1976 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1976 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 20th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

Summary

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Suzuki's Roger De Coster claimed his fifth 500cc world championship finishing ahead of his teammate Gerrit Wolsink and Maico's Adolf Weil. Wolsink had seven moto victories against the nine victories by De Coster meaning that the championship wasn't decided until the final race in Luxembourg. Husqvarna's Heikki Mikkola returned to the 250cc class and won a tight points battle to finish the season one point ahead of KTM's Gennady Moiseyev. Gaston Rahier once again dominated the 125cc class to win his second consecutive world championship for Suzuki. Yamaha's team was disbanded with Jaak van Velthoven joining the KTM team and Åke Jonsson returning to his former Maico team while, 250cc rider Håkan Andersson moved to the Montesa factory racing team.

Grands Prix

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500cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 4   Swiss Grand Prix Payerne   Gerrit Wolsink   Gerrit Wolsink   Gerrit Wolsink Report
2 April 11   French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines   Adolf Weil   Roger De Coster   Adolf Weil Report
3 May 2   Italian Grand Prix Fermo   Roger De Coster   Pierre Karsmakers   Roger De Coster Report
4 May 9   Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf   Adolf Weil   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster Report
5 May 16   Swedish Grand Prix Västerås   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster Report
6 May 23   Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta   Brad Lackey   Roger De Coster   Gerrit Wolsink Report
7 June 13   West German Grand Prix Beuren   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster Report
8 June 20   United States Grand Prix Carlsbad   Gerrit Wolsink   Gerrit Wolsink   Gerrit Wolsink Report
9 June 27   Canadian Grand Prix Mosport   Gerrit Wolsink   Gerrit Wolsink   Gerrit Wolsink Report[1]
10 July 4   British Grand Prix Dodington Park   Graham Noyce   Adolf Weil   Roger De Coster Report
11 August 1   Belgian Grand Prix Namur   Roger De Coster   Gerrit Wolsink   Roger De Coster Report
12 August 8   Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck   Jaak van Velthoven   Jaak van Velthoven   Jaak van Velthoven Report

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250cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 4   Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell   Heikki Mikkola   Heikki Mikkola   Heikki Mikkola Report
2 April 25   Belgian Grand Prix Betekom   Jaroslav Falta   Heikki Mikkola   Heikki Mikkola Report
3 May 2   Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice   Vladimir Kavinov   Jaroslav Falta   Heikki Mikkola Report
4 May 9   Polish Grand Prix Szczecin   Jim Pomeroy   Heikki Mikkola   Torleif Hansen Report
5 May 16   Russian Grand Prix Lviv   Gennady Moiseyev   Heikki Mikkola   Anatoly Ovchinikov Report
6 May 23   Yugoslavian Grand Prix Orehova vas   Gennady Moiseyev   Heikki Mikkola   Heikki Mikkola Report
7 May 30   Italian Grand Prix La Vecchia   Jim Pomeroy   Gennady Moiseyev   Gennady Moiseyev Report
8 June 13   French Grand Prix La Coudraie - Niort No race No race Riders boycotted due to excessive dust Report
9 June 20   British Grand Prix Newbury   Gennady Moiseyev   Gennady Moiseyev   Gennady Moiseyev Report
10 June 27   West German Grand Prix Gaildorf   Vladimir Kavinov   Vladimir Kavinov   Vladimir Kavinov Report
11 August 8   Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde   Heikki Mikkola   Gennady Moiseyev   Harry Everts Report
12 August 15   Swedish Grand Prix Ulricehamn   Gennady Moiseyev   Gennady Moiseyev   Gennady Moiseyev Report

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125cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 4   Austrian Grand Prix Launsdorf   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
2 April 11   Italian Grand Prix Livorno   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
3 May 2   British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
4 May 30   Belgian Grand Prix Hoeselt   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
5 June 7   Danish Grand Prix Nissebjerget   Marty Smith Honda Report
6 June 13   Finnish Grand Prix Hämeenlinna   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
7 June 20   Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Stříbro   Jiry Churavy ČZ Report
8 June 27   French Grand Prix Cassel   Zdeneck Velky ČZ Report
9 July 11   United States Grand Prix Lexington   Marty Smith Honda Report
10 August 8   West German Grand Prix Laubus-Eschbach   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
11 August 15   Spanish Grand Prix Montgai   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
12 August 22   Swiss Grand Prix Schupfart   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report

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Final standings

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References

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  1. ^ "1976 Canadian 500cc Motocross GP". locmx.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ "1976 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "1976 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship race results". jwvanessen.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. ^ "1976 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. ^ "1976 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  8. ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  9. ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship final standings". jwvanessen.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  10. ^ "1976 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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