1977 FIM Motocross World Championship

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The 1977 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 21st F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

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Summary

Heikki Mikkola rejoined the 500cc class in 1977 after winning the 1976 250cc world championship. Now riding for the Yamaha factory racing team, he continued his old rivalry with Suzuki's Roger De Coster. Mikkola won 12 motos to clinch the title ahead of Suzuki teammates De Coster and Gerrit Wolsink. Brad Lackey switched to the Honda racing team and became the first American to score an overall victory in a 500cc motocross world championship Grand Prix when he won the British Grand Prix. [1]

Bengt Åberg competed in the 500cc world championship on a highly modified four stroke Yamaha XT500 built in collaboration with former world champions Torsten Hallman and Sten Lundin. [2] Åberg rode the bike to a victory in the first moto of the 1977 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix and ended the season ranked 9th in the final world championship standings. [2] After five seasons racing in the 250cc class, Håkan Andersson competed in the 500cc class for Montesa and finished the season in fifth place.

Gennady Moiseyev won his second 250cc world championship as KTM swept the top three positions with Vladimir Kavinov finishing in second place and André Malherbe taking third place in the final standings. Suzuki's Gaston Rahier won the 125cc class for a third consecutive year.

Grands Prix

500cc

RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport
1April 17 Flag of Austria.svg Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerrit Wolsink Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Report
2May 8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch Grand Prix Norg Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Report
3May 15 Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish Grand Prix Edsbyn Flag of the United States.svg Brad Lackey Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Report
4May 22 Flag of Finland.svg Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Report
5June 5 Flag of Germany.svg West German Grand Prix Bielstein Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerrit Wolsink Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Report
6June 12 Flag of Italy.svg Italian Grand Prix Lombardore Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Report
7June 19 Flag of the United States.svg United States Grand Prix Carlsbad Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pomeroy Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerrit Wolsink Report
8June 26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Grand Prix Mosport Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerrit Wolsink Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Report
9July 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Grand Prix Farleigh Castle Flag of the United States.svg Brad Lackey Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of the United States.svg Brad Lackey Report
10August 7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Grand Prix Namur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Report
11August 14 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Åberg Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Mikkola Report
12August 28 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jaak van Velthoven Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Coster Report

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250cc

RoundDateGrand PrixLocationWinnerTeamReport
1April 3 Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Raymond Boven Montesa Report
2April 17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennady Moiseyev KTM Report
3April 24 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Grand Prix Borgloon Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennady MoiseyevKTM Report
4April 30 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovak Grand Prix Holice Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonin Baborowski ČZ Report
5May 8 Flag of Italy.svg Italian Grand Prix Apiro Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennady MoiseyevKTM Report
6May 15 Flag of Austria.svg Austrian Grand Prix Schwanenstadt Flag of Japan.svg Torao SuzukiSuzuki Report
7May 22 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Russian Grand Prix Chișinău Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennady MoiseyevKTM Report
8June 5 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavian Grand Prix Karlovac Flag of France.svg Daniel Péan Maico Report
9June 19 Flag of Germany.svg West German Grand Prix Beuern Flag of Belgium (civil).svg André Malherbe KTM Report
10June 31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennady MoiseyevKTM Report
11August 14 Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish Grand Prix Uddevalla Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir KavinovKTM Report
12August 21 Flag of Finland.svg Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennady MoiseyevKTM Report

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125cc

RoundDateGrand PrixLocationWinnerTeamReport
1April 10 Flag of France.svg French Grand Prix Metz Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
2April 17 Flag of Italy.svg Italian Grand PrixLovolo Flag of Japan.svg Akira Watanabe Suzuki Report
3May 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Grand Prix Retinne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston RahierSuzuki Report
4May 30 Flag of Denmark.svg Danish Grand PrixNissebjerget Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gérard Rond Yamaha Report
5June 5 Flag of Poland.svg Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gérard RondYamaha Report
6June 12 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavian Grand Prix Zabok Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston RahierSuzuki Report
7June 19 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Dalečín Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gérard RondYamaha Report
8July 3 Flag of Germany.svg West German Grand Prix Schrecksbach Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston RahierSuzuki Report
9July 10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss Grand Prix Roggenburg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston RahierSuzuki Report
10July 17 Flag of the United States.svg United States Grand Prix Lexington Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston RahierSuzuki Report
11July 24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Grand Prix Mosport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg André MassantYamaha Report
12August 14 Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Grand Prix Montgai Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gaston RahierSuzuki Report

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Final standings

References

  1. ↑ Race Watch. October 1977. Retrieved 18 December 2015.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. 1 2 "Torsten Hallman 2005". mxworksbike.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  3. ↑ "1977 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "1977 500cc motocross world championship". jwvanessen.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "1977 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "1977 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "1977 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "1977 500cc motocross world championship final standings". jwvanessen.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "1977 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "1977 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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