1976 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1976 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 20th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

1976 Motocross World Championship
Previous:	1975	Next:	1977

Summary

Suzuki's Roger De Coster claimed his fifth 500cc world championship finishing ahead of his teammate Gerrit Wolsink and Maico's Adolf Weil. Wolsink had seven moto victories against the nine victories by De Coster meaning that the championship wasn't decided until the final race in Luxembourg. Husqvarna's Heikki Mikkola returned to the 250cc class and won a tight points battle to finish the season one point ahead of KTM's Guennady Moisseev. Gaston Rahier once again dominated the 125cc class to win his second consecutive world championship for Suzuki. Yamaha's team was disbanded with Jaak van Velthoven joining the KTM team and Åke Jonsson returning to his former Maico team while, 250cc rider Håkan Andersson moved to the Montesa factory racing team.

Grands Prix

500cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner	Report
1	April 4	Swiss Grand Prix	Payerne	Gerrit Wolsink	Gerrit Wolsink	Gerrit Wolsink	Report
2	April 11	French Grand Prix	Pernes-les-Fontaines	Adolf Weil	Roger De Coster	Adolf Weil	Report
3	May 2	Italian Grand Prix	Fermo	Roger De Coster	Pierre Karsmakers	Roger De Coster	Report
4	May 9	Austrian Grand Prix	Sittendorf	Adolf Weil	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	Report
5	May 16	Swedish Grand Prix	Västerås	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	Report
6	May 23	Finnish Grand Prix	Ruskeasanta	Brad Lackey	Roger De Coster	Gerrit Wolsink	Report
7	June 13	West German Grand Prix	Beuern	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	Report
8	June 20	United States Grand Prix	Carlsbad	Gerrit Wolsink	Gerrit Wolsink	Gerrit Wolsink	Report
9	June 27	Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport	Gerrit Wolsink	Gerrit Wolsink	Gerrit Wolsink	Report[1]
10	July 4	British Grand Prix	Dodington Park	Graham Noyce	Adolf Weil	Roger De Coster	Report
11	August 1	Belgian Grand Prix	Namur	Roger De Coster	Gerrit Wolsink	Roger De Coster	Report
12	August 8	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Ettelbruck	Jaak van Velthoven	Jaak van Velthoven	Jaak van Velthoven	Report

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250cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner	Report
1	April 4	Spanish Grand Prix	Sabadell	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Report
2	April 25	Belgian Grand Prix	Betekom	Jaroslav Falta	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Report
3	May 2	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Holice	Vladimir Kavinov	Jaroslav Falta	Heikki Mikkola	Report
4	May 9	Polish Grand Prix	Szczecin	Jim Pomeroy	Heikki Mikkola	Torleif Hansen	Report
5	May 16	Russian Grand Prix	Lviv	Guennady Moisseev	Heikki Mikkola	Anatoly Ovchinikov	Report
6	May 23	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Orehova vas	Guennady Moisseev	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Report
7	May 30	Italian Grand Prix	La Vecchia	Jim Pomeroy	Guennady Moisseev	Guennady Moisseev	Report
8	June 13	French Grand Prix	La Coudraie - Niort	No race	No race	Riders boycotted due to excessive dust	Report
9	June 20	British Grand Prix	Newbury	Guennady Moisseev	Guennady Moisseev	Guennady Moisseev	Report
10	June 27	West German Grand Prix	Gaildorf	Vladimir Kavinov	Vladimir Kavinov	Vladimir Kavinov	Report
11	August 8	Dutch Grand Prix	Lichtenvoorde	Heikki Mikkola	Guennady Moisseev	Harry Everts	Report
12	August 15	Swedish Grand Prix	Ulricehamn	Guennady Moisseev	Guennady Moisseev	Guennady Moisseev	Report

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125cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Winner	Team	Report
1	April 4	Austrian Grand Prix	Launsdorf	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report
2	April 11	Italian Grand Prix	Livorno	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report
3	May 2	British Grand Prix	Hawkstone Park	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report
4	May 30	Belgian Grand Prix	Hoeselt	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report
5	June 7	Danish Grand Prix	Nissebjerget	Marty Smith	Honda	Report
6	June 13	Finnish Grand Prix	Hämeenlinna	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report
7	June 20	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Stříbro	Jiry Churavy	ČZ	Report
8	June 27	French Grand Prix	Cassel	Zdeneck Velky	ČZ	Report
9	July 11	United States Grand Prix	Lexington	Marty Smith	Honda	Report
10	August 8	West German Grand Prix	Laubus-Eschbach	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report
11	August 15	Spanish Grand Prix	Montgai	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report
12	August 22	Swiss Grand Prix	Schupfart	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report

