1971 FIM Motocross World Championship
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The 1971 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 15th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.
Summary
Roger De Coster won his first 500cc world championship for Suzuki in a tight points battle with Maico rider Åke Jonsson. The championship wasn't decided until the final round of the season when Jonsson suffered a mechanical failure.[1] De Coster's victory at the season opening Italian Grand Prix gave Suzuki the first ever victory for a Japanese factory in a 500cc motocross Grand Prix.[2] Joël Robert, claimed his fourth consecutive 250cc title, and second since joining the Suzuki factory racing team. It was his fifth 250cc world championship overall in his career.
Grands Prix
500cc
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Overall Winner | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 18 | Italy Italian Grand Prix | Macerata | Belgium Roger De Coster | Belgium Roger De Coster | Belgium Roger De Coster | Report |
| 2 | May 2 | Austria Austrian Grand Prix | Sittendorf | East Germany Paul Friedrichs | East Germany Paul Friedrichs | East Germany Paul Friedrichs | Report |
| 3 | May 16 | Sweden Swedish Grand Prix | Huskvarna | Belgium Roger De Coster | Sweden Christer Hammargren | Belgium Roger De Coster | Report |
| 4 | May 23 | Finland Finnish Grand Prix | Ruskeasanta | East Germany Paul Friedrichs | Sweden Åke Jonsson | East Germany Paul Friedrichs | Report |
| 5 | June 13 | Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Stribro | Belgium Roger De Coster | Germany Adolf Weil | Belgium Roger De Coster | Report |
| 6 | June 20 | Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix | Chișinău | Sweden Bengt Åberg | Sweden Åke Jonsson | Sweden Åke Jonsson | Report |
| 7 | June 27 | East Germany East German Grand Prix | Schwerin | Sweden Bengt Åberg | Sweden Åke Jonsson | Sweden Bengt Åberg | Report |
| 8 | July 11 | United Kingdom British Grand Prix | Farleigh Castle | Sweden Åke Jonsson | East Germany Paul Friedrichs | Sweden Åke Jonsson | Report |
| 9 | July 18 | Germany West German Grand Prix | Bielstein | Germany Adolf Weil | Sweden Åke Jonsson | Germany Adolf Weil | Report |
| 10 | August 1 | Belgium Belgian Grand Prix | Namur | Belgium Roger De Coster | Belgium Roger De Coster | Belgium Roger De Coster | Report |
| 11 | August 8 | Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix | Ettelbruck | Belgium Roger De Coster | Sweden Åke Jonsson | Sweden Åke Jonsson | Report |
| 12 | August 22 | Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix | Sint Anthonis | Belgium Roger De Coster | Sweden Åke Jonsson | Belgium Roger De Coster | Report |
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250cc
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 18 | Spain Spanish Grand Prix | Sabadell | Belgium Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
| 2 | April 25 | Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix | Payerne | Belgium Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
| 3 | May 2 | Poland Polish Grand Prix | Szczecin | Finland Kalevi Vehkonen | Husqvarna | Report |
| 4 | May 9 | Germany West German Grand Prix | Beuren | Finland Heikki Mikkola | Husqvarna | Report |
| 5 | May 16 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix | Karlovac | Belgium Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
| 6 | May 23 | Italy Italian Grand Prix | Busca | Belgium Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
| 7 | June 20 | Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix | Bergharen | Belgium Sylvain Geboers | Suzuki | Report |
| 8 | July 4 | East Germany East German Grand Prix | Teutschenthal | Belgium Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
| 9 | August 8 | Finland Finnish Grand Prix | Hyvinkää | Belgium Sylvain Geboers | Suzuki | Report |
| 10 | August 15 | Sweden Swedish Grand Prix | Ulricehamn | Belgium Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
| 11 | August 22 | United Kingdom British Grand Prix | Bristol | Belgium Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
| 12 | October 3 | Austria Austrian Grand Prix | Launsdorf | Belgium Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
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Final standings
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "1971 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ "Roger Decoster Interview, covering 1971 thru 2001". supercross.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "1971 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "1971 250cc motocross world championship race results". home.versatel.nl. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ "1971 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "1971 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ "1971 250cc motocross world championship final standings". home.versatel.nl. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ "1971 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
