1975 FIM Motocross World Championship

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.^[1]

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.^[2] Gaston Rahier dominated the inaugural 125cc world championship, winning 7 out of the first 8 Grands Prix for the Suzuki factory racing team.^[3] 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. In the wake of the 1973 oil crisis which severely impacted all forms of motorsports, Yamaha made the decision to withdraw their racing team after the 1975 season.

Grands Prix

500cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner	Report
1	April 13	Swiss Grand Prix	Payerne	Roger De Coster	Heikki Mikkola	Roger De Coster	Report
2	May 11	Italian Grand Prix	Casale Monferrato	Christer Hammargren	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Report
3	May 25	Finnish Grand Prix	Ruskeasanta	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	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	Roger De Coster	Report
6	June 22	United States Grand Prix	Carlsbad	Roger De Coster	Gerrit Wolsink	Gerrit Wolsink	Report
7	June 29	Canadian Grand Prix	Copetown	Roger De Coster	Gerrit Wolsink	Pierre Karsmakers	Report
8	July 6	British Grand Prix	Hawkstone Park	Heikki Mikkola	Roger De Coster	Gerrit Wolsink	Report
9	July 13	West German Grand Prix	Bielstein	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	Report
10	July 27	Dutch Grand Prix	Lichtenvoorde	Gerrit Wolsink	Heikki Mikkola	Gerrit Wolsink	Report
11	August 3	Belgian Grand Prix	Namur	Heikki Mikkola	Åke Jonsson	Roger De Coster	Report
12	August 10	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Ettelbruck	Roger De Coster	Brad Lackey	Roger De Coster	Report
Sources:^[4]^[5]

250cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner	Report
1	April 6	Spanish Grand Prix	Sabadell	Håkan Andersson	Adolf Weil	Harry Everts	Report
2	April 20	Austrian Grand Prix	Sittendorf	Jaroslav Falta	Jaroslav Falta	Jaroslav Falta	Report
3	April 27	Belgian Grand Prix	Retinne	Jim Pomeroy	Håkan Andersson	Jim Pomeroy	Report
4	May 3	Czechoslovak Grand Prix	Holice	Zdeněk Velký	Jaroslav Falta	Willy Bauer	Report
5	May 11	Polish Grand Prix	Szczecin	Harry Everts	Harry Everts	Harry Everts	Report
6	June 8	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Tržič	Zdeněk Velký	Harry Everts	Evgueni Rybaltchenko	Report
7	June 15	West German Grand Prix	Beuren	Torleif Hansen	Zdeněk Velký	Zdeněk Velký	Report
8	June 22	British Grand Prix	Portsmouth-Charlton	Harry Everts	Håkan Andersson	Harry Everts	Report
9	July 6	French Grand Prix	Thomer-la-Sôgne	Adolf Weil	Zdeněk Velký	Zdeněk Velký	Report
10	August 10	Swedish Grand Prix	Barkarby	Hans Maisch	Evgueni Rybaltchenko	Evgueni Rybaltchenko	Report
11	August 17	Finnish Grand Prix	Hyvinkää	Håkan Andersson	Gennady Moiseyev	Harry Everts	Report
12	August 31	Swiss Grand Prix	Wohlen	Torleif Hansen	Harry Everts	Håkan Andersson	Report
Sources:^[6]

125cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner	Report
1	April 27	French Grand Prix	Cognac	Gaston Rahier	Gilbert De Roover	Gaston Rahier	Report
2	May 4	British Grand Prix	Tenby	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Report
3	May 11	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Orehova vas	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Report
4	May 25	Swedish Grand Prix	Upplands Väsby	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Report
5	June 1	Dutch Grand Prix	Markelo	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Report
6	June 8	Polish Grand Prix	Olsztyn	Gilbert De Roover	Gilbert De Roover	Gilbert De Roover	Report
7	June 22	West German Grand Prix	Schrecksbach	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Report
8	June 29	Czechoslovak Grand Prix	Tábor	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Report
9	July 6	United States Grand Prix	Lexington	Marty Smith	Marty Smith	Marty Smith	Report
10	July 13	Canadian Grand Prix	Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon	Yoshifumo Sugio	Gilbert De Roover	Antonin Baborowsky	Report
11	August 17	Spanish Grand Prix	Montgai	Akira Watanabe	Akira Watanabe	Akira Watanabe	Report
12	August 24	Belgian Grand Prix	Orp-Le-Grand	Gaston Rahier	Anthonin Baborovsky	Gaston Rahier	Report
Sources:^[3]

Final standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers of each moto. For the 250cc and 500cc final championship standings, the 12 best of 22 moto results are retained.

