1970 FIM Motocross World Championship

Motocross championship season August 2021 1970 FIM Motocross World Championship 300 px 1970 500cc World Champion Bengt Åberg from Sweden. FIM 12 April/9 August (500cc) 12 (500cc) 6 (500cc) Champions 500cc SWE Bengt Åberg 250cc BEL Joël Robert Motocross World Championship 1969 1971 The 1970 Motocross World Championship was the 14th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.https://www.memotocross.fr/downloads/2cm-1970-500-res-complet.pdf Championnat du monde 500cc - 1970 memotocross.fr 20 August 2021 Summary Husqvarna factory-supported rider Arne Kring led the 500cc world championship points standings after the first nine rounds; however, he broke his back while competing in a non-championship race, forcing him to withdraw from the remaining races. Maico factory team rider Åke Jonsson posted consistent podium results and took the championship points lead going into the final round, but he failed to score any points at the season-ending Luxembourg Grand Prix, which allowed Bengt Åberg to overtake him and claim his second consecutive 500cc world championship for the Husqvarna factory racing team.https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/equipe/index.php#0440929ef40b38f01 1970 500cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross.fr 20 January 2025 https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929ef40b93803 1970 500cc motocross world championship race winners memotocross.fr 20 January 2025 The Suzuki team hired the two top finishers in last year's 250cc World Championship, Joël Robert and Sylvain Geboers. The two Suzuki teammates dominated the 1970 championship with each rider claiming four Grand Prix victories apiece.https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/visite/index.php#0440929ca80bf2d22 1970 250cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross.fr 20 January 2025 https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/philosophie/index.php#0440929ef40b8d102 1970 250cc motocross world championship race winners memotocross.fr 20 January 2025 As with the previous year, the championship wasn't decided until the final round in Austria, where Robert prevailed over his teammate by a slim two-point margin. In just the third Grand Prix race of his career, 21-year-old Husqvarna rider Torleif Hansen scored a surprising victory at the 250cc French Grand Prix. Heikki Mikkola, another Husqvarna rider, surged in the second half of the season to claim three of the final four Grand Prix races, finishing just one point behind third-placed Roger De Coster riding for the ČZ factory racing team. Robert's victory marked the first motocross World Championship for a Japanese manufacturer. Grands Prix 500cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport 1 April 12 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Sweden Bengt Åberg East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Bengt Åberg Report 2 April 19 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Sweden Bengt Åberg East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Bengt Åberg Report 3 May 3 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Christer Hammargren Sweden Arne Kring Report 4 May 10 France French Grand Prix Vesoul Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Report 5 May 24 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Report 6 May 31 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Västerås Sweden Christer Hammargren Sweden Jan Johansson Sweden Christer Hammargren Report 7 June 14 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Grand Prix Holice Sweden Bengt Åberg Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Report 8 June 21 USSR Russian Grand Prix Poltava East Germany Paul Friedrichs East Germany Paul Friedrichs East Germany Paul Friedrichs Report 9 July 12 Germany West German Grand Prix Beuern Sweden Bengt Åberg Germany Adolf Weil Sweden Bengt Åberg Report 10 July 26 East Germany East German Grand Prix Apolda Sweden Bengt Åberg East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Åke Jonsson Report 11 August 2 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Belgium Roger De Coster Sweden Åke Jonsson Belgium Roger De Coster Report 12 August 9 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Germany Adolf Weil East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Bengt Åberg ReportSources:https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1970---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf 1970 500cc motocross world championship results memotocross.fr 20 January 2025 250cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport 1 April 12 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Report 2 April 19 France French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines CZE Miroslav Halm Sweden Torleif Hansen Sweden Torleif Hansen Report 3 April 26 