Formula 750

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Formula 750
Category Motorcycle racing
Inaugural season1973
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Last Riders' champion Patrick Pons
Works Norton rider Peter Williams on the JPS-liveried 1974 'Spaceframe' Norton factory F750 racer Peter Williams - JPS Norton cropped.JPG
Works Norton rider Peter Williams on the JPS-liveried 1974 'Spaceframe' Norton factory F750 racer

Formula 750 was a FIM motorcycle road racing series based on a 750 cubic centimeter engine capacity.

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History

The series began in 1971 as a collaboration between the American Motorcyclist Association and the Auto Cycle Union. [2] [3] [4] The FIM adopted the Formula 750 class for events in 1972. [5]

In 1973 it became a British-based series. In 1975 the series was upgraded to European championship status and in 1977, it attained world championship status. [6]

The Formula 750 class was seen as possibly overtaking the 500cc Grand Prix class as the premier racing division. However, the ultimate domination by one model (the Yamaha TZ750) as well as the increasingly popular superbike production class meant that the FIM discontinued the class after the 1979 season. [4]

Formula 750 champions

Source: [7]

SeasonRiderManufacturer
1973 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barry Sheene Suzuki
1974 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Dodds Yamaha
1975 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Findlay Yamaha
1976 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Víctor Palomo Yamaha
1977 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Baker Yamaha
1978 Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Johnny Cecotto Yamaha
1979 Flag of France.svg Patrick Pons Yamaha

References

  1. ↑ Motorcyclist Illustrated, June 1974. Rear page John Player Norton colour advertisement. "A new look, a new bike, and a new season." Accessed and added 2 October 2014
  2. ↑ "Formula 750cc, from creation to disappearance!". motospot-oldnews.com. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Assoc, American Motorcyclist (August 1971). "Formula 750: A Progress Report". American Motorcyclist. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Archives: The Short-Lived, but Influential World Championship". cyclenews.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Assoc, American Motorcyclist (December 1971). "International Report". American Motorcyclist. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "FIM History Flash Back 1796-1979". FIM-live.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Formula 750 champions". racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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