1971 FIM Motocross World Championship season

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

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

External links

• Official website

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