The 1975 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 19th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.
Summary
In a rematch of the previous season, Suzuki's Roger De Coster and Husqvarna's Heikki Mikkola were once again the two top competitors in the chase for the 500cc motocross world championship. De Coster claimed 12 moto victories to reclaim the title and win his fourth world championship. Mikkola came in second place with 5 moto victories while De Coster's Suzuki teammate, Gerrit Wolsink finished the season in third place.
Harry Everts won the 250cc title for his first world championship. His victory also marked the only motocross world championship for the Austrian Puch factory. Puch fielded a motorcycle which featured an innovative twin carburetor system. Gaston Rahier dominated the inaugural 125cc world championship, winning 7 out of the first 8 Grands Prix for the Suzuki factory racing team. Honda scored its first-ever overall victory in a motocross world championship Grand Prix when Marty Smith won the 125cc United States Grand Prix. Akira Watanabe became the first Japanese rider to win an overall victory in an FIM Motocross Grand Prix race when he won the 125cc Spanish Grand Prix on August 17.
Grands Prix
500cc
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Overall Winner | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 13 |  Swiss Grand Prix
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Payerne |  Roger De Coster
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 Heikki Mikkola
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Roger De Coster
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Report |
| 2 | May 11 |  Italian Grand Prix
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Casale Monferrato |  Christer Hammargren
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Heikki Mikkola
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Heikki Mikkola
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Report |
| 3 | May 25 | Finnish Grand Prix
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Ruskeasanta | Roger De Coster
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Roger De Coster
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Roger De Coster
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Report |
| 4 | June 8 |  Russian Grand Prix
|
Chișinău | Åke Jonsson
|
Roger De Coster
|
Roger De Coster
|
Report |
| 5 | June 15 |  French Grand Prix
|
Lavaur | Roger De Coster
|
Roger De Coster
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Roger De Coster
|
Report |
| 6 | June 22 |  United States Grand Prix
|
Carlsbad | Roger De Coster
|
 Gerrit Wolsink
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Gerrit Wolsink
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Report |
| 7 | June 29 |  Canadian Grand Prix
|
Copetown | Roger De Coster
|
Gerrit Wolsink
|
Pierre Karsmakers
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Report |
| 8 | July 6 |  British Grand Prix
|
Hawkstone Park | Heikki Mikkola
|
Roger De Coster
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Gerrit Wolsink
|
Report |
| 9 | July 13 |  West German Grand Prix
|
Bielstein | Roger De Coster
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Roger De Coster
|
Roger De Coster
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Report |
| 10 | July 27 | Dutch Grand Prix
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Lichtenvoorde | Gerrit Wolsink
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Heikki Mikkola
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Gerrit Wolsink
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Report |
| 11 | August 3 | Belgian Grand Prix
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Namur | Heikki Mikkola
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Åke Jonsson
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Roger De Coster
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Report |
| 12 | August 10 |  Luxembourg Grand Prix
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Ettelbruck | Roger De Coster
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Brad Lackey
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Roger De Coster
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Report |
250cc
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 6 |  Spanish Grand Prix
|
Sabadell | Harry Everts
|
Puch | Report |
| 2 | April 20 |  Austrian Grand Prix
|
Sittendorf |  Jaroslav Falta
|
ČZ | Report |
| 3 | April 27 | Belgian Grand Prix
|
Retinne | Jim Pomeroy
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Bultaco | Report |
| 4 | May 3 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
|
Holice | Willy Bauer
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Suzuki | Report |
| 5 | May 11 |  Polish Grand Prix
|
Szczecin | Harry Everts
|
Puch | Report |
| 6 | June 8 |  Yugoslavian Grand Prix
|
Tržič | Evgueni Rybaltchenko
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KTM | Report |
| 7 | June 15 | West German Grand Prix
|
Beuren | Zdeneck Velky
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ČZ | Report |
| 8 | June 22 | British Grand Prix
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Portsmouth-Charlton | Harry Everts
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Puch | Report |
| 9 | July 6 | French Grand Prix
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Thomer-la-Sôgne | Zdeneck Velky
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ČZ | Report |
| 10 | August 10 | Swedish Grand Prix
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Barkarby | Evgueni Rybaltchenko
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KTM | Report |
| 11 | August 17 | Finnish Grand Prix
|
Hyvinkää | Harry Everts
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Puch | Report |
| 12 | August 31 | Swiss Grand Prix
|
Wohlen | Håkan Andersson
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Yamaha | Report |
125cc
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 27 | French Grand Prix
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Cognac | Gaston Rahier
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Suzuki | Report |
| 2 | May 4 | British Grand Prix
|
Tenby | Gaston Rahier
|
Suzuki | Report |
| 3 | May 11 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix
|
Orehova vas | Gaston Rahier
|
Suzuki | Report |
| 4 | May 25 | Swedish Grand Prix
|
Upplands Väsby | Gaston Rahier
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Suzuki | Report |
| 5 | June 1 | Dutch Grand Prix
|
Markelo | Gaston Rahier
|
Suzuki | Report |
| 6 | June 8 | Polish Grand Prix
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Olsztyn | Gilbert De Roover
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Zündapp | Report |
| 7 | June 22 | West German Grand Prix
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Schrecksbach | Gaston Rahier
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Suzuki | Report |
| 8 | June 29 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
|
Tábor | Gaston Rahier
|
Suzuki | Report |
| 9 | July 6 | United States Grand Prix
|
Lexington | Marty Smith
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Honda | Report |
| 10 | July 13 | Canadian Grand Prix
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Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon | Antonin Baborowsky
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ČZ | Report |
| 11 | August 17 | Spanish Grand Prix
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Montgai |  Akira Watanabe
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Suzuki | Report |
| 12 | August 24 | Belgian Grand Prix
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Orp-Le-Grand | Gaston Rahier
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Suzuki | Report |
Final standings
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References
- ^ "1975 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "Herbert Schmitz' 1973 Puch 380cc 6-Speed". thefasthouse.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "1975 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- "1975 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "1975 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "1975 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "1975 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "1975 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
External links
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