1971 FIM Motocross World Championship season

1971 Motocross World Championship season
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The 1971 FIM Motocross World Championship season was the 15th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

Contents

Summary

Roger De Coster won his first 500cc world championship for Suzuki in a tight points battle with Maico rider Åke Jonsson. The championship wasn't decided until the final round of the season when Jonsson suffered a mechanical failure. Joël Robert, claimed his fifth 250cc title, and fourth in a row for the Suzuki factory racing team.

Grands Prix

500cc[1]

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 18 Italian Grand Prix Macerata Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
2 May 2 Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Paul Friedrichs ČZ Report
3 May 16 Swedish Grand Prix Huskvarna Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
4 May 23 Finnish Grand Prix Ruskensanta Paul Friedrichs ČZ Report
5 June 13 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Stribro Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
6 June 20 Russian Grand Prix Kishinev Åke Jonsson Maico Report
7 June 27 East German Grand Prix Schwerin Bengt Åberg Husqvarna Report
8 July 11 British Grand Prix Farleigh Castle Åke Jonsson Maico Report
9 July 18 West German Grand Prix Bielstein Adolf Weil Maico Report
10 August 1 Belgian Grand Prix Namur Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
11 August 8 Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Åke Jonsson Maico Report
12 August 22 Dutch Grand Prix Sint Anthonis Roger De Coster Suzuki Report

250cc[2]

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 18 Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Joël Robert Suzuki Report
2 April 25 Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Joël Robert Suzuki Report
3 May 2 Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Kalevi Vehkonen Husqvarna Report
4 May 9 West German Grand Prix Beuern Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report
5 May 16 Yugoslavian Grand Prix Karlovac Joël Robert Suzuki Report
6 May 23 Italian Grand Prix Busca Joël Robert Suzuki Report
7 June 20 Dutch Grand Prix Bergharen Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
8 July 4 East German Grand Prix Teutschenthal Joël Robert Suzuki Report
9 August 8 Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
10 August 15 Swedish Grand Prix Ulricehamn Joël Robert Suzuki Report
11 August 22 British Grand Prix Bristol Joël Robert Suzuki Report
12 October 3 Austrian Grand Prix Launsdorf Joël Robert Suzuki Report

Final Standings

500cc[1]

Pos Rider Team Points
1 Roger De Coster Suzuki 97
2 Åke Jonsson Maico 93
3 Adolf Weil Maico 81
4 Paul Friedrichs ČZ 70
5 Bengt Åberg Husqvarna 52
6 Christer Hammargren Husqvarna 45

250cc[3]

Pos Rider Team Points
1 Joël Robert Suzuki 105
2 Håkan Andersson Husqvarna 72
3 Sylvain Geboers Suzuki 66
4 Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna 63
5 Ollie Petterson Suzuki 59
6 Uno Palm Husqvarna 53
7 Miroslav Halm ČZ 46
8 Vladimir Kavinov ČZ 41
9 Jaroslav Falta ČZ 36
10 Kalevi Vehkonen Husqvarna 33

References