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	CH		ITA		FIN		USSR		FRA		USA		CAN		UK		GER		NED		BEL		LUX		Points
1	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	2	1			1	1	2	1	1	1	1	9	1			1	1	1		3	2	2	1	2	192
2	Heikki Mikkola	Husqvarna	1	2	3	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	8	4	3		1			3		1	1	7			165
3	Gerrit Wolsink	Suzuki	3	3	2	5				4	5	4	3	1	4	1	2	2	3		1	2		5	5		149
4	Åke Jonsson	Yamaha	6	6	5	2	3	3	1	2							6	3	4	5	7	4		1	3	3	132
5	Jaak van Velthoven	Yamaha		10	4	3	5	4		6	4	3					3		5				3	3	2		104
6	Brad Lackey	Husqvarna	5	4			4	6	4	7	7	5	2		5		9		7		5			4		1	96
7	Bengt Åberg	Bultaco	4								3	7	6			6		7	2		3		5		4		72
8	Herbert Schmitz	Maico						8			6	6						5		2	6	6	4	6	6	8	62
9	Arne Kring	Husqvarna	7	5			7	5		8							4	6		7	4						48
10	Pierre Karsmakers	Honda											10	2	2	2		4									45
11	Christer Hammargren	Kawasaki		8	1	4	8								8		5				8						17
12	Frans Sigmans	Maico	8	7			6	7													2	5			8		37
13	Tony DiStefano	Suzuki												3	6	3											25
14	Alberto Agiolini	Maico																	9	4		8				4	21
15	Jean-Claude LaQuaye	Bultaco	9					10			9						7			6						5	20
15	Paolo Piron	ČZ			6	6					8									9				10		7	20
17	Anatoly Botchkov	ČZ	10				9	9	6												10	10	7			10	17
18	Vladimir Khudiakov	ČZ				7			9	9	10						10			8					9		6
19	Steve Stackable	Maico												8	7	5											13
20	Jean-Paul Mingels	Bultaco			7							8										9		8			12
21	Ludwig Reinbolt	Maico																					6			6	10
22	Rex Staten	ČZ											4	10													9
	Vladimir Kavinov	ČZ							8	5																	9
	Jimmy Weinert	Yamaha											7	6													9
	Arne Lodal	Bultaco										10					8	8					9				9
26	Mike Hartwig	Yamaha														4											8
26	Kent Howerton	Husqvarna											9	5													8
28	Arne Lindfors	Husqvarna																		10		7				9	7
29	Miroslav Novacek	ČZ							5																		6
	Gaylon Mosier	Maico											5														6
	Mike Runyard	Can-Am													9	7											6
32	Fritz Graf	Yamaha																	6								3
	Göte Lijegren	Husqvarna			8													9									3
	André Massant	Yamaha		9			10					9															3
35	Jaroslav Zelenka	ČZ							7																		4
	Billy Grossi	Suzuki												7													4
	Vic Eastwood	CCM																							7		4
	Raymond Heeren	Maico																	8						10		4
39	Daniel Terroitin	Maico																					8				3
39	Masura Ikeda	Suzuki														8											3
41	Willy Van Loon	Yamaha																			9						2
	Rolf Dieffenbach	Maico																						9			2
	Jan Eric Sallqvist	Kawasaki														9											2
	Rob Hooper	Husqvarna																	10				10				2
45	Sergey Opatovitch	ČZ							10																		1
	Jiri Ondryas	ČZ								10																	1
	Stuart Dunn	ČZ																10									1
	Buck Murphy	Can-Am													10												1
	Mark Blackwell	Husqvarna														10											1
Sources:^[1]^[5]^[7]

