1978 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1978 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 22nd F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

Summary

Heikki Mikkola successfully defended his 500cc world championship for Yamaha, finishing ahead of Honda's Brad Lackey. Mikkola dominated the season with 14 moto victories in 24 outings. Roger De Coster had a serious accident during pre-season training and ended up having his spleen removed but, recovered to finish the season in third place.[1]

Gennady Moiseyev was also successful in defending his 250cc title despite a strong challenge from Kawasaki's Torleif Hansen. In the 125cc championship, Akira Watanabe ended the three-year reign of his Suzuki teammate, Gaston Rahier. Watanabe's championship marks the first and only motocross world championship for a Japanese competitor. Gerard Rond won four Grand Prix overall victories for Yamaha and finished in third place, one point behind Rahier.

Grands Prix

500cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 9 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
2 April 16 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf United States Brad Lackey Belgium Roger De Coster United States Brad Lackey Report
3 April 30 France French Grand Prix Gaillefontaine United States Brad Lackey Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
4 May 7 Denmark Danish Grand Prix Næstved Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
5 May 21 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
6 May 28 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Västerås Germany Herbert Schmitz Finland Heikki Mikkola Belgium Roger De Coster Report
7 June 4 United States United States Grand Prix Carlsbad Germany Herbert Schmitz Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
8 June 11 Italy Italian Grand Prix Gallarate United States Brad Lackey Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
9 July 2 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Farleigh Castle Finland Heikki Mikkola United States Brad Lackey United States Brad Lackey Report
10 August 6 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
11 August 13 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Belgium Roger De Coster Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report
12 August 27 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Sint Anthonis Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Report

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250cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 9 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Belgium Harry Everts Bultaco Report
2 May 7 Italy Italian Grand Prix Serramazzoni Germany Fritz Schneider KTM Report
3 May 21 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Sweden Torleif Hansen Kawasaki Report
4 May 28 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Tržič Sweden Torleif Hansen Kawasaki Report
5 June 4 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Schwanenstadt Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Falta ČZ Report
6 June 11 Germany West German Grand Prix Beuern Sweden Torleif Hansen Kawasaki Report
7 June 18 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Kilmartin Soviet Union Gennady Moiseyev KTM Report
8 July 2 France French Grand Prix Ahun Soviet Union Vladimir Kavinov KTM Report
9 July 30 United States United States Grand Prix Unadilla United States Marty Tripes Honda Report
10 August 13 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Barkarby United Kingdom Neil Hudson Maico Report
11 August 20 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Sweden Torleif Hansen Kawasaki Report
12 August 27 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Leningrad Sweden Torleif Hansen Kawasaki Report

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125cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 9 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Launsdorf Belgium Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
2 April 16 Italy Italian Grand Prix San Severino Belgium Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
3 April 23 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Lanklaar-Dilsen Netherlands Gerard Rond Yamaha Report
4 April 30 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Apeldoorn Netherlands Gerard Rond Yamaha Report
5 May 7 France French Grand Prix Vesoul Belgium Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
6 May 21 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Orehova vas Netherlands Gerard Rond Yamaha Report
7 May 28 Germany West German Grand Prix Laubus-Eschbach Japan Akira Watanabe Suzuki Report
8 June 4 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Meyrin Netherlands Gerard Rond Yamaha Report
9 June 11 Poland Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Japan Akira Watanabe Suzuki Report
10 July 27 United States United States Grand Prix Lexington United States Broc Glover Yamaha Report
11 August 13 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Montgai Japan Akira Watanabe Suzuki Report
12 August 27 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Stříbro Belgium Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report

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Final standings

References

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  2. "1978 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. "1978 500cc motocross world championship". jwvanessen.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. "1978 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. "1978 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. "1978 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  7. "1978 500cc motocross world championship final standings". jwvanessen.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
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  9. "1978 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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