1975 FIM Motocross World Championship

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

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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. 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.

Grands Prix

500cc

RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport
1April 13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Report
2May 11 Flag of Italy.svg Italian Grand Prix Casale Monferrato Flag of Sweden.svg Christer Hammargren Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Report
3May 25 Flag of Finland.svg Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Report
4June 8 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Russian Grand Prix Chișinău Flag of Sweden.svg Åke Jonsson Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Report
5June 15 Flag of France.svg French Grand Prix Lavaur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Report
6June 22 Flag of the United States.svg United States Grand Prix Carlsbad Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerrit Wolsink Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerrit Wolsink Report
7June 29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Grand Prix Copetown Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerrit Wolsink Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pierre Karsmakers Report
8July 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerrit Wolsink Report
9July 13 Flag of Germany.svg West German Grand Prix Bielstein Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Report
10July 27 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerrit Wolsink Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerrit Wolsink Report
11August 3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Grand Prix Namur Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of Sweden.svg Åke Jonsson Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Report
12August 10 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of the United States.svg Brad Lackey Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Report
Sources: [4] [5]

250cc

RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport
1April 6 Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Flag of Sweden.svg Håkan Andersson Flag of Germany.svg Adolf Weil Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Harry Everts Report
2April 20 Flag of Austria.svg Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Falta Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Falta Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Falta Report
3April 27 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Grand Prix Retinne Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pomeroy Flag of Sweden.svg Håkan Andersson Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pomeroy Report
4May 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdenek Velky Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Falta Flag of Germany.svg Willy Bauer Report
5May 11 Flag of Poland.svg Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Harry Everts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Harry Everts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Harry Everts Report
6June 8 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavian Grand Prix Tržič Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdenek Velky Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Harry Everts Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Evgueni Rybaltchenko Report
7June 15 Flag of Germany.svg West German Grand Prix Beuren Flag of Sweden.svg Torleif Hansen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeneck Velky Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeneck Velky Report
8June 22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Grand Prix Portsmouth-Charlton Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Harry Everts Flag of Sweden.svg Håkan Andersson Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Harry Everts Report
9July 6 Flag of France.svg French Grand Prix Thomer-la-Sôgne Flag of Germany.svg Adolf Weil Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeneck Velky Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeneck Velky Report
10August 10 Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish Grand Prix Barkarby Flag of Germany.svg Hans Maisch Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Evgueni Rybaltchenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Evgueni Rybaltchenko Report
11August 17 Flag of Finland.svg Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Flag of Sweden.svg Håkan Andersson Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennady Moiseyev Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Harry Everts Report
12August 31 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Flag of Sweden.svg Torleif Hansen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Harry Everts Flag of Sweden.svg Håkan Andersson Report
Sources: [6]

125cc

RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport
1April 27 Flag of France.svg French Grand Prix Cognac Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilbert De Roover Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Report
2May 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Grand Prix Tenby Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Report
3May 11 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavian Grand Prix Orehova vas Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Report
4May 25 Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish Grand Prix Upplands Väsby Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Report
5June 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch Grand Prix Markelo Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Report
6June 8 Flag of Poland.svg Polish Grand Prix Olsztyn Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilbert De Roover Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilbert De Roover Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilbert De Roover Report
7June 22 Flag of Germany.svg West German Grand Prix Schrecksbach Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Report
8June 29 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Tábor Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Report
9July 6 Flag of the United States.svg United States Grand Prix Lexington Flag of the United States.svg Marty Smith Flag of the United States.svg Marty Smith Flag of the United States.svg Marty Smith Report
10July 13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Grand Prix Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon Flag of Japan.svg Yoshifumo Sugio Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilbert De Roover Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonin Baborowsky Report
11August 17 Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Grand Prix Montgai Flag of Japan.svg Akira Watanabe Flag of Japan.svg Akira Watanabe Flag of Japan.svg Akira Watanabe Report
12August 24 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Grand Prix Orp-Le-Grand Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Anthonin Baborovsky Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Report
Sources: [3]

Final standings

References

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  2. "Herbert Schmitz' 1973 Puch 380cc 6-Speed". thefasthouse.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.