1970 FIM Motocross World Championship explained

1970 FIM Motocross World Championship
Organizer:	FIM
No Of Races:	12 (500cc)
No Of Mfrs:	6 (500cc)
Champions Title:	Champions
Award1 Title:	500cc
Award1 Champ:	Bengt Åberg
Award2 Title:	250cc
Award2 Champ:	Joël Robert
Seasonslistnames:	Motocross World Championship
Prevseason Year:	1969
Prevseason Link:	1969 FIM Motocross World Championship
Nextseason Year:	1971
Nextseason Link:	1971 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1970 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 14th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.^[1]

Summary

Arne Kring led the world championship points standings after the first nine rounds, before breaking his back while competing in a non-championship race, forcing him to miss the remaining races. Bengt Åberg went on to win his second consecutive 500cc world championship for Husqvarna. Joël Robert claimed the 250cc title for Suzuki, marking the first championship for a Japanese manufacturer in the motocross world championships.

Grands Prix

500cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner	Report
1	April 12	Swiss Grand Prix	Payerne	Bengt Åberg	Paul Friedrichs	Bengt Åberg	Report
2	April 19	Austrian Grand Prix	Sittendorf	Bengt Åberg	Paul Friedrichs	Bengt Åberg	Report
3	May 3	Dutch Grand Prix	Lichtenvoorde	Arne Kring	Christer Hammargren	Arne Kring	Report
4	May 10	French Grand Prix	Vesoul	Arne Kring	Arne Kring	Arne Kring	Report
5	May 24	Finnish Grand Prix	Ruskeasanta	Arne Kring	Arne Kring	Arne Kring	Report
6	May 31	Swedish Grand Prix	Västerås	Christer Hammargren	Jan Johansson	Christer Hammargren
7	June 14	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Holice	Bengt Åberg	Arne Kring	Arne Kring	Report
8	June 21	Russian Grand Prix	Kharkov	Paul Friedrichs	Paul Friedrichs	Paul Friedrichs	Report
9	July 12	West German Grand Prix	Beuern	Bengt Åberg	Adolf Weil	Bengt Åberg	Report
10	July 26	East German Grand Prix	Apolda	?	Paul Friedrichs	Åke Jonsson	Report
11	August 2	Belgian Grand Prix	Namur	Roger De Coster	Åke Jonsson	Roger De Coster	Report
12	August 9	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Ettelbruck	?	?	Bengt Åberg	Report

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250cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Winner	Team	Report
1	April 12	Spanish Grand Prix	Sabadell	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
2	April 19	French Grand Prix	Pernes-les-Fontaines	Torleif Hansen	Husqvarna	Report
3	April 26	Belgian Grand Prix	Paal	Sylvain Geboers	Suzuki	Report
4	May 10	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Orehova vas	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
5	May 24	Italian Grand Prix	San Severino	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
6	May 31	Russian Grand Prix	Lvov	Sylvain Geboers	Suzuki
7	June 7	Polish Grand Prix	Szczecin	Sylvain Geboers	Suzuki	Report
8	June 28	British Grand Prix	Bristol	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
9	August 9	Finnish Grand Prix	Hyvinkää	Heikki Mikkola	Husqvarna	Report
10	August 23	West German Grand Prix	Kali Merkers	Sylvain Geboers	Suzuki	Report
11	August 30	Swiss Grand Prix	Wohlen	Heikki Mikkola	Husqvarna	Report
12	September 27	Austrian Grand Prix	Launsdorf	Heikki Mikkola	Husqvarna	Report

