1977 FIM Motocross World Championship

Motocross championship season December 2022 1977 FIM Motocross World Championship Marty Moates Circuit Vallès 1977.jpg Marty Moates at the 1977 250cc Spanish Grand Prix FIM 3 April/28 August 36 19 Champions 500cc FIN Heikki Mikkola 250cc USSR Gennady Moiseyev 125cc BEL Gaston Rahier FIM Motocross World Championship 1976 1978 The 1977 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 21st F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season. Summary Heikki Mikkola rejoined the 500cc class in 1977 after winning the 1976 250cc world championship. Now riding for the Yamaha factory racing team, he continued his old rivalry with Suzuki's Roger De Coster. Mikkola won 12 motos to clinch the title ahead of Suzuki teammates De Coster and Gerrit Wolsink. Brad Lackey switched to the Honda racing team and became the first American to score an overall victory in a 500cc motocross world championship Grand Prix when he won the British Grand Prix.https://books.google.com/books?id=YLL2WNfLalsC&q=brad+lackey&pg=RA8-PA80 Race Watch October 1977 Cycle World 18 December 2015 Bengt Åberg competed in the 500cc world championship on a highly modified four stroke Yamaha XT500 built in collaboration with former world champions Torsten Hallman and Sten Lundin.http://www.mxworksbike.com/index.php/people/interviews/16-interviews/118-torsten-hallman Torsten Hallman 2005 mxworksbike.com 2016-02-27 2016-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033640/http://www.mxworksbike.com/index.php/people/interviews/16-interviews/118-torsten-hallman dead Åberg rode the bike to a victory in the first moto of the 1977 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix and ended the season ranked 9th in the final world championship standings. After five seasons racing in the 250cc class, Håkan Andersson competed in the 500cc class for Montesa and finished the season in fifth place. Gennady Moiseyev won his second 250cc world championship as KTM swept the top three positions with Vladimir Kavinov finishing in second place and André Malherbe taking third place in the final standings. Suzuki's Gaston Rahier won the 125cc class for a third consecutive year. Daniel Péan became the first French rider to win an overall victory in an FIM Motocross Grand Prix race when he won the 250cc Yugoslav Grand Prix on 5 June 1977. Grands Prix 500cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport 1 April 17 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Belgium Roger De Coster Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Belgium Roger De Coster Report 2 May 8 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Norg Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report 3 May 15 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Edsbyn USA Brad Lackey Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report 4 May 22 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report 5 June 5 Germany West German Grand Prix Bielstein Finland Heikki Mikkola Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Finland Heikki Mikkola Report 6 June 12 Italy Italian Grand Prix Lombardore Finland Heikki Mikkola Belgium Roger De Coster Finland Heikki Mikkola Report 7 June 19 USA United States Grand Prix Carlsbad USA Jim Pomeroy Finland Heikki Mikkola Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Report 8 June 26 Canada Canadian Grand Prix Mosport Finland Heikki Mikkola Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Finland Heikki Mikkola Report 9 July 3 UK British Grand Prix Farleigh Castle USA Brad Lackey Finland Heikki Mikkola USA Brad Lackey Report 10 August 7 