1976 FIM Motocross World Championship

Motocross championship season December 2022 1976 FIM Motocross World Championship FIM 4 April/22 August 36 20 Champions 500cc BEL Roger De Coster 250cc FIN Heikki Mikkola 125cc BEL Gaston Rahier FIM Motocross World Championship 1975 1977 The 1976 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 20th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season. Summary With no team orders between them, Suzuki teammates Roger De Coster and Gerrit Wolsink engaged in a season-long points battle for the 500cc World Championship that wasn't decided until the final race of the season in Luxembourg. Wolsink had the best season of his career by finishing on the podium in seven of the twelve Grand Prix races including four Grand Prix victories however, it wasn't enough to top De Coster's six Grand Prix victories as the Belgian rider claimed the fifth and final World Championship of his career. Husqvarna's Heikki Mikkola returned to the 250cc class and won a tight points battle to finish the season one point ahead of KTM's Gennady Moiseyev. Gaston Rahier once again dominated the 125cc class to win his second consecutive world championship for Suzuki. Yamaha's team was disbanded with Jaak van Velthoven joining the KTM team and Åke Jonsson returning to his former Maico team while, 250cc rider Håkan Andersson moved to the Montesa factory racing team. Six-time 250cc World Champion Joël Robert competes in the final world championship race of his career at the 1976 250cc British Grand Prix.https://www.memotocross.fr/downloads/fpm-gp-robert-j.pdf Joël Robert career statistics memotocross.fr 2025-04-22 Grands Prix 500cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport 1 April 4 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Report 2 April 11 France French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines Germany Adolf Weil Belgium Roger De Coster Germany Adolf Weil Report 3 May 2 Italy Italian Grand Prix Fermo Belgium Roger De Coster Netherlands Pierre Karsmakers Belgium Roger De Coster Report 4 May 9 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Germany Adolf Weil Belgium Roger De Coster Belgium Roger De Coster Report 5 May 16 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Västerås Belgium Roger De Coster Belgium Roger De Coster Belgium Roger De Coster Report 6 May 23 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta USA Brad Lackey Belgium Roger De Coster Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Report 7 June 13 Germany West German Grand Prix Beuren Belgium Roger De Coster Belgium Roger De Coster Belgium Roger De Coster Report 8 June 20 USA United States Grand Prix Carlsbad Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Report 9 June 27 Canada Canadian Grand Prix Mosport Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Report 10 July 4 UK British Grand Prix Dodington Park UK Graham Noyce Germany Adolf Weil Belgium Roger De Coster Report 11 August 1 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Belgium Roger De Coster Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Belgium Roger De Coster Report 12 August 8 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Belgium Jaak van Velthoven Belgium Jaak van Velthoven Belgium Jaak van Velthoven ReportSources:http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929e8b0ccdd10 1976 500cc motocross world championship race results memotocross.fr 18 October 2025http://locmx.com/1976-canadian-500cc-motocross-gp.html 1976 Canadian 500cc Motocross GP locmx.com 