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1975 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1975 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 19th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

Summary

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In a rematch of the previous season, Suzuki's Roger De Coster and Husqvarna's Heikki Mikkola were once again the two top competitors in the chase for the 500cc motocross world championship. De Coster claimed 12 moto victories to reclaim the title and win his fourth world championship. Mikkola came in second place with 5 moto victories while De Coster's Suzuki teammate, Gerrit Wolsink finished the season in third place.[1]

Harry Everts won the 250cc title for his first world championship. His victory also marked the only motocross world championship for the Austrian Puch factory. Puch fielded a motorcycle which featured an innovative twin carburetor system.[2] Gaston Rahier dominated the inaugural 125cc world championship, winning 7 out of the first 8 Grands Prix for the Suzuki factory racing team.[3] Honda scored its first-ever overall victory in a motocross world championship Grand Prix when Marty Smith won the 125cc United States Grand Prix. Akira Watanabe became the first Japanese rider to win an overall victory in an FIM Motocross Grand Prix race when he won the 125cc Spanish Grand Prix on August 17.

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 13   Swiss Grand Prix Payerne   Roger De Coster   Heikki Mikkola   Roger De Coster Report
2 May 11   Italian Grand Prix Casale Monferrato   Christer Hammargren   Heikki Mikkola   Heikki Mikkola Report
3 May 25   Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster Report
4 June 8   Russian Grand Prix Chișinău   Åke Jonsson   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster Report
5 June 15   French Grand Prix Lavaur   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster Report
6 June 22   United States Grand Prix Carlsbad   Roger De Coster   Gerrit Wolsink   Gerrit Wolsink Report
7 June 29   Canadian Grand Prix Copetown   Roger De Coster   Gerrit Wolsink   Pierre Karsmakers Report
8 July 6   British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park   Heikki Mikkola   Roger De Coster   Gerrit Wolsink Report
9 July 13   West German Grand Prix Bielstein   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster   Roger De Coster Report
10 July 27   Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde   Gerrit Wolsink   Heikki Mikkola   Gerrit Wolsink Report
11 August 3   Belgian Grand Prix Namur   Heikki Mikkola   Åke Jonsson   Roger De Coster Report
12 August 10   Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck   Roger De Coster   Brad Lackey   Roger De Coster Report

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250cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 6   Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell   Harry Everts Puch Report
2 April 20   Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf   Jaroslav Falta ČZ Report
3 April 27   Belgian Grand Prix Retinne   Jim Pomeroy Bultaco Report
4 May 3   Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice   Willy Bauer Suzuki Report
5 May 11   Polish Grand Prix Szczecin   Harry Everts Puch Report
6 June 8   Yugoslavian Grand Prix Tržič   Evgueni Rybaltchenko KTM Report
7 June 15   West German Grand Prix Beuren   Zdeneck Velky ČZ Report
8 June 22   British Grand Prix Portsmouth-Charlton   Harry Everts Puch Report
9 July 6   French Grand Prix Thomer-la-Sôgne   Zdeneck Velky ČZ Report
10 August 10   Swedish Grand Prix Barkarby   Evgueni Rybaltchenko KTM Report
11 August 17   Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää   Harry Everts Puch Report
12 August 31   Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen   Håkan Andersson Yamaha Report

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125cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 27   French Grand Prix Cognac   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
2 May 4   British Grand Prix Tenby   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
3 May 11   Yugoslavian Grand Prix Orehova vas   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
4 May 25   Swedish Grand Prix Upplands Väsby   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
5 June 1   Dutch Grand Prix Markelo   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
6 June 8   Polish Grand Prix Olsztyn   Gilbert De Roover Zündapp Report
7 June 22   West German Grand Prix Schrecksbach   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
8 June 29   Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Tábor   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report
9 July 6   United States Grand Prix Lexington   Marty Smith Honda Report
10 July 13   Canadian Grand Prix Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon   Antonin Baborowsky ČZ Report
11 August 17   Spanish Grand Prix Montgai   Akira Watanabe Suzuki Report
12 August 24   Belgian Grand Prix Orp-Le-Grand   Gaston Rahier Suzuki Report

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Final standings

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1975 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Herbert Schmitz' 1973 Puch 380cc 6-Speed". thefasthouse.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "1975 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. ^ "1975 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b "1975 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  6. ^ "1975 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  7. ^ "1975 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  8. ^ "1975 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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