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Final standings

500cc^[6]
Pos	Rider	Team	Points
1	Bengt Åberg	Husqvarna	88
2	Arne Kring	Husqvarna	80
3	Åke Jonsson	Maico	77
4	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ	60
5	Christer Hammargren	Husqvarna	59
6	Adolf Weil	Maico	55
7	Josef Teuwissen	Husqvarna	50
8	Otakar Toman	ČZ	40
9	Jaak van Velthoven	Husqvarna	35
10	Gerrit Wolsink	Husqvarna	28
11	Heinz Hoppe	ČZ	21
12	Vic Allan	Greeves	18
13	Roger De Coster	ČZ	15
14	Willy Bauer	Maico	13
15	Keith Hickman	BSA	12
16	Oldrich Hamrsmid	ČZ	11
17	Vladmir Ovchinikov	ČZ	10
17	Andy Roberton	AJS	10
17	Jan Johanssen	Husqvarna	10
20	Jan Erik Sallqvist	Husqvarna	10
21	Amis Angers	ČZ	8
22	Viatcheslav Krasnotchekov	ČZ	8
23	Willy van Loon	ČZ	7
24	Frans Sigmans	Greeves	5
24	Mikhail Rastvortsev	ČZ	5
24	Gaston Rahier	ČZ	5
27	Walter Van Den Broeck	Maico	5
28	Vlastimil Valek	Jawa	4
28	Antonin Klavinsh	ČZ	4
30	Zdenek Strnad	ČZ	4
31	Manfred Stein	ČZ	3
31	Jo Keizer	ČZ	3
31	Hasse Hansson	Husqvarna	3
34	Pierre Karsmakers	ČZ	2
34	Hans Henriksson	Husqvarna	2
34	Miroslav Halm	ČZ	2
37	Josef Loetscher	Montesa	1
37	Joel Queirel	Husqvarna	1
37	Lars Nord	Husqvarna	1
37	Helmut Schadenberg	ČZ	1

250cc^[7] ^[8]
Pos	Rider	Team	Points
1	Joël Robert	Suzuki	96
2	Sylvain Geboers	Suzuki	94
3	Roger De Coster	ČZ	77
4	Heikki Mikkola	Husqvarna	74
5	Miroslav Halm	ČZ	70
6	Uno Palm	Husqvarna	43
7	Ollie Petterson	Suzuki	42
8	Torleif Hansen	Husqvarna	35
9	Jiri Stodulka	ČZ	26
10	Vladimir Kavinov	ČZ	25
11	Torsten Hallman	Husqvarna	17
12	Malcolm Davis	AJS	13
13	Håkan Andersson	Husqvarna	12
14	Bryan Wade	Greeves	10
15	Gennady Moiseyev	ČZ	10
16	Gaston Rahier	ČZ	7
17	Karel Konecny	ČZ	7
18	Marcel Wiertz	Bultaco	6
19	Josef Teuwissen	Husqvarna	5
19	Viatcheslav Krasnotchekov	ČZ	5
21	Helmut Schumann	ČZ	5
22	Adolf Weil	Maico	4
22	Mikhail Rastvortsev	ČZ	4
22	Helmut Schadenberg	ČZ	4
25	Erling Rasmussen	Husqvarna	3
25	Kalevi Vehkonen	Husqvarna	3
25	Heinz Hoppe	ČZ	3
25	Willy Bauer	Maico	3
29	Eugeniusz Straczek	ČZ	2
29	Soren Lodal	ČZ	2
29	Jean-Claude Nowak	Husqvarna	2
32	Pavel Rulev	ČZ	2
32	Jyrki Storm	Husqvarna	2
34	Anatoly Mandritchenko	ČZ	1
34	Michel Combes	AJS	1
34	Dick Clayton	Greeves	1
34	Vlastimil Hlous	ČZ	1
34	Bengt Arne Bonn	AJS	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Championnat du monde 500cc - 1970. memotocross.fr. 20 August 2021.
2. Web site: 1970 500cc motocross world championship . akejonsson.com . 20 June 2011 .
3. Web site: 1970 500cc motocross world championship race results . memotocross.fr . 23 January 2016 .
4. Web site: 1970 250cc motocross world championship . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234829/http://www.jwvanessen.com/gp-results-1970.html . dead . 4 October 2013 . home.versatel.nl . 25 January 2016 .
5. Web site: 1970 250cc motocross world championship race results . memotocross.fr . 23 January 2016 .
6. Web site: 1970 500cc motocross world championship final standings . memotocross.fr . 23 January 2016 .
7. Web site: 1970 250cc motocross world championship final standings . home.versatel.nl . 20 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305192016/http://www.jwvanessen.com/index.php/wcfinalscore/finalresults . 2012-03-05 . dead .
8. Web site: 1970 250cc motocross world championship final standings . memotocross.fr . 23 January 2016 .