11 January 2018 250cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport 1 April 4 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report 2 April 25 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Betekom Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Falta Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report 3 May 2 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Grand Prix Holice USSR Vladimir Kavinov Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Falta Sweden Torleif Hansen Report 4 May 9 Poland Polish Grand Prix Szczecin USA Jim Pomeroy Finland Heikki Mikkola Sweden Torleif Hansen Report 5 May 16 USSR Russian Grand Prix Lviv USSR Gennady Moiseyev Finland Heikki Mikkola USSR Anatoly Ovchinikov Report 6 May 23 Yugoslavia Yugoslav Grand Prix Orehova vas USSR Gennady Moiseyev Finland Heikki Mikkola Finland Heikki Mikkola Report 7 May 30 Italy Italian Grand Prix La Vecchia USA Jim Pomeroy USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev Report 8 June 13 France French Grand Prix La Coudraie - Niort No race No race Riders boycotted due to excessive dust Report 9 June 20 UK British Grand Prix Newbury USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev Report 10 June 27 Germany West German Grand Prix Gaildorf USSR Vladimir Kavinov USSR Vladimir Kavinov USSR Vladimir Kavinov Report 11 August 8 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde Finland Heikki Mikkola USSR Gennady Moiseyev Belgium Harry Everts Report 12 August 15 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Ulricehamn USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev USSR Gennady Moiseyev ReportSources:http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/philosophie/index.php#0440929e8b0badd08 1976 250cc motocross world championship race results memotocross.fr 18 October 2025 125cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport 1 April 4 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Launsdorf CZE Jiří Churavý BEL Gaston Rahier BEL Gaston Rahier Report 2 April 11 Italy Italian Grand Prix Livorno BEL Gaston Rahier USA Marty Smith BEL Gaston Rahier Report 3 May 2 UK British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park Belgium Gaston Rahier Belgium Gaston Rahier Belgium Gaston Rahier Report 4 May 30 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Hoeselt Belgium Gaston Rahier Belgium Gaston Rahier Belgium Gaston Rahier Report 5 June 7 Denmark Danish Grand Prix Nissebjerget Belgium Gaston Rahier USA Marty Smith USA Marty Smith Report 6 June 13 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Hämeenlinna Belgium Gaston Rahier Belgium Gaston Rahier Belgium Gaston Rahier Report 7 June 20 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Grand Prix Stříbro CZE Jiří Churavý CZE Jiří Churavý CZE Jiří Churavý Report 8 June 27 France French Grand Prix Cassel Belgium Gaston Rahier CZE Zdeněk Velký CZE Zdeněk Velký Report 9 July 11 USA United States Grand Prix Lexington USA Marty Smith USA Marty Smith USA Marty Smith Report 10 August 8 Germany West German Grand Prix Laubus-Eschbach Belgium Gaston Rahier Belgium Gaston Rahier Belgium Gaston Rahier Report 11 August 15 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Montgai Belgium Gaston Rahier Belgium Gaston Rahier Belgium Gaston Rahier Report 12 August 22 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Schupfart CZE Jiří Churavý Belgium Gaston Rahier Belgium Gaston Rahier ReportSources:http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/situation/index.php#0440929e8a0fb0a03 