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Paal Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Sylvain Geboers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Report 4 May 10 Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Orehova vas Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Report 5 May 24 Italy Italian Grand Prix San Severino Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Sylvain Geboers Belgium Joël Robert Report 6 May 31 USSR Russian Grand Prix Lvov Belgium Sylvain Geboers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Report 7 June 7 Poland Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Belgium Sylvain Geboers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Report 8 June 28 UK British Grand Prix Bristol Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Report 9 August 9 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Finland Heikki Mikkola Belgium Joël Robert Finland Heikki Mikkola Report 10 August 23 GDR East German Grand Prix Gumpelstadt Belgium Sylvain Geboers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Report 11 August 30 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Belgium Joël Robert Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report 12 September 27 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Launsdorf Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola ReportSources:https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1970---gp-250-et-classement-final.pdf 1970 250cc motocross world championship results memotocross.fr 20 January 2025 Final standings Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. For the 250cc and 500cc final championship standings, the 7 best of 12 results are retained. Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 500cc (Results in italics indicate overall winner) Pos Rider Machine CHCH AUTAUT NEDNED FRAFRA FINFIN SWESWE TCHTCH USSRUSSR GERRFA GDRGDR BELBEL LUXLUX Points R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 SWE Bengt Åberg Husqvarna 1 2 1 2 2 29 4 15 5 2 - - 1 2 - - 1 2 1 - 8 4 2 2 88 2 SWE Arne Kring Husqvarna 3 - 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 - 2 2 1 - - 5 3 - - - - - - 80 3 SWE Åke Jonsson Maico 8 5 2 6 6 3 - - 2 3 - - 5 3 - - 2 4 2 2 3 1 - - 77 4 GDR Paul Friedrichs ČZ 9 1 6 1 - 28 - - - - 3 3 3 - 1 1 6 6 8 1 - - - 1 60 5 SWE Christer Hammargren Husqvarna 6 6 4 9 1 9 3 23 3 6 1 4 7 5 - - 9 5 7 - 10 - 3 4 59 6 RFA Adolf Weil Maico - - 8 10 5 30 2 3 - - - - 6 4 - - 3 1 3 3 2 3 1 - 55 7 BEL Jeff Teuwissen Husqvarna 4 3 10 8 4 2 5 2 - 5 2 5 4 22 - - 4 7 - - 6 - - - 50 8 CZE Otakar Toman ČZ - - 5 7 10 20 7 4 - - 8 7 21 10 3 2 7 10 6 5 - 6 - - 40 9 BEL Jaak van Velthoven Husqvarna 11 4 14 11 8 4 10 20 13 9 9 8 13 6 - - 10 8 12 8 4 5 8 5 35 10 NED Gerrit Wolsink Husqvarna 7 7 - - 9 5 - - 4 7 - - - - - - - 9 5 7 13 - 6 3 28 11 GDR Heinz Hoppe ČZ - - 12 14 21 15 9 6 7 4 - - 14 23 9 8 14 15 13 9 9 9 13 8 21 12 UK Vic Allan Greeves 12 - 9 4 16 - - - - - 6 - 8 7 - - 8 - 9 4 - - 9 6 18 13 BEL Roger De Coster ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 - - 15 14 RFA Willy Bauer Maico - - 13 13 - - 13 9 - - - - 15 16 - - 13 12 4 6 7 10 5 - 13 15 UK Keith Hickman BSA 10 9 7 5 - - 8 8 - - - 6 16 - - - 12 - - - - - 4 - 12 16 CZE Oldrich Hamrsmid ČZ - - - - 24 21 6 10 8 14 - - - - - - 16 11 - - - - 11 7 11 17 USSR Vladimir Ovchinikov ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 6 - - - - - - - - 10 UK Andy Roberton AJS 2 8 - - - - - - - - - - 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 10 SWE Jan Johansson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - 5 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 20 SWE Jan Erik Sallqvist Husqvarna - - - - - - - - 6 8 4 - 24 9 - - - - - - - - - - 10 21 USSR Arnis Angers ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 17 4 4 - - 26 11 - - - - 8 22 USSR Viatcheslav Krasnotchekov ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 23 13 6 3 - - 11 10 - - - - 8 23 BEL Willy van Loon ČZ - - - 15 15 10 12 22 - - - 9 22 19 - - - - - - 12 8 7 12 7 24 NED Frans Sigmans Greeves - - - - 7 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 USSR Mikhail Rastvortsev ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - - - - - 5 BEL Gaston Rahier ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 7 - - 5 27 BEL Walter Van Den Broeck Maico - - - - - - 16 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 11 12 9 5 28 CZE Vlastimil Válek Jawa - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 8 - - - - - - - - - - 4 USSR Antonin Klavinsh ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 - 7 7 - - - - - - - - 4 30 CZE Zdenek Strnad ČZ - - 11 12 19 12 - - 9 11 - - 11 12 - - 11 - 10 - - - - - 4 31 GDR Manfred Stein ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 9 - - 17 14 - - - - 3 NED Jo Keizer ČZ - - 15 - 11 8 - - - - - - - - - - 26 25 15 13 - - - - 3 SWE Hasse Hansson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - 7 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 34 NED Pierre Karsmakers ČZ - 10 - - 12 7 15 - - - - - 12 14 - - - - - - - - - - 2 SWE Hans Henriksson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - 10 - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 CZE Miroslav Halm ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 11 - - - - - - - - - - 2 37 CH Josef Loetscher Montesa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 10 1 FRA Joël Queirel Husqvarna 15 11 - - - - 24 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 SWE Lars Nord Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 GDR Helmut Schadenberg ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 10 10 - - 20 17 - - - - 1 - UK John Banks BSA 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0Sources: 250cc (Results in italics indicate overall winner) Pos Rider Machine ESPESP FRAFRA BELBEL YUGYUG ITAITA USSRUSSR POLPOL UKUK FINFIN GDRGDR CHCH AUTAUT Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 BEL Joël Robert Suzuki 1 1 4 - 1 2 1 1 1 2 - - - - 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 5 2 3 96 2 BEL Sylvain Geboers Suzuki 2 3 12 2 2 1 5 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 - - 4 1 1 - 2 3 - 94 3 BEL Roger De Coster ČZ 8 4 2 4 3 3 - 7 2 - - - 2 2 3 2 4 5 4 2 3 4 7 2 74 4 FIN Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna 10 12 - - - - 4 3 5 6 2 9 - - 5 6 1 2 - - 2 1 1 1 73 5 CZE Miroslav Halm ČZ 28 18 1 3 5 6 2 4 4 4 9 2 4 5 4 4 5 7 17 7 - 6 5 4 70 6 SWE Uno Palm Husqvarna 13 11 6 9 - - 7 5 6 5 3 - 3 3 13 - 6 9 7 - 5 3 9 - 43 7 SWE Olle Pettersson Suzuki 5 8 7 6 10 4 9 6 12 8 4 8 - - 6 - 12 6 8 4 6 7 6 5 42 8 SWE Torleif Hansen Husqvarna - - 3 1 4 14 11 - - 3 5 - 5 - 7 3 3 3 9 - 4 - - - 35 9 CZE Jiří Stodůlka ČZ 7 7 13 - 8 9 12 8 8 10 17 4 6 6 - 15 - - 5 10 8 8 10 - 31 10 USSR Vladimir Kavinov ČZ - - - - - - - - - - 7 3 - 7 - - 11 10 3 5 - - - - 26 11 SWE Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 6 2 5 - - - 10 - - 9 - - - - 9 5 - - - - 7 - - - 17 12 UK Malcolm Davis AJS 4 5 11 7 21 - - - 10 7 - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - 13 13 SWE Håkan Andersson Husqvarna - - 9 8 - - 6 13 - - - - - - - - 9 8 - - - - 17 7 12 14 UK Bryan Wade Greeves 3 6 - - - - 8 - 11 - 6 15 8 - - 11 - - - - - - - - 10 15 USSR Gennady Moiseyev ČZ - - - - - - 3 9 - - - 6 9 4 - - 8 - 6 16 - - - - 10 16 BEL Gaston Rahier ČZ 11 9 10 5 11 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 17 CZE Karel Konecny ČZ 17 15 14 10 - 16 - - 9 11 - - - - 8 7 - - - - - - - - 7 18 BEL Marcel Wiertz Bultaco 27 10 8 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8 6 19 BEL Jeff Teuwissen Husqvarna - - - - 9 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 USSR Viatcheslav Krasnotchekov ČZ - - - - - - - - - - 11 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 21 GDR Helmut Schumann ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - - 12 9 5 22 RFA Adolf Weil Maico - - - - 7 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 USSR Mikhail Rastvortsev ČZ - - - - - - - - - - 15 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 GDR Helmut Schadenberg ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 6 - - - - 4 25 DEN Erling Rasmussen Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 FIN Kalevi Vehkonen Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - 8 12 9 - - - - 10 - - - 3 GDR Heinz Hoppe ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 8 - - - - 3 RFA Willy Bauer Maico - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 9 - - 3 29 POL Eugeniusz Straczek ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 10 - - - - - - - - - - 2 DEN Soren Lodal ČZ 29 30 27 17 - - - - - - - - - - 16 10 - - - - - - - - 2 FRA Jean-Claude Nowack Husqvarna 20 25 - 13 - - - - - - - - - - 20 - - - - - - - 13 11 2 32 USSR Pavel Rulev ČZ - - - - - - - 10 - - - - 10 - - - 10 11 - - - - - - 2 FIN Jyrki Storm Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 - - - - - 10 15 10 2 34 USSR Anatoly Mandritchenko ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 FRA Michel Combes AJS 21 22 17 26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 17 - - - - 1 UK Dick Clayton Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 16 - - - - - - - - 1 CZE Vlastimil Hlous ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 9 - - - - 1 SWE Bengt Arne Bonn AJS 9 - 15 32 12 11 - - 7 - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - GDR Paul Friedrichs ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 0 BEL Jaak van Velthoven Husqvarna - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 UK Andy Roberton AJS - - 16 11 - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0Sources: References External links https://www.fim-moto.com/en/sports/view/fim-motocross-world-championship-4414 FIM Motocross World Championship season Category:Motocross World Championship seasons