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Final standings

500cc[3][7] Pos Rider Team Points 1 Roger De Coster Suzuki 183 2 Gerrit Wolsink Suzuki 177 3 Adolf Weil Maico 141 4 Graham Noyce Maico 103 5 Brad Lackey Husqvarna 99 6 Herbert Schmitz Puch 96 7 Jaak van Velthoven KTM 92 8 Åke Jonsson Maico 87 9 Pierre Karsmakers Honda 72 10 Willy Bauer KTM 50 11 Bengt Åberg Bultaco 47 12 Vic Allan CCM 46 13 Christer Hammargren Kawasaki 31 14 Frans Sigmans Maico 31 15 Vladimir Khudiakov ČZ 26 16 Vic Eastwood CCM 22 17 Alberto Angiolini Maico 20 18 Raymond Heeren Maico 19 19 Steve Stackable Suzuki 15 20 Arne Lodal Husqvarna 15 21 Tony DiStefano Suzuki 14 22 Vladimir Korneev ČZ 13 23 Anatoly Bochkov ČZ 12 24 Gaylon Mosier Maico 10 25 Tommy Croft Honda 8 26 Jean-Claude Laquaye Bultaco 7 27 John Banks CCM 6 28 Fritz Köbele Maico 5 29 Arne Lindfors Husqvarna 5 30 Gilbert De Roover Beta 4 31 Nicky Kinishita Yamaha 3 32 Jim Turner Suzuki 3 33 André Massant Yamaha 2 34 Patrick Drobecq Maico 1 34 Rob Harris ČZ 1 34 Ivan Miller Bultaco 1 34 Christophe Husser Yamaha 1

250cc[8][9] Pos Rider Team Points 1 Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna 163 2 Guennady Moisseev KTM 162 3 Vladimir Kavinov KTM 122 4 Jim Pomeroy Bultaco 102 5 Harry Everts Puch 98 6 Torleif Hansen Kawasaki 95 7 Anatoly Ovchinnikov KTM 101 8 Antonin Baborowsky ČZ 75 9 Hans Maisch Maico 71 10 Jaroslav Falta ČZ 54 11 Håkan Andersson Montesa 54 12 Daniel Péan Maico 53 13 Raymond Boven Montesa 44 14 André Malherbe KTM 33 15 Håkan Carlqvist Ossa 32 16 Rolf Dieffenbach Maico 23 17 Jean-Jacques Bruno KTM 21 18 Geoff Mayes ČZ 21 18 Joël Robert Puch 21 20 Uno Palm Husqvarna 20 21 Rob Hooper Maico 11 22 Miroslav Halm ČZ 10 23 Pauli Piippola Husqvarna 8 24 Gérard Rond Yamaha 5 25 Sylvain Geboers Maico 4 25 Ove Karlsson Husqvarna 4 27 Oldrich Hamrsmid ČZ 3 27 Siegfried Lerner KTM 3 29 Frantisek Jirka ČZ 2 29 Erkki Sundström Suzuki 2 31 Victor Popenko KTM 1 31 Walter Kalberer Husqvarna 1 31 Fons Nijhof Suzuki 1

125cc[10] Pos Rider Team Points 1 Gaston Rahier Suzuki 195 2 Jiry Churavy ČZ 160 3 Zdeneck Velky ČZ 133 4 Marty Smith Honda 130 5 Roger Harvey Husqvarna 82 6 Yuri Khudiakov ČZ 62 7 Pavel Rulev ČZ 61 8 Göte Liljegren KTM 55 9 Dario Nani Gilera 55 10 Ivano Bessone Beta 47 11 Andy Ainsworth Suzuki 44 12 Ivan Alborghetti Aprilia 42 13 Matti Autio Suzuki 29 14 Corrado Maddi Aspès 27 15 Bob Hannah Yamaha 24 16 Billy Grossi Suzuki 20 17 Tommy Olsson Ancilotti 20 18 François Minne Montesa 19 19 Dieudonne Stouvenakers Suzuki 16 20 Paolo Piron Beta 15 21 Edi Hau Zündapp 12 21 Yoshifumi Sugio Yamaha 12 23 Osme Perala Yamaha 11 23 Par Ake Hansson Ancilotti 11 23 Jaroslav Janis ČZ 11 23 Rudy Potisek Yamaha 11 27 Harald Strößenreuther KTM 10 27 Vilem Toman ČZ 10 27 Steve Wise Honda 10 30 Juha Tirinen Honda 9 30 Seppo Isomaki Suzuki 9 30 Josef Chara ČZ 9 33 Gerhard Huber Can-Am 8 33 Juri Semko ČZ 8 33 Gérard Camal Suzuki 8 36 Sergio Franco Simonini 6 36 Peter Mathia Montesa 6 36 Karel Kasten ČZ 6 39 Tomas Goinger Suzuki 5 39 Jean-Paul Hypolite Kawasaki 5 39 Jimmy Ellis Can-Am 5 39 Walter Kalberer Husqvarna 5 43 Brian Wade Suzuki 4 43 Dan Turner Yamaha 4 43 Joseph Loetscher KTM 4 46 Christian Timmermans Bultaco 3 46 Jean-Claude Bontemps Suzuki 3 46 Warren Reid Honda 3 49 Pekka Patjas Suzuki 2 49 Pekka Vanamo Suzuki 2 49 Jean-Marc Valat Yamaha 2 49 Masura Ikeda Suzuki 2 49 Emil Schwarz Yamaha 2 49 Jaak Verwaayen Kawasaki 2 55 Michele Rinaldi Ancilotti 1 55 Ove Svendsen Husqvarna 1 55 Jari Louhivuori KTM 1 55 John Andersen Husqvarna 1 55 Danny LaPorte Suzuki 1 55 Louis Jallat Montesa 1 55 Marcel Deibergen Aspès 1

References

1. "1976 Canadian 500cc Motocross GP". locmx.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
2. "1976 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
3. "1976 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
4. "1976 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
5. "1976 250cc motocross world championship race results". jwvanessen.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
6. "1976 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
7. "1976 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
8. "1976 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
9. "1976 250cc motocross world championship final standings". jwvanessen.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
10. "1976 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

External links

• Official website