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.
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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.
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report |
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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 |
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report |
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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 |
Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
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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 |
Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
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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 |