1977 FIM Motocross World Championship

1977 Motocross World Championship
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The 1977 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 21st F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

Summary

Heikki Mikkola rejoined the 500cc class in 1977 after winning the 1976 250cc world championship. Now riding for the Yamaha factory racing team, he continued his old rivalry with Suzuki's Roger De Coster. Mikkola won 12 motos to clinch the title ahead of Suzuki teammates De Coster and Gerrit Wolsink. Brad Lackey switched to the Honda racing team and became the first American to score an overall victory in a 500cc motocross world championship Grand Prix when he won the British Grand Prix.[1] Bengt Åberg competed in the 500cc world championship on a highly modified four stroke Yamaha XT500 built in collaboration with former world champions Torsten Hallman and Sten Lundin.[2] Åberg rode the bike to a victory in the first moto of the 1977 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix and ended the season ranked 9th in the final world championship standings.[2] After five seasons racing in the 250cc class, Håkan Andersson competed in the 500cc class for Montesa and finished the season in fifth place.

Guennady Moisseev won his second 250cc world championship as KTM swept the top three positions with Vladimir Kavinov finishing in second place and André Malherbe taking third place in the final standings. Suzuki's Gaston Rahier won the 125cc class for a third consecutive year. Akira Watanabe became the first Japanese rider to win an overall victory in an FIM Motocross Grand Prix race when he won the 125cc Italian Grand Prix on April 17.

Grands Prix

500cc[3][4]

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 17 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Belgium Roger De Coster Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Belgium Roger De Coster Report
2 May 8 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Norg Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
3 May 15 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Edsbyn United States Brad Lackey Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
4 May 22 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
5 June 5 Germany West German Grand Prix Bielstein Finland Heikki Mikkola Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
6 June 12 Italy Italian Grand Prix Lombardore Finland Heikki Mikkola Belgium Roger De Coster Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
7 June 19 United States United States Grand Prix Carlsbad United States Jim Pomeroy Finland Heikki Mikkola Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Report
8 June 26 Canada Canadian Grand Prix Mosport Finland Heikki Mikkola Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
9 July 3 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Farleigh Castle United States Brad Lackey Finland Heikki Mikkola United States Brad Lackey Report
10 August 7 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Belgium Roger De Coster Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
11 August 14 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Sweden Bengt Åberg Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
12 August 28 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Belgium Jaak van Velthoven Belgium Roger De Coster Belgium Roger De Coster Report

250cc[5]

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 3 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Belgium Raymond Boven Montesa Report
2 April 17 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Soviet Union Guennady Moisseev KTM Report
3 April 24 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Borgloon Soviet Union Guennady Moisseev KTM Report
4 April 30 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Czechoslovakia Antonin Baborowski ČZ Report
5 May 8 Italy Italian Grand Prix Apiro Soviet Union Guennady Moisseev KTM Report
6 May 15 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Schwanenstadt Japan Torao Suzuki Suzuki Report
7 May 22 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Chișinău Soviet Union Guennady Moisseev KTM Report
8 June 5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Karlovac France Daniel Péan Maico Report
9 June 19 Germany West German Grand Prix Beuern Belgium André Malherbe KTM Report
10 June 31 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park Soviet Union Guennady Moisseev KTM Report
11 August 14 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Uddevalla Soviet Union Vladimir Kavinov KTM Report
12 August 21 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Soviet Union Guennady Moisseev KTM Report

125cc[6]

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 10 France French Grand Prix Metz Belgium Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
2 April 17 Italy Italian Grand Prix Lovolo Japan Akira Watanabe Suzuki Report
3 May 1 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Retinne Belgium Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
4 May 30 Denmark Danish Grand Prix Nissebjerget Netherlands Gérard Rond Yamaha Report
5 June 5 Poland Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Netherlands Gérard Rond Yamaha Report
6 June 12 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Zabok Belgium Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
7 June 19 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Dalečín Netherlands Gérard Rond Yamaha Report
8 July 3 Germany West German Grand Prix Schrecksbach Belgium Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
9 July 10 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Roggenburg Belgium Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
10 July 17 United States United States Grand Prix Lexington Belgium Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
11 July 24 Canada Canadian Grand Prix Mosport Belgium André Massant Yamaha Report
12 August 14 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Montgai Belgium Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report