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Belgium Roger De Coster Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report 11 August 14 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Sweden Bengt Åberg Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report 12 August 28 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Belgium Jaak van Velthoven Belgium Roger De Coster Belgium Roger De Coster ReportSources:http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929e740e2d104 1977 500cc motocross world championship race results memotocross.fr 11 February 2016 250cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport 1 April 3 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell BEL Raymond Boven RFA Hans Maisch BEL Raymond Boven Report 2 April 17 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne USSR Vladimir Kavinov BEL Raymond Boven USSR Gennady Moiseyev Report 3 April 24 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Borgloon USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev Report 4 April 30 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Grand Prix Holice CZE Antonin Baborovski CZE Jaroslav Falta CZE Antonin Baborovski Report 5 May 8 Italy Italian Grand Prix Apiro USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev Report 6 May 15 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Schwanenstadt USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Vladimir Kavinov JPN Torao Suzuki Report 7 May 22 USSR Russian Grand Prix Chișinău USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev Report 8 June 5 Yugoslavia Yugoslav Grand Prix Karlovac USSR Anatoly Ovchinnikov CZE Antonin Baborovski FRA Daniel Péan Report 9 June 19 Germany West German Grand Prix Beuern USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Vladimir Kavinov BEL André Malherbe Report 10 June 31 UK British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev Report 11 August 14 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Uddevalla USSR Vladimir Kavinov USSR Vladimir Kavinov USSR Vladimir Kavinov Report 12 August 21 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev ReportSources:http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/philosophie/index.php#0440929e530fab301 1977 250cc motocross world championship race results memotocross.fr 11 February 2016 125cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport 1 April 10 France French Grand Prix Metz BEL Gaston Rahier JPN Akira Watanabe BEL Gaston Rahier Report 2 April 17 Italy Italian Grand Prix Lovolo BEL Gaston Rahier JPN Akira Watanabe JPN Akira Watanabe Report 3 May 1 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Retinne BEL Gaston Rahier BEL Gaston Rahier BEL Gaston Rahier Report 4 May 30 Denmark Danish Grand Prix Nissebjerget NED Gérard Rond NED Gérard Rond NED Gérard Rond Report 5 June 5 Poland Polish Grand Prix Szczecin BEL Gaston Rahier NED Gérard Rond NED Gérard Rond Report 6 June 12 Yugoslavia Yugoslav Grand Prix Zabok BEL Gaston Rahier BEL Gaston Rahier BEL Gaston Rahier Report 7 June 19 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Grand Prix Dalečín BEL Gaston Rahier NED Gérard Rond NED Gérard Rond Report 8 July 3 Germany West German Grand Prix Schrecksbach BEL Gaston Rahier BEL Gaston Rahier BEL Gaston Rahier Report 9 July 10 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Roggenburg BEL Gaston Rahier BEL Gaston Rahier BEL Gaston Rahier Report 10 July 17 USA United States Grand Prix Lexington NED Gérard Rond BEL Gaston Rahier BEL Gaston Rahier Report 11 July 24 Canada Canadian Grand Prix Mosport BEL André Massant USA Warren Reid BEL André