1975 FIM Motocross World Championship

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

1975 Motocross World Championship
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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.

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

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250cc
Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 6 Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Harry Everts Puch Report
2 April 20 Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Jaroslav Falta ČZ Report
3 April 27 Belgian Grand Prix Retinne Jim Pomeroy Bultaco Report
4 May 3 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Willy Bauer Suzuki Report
5 May 11 Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Harry Everts Puch Report
6 June 8 Yugoslavian Grand Prix Tržič Evgueni Rybaltchenko KTM Report
7 June 15 West German Grand Prix Beuern Zdeneck Velky ČZ Report
8 June 22 British Grand Prix Portsmouth-Charlton Harry Everts Puch Report
9 July 6 French Grand Prix Thomer-la-Sôgne Zdeneck Velky ČZ Report
10 August 10 Swedish Grand Prix Barkarby Evgueni Rybaltchenko KTM Report
11 August 17 Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Harry Everts Puch Report
12 August 31 Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Håkan Andersson Yamaha Report

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125cc
Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 27 French Grand Prix Cognac Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
2 May 4 British Grand Prix Tenby Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
3 May 11 Yugoslavian Grand Prix Orehova vas Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
4 May 25 Swedish Grand Prix Upplands Väsby Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
5 June 1 Dutch Grand Prix Markelo Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
6 June 8 Polish Grand Prix Olsztyn Gilbert De Roover Zündapp Report
7 June 22 West German Grand Prix Schrecksbach Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
8 June 29 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Tábor Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
9 July 6 United States Grand Prix Lexington Marty Smith Honda Report
10 July 13 Canadian Grand Prix Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon Antonin Baborowsky ČZ Report
11 August 17 Spanish Grand Prix Montgai Akira Watanabe Suzuki Report
12 August 24 Belgian Grand Prix Orp-Le-Grand Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report

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Final standings
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References
  1. "1975 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. "Herbert Schmitz' 1973 Puch 380cc 6-Speed". thefasthouse.com. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. "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. "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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