1971 FIM Motocross World Championship

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

Summary

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

500cc

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

[1][3]

250cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 18 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
2 April 25 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
3 May 2 Poland Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Finland Kalevi Vehkonen Husqvarna Report
4 May 9 Germany West German Grand Prix Beuren Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report
5 May 16 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Karlovac Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
6 May 23 Italy Italian Grand Prix Busca Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
7 June 20 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Bergharen Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
8 July 4 East Germany East German Grand Prix Teutschenthal Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
9 August 8 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
10 August 15 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Ulricehamn Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
11 August 22 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Bristol Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
12 October 3 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Launsdorf Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report

[4][5]

Final standings

References

  1. "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.
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