersson Yamaha 82 3 Sylvain Geboers Suzuki 62 4 Kalevi Vehkonen Montesa 54 5 Uno Palm Husqvarna 53 6 Miroslav Halm CZ 45 7 Alexej Kibirin CZ 44 8 Arne Kring Husqvarna 42 9 Jaroslav Falta CZ 39 10 Pavel Rulev CZ / KTM 38 11 Guennady Moisseev CZ / KTM 38 12 Vladimir Kavinov CZ 33 13 Gaston Rahier Husqvarna 23 14 Olle Pettersson Kawasaki 18 15 Herbert Schmitz Maico 13 16 Marcel Wiertz Bultaco 13 17 Jiry Churavy CZ 12 18 Torleif Hansen Husqvarna 9 19 Jo Lammers Maico 6 20 Erling Klinke CZ 5 20 Jim Aird AJS 5 22 Ole Ottoson Husqvarna 4 22 Anatoly Mandritchenko CZ 4 22 Vic Allan Bultaco 4 25 Rob Taylor Maico 3 25 Helmut Schadenberg CZ 3 25 Kjell Thorne Husqvarna 3 28 Harry Everts Puch 2 28 Velicko Manilov Bultaco 2 28 Bjorn Casseborg Husqvarna 2 31 Jean-Claude Nowak Montesa 1 31 Walter Leitgeb Puch 1 31 Werner Schutz Maico 1 31 Roger Smestad Husqvarna 1 31 Orjan Eklund Husqvarna 1 31 Domingo Gris Bultaco 1

References

1. "1972 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
2. "1972 500cc motocross world championship race results". jwvanessen.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
3. "1972 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
4. "1972 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
5. "1972 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
6. "1972 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

External links

• Official website