1976 125cc motocross world championship race results memotocross.fr 18 October 2025 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 SUISUI FRAFRA ITAITA AUTAUT SWESWE FINFIN GERRFA USAUSA CANCAN GBRGBR BELBEL LUXLUX Points 1 BEL Roger De Coster Suzuki 5 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 4 183 2 NED Gerrit Wolsink Suzuki 1 1 2 4 2 9 5 2 2 2 7 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 177 3 RFA Adolf Weil Maico 6 2 1 2 7 3 1 7 3 2 7 4 6 8 1 2 10 3 141 4 UK Graham Noyce Maico 7 3 3 2 6 8 3 2 2 3 1 103 5 USA Brad Lackey Husqvarna 4 5 1 4 8 7 3 3 2 6 3 4 99 6 RFA Herbert Schmitz Puch 4 3 5 7 2 4 6 5 5 5 8 4 6 4 4 96 7 BEL Jaak van Velthoven KTM 6 10 7 3 6 9 5 4 5 6 3 1 1 92 8 SWE Åke Jonsson Maico 9 4 3 6 7 6 4 5 6 5 6 10 4 4 6 9 4 87 9 NED Pierre Karsmakers Honda 2 6 1 3 3 9 2 6 10 72 10 RFA Willy Bauer KTM 5 4 8 4 4 6 6 7 8 50 11 SWE Bengt Åberg Bultaco 3 10 5 9 8 10 9 4 3 7 47 12 UK Vic Allan CCM 5 7 3 10 8 3 5 5 46 13 SWE Christer Hammargren Kawasaki 8 4 8 7 10 9 3 31 NED Frans Sigmans Maico 8 6 5 5 4 8 31 15 USSR Vladimir Khudiakov ČZ 9 6 8 8 9 8 8 6 26 16 UK Vic Eastwood CCM 7 3 5 9 22 17 ITA Alberto Angiolini Maico 8 7 9 6 5 20 18 BEL Raymond Heeren Maico 7 7 6 6 10 19 19 USA Steve Stackable Suzuki 4 10 9 7 15 DEN Arne Lodal Husqvarna 10 9 9 7 7 9 15 21 USA Tony DiStefano Suzuki 7 7 5 14 22 USSR Vladimir Korneev ČZ 9 8 9 8 8 13 23 USSR Anatoly Bochkov ČZ 8 9 8 10 9 10 12 24 USA Gaylon Mosier Maico 3 10 25 USA Tommy Croft Honda 9 5 8 26 BEL Jean-Claude Laquaye Bultaco 10 5 7 27 UK John Banks CCM 5 6 28 RFA Fritz Köbele Maico 7 10 5 SWE Arne Lindfors Husqvarna 9 8 5 30 BEL Gilbert De Roover Beta 10 10 9 4 31 CAN Nicky Kinishita Yamaha 8 3 CAN Jim Turner Suzuki 10 9 3 33 BEL André Massant Yamaha 10 10 3 34 FRA Patrick Drobecq Maico 10 1 USA Rob Harris ČZ 10 1 NZ Ivan Miller Bultaco 10 1 CH Christophe Husser Yamaha 10 1Sources:https://memotocross.fr/downloads/2cm-1976-500-res-complet.pdf 1976 500cc motocross world championship final results memotocross.fr 18 October 2025https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/equipe/index.php#0440929e8a0f62102 1976 500cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross.fr 18 October 2025 250cc (Results in italics indicate overall winner) Pos Rider Machine ESPESP BELBEL TCHTCH POLPOL USRUSSR YUGYUG ITAITA FRAFRA GBRGBR GERRFA NEDNED SWESWE Points 1 FIN Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 6 2 1 2 163 2 USSR Gennady Moiseyev KTM 4 4 2 7 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 162 3 USSR Vladimir Kavinov KTM 7 6 8 7 1 10 4 4 3 3 5 2 6 3 1 1 4 122 4 USA Jim Pomeroy Bultaco 4 4 7 4 6 1 5 6 1 4 3 3 9 102 5 BEL Harry Everts Puch 9 5 3 2 7 4 2 2 4 6 4 3 8 96 6 SWE Torleif Hansen Kawasaki 2 2 3 2 3 2 8 2 2 95 7 USSR Anatoly Ovchinnikov KTM 10 7 2 2 4 2 5 7 5 2 4 85 8 CZE Antonin Baborovski ČZ 6 9 2 6 6 5 7 3 4 2 5 75 9 RFA Hans Maisch Maico 3 5 3 5 4 4 6 4 3 71 10 SWE Håkan Andersson Montesa 5 4 8 3 5 3 5 7 10 54 CZE Jaroslav Falta ČZ 1 5 5 1 6 8 8 10 54 12 FRA Daniel Péan Maico 6 7 10 8 10 8 5 6 8 9 4 6 8 7 53 13 BEL Raymond Boven Montessa 3 9 8 9 7 5 8 4 9 7 44 14 BEL André Malherbe KTM 7 5 5 9 6 3 33 15 SWE Håkan Carlqvist Ossa 8 6 9 9 8 6 5 5 32 16 RFA Rolf Dieffenbach Maico 10 10 10 7 7 9 6 7 10 23 17 FRA Jean-Jacques Bruno KTM 9 4 5 6 21 BEL Joël Robert Puch 8 9 6 10 10 8 5 21 UK Geoff Mayes ČZ 8 8 9 9 6 7 9 21 21 SWE Uno Palm Husqvarna 3 3 20 21 CZE Miroslav Halm ČZ 9 7 10 8 9 12 22 UK Rob Hooper Husqvarna 9 7 10 9 9 23 FIN Pauli Piipola Husqvarna 10 9 10 