Massant Report 12 August 14 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Montgai BEL Gaston Rahier BEL Gaston Rahier BEL Gaston Rahier ReportSources:http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/situation/index.php#0440929e6f0be9302 1977 125cc motocross world championship race results memotocross.fr 11 February 2016 Final standings Points are awarded based on the results of each individual heat race. The top 10 classified finishers in each heat race score points according to the following scale; Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 500cc (Results in italics indicate overall winner) Pos Rider Machine AUTAUT NEDNED SWESWE FINFIN GERRFA ITAITA USAUSA CANCAN UKUK BELBEL LUXLUX CHCH Points 1 FIN Heikki Mikkola Yamaha 3 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 272 2 BEL Roger De Coster Suzuki 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 2 3 4 1 2 2 4 1 2 2 2 1 222 3 NED Gerrit Wolsink Suzuki 7 1 5 2 8 2 2 3 6 1 2 4 3 2 5 1 8 2 9 2 6 6 5 202 4 USA Brad Lackey Honda 7 2 4 1 3 2 4 7 7 4 3 2 4 1 3 3 4 5 7 168 5 RFA Herbert Schmitz Maico 9 4 7 6 5 3 8 9 5 4 6 4 5 9 7 5 85 SWE Håkan Andersson Montesa 9 4 6 8 4 6 9 5 6 7 6 5 4 3 4 85 7 BEL Jaak van Velthoven KTM 5 4 8 7 9 7 6 10 7 9 8 7 6 8 1 2 81 8 UK Graham Noyce Maico 6 2 4 5 10 3 4 5 4 3 74 9 SWE Bengt Åberg Yamaha 8 3 3 3 7 1 3 72 10 RFA Adolf Weil Maico 9 7 9 6 10 5 6 4 7 8 6 45 11 UK John Banks CCM 9 10 8 6 5 10 7 5 2 10 41 12 NED Pierre Karsmakers Yamaha 2 6 9 8 4 30 13 RFA Willy Bauer KTM 4 10 6 5 9 9 6 29 14 BEL Yvan van den Broeck Maico 7 7 7 8 10 10 10 18 15 USA Jim Pomeroy Honda 1 15 SWE Arne Lindfors Husqvarna 10 8 5 9 8 15 17 AUT Siegfrid Lerner KTM 8 6 8 11 USA Gaylon Mosier Maico 10 3 11 USA Tommy Croft Honda 5 6 11 20 DEN Arne Lodal Husqvarna 10 5 8 10 NED Peter Herlings Maico 6 7 10 10 22 SWE Åke Jonsson Maico 6 10 8 9 ITA Alberto Angiolini Maico 10 10 8 7 9 USA Tony DiStefano Suzuki 6 7 9 25 SWE Ove Hogberg Beta 5 6 ITA Afro Rustignoli Montesa 5 6 27 NED Frans Sigmans Husqvarna 7 10 5 USA Jimmy Ellis Can-Am 9 8 5 BEL André Vromans Suzuki 9 8 5 ITA Italo Forni Montesa 7 10 5 31 CZE Oldrich Hamrsmid ČZ 9 9 4 NED Math Hensen Maico 10 8 4 33 USA Marty Smith Honda 8 3 USA Billy Grossi Suzuki 8 3 UK Bob Wright CCM 10 9 3 36 DEN Frank Svendsen Husqvarna 9 2 RFA Fritz Köbele Maico 9 2 UK Vic Eastwood CCM 9 2 BEL Sylvain Geboers Maico 9 2 40 UK Vic Allan CCM 10 1 CAN Bob Levy Husqvarna 10 1 CAN Yves Bertrand Suzuki 10 1Sources:https://memotocross.fr/downloads/2cm-1977-500-res-complet.pdf 1977 500cc motocross world championship final results memotocross.fr 23 October 2025https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/equipe/index.php#0440929e1b0d4fe05 1977 500cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross.fr 23 October 2025 250cc (Results in italics indicate overall winner) Pos Rider Machine ESPESP SUISUI BELBEL TCHTCH ITAITA AUTAUT USRUSSR YUGYUG GERRFA GBRGBR SWESWE FINFIN Points 1 USSR Gennady Moiseyev KTM 2 9 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 6 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 245 2 USSR Vladimir Kavinov KTM 3 1 10 3 2 2 9 2 7 1 2 2 4 8 1 2 1 1 3 4 203 3 BEL André Malherbe KTM 7 4 3 8 7 7 4 3 6 4 2 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 150 4 BEL Harry Everts Bultaco 5 3 1 8 2 5 3 2 8 8 6 5 2 5 2 121 5 RFA Hans Maisch Maico 1 4 4 4 4 3 8 3 6 5 8 3 9 7 100 6 CZE Antonin Baborovsky ČZ 9 7 5 9 1 3 2 5 6 1 10 10 4 6 5 98 7 BEL Raymond Boven Montesa 1 5 6 5 6 7 6 10 7 9 7 7 9 7 8 6 75 8 BEL Jean-Paul Mingels Montesa 8 8 2 6 4 10 6 7 9 5 3 10 4 8 71 9 CZE Jaroslav Falta ČZ 6 2 1 10 6 6 6 3 8 10 9 64 10 FRA