1971 FIM Motocross World Championship

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

Summary

edit

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.[1] De Coster's victory at the season opening Italian Grand Prix gave Suzuki the first ever victory for a Japanese factory in a 500cc motocross Grand Prix.[2] Joël Robert, claimed his fourth consecutive 250cc title, and second since joining the Suzuki factory racing team. It was his fifth 250cc world championship overall in his career.

Grands Prix

edit

500cc

edit
Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 18   Italian Grand Prix Macerata   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster Report
2 May 2   Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf   Paul Friedrichs   Paul Friedrichs   Paul Friedrichs Report
3 May 16   Swedish Grand Prix Huskvarna   Roger De Coster   Christer Hammargren   Roger De Coster Report
4 May 23   Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta   Paul Friedrichs   Åke Jonsson   Paul Friedrichs Report
5 June 13   Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Stribro   Roger De Coster   Adolf Weil   Roger De Coster Report
6 June 20   Russian Grand Prix Chișinău   Bengt Åberg   Åke Jonsson   Åke Jonsson Report
7 June 27   East German Grand Prix Schwerin   Bengt Åberg   Åke Jonsson   Bengt Åberg Report
8 July 11   British Grand Prix Farleigh Castle   Åke Jonsson   Paul Friedrichs   Åke Jonsson Report
9 July 18   West German Grand Prix Bielstein   Adolf Weil   Åke Jonsson   Adolf Weil Report
10 August 1   Belgian Grand Prix Namur   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster Report
11 August 8   Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck   Roger De Coster   Åke Jonsson   Åke Jonsson Report
12 August 22   Dutch Grand Prix Sint Anthonis   Roger De Coster   Åke Jonsson   Roger De Coster Report

[1][3]

250cc

edit
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 Beuren   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

[4][5]

Final standings

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c "1971 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Roger Decoster Interview, covering 1971 thru 2001". supercross.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  3. ^ "1971 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ^ "1971 250cc motocross world championship race results". home.versatel.nl. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  5. ^ "1971 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ^ "1971 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. ^ "1971 250cc motocross world championship final standings". home.versatel.nl. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  8. ^ "1971 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
edit