1972 FIM Motocross World Championship explained

The 1972 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 16th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

Summary

Roger De Coster won his second consecutive 500cc world championship for Suzuki ahead of East German rider, Paul Friedrichs and Finnish rider Heikki Mikkola. Joël Robert, claimed his sixth 250cc title, and fifth in a row for the Suzuki factory racing team. Yamaha joined the championship fray with former Husqvarna riders Christer Hammargren and Jaak van Velthoven in the 500cc class and Håkan Andersson in the 250cc class.

Grands Prix

500cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Winner	Team	Report
1	April 23	Austrian Grand Prix	Sittendorf	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	Report
2	April 30	Swiss Grand Prix	Payerne	Heikki Mikkola	Husqvarna	Report
3	May 7	Italian Grand Prix	Pinerolo	Cancelled	-	Report
4	May 14	Swedish Grand Prix	Västerås	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	Report
5	May 24	French Grand Prix	Corseul	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ	Report
6	June 4	Russian Grand Prix	Poltava	Roger De Coster	Suzuki
7	June 11	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Přerov	Heikki Mikkola	Husqvarna	Report
8	July 9	British Grand Prix	Farleigh Castle	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	Report
9	July 16	West German Grand Prix	Beuren	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	Report
10	July 23	East German Grand Prix	Apolda	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ	Report
11	August 6	Belgian Grand Prix	Namur	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	Report
12	August 13	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Ettelbruck	Jaak van Velthoven	Yamaha	Report

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250cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Winner	Team	Report
1	April 9	Spanish Grand Prix	Sabadell	Sylvain Geboers	Suzuki	Report
2	April 16	French Grand Prix	Pernes-les-Fontaines	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
3	May 7	Dutch Grand Prix	Markelo	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
4	May 14	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Holice	Vladimir Kavinov	ČZ	Report
5	May 28	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Tržič	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
6	June 4	West German Grand Prix	Bielstein	Joël Robert	Suzuki
7	June 11	Polish Grand Prix	Szczecin	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
8	June 18	Russian Grand Prix	Chișinău	Joël Robert	Suzuki	Report
9	August 6	Finnish Grand Prix	Hyvinkää	Sylvain Geboers	Suzuki	Report
10	August 13	Swedish Grand Prix	Huskvarna		Yamaha	Report
11	August 20	British Grand Prix	Dodington Park		ČZ	Report
12	August 27	Swiss Grand Prix	Wohlen	Håkan Andersson	Yamaha	Report

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Final standings

500cc^[5]
Pos	Rider	Team	Points
1	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	90
2	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ	62
3	Heikki Mikkola	Husqvarna	61
4	Åke Jonsson	Maico	60
5	Jaak van Velthoven	Yamaha	57
6	Jiri Stodulka	ČZ	45
7	Bengt Åberg	Husqvarna	44
8	Adolf Weil	Maico	42
9	Willy Bauer	Maico	33
10	Gerrit Wolsink	Husqvarna	32
11	Andy Roberton	Husqvarna	19
12	Christer Hammargren	Yamaha	18
13	John Banks	ČZ	16
14	Vlastimil Valek	ČZ	16
15	Nikolai Efimov	ČZ	14
16	Jyrki Storm	Husqvarna	11
17	Bryan Wade	Husqvarna	8
18	Pierre Karsmakers	Husqvarna	7
19	Zdenek Strnad	ČZ	7
20	Friedrich Schiechtl	Husqvarna	6
21	Viatcheslav Krasnotchekov	ČZ	4
21	Vladimir Ovchinnikov	Husqvarna	4
21	Bert-Ove Wallner	Husqvarna	4
21	Afro Rustignoli	ČZ	4
25	Serge Bacou	Bultaco	3
26	Jan Johansson	Husqvarna	2
26	Anton Stifter	Husqvarna	2
26	Vic Eastwood	AJS	2
29	Anders Hermansson	Husqvarna	1
29	Heinz Hoppe	ČZ	1
29	Brian Kenney	Yamaha	1
29	Bill Clements	Husqvarna	1
29	Anatoly Botchkov	ČZ	1

250cc^[6]
Pos	Rider	Team	Points
1	Joël Robert	Suzuki	102
2	Håkan Andersson	Yamaha	82
3	Sylvain Geboers	Suzuki	62
4	Kalevi Vehkonen	Montesa	54
5	Uno Palm	Husqvarna	53
6	Miroslav Halm	CZ	45
7	Alexej Kibirin	CZ	44
8	Arne Kring	Husqvarna	42
9	Jaroslav Falta	CZ	39
10	Pavel Rulev	CZ / KTM	38
11	Gennady Moiseyev	CZ / KTM	38
12	Vladimir Kavinov	CZ	33
13	Gaston Rahier	Husqvarna	23
14	Olle Pettersson	Kawasaki	18
15	Herbert Schmitz	Maico	13
16	Marcel Wiertz	Bultaco	13
17	Jiry Churavy	CZ	12
18	Torleif Hansen	Husqvarna	9
19	Jo Lammers	Maico	6
20	Erling Klinke	CZ	5
20	Jim Aird	AJS	5
22	Ole Ottoson	Husqvarna	4
22	Anatoly Mandritchenko	CZ	4
22	Vic Allan	Bultaco	4
25	Rob Taylor	Maico	3
25	Helmut Schadenberg	CZ	3
25	Kjell Thorne	Husqvarna	3
28	Harry Everts	Puch	2
28	Velicko Manilov	Bultaco	2
28	Bjorn Casseborg	Husqvarna	2
31	Jean-Claude Nowak	Montesa	1
31	Walter Leitgeb	Puch	1
31	Werner Schutz	Maico	1
31	Roger Smestad	Husqvarna	1
31	Orjan Eklund	Husqvarna	1
31	Domingo Gris	Bultaco	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1972 500cc motocross world championship . akejonsson.com . 20 July 2012 .
2. Web site: 1972 500cc motocross world championship race results . jwvanessen.com . 25 January 2016 . 2 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202045336/http://www.jwvanessen.com/gp-results-1972.html . dead .
3. Web site: 1972 500cc motocross world championship race results . memotocross.fr . 25 January 2016 .
4. Web site: 1972 250cc motocross world championship race results . memotocross.fr . 25 January 2016 .
5. Web site: 1972 500cc motocross world championship final standings . memotocross.fr . 23 January 2016 .
6. Web site: 1972 250cc motocross world championship final standings . memotocross.fr . 23 January 2016 .