1978 FIM World Motorcycle Trials season
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The 1978 World trials season consisted of twelve trials events. It began on 11 February, with round one in Newtownards, Ireland and ended with round twelve in Říčany, Czechoslovakia on 24 September.
Season summary
Yrjo Vesterinen would claim his third World trials championship in 1978, repeating his 1976 and 1977 titles. [1]
1978 World trials season calendar
| Round | Date | Trial | Venue | Trial GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 February | Republic of Ireland Ireland | Newtownards | 1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Rob Shepherd |
| 2 | 18 February | United Kingdom Great Britain | Rhayader | 1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Mick Andrews |
| 3 | 26 February | Belgium Belgium | Bilstain | 1) Martin Lampkin 2) Rob Shepherd 3) Yrjo Vesterinen |
| 4 | 5 March | France France | Sommieres | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Yrjo Vesterinen |
| 5 | 12 March | Spain Spain | Matadepera | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Mick Andrews |
| 6 | 28 May | Germany Germany | Gefrees | 1) Martin Lampkin 2) Bernie Schreiber 3) Ulf Karlson |
| 7 | 11 June | United States United States | Roaring Branch | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Yrjo Vesterinen 3) Ulf Karlson |
| 8 | 16 July | Italy Italy | Pinerolo | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Antonio Gorgot |
| 9 | 23 July | Austria Austria | Spital Am Semmering | 1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Bernie Schreiber 3) Ulf Karlson |
| 10 | 20 August | Sweden Sweden | Molndal | 1) Ulf Karlson 2) Yrjo Vesterinen 3) Bernie Schreiber |
| 11 | 27 August | Finland Finland | Ekenas | 1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Timo Ryysy |
| 12 | 24 September | Czech Republic Czechoslovakia | Říčany | 1) Martin Lampkin 2) Bernie Schreiber 3)Yrjo Vesterinen |
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Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top ten finishers. All twelve rounds counted for the World Trials class.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
World Trials final standings
| Pos | Rider | Machine | IRL Republic of Ireland |
GBR United Kingdom |
BEL Belgium |
FRA France |
SPA Spain |
GER Germany |
USA United States |
ITA Italy |
AUT Austria |
SWE Sweden |
FIN Finland |
CZE Czech Republic |
Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland Yrjo Vesterinen | Bultaco | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 128 | 1978 Finnish champion [1] |
| 2 | United Kingdom Martin Lampkin | Bultaco | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 126 | 1978 British champion [4] |
| 3 | United States Bernie Schreiber | Bultaco | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 116 | 1978 US NATC Champion [5] |
| 4 | Sweden Ulf Karlson | Montesa | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 104 | 1978 Swedish Champion [6] |
| 5 | United Kingdom Rob Shepherd | HRC Honda | 3 | - | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 63 | |
| 6 | United Kingdom Mick Andrews | Yamaha / Ossa | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | |
| 7 | Spain Antonio Gorgot | Bultaco | - | - | - | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | 29 | 1978 Spanish Champion [7] |
| 8 | Belgium Jean Marie LeJeune | Montesa | 8 | - | 4 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 25 | 1978 Belgian champion [8] |
| 9 | Spain Jaime Subira | Montesa | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 7 | - | 4 | 10 | 7 | 25 | |
| 10 | Spain Manuel Soler | Bultaco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | - | 22 | |
| 11 | Finland Timo Ryysy | SWM | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 18 | |
| 12 | France Charles Coutard | SWM | 5 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | 8 | 10 | 9 | - | 14 | |
| 13 | Austria Joe Wallman | Bultaco | 7 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 9 | 8 | - | 12 | |
| 14 | United Kingdom Malcolm Rathmell | Suzuki | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | |
| 15 | Belgium Jean-Luc Colson | Montesa | - | - | 5 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
| 16 | United States Marland Whaley | Montesa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| 17 | United Kingdom Nigel Birkett | Montesa | - | - | 9 | - | 8 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 8 | 10 | |
| 18 | United Kingdom John Reynolds | Suzuki | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| 19 | United States Curt Comer | Montesa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 19 | United Kingdom Rob Edwards | Montesa | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 21 | France Christian Desnoyers | Montesa | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1978 French Champion [9] |
| 22 | Italy Ettore Baldini | Bultaco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | |
| 23 | Germany Felix Krahnstover | KTM | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1978 German Champion |
| 23 | Spain Joaquim Abad | Ossa | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 23 | Belgium Claude Goset | Montesa | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "all time best trials riders". redbull.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "world trials 1977 schedule". trialonline.org. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "World 1978 standings". trialonline.org. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "martin lampkin". fim-live.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "schreiber hall of fame". motorcyclemuseum.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "ulf karlson story". issuu.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "toni gorgot interview". retrotrials.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "jean marie lejeune stats". trialonline.org. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "french national champion". magazine.cyclenews.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.