1972 FIM Motocross World Championship

1972 Motocross World Championship
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The 1972 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 16th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

Summary

Roger De Coster won his second consecutive 500cc world championship for Suzuki ahead of East German rider, Paul Friedrichs and Finnish rider Heikki Mikkola. Joël Robert, claimed his sixth 250cc title, and fifth in a row for the Suzuki factory racing team. Yamaha joined the championship fray with former Husqvarna riders Christer Hammargren and Jaak van Velthoven in the 500cc class and Håkan Andersson in the 250cc class.

Grands Prix

500cc[1][2][3]

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 23 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Belgium Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
2 April 30 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report
3 May 7 Italy Italian Grand Prix Pinerolo Cancelled - Report
4 May 14 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Vasteras Belgium Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
5 May 24 France French Grand Prix Corseul East Germany Paul Friedrichs ČZ Report
6 June 4 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Poltava Belgium Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
7 June 11 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Prerov Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report
8 July 9 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Farleigh Castle Belgium Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
9 July 16 Germany West German Grand Prix Beuern Belgium Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
10 July 23 East Germany East German Grand Prix Apolda East Germany Paul Friedrichs ČZ Report
11 August 6 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Belgium Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
12 August 13 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Belgium Jaak van Velthoven Yamaha Report

250cc[4]

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 9 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
2 April 16 France French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
3 May 7 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Markelo Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
4 May 14 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Soviet Union Vladimir Kavinov ČZ Report
5 May 28 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Tržič Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
6 June 4 Germany West German Grand Prix Bielstein Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
7 June 11 Poland Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
8 June 18 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Chișinău Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
9 August 6 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
10 August 13 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Huskvarna Sweden Håkan Andersson Yamaha Report
11 August 20 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Dodington Park Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Falta ČZ Report
12 August 27 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Sweden Håkan Andersson Yamaha Report

Final Standings

500cc[1][5]
Pos Rider Team Points
1 Belgium Roger De Coster Suzuki 90
2 East Germany Paul Friedrichs ČZ 62
3 Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna 61
4 Sweden Åke Jonsson Maico 60
5 Belgium Jaak van Velthoven Yamaha 57
6 Czechoslovakia Jiri Stodulka ČZ 45
7 Sweden Bengt Åberg Husqvarna 44
8 Germany Adolf Weil Maico 42
9 Germany Willy Bauer Maico 33
10 Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Husqvarna 32
11 United Kingdom Andy Roberton Husqvarna 19
12 Sweden Christer Hammargren Yamaha 18
13 United Kingdom John Banks ČZ 16
14 Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Valek ČZ 16
15 Soviet Union Nikolai Efimov ČZ 14
16 Finland Jyrki Storm Husqvarna 11
17 United Kingdom Bryan Wade Husqvarna 8
18 Netherlands Pierre Karsmakers Husqvarna 7
19 Czechoslovakia Zdenek Strnad ČZ 7
20 Austria Friedrich Schiechtl Husqvarna 6
21 Soviet Union Viatcheslav Krasnotchekov ČZ 4
21 Soviet Union Vladimir Ovchinnikov Husqvarna 4
21 Sweden Bert-Ove Wallner Husqvarna 4
21 Italy Afro Rustignoli ČZ 4
25 France Serge Bacou Bultaco 3
26 Sweden Jan Johansson Husqvarna 2
26 Switzerland Anton Stifter Husqvarna 2
26 United Kingdom Vic Eastwood AJS 2
29 Sweden Anders Hermansson Husqvarna 1
29 East Germany Heinz Hoppe ČZ 1
29 United States Brian Kenney Yamaha 1
29 United States Bill Clements Husqvarna 1
29 Soviet Union Anatoly Botchkov ČZ 1
250cc[6]
Pos Rider Team Points
1 Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki 102
2 Sweden Håkan Andersson Yamaha 82
3 Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki 62
4 Finland Kalevi Vehkonen Montesa 54
5 Sweden Uno Palm Husqvarna 53
6 Czechoslovakia Miroslav Halm CZ 45
7 Soviet Union Alexej Kibirin CZ 44
8 Sweden Arne Kring Husqvarna 42
9 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Falta CZ 39
10 Soviet Union Pavel Rulev CZ / KTM 38
11 Soviet Union Guennady Moisseev CZ / KTM 38
12 Soviet Union Vladimir Kavinov CZ 33
13 Belgium Gaston Rahier Husqvarna 23
14 Sweden Olle Pettersson Kawasaki 18
15 Germany Herbert Schmitz Maico 13
16 Belgium Marcel Wiertz Bultaco 13
17 Czechoslovakia Jiry Churavy CZ 12
18 Sweden Torleif Hansen Husqvarna 9
19 Netherlands Jo Lammers Maico 6
20 Denmark Erling Klinke CZ 5
20 United Kingdom Jim Aird AJS 5
22 Denmark Ole Ottoson Husqvarna 4
22 Soviet Union Anatoly Mandritchenko CZ 4
22 United Kingdom Vic Allan Bultaco 4
25 United Kingdom Rob Taylor Maico 3
25 East Germany Helmut Schadenberg CZ 3
25 Sweden Kjell Thorne Husqvarna 3
28 United Kingdom Harry Everts Puch 2
28 Czechoslovakia Velicko Manilov Bultaco 2
28 Sweden Bjorn Casseborg Husqvarna 2
31 France Jean-Claude Nowak Montesa 1
31 Austria Walter Leitgeb Puch 1
31 Germany Werner Schutz Maico 1
31 Norway Roger Smestad Husqvarna 1
31 Sweden Orjan Eklund Husqvarna 1
31 Spain Domingo Gris Bultaco 1

References

  1. 1 2 "1972 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "1972 500cc motocross world championship race results". jwvanessen.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "1972 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "1972 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "1972 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "1972 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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