Final Standings

500cc[7][8]
Pos Rider Team Points
1 Finland Heikki Mikkola Yamaha 272
2 Belgium Roger De Coster Suzuki 222
3 Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Suzuki 202
4 United States Brad Lackey Honda 168
5 Sweden Håkan Andersson Montesa 85
6 Germany Herbert Schmitz Maico 85
7 Belgium Jaak van Velthoven KTM 81
8 United Kingdom Graham Noyce Maico 74
9 Sweden Bengt Åberg Yamaha 62
10 Germany Adolf Weil Maico 45
11 United Kingdom John Banks CCM 41
12 Netherlands Pierre Karsmakers Yamaha 30
13 Germany Willy Bauer KTM 29
14 Belgium Yvan van den Broeck Maico 18
15 Sweden Arne Lindfors Husqvarna 15
16 United States Jim Pomeroy Honda 15
17 United States Tommy Croft Honda 11
17 Austria Siegfried Lerner KTM 11
17 United States Gaylon Mosier Maico 11
20 Netherlands Peter Herlings Maico 10
20 Denmark Arne Lodal Husqvarna 10
22 Italy Alberto Angiolini Maico 9
22 United States Tony DiStefano Suzuki 9
22 Sweden Åke Jonsson Maico 9
25 Sweden Ove Hogberg Beta 6
25 Italy Afro Rustignoli Montesa 6
27 United States Jimmy Ellis Can-Am 5
27 Italy Italo Forni Montesa 5
27 Netherlands Frans Sigmans Husqvarna 5
27 Belgium André Vromans Suzuki 5
31 Czechoslovakia Oldrich Hamrsmid ČZ 4
31 Netherlands Math Hensen Maico 4
33 United States Billy Grossi Suzuki 3
33 United States Marty Smith Honda 3
33 United Kingdom Bob Wright CCM 3
36 United Kingdom Vic Eastwood CCM 2
36 Germany Fritz Köbele Maico 2
36 Denmark Frank Svendsen Husqvarna 2
36 Belgium Sylvain Geboers Maico 2
40 United Kingdom Vic Allan Husqvarna 1
40 Canada Yves Bertrand Suzuki 1
40 Canada Bob Levy Husqvarna 1
250cc[9]
Pos Rider Team Points
1 Soviet Union Guennady Moisseev KTM 245
2 Soviet Union Vladimir Kavinov KTM 203
3 Belgium André Malherbe KTM 150
4 Belgium Harry Everts Bultaco 121
5 Germany Hans Maisch Maico 100
6 Czechoslovakia Antonin Baborowsky ČZ 98
7 Belgium Raymond Boven Montesa 75
8 Belgium Jean-Paul Mingels Montesa 71
9 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Falta ČZ 64
10 France Jean-Jacques Bruno KTM 61
11 Sweden Torleif Hansen Kawasaki 58
12 Japan Torao Suzuki Suzuki 58
13 United Kingdom Neil Hudson Maico 51
14 Soviet Union Anatoly Ovchinikov KTM 45
15 Germany Rolf Dieffenbach Kramer-Rotax 35
16 France Daniel Péan Maico 28
17 Sweden Håkan Carlqvist Husqvarna 23
18 Finland Erkki Sundström Husqvarna 17
19 United States Marty Moates Ossa 13
20 Italy Afro Rustignoli Montesa 10
21 Germany Fritz Schneider KTM 10
22 United Kingdom Rob Hooper Husqvarna 9
23 Soviet Union Yuri Khudiakov ČZ 8
24 Czechoslovakia Stanislav Janecek ČZ 7
25 United Kingdom Geoff Mayes Kawasaki 6
26 Finland Tapani Pikkarainen KTM 4
27 Finland Matti Tarkkonen Yamaha 4
28 Netherlands Kees van der Ven Husqvarna 4
29 Czechoslovakia Miroslav Halm ČZ 3
30 Czechoslovakia Miroslav Jirka ČZ 1
31 Switzerland Christophe Husser Yamaha 1
32 Sweden Tommy Olsson Montesa 1
125cc[10]
Pos Rider Team Points
1 Belgium Gaston Rahier Suzuki 292
2 Netherlands Gérard Rond Yamaha 201
3 Belgium André Massant Yamaha 149
4 Czechoslovakia Jiry Churavy ČZ 137
5 Finland Göte Liljegren KTM 93
6 Soviet Union Yuri Khudiakov ČZ 85
7 Belgium Gilbert De Roover Beta 81
8 Finland Matti Autio KTM 74
9 Italy Paolo Piron Beta 54
9 Japan Akira Watanabe Suzuki 54
11 Soviet Union Pavel Rulev ČZ 46
12 Czechoslovakia Zdeneck Velky ČZ 37
13 Belgium François Minne Aprilia 34
14 Italy Corrado Maddi Aspès 30
15 United States Warren Reid Honda 25
16 Japan Koji Masuda Suzuki 24
17 United States Pat Ritcher Honda 16
17 United Kingdom Roger Harvey Husqvarna 16
19 Italy Ivan Alborghetti Aprilia 15
20 United Kingdom Andy Ainsworth Husqvarna 12
21 Switzerland Walter Kalberer Husqvarna 10
21 Austria Gerhard Huber Can-Am 10
23 France Patrick Boniface KTM 9
23 United States Gary Ogden Honda 9
23 Italy Dario Nani Gilera 9
23 Netherlands Dinand Ziljlstra Kawasaki 9
27 Canada Jorma Rautiainen Maico 8
28 United States Frank Stacy Suzuki 7
28 Belgium Dieudonne Stouvenakers Derbi 7
30 Canada Joe MacIntosch Yamaha 5
31 Canada Jay Kimber Yamaha 4
32 United States Danny LaPorte Suzuki 3
32 Austria Michael Weiss Can-Am 3
32 Germany Edi Hau Zündapp 3
35 Sweden Stellan Andersson Honda 2
35 United States Mike Jones Honda 2
35 Czechoslovakia Karel Kasten ČZ 2
35 Belgium Mike Van der Beken Honda 2
39 Italy Ivano Bessone Gilera 1
39 Spain Tony Elias Bultaco 1
39 France Alain Fura Yamaha 1
39 Belgium Robert Greisch Yamaha 1
39 Canada David James Suzuki 1
39 Switzerland Joseph Loetscher Honda 1

References

  1. ↑ Race Watch. Cycle World. Books.Google.com. October 1977. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Torsten Hallman 2005". mxworksbike.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  3. ↑ "1977 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "1977 500cc motocross world championship". jwvanessen.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "1977 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "1977 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "1977 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "1977 500cc motocross world championship final standings". jwvanessen.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "1977 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "1977 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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