1970 FIM Motocross World Championship

1970 Motocross World Championship
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The 1970 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 14th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

Summary

Arne Kring led the world championship points standings after the first nine rounds, before breaking his back while competing in a non-championship race, forcing him to miss the remaining races. Bengt Åberg went on to win his second consecutive 500cc world championship for Husqvarna. Joël Robert claimed the 250cc title for Suzuki, marking the first championship for a Japanese manufacturer in the motocross world championships.

Grands Prix

500cc[1][2]

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 12 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Sweden Bengt Åberg East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Bengt Åberg Report
2 April 19 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Sweden Bengt Åberg East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Bengt Åberg Report
3 May 3 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Christer Hammargren Sweden Arne Kring Report
4 May 10 France French Grand Prix Vesoul Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Report
5 May 24 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Report
6 May 31 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Västerås Sweden Christer Hammargren Sweden Jan Johansson Sweden Christer Hammargren Report
7 June 14 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Sweden Bengt Åberg Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Report
8 June 21 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Kharkov East Germany Paul Friedrichs East Germany Paul Friedrichs East Germany Paul Friedrichs Report
9 July 12 Germany West German Grand Prix Beuern Sweden Bengt Åberg Germany Adolf Weil Sweden Bengt Åberg Report
10 July 26 East Germany East German Grand Prix Apolda ? East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Åke Jonsson Report
11 August 2 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Belgium Roger De Coster Sweden Åke Jonsson Belgium Roger De Coster Report
12 August 9 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck ? ? Sweden Bengt Åberg Report

250cc[3][4]

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 12 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
2 April 19 France French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines Sweden Torleif Hansen Husqvarna Report
3 April 26 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Paal Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
4 May 10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Orehova vas Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
5 May 24 Italy Italian Grand Prix San Severino Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
6 May 31 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Lvov Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
7 June 7 Poland Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
8 June 28 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Bristol Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
9 August 9 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report
10 August 23 Germany West German Grand Prix Kali Merkers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
11 August 30 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report
12 September 27 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Launsdorf Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report

Final Standings

500cc[1][5]
Pos Rider Team Points
1 Sweden Bengt Åberg Husqvarna 88
2 Sweden Arne Kring Husqvarna 80
3 Sweden Åke Jonsson Maico 77
4 East Germany Paul Friedrichs ČZ 60
5 Sweden Christer Hammargren Husqvarna 59
6 Germany Adolf Weil Maico 55
7 Belgium Josef Teuwissen Husqvarna 50
8 Czechoslovakia Otakar Toman ČZ 40
9 Belgium Jaak van Velthoven Husqvarna 35
10 Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Husqvarna 28
11 East Germany Heinz Hoppe ČZ 21
12 United Kingdom Vic Allan Greeves 18
13 Belgium Roger De Coster ČZ 15
14 Germany Willy Bauer Maico 13
15 United Kingdom Keith Hickman BSA 12
16 Czechoslovakia Oldrich Hamrsmid ČZ 11
17 Soviet Union Vladmir Ovchinikov ČZ 10
17 United Kingdom Andy Roberton AJS 10
17 Sweden Jan Johanssen Husqvarna 10
20 Sweden Jan Erik Sallqvist Husqvarna 10
21 Soviet Union Amis Angers ČZ 8
22 Soviet Union Viatcheslav Krasnotchekov ČZ 8
23 Belgium Willy van Loon ČZ 7
24 Netherlands Frans Sigmans Greeves 5
24 Soviet Union Mikhail Rastvortsev ČZ 5
24 Belgium Gaston Rahier ČZ 5
27 Netherlands Walter Van Den Broeck Maico 5
28 Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Valek Jawa 4
28 Soviet Union Antonin Klavinsh ČZ 4
30 Czechoslovakia Zdenek Strnad ČZ 4
31 East Germany Manfred Stein ČZ 3
31 Netherlands Jo Keizer ČZ 3
31 Sweden Hasse Hansson Husqvarna 3
34 Netherlands Pierre Karsmakers ČZ 2
34 Sweden Hans Henriksson Husqvarna 2
34 Czechoslovakia Miroslav Halm ČZ 2
37 Switzerland Josef Loetscher Montesa 1
37 France Joel Queirel Husqvarna 1
37 Sweden Lars Nord Husqvarna 1
37 East Germany Helmut Schadenberg ČZ 1

250cc[6][7]
Pos Rider Team Points
1 Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki 96
2 Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki 94
3 Belgium Roger De Coster ČZ 77
4 Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna 74
5 Czechoslovakia Miroslav Halm ČZ 70
6 Sweden Uno Palm Husqvarna 43
7 Sweden Ollie Petterson Suzuki 42
8 Sweden Torleif Hansen Husqvarna 35
9 Czechoslovakia Jiri Stodulka ČZ 26
10 Soviet Union Vladimir Kavinov ČZ 25
11 Sweden Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 11
12 United Kingdom Malcolm Davis AJS 13
13 Sweden Håkan Andersson Husqvarna 12
14 United Kingdom Bryan Wade Greeves 10
15 Soviet Union Guennady Moisseev ČZ 10
16 Belgium Gaston Rahier ČZ 7
17 Czechoslovakia Karel Konecny ČZ 7
18 Belgium Marcel Wiertz Bultaco 6
19 Belgium Josef Teuwissen Husqvarna 5
19 Soviet Union Viatcheslav Krasnotchekov ČZ 5
21 East Germany Helmut Schumann ČZ 5
22 Germany Adolf Weil Maico 4
22 Soviet Union Mikhail Rastvortsev ČZ 4
22 East Germany Helmut Schadenberg ČZ 4
25 Denmark Erling Rasmussen Husqvarna 3
25 Finland Kalevi Vehkonen Husqvarna 3
25 East Germany Heinz Hoppe ČZ 3
25 Germany Willy Bauer Maico 3
29 Poland Eugeniusz Straczek ČZ 2
29 Denmark Soren Lodal ČZ 2
29 France Jean-Claude Nowak Husqvarna 2
32 Soviet Union Pavel Rulev ČZ 2
32 Finland Jyrki Storm Husqvarna 2
34 Soviet Union Anatoly Mandritchenko ČZ 1
34 France Michel Combes AJS 1
34 United Kingdom Dick Clayton Greeves 1
34 Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Hlous ČZ 1
34 Sweden Bengt Arne Bonn AJS 1

References

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  4. "1970 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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  6. "1970 250cc motocross world championship final standings". home.versatel.nl. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  7. "1970 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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