250cc

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos	Rider	Machine	ESP		AUT		BEL		CZE		POL		YUG		GER		UK		FRA		SWE		FIN		CH		Points
1	Harry Everts	Puch	2	3	3		5			8	1	1	7	1		2	1	2	7		5	8	2	3		1	159
2	Håkan Andersson	Yamaha	1			9	9	1		9	2	5		6		3	5	1		2		6		1	3	4	134
3	Willy Bauer	Suzuki	3	2	5	2	4	3	4	2		2	3			4		4	9	4	3		4			3	130
4	Adolf Weil	Maico		1	10	8	2	5	5		3		2		6		7		1	3	4	2	5	6	2	6	129
5	Hans Maisch	Maico		5		4		2	6	3		3	4		7		2	3	3	5	1	4					120
6	Zdeněk Velký	ČZ		9		7	3		1			7	1		2	1			2	1			7				108
7	Jim Pomeroy	Bultaco			6	5	1	4		6			6	4	3	10	3	8	6	8		5			5	2	101
8	Evgeny Rybaltchenko	KTM	7			10	10	7	8			4	5	2				5	4	6	2	1	6	8	8	5	94
9	Joël Robert	Suzuki	8	7	2	3	6	8	3				10	3	4	7	4		8	7							84
10	Torleif Hansen	Kawasaki		4	7		7								1							3	3		1		58
11	Jaroslav Falta	ČZ	5	8	1	1				1																	54
12	Gennady Moiseyev	KTM												5	9	5					7	7	1		4		45
13	Uno Palm	Husqvarna		6				6			6	6		9				7			9	10		4		7	41
14	Oldrich Hamrsmid	ČZ			4	6	8	10	7	5					5				5								39
15	Miroslav Halm	ČZ							2	4											6				7	8	33
16	Siegfrid Lerner	KTM	9									10	8	8						9				5			17
16	Kalevi Vehkonen	Husqvarna	6	10							10	8	9						10					7			17
18	Daniel Pean	Maico			9			9						7		8				10	8					10	16
19	Torao Suzuki	Yamaha																				9		2			14
19	Vic Allan	Bultaco	10		8					7	5																14
21	Sylvain Geboers	Husqvarna	4								7			10													13
22	Pauli Piipola	Maico															9	6							6		12
23	Håkan Carlqvist	Ossa													8		8						10		9	9	11
24	Hideaki Suzuki	Yamaha									4																8
24	Anatoly Ovchinnikov	ČZ									8					6											8
26	Ivan Miller	Bultaco															6										5
27	Erkki Sundström	Husqvarna																					8	10			4
27	Pavel Rulev	ČZ							9			9															4
29	Vladis Grinbergs	ČZ													10									9			3
29	Jean-Claude Nowak	Maico																9			10						3
31	Erling Klinke	Bultaco									9																2
	Herbert Stauch	Maico														9											2
	Lars Ohberg	Husqvarna																					9				2
	Frantisek Jirka	ČZ							10	10																	2
35	Malcolm Davis	Bultaco															10										1
	Claude Jobé	Ossa																							10		1
	Stuart Nunn	ČZ																10									1
Sources:^[6]^[8]^[9]