Jean-Jacques Bruno KTM 10 9 8 9 4 4 8 7 3 5 4 6 10 61 11 JPN Torao Suzuki Suzuki 8 2 6 8 5 2 8 4 5 58 SWE Torleif Hansen Kawasaki 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 58 13 UK Neil Hudson Maico 7 7 7 8 8 9 7 9 5 7 9 9 8 4 51 14 USSR Anatoly Ovchinikov KTM 5 5 4 3 1 45 15 RFA Rolf Dieffenbach Kramer-Rotax 10 10 9 6 6 5 6 3 35 16 FRA Daniel Péan Maico 2 7 4 7 28 17 SWE Håkan Carlqvist Husqvarna 4 6 5 7 23 18 SWE Erkki Sundstrom Husqvarna 10 6 4 8 17 19 ITA Afro Rustignoli Montesa 3 10 USA Marty Moates Ossa 7 5 10 RFA Fritz Schneider Maico 6 9 10 9 10 22 USSR Vladimir Khudiakov ČZ 10 4 9 UK Rob Hooper Maico 9 8 10 9 10 9 24 CZE Stanislav Janicek ČZ 10 5 7 FIN Tapani Pikkarainen KTM 10 8 8 7 26 UK Graham Noyce Maico 10 7 6 27 FIN Matti Tarkkonen Yamaha 7 4 UK Geoff Mayes Kawasaki 9 9 4 29 CZE Miroslav Halm ČZ 10 9 3 30 CZE Miroslav Jirka ČZ 10 1 CH Christophe Husser Yamaha 10 1 SWE Tommy Olsson Monteas 10 1Sources:https://memotocross.fr/downloads/2cm-1977-250-res-complet.pdf 1977 250cc motocross world championship final results memotocross.fr 23 October 2025https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/visite/index.php#0440929ca80bf1d1b 1977 250cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross.fr 23 October 2025 125cc (Results in italics indicate overall winner) Pos Rider Machine FRAFRA ITAITA BELBEL DENDEN POLPOL YUGYUG TCHTCH GERRFA SUISUI USAUSA CANCAN ESPESP Points 1 BEL Gaston Rahier Suzuki 1 2 1 8 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 292 2 NED Gérard Rond Yamaha 3 6 8 3 7 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 4 2 1 5 2 201 3 BEL André Massant Yamaha 4 5 3 3 3 6 9 7 4 7 5 3 3 3 4 1 2 3 10 149 4 CZE Jiří Churavý ČZ 10 3 5 2 7 7 6 4 2 3 2 9 7 5 7 8 4 4 5 2 137 5 FIN Göte Liljegren KTM 7 7 6 4 3 5 6 5 7 6 6 10 8 2 6 6 6 93 6 USSR Yuri Khudiakov ČZ 4 8 5 3 2 3 9 7 8 10 9 4 3 5 85 7 BEL Gilbert De Roover Beta 6 2 5 6 3 10 3 4 5 4 3 81 8 FIN Matti Autio KTM 8 9 9 4 4 5 5 3 7 6 4 7 4 74 9 JPN Akira Watanabe Suzuki 2 1 2 1 54 ITA Paolo Piron Beta 3 10 7 8 5 4 4 4 5 54 11 USSR Pavel Rulev ČZ 8 7 6 8 5 10 6 9 6 5 8 8 46 12 CZE Zdeněk Velký ČZ 5 4 3 8 6 6 37 13 BEL François Minne Yamaha 10 9 2 7 9 8 9 9 7 32 14 ITA Corrado Maddii Aspès 9 2 6 10 6 6 30 15 USA Warren Reid Honda 3 1 25 16 JPN Koji Masuda Suzuki 2 2 24 17 USA Pat Ritcher Honda 5 3 16 UK Roger Harvey Husqvarna 6 5 8 9 16 19 ITA Ivan Alborghetti Aprilia 7 4 8 15 20 UK Andy Ainsworth Husqvarna 10 8 8 9 10 9 12 21 CH Walter Kalberer Husqvarna 9 4 10 AUT Gerhard Huber Can-Am 7 9 7 10 23 FRA Patrick Boniface Yamaha 4 10 9 USA Gary Ogden Honda 6 7 9 ITA Dario Nani Gilera 6 9 9 9 NED Dinand Ziljlstra Kawasaki 10 8 7 10 9 27 CAN Jorma Rautiainen Maico 7 7 8 28 BEL Dieudonne Stouvenakers Derbi 5 10 7 USA Frank Stacy Suzuki 10 5 7 30 CAN Joe MacIntosch Yamaha 9 8 5 31 CAN Jay Kimber Yamaha 8 10 4 32 BEL Eddy Hau Zündapp 8 8 AUT Alois Weiss Can-Am 8 3 USA Danny LaPorte Suzuki 8 3 35 CZE Karel Kasten ČZ 9 2 SWE Steffan Andersson Honda 9 2 USA Mike Jones Honda 9 2 BEL Mike Van der Beken Honda 9 2 39 BEL Robert Greisch Yamaha 10 1 ITA Ivano Bessone Gilera 10 1 FRA Alain Fura Yamaha 10 1 CH Joseph Loetscher KTM 10 1 USA John Savitski Yamaha 10 1 CAN David James Suzuki 10 1 ESP Antonio Elias Bultaco 10 1Sources:https://memotocross.fr/downloads/2cm-1977-125-res-complet.pdf 1977 125cc motocross world championship final results" memotocross.fr 23 October 2025https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/chambres/index.php#0440929e6f0bb5b01 1977 125cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross.fr 23 October 2025 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