10 8 8 24 NED Gérard Rond Yamaha 6 5 25 BEL Sylvain Geboers Maico 7 4 SWE Ove Karlsson Husqvarna 7 4 27 AUT Siegfrid Lerner KTM 8 3 CZE Oldrich Hamrsmid ČZ 8 3 CZE Frantisek Jirka ČZ 9 10 3 30 USSR Victor Popenko ČZ 10 1 CH Walter Kalberer Yamaha 10 1 NED Fons Nijhof Suzuki 10 1 FIN Erkki Sundstrom Suzuki 10 1Sources:https://memotocross.fr/downloads/2cm-1976-250-res-complet.pdf 1976 250cc motocross world championship final results memotocross.fr 18 October 2025https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/visite/index.php#0440929ca80bf1f1c 1976 250cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross.fr 18 October 2025 125cc (Results in italics indicate overall winner) Pos Rider Machine AUTAUT ITAITA UKUK BELBEL DENDEN FINFIN TCHTCH FRAFRA USAUSA GERRFA ESPESP SUISUI Points 1 BEL Gaston Rahier Suzuki 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 195 2 CZE Jiří Churavý ČZ 1 2 5 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 8 6 3 3 1 160 3 CZE Zdeněk Velký ČZ 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 10 5 3 2 2 4 3 133 4 USA Marty Smith Honda 2 1 3 7 2 1 2 1 1 4 2 130 5 UK Roger Harvey Husqvarna 3 6 4 4 7 5 10 5 7 3 9 6 6 8 10 4 82 6 USSR Yuri Khudiakov ČZ 8 2 8 4 8 4 3 2 8 62 7 USSR Pavel Rulev ČZ 5 6 4 5 3 6 4 5 10 5 61 8 FIN Göte Lijegren Husqvarna 10 7 8 10 6 2 3 7 4 7 8 55 ITA Dario Nani Gilera 3 8 5 5 4 4 6 5 8 55 10 ITA Ivano Bessone Beta 3 4 6 9 6 9 5 7 6 47 11 UK Andy Ainsworth Suzuki 10 5 7 5 7 5 5 5 5 44 12 ITA Ivan Alborghetti Aprilia 2 4 3 2 42 13 FIN Matti Autio Suzuki 8 3 5 9 8 8 9 29 14 ITA Corrado Maddii Aspès 9 6 7 7 3 9 27 15 USA Bob Hannah Yamaha 2 2 24 16 USA Billy Grossi Suzuki 3 3 20 SWE Tommy Olsson Ancilotti 8 6 4 9 9 20 18 BEL François Minne Montesa 9 10 10 10 9 7 4 19 19 BEL Dieudonne Stouvenakers Suzuki 10 8 8 6 8 10 16 20 ITA Paolo Piron Beta 6 4 9 15 21 BEL Eddy Hau Zündapp 4 7 12 JPN Yoshifumi Sugio Yamaha 4 7 12 23 FIN Osme Perala Yamaha 9 6 7 11 SWE Par Ake Hansson Ancilotti 8 4 11 CZE Jaroslav Janis ČZ 4 8 11 FRA Rudy Potisek Yamaha 8 4 11 27 RFA Harald Strößenreuther KTM 7 10 7 10 10 CZE Vilem Toman ČZ 3 10 USA Steve Wise Honda 9 4 10 30 FIN Juha Tirinen Husqvarna 5 8 9 FIN Seppo Isomaki Husqvarna 7 6 9 CZE Josef Chara ČZ 7 6 9 33 AUT Gerhard Huber Can-Am 9 9 7 8 USSR Juri Semko ČZ 9 6 8 BEL Gérard Camal Suzuki 10 9 6 8 36 ITA Sergio Franco Simonini 5 6 UK Peter Mathia Suzuki 10 7 10 6 CZE Karel Kasten ČZ 5 6 39 VEN Tomás Goinger Suzuki 6 5 FRA Jean-Paul Hypolite Kawasaki 6 5 USA Jimmy Ellis Can-Am 6 5 CH Walter Kalberer Husqvarna 6 5 43 UK Brian Wade Husqvarna 7 4 USA Dan Turner Yamaha 7 4 CH Joseph Loetscher KTM 7 4 46 BEL Christian Timmermans Yamaha 8 3 FRA Jean-Claude Bontemps Suzuki 8 3 USA Warren Reid Honda 8 3 49 NED Jaak Verwaayen Kawasaki 9 2 FIN Pekka Patjas Suzuki 9 2 FIN Pekka Vanamo Suzuki 9 2 FRA Jean-Marc Valat Yamaha 9 2 JPN Masura Ikeda Yamaha 9 2 RFA Emil Schwarz Yamaha 9 2 55 ITA Michele Rinaldi TGM 10 1 DEN Ove Svendsen Husqvarna 10 1 FIN Jari Louhivuori KTM 10 1 NED Marcel Deibergen Aspès 10 1 DEN John Andersen Husqvarna 10 1 USA Danny LaPorte Suzuki 10 1 FRA Louis Jallat Montesa 10 1Sources:https://memotocross.fr/downloads/2cm-1976-125-res-complet.pdf 1976 125cc motocross world championship final results" memotocross.fr 18 October 2025https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/chambres/index.php#0440929e8a0f15b01 1976 125cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross.fr 18 October 2025 References External links 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