125cc

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos	Rider	Machine	FRA		UK		YUG		SWE		NED		POL		GER		CZE		USA		CAN		ESP		BEL		Points
1	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1			3	3	2	2	1	2	195
2	Gilbert De Roover	Zündapp / ČZ	3	1	3	4	2	2			2		1	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	1			2	3	168
3	Anthonin Baborovsky	ČZ		4	5	3	3	4		4	3	3	3	3	5	5	3				2	2		3		1	135
4	Akira Watanabe	Suzuki	4	2	10	5	5	3	3	2	5			4	3	3	4		4		5	4	1	1	4	5	134
5	Jiri Churavy	ČZ	6		9		6	5		3			4	6	4	4	6	3	9	5			3	4	3		99
6	Ivan Van Den Broek	Yamaha				9		6	4	5	6	4	6	5	6	6	5	4					4		5	6	80
7	André Malherbe	Zündapp	2		2	2	4		2																6	4	69
8	Yoshifumo Sugio	Yamaha																	3	2	1	5					43
9	Gualtiere Brissoni	SWM		5	8	10	8	7						7	7	7	7	5							9		41
10	Gerard Rond	Yamaha									4	2				8								6		8	31
11	Marty Smith	Honda																	1	1							30
12	Dario Nani	Ancilotti				8					7	10	5		8			8					6			9	27
13	Matti Autio	Suzuki							6	8		6				9							8	8			21
14	Jimmy Ellis	Can-Am																	5	3							16
15	Terry Dyer	Husqvarna				6	7		9	7																	15
16	François Minne	Yamaha	9														8	6						7			14
17	Graham Noyce	Husqvarna	5		7										9		10										13
18	Roger Harvey	Husqvarna			4	7																					12
18	Tomaso Lolli	Simonini																					5	5			12
20	Lars Karlsson	Husqvarna							5	6																	11
21	Dan Turner	Honda																	6	6							10
	Larry Mackenzie	Yamaha																			6	6					10
	Chris Clark	Husqvarna							8			8											7				10
24	Ignacio Bulto	Bultaco	7	6																							9
24	Jaroslav Janis	ČZ		7				10									9	9									9
26	Daniel Beaumont	Yamaha		9	6																				10		8
	Tim Hart	Yamaha																	7	7							8
	Marcel Wiertz	Bultaco																							7	7	8
	Torbjorn Winzell	Husqvarna											10					7			8						8
30	Johnny Vink	Kawasaki									8	7															7
31	Marcel Deibergen	Fantic										5															6
	Gian Carlo Curradi	Ancillotti	10	10					7																		6
	Harald Strößenreuther	Maico											7	9													6
	Jeff Wecker	Kawasaki																			9	7					6
	Yuri Khudiakov	ČZ											8	8													6
	Tommy Croft	Honda																	8	8							6
37	Gert Demoed	Yamaha					9	8																			5
38	Heikki Ylomen	Yamaha																			7						4
38	Jorge Capapey	Bultaco																					9	9			4
40	Timo Remes	Yamaha	8																								3
	Jean-Paul Hypolite	Kawasaki		8																							3
	Ronnie Mathews	Can-Am																				8					3
	Edi Hau	Zündapp																							8		3
	Osme Perala	Yamaha											9	10													3
45	Michael Weiss	Can-Am						9																			2
	Stellan Andersson	Honda								9																	2
	Wim Van Den Brink	Monark									9																2
	Jaak Verwaayen	Kawasaki										9															2
	Nills Arne Nilsson	Husqvarna																		9							2
	Emil Schwarz	Husqvarna													10	10											2
	Mickey Boone	Honda																	10	10							2
	Henning Hansen	Husqvarna																				9					2
53	Yuri Semko	ČZ					10																				1
	Jean-Claude Bontemps	Husqvarna							10																		1
	Steffan Eneqvist	Yamaha								10																	1
	Heenk Poorte	Montesa									10																1
	Gerhard Huber	Can-Am																10									1
	Jay Kimber	Kawasaki																			10						1
	Bob Eccles	Kawasaki																				10					1
	John Andersen	Husqvarna																					10				1
	Curradi Foschini	Yamaha																						10			1
	Dieudonne Stouvenakers	Yamaha																								10	1
Sources:^[10]^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "1975 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "1975 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ "1975 500cc motocross world championship final results"" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
^ "1975 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ "1975 250cc motocross world championship final results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
^ "1975 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
^ "1975 125cc motocross world championship final results"" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

External links

Official website

[1975_500cc_motocross_world_championship_final_standings-1] "1975 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

[2] "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-3] "1975 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[4] "1975 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

[1975_500cc_motocross_world_championship-5] "1975 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

[1975_250cc_motocross_world_championship_race_results-6] "1975 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

[7] "1975 500cc motocross world championship final results"" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[8] "1975 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

[9] "1975 250cc motocross world championship final results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 27 July 2025.

[10] "1975 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[11] "1975 125cc motocross world championship final results"" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

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