1976 FIM Motocross World Championship explained

The 1976 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 20th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

Summary

Suzuki's Roger De Coster claimed his fifth 500cc world championship finishing ahead of his teammate Gerrit Wolsink and Maico's Adolf Weil. Wolsink had seven moto victories against the nine victories by De Coster meaning that the championship wasn't decided until the final race in Luxembourg. Husqvarna's Heikki Mikkola returned to the 250cc class and won a tight points battle to finish the season one point ahead of KTM's Gennady Moiseyev. Gaston Rahier once again dominated the 125cc class to win his second consecutive world championship for Suzuki. Yamaha's team was disbanded with Jaak van Velthoven joining the KTM team and Åke Jonsson returning to his former Maico team while, 250cc rider Håkan Andersson moved to the Montesa factory racing team.

Grands Prix

500cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner	Report
1	April 4	Swiss Grand Prix	Payerne	Gerrit Wolsink	Gerrit Wolsink	Gerrit Wolsink	Report
2	April 11	French Grand Prix	Pernes-les-Fontaines	Adolf Weil	Roger De Coster	Adolf Weil	Report
3	May 2	Italian Grand Prix	Fermo	Roger De Coster	Pierre Karsmakers	Roger De Coster	Report
4	May 9	Austrian Grand Prix	Sittendorf	Adolf Weil	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	Report
5	May 16	Swedish Grand Prix	Västerås	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	Report
6	May 23	Finnish Grand Prix	Ruskeasanta	Brad Lackey	Roger De Coster	Gerrit Wolsink	Report
7	June 13	West German Grand Prix	Beuren	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster
8	June 20	United States Grand Prix	Carlsbad	Gerrit Wolsink	Gerrit Wolsink	Gerrit Wolsink
9	June 27	Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport	Gerrit Wolsink	Gerrit Wolsink	Gerrit Wolsink	Report^[1]
10	July 4	British Grand Prix	Dodington Park	Graham Noyce	Adolf Weil	Roger De Coster	Report
11	August 1	Belgian Grand Prix	Namur	Roger De Coster	Gerrit Wolsink	Roger De Coster	Report
12	August 8	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Ettelbruck	Jaak van Velthoven	Jaak van Velthoven	Jaak van Velthoven	Report

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250cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner	Report
1	April 4	Spanish Grand Prix	Sabadell	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Report
2	April 25	Belgian Grand Prix	Betekom	Jaroslav Falta	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Report
3	May 2	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Holice	Vladimir Kavinov	Jaroslav Falta	Heikki Mikkola	Report
4	May 9	Polish Grand Prix	Szczecin	Jim Pomeroy	Heikki Mikkola	Torleif Hansen	Report
5	May 16	Russian Grand Prix	Lviv	Gennady Moiseyev	Heikki Mikkola	Anatoly Ovchinikov	Report
6	May 23	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Orehova vas	Gennady Moiseyev	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Report
7	May 30	Italian Grand Prix	La Vecchia	Jim Pomeroy	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Report
8	June 13	French Grand Prix	La Coudraie - Niort	No race	No race	Riders boycotted due to excessive dust
9	June 20	British Grand Prix	Newbury	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Report
10	June 27	West German Grand Prix	Gaildorf	Vladimir Kavinov	Vladimir Kavinov	Vladimir Kavinov
11	August 8	Dutch Grand Prix	Lichtenvoorde	Heikki Mikkola	Gennady Moiseyev	Harry Everts	Report
12	August 15	Swedish Grand Prix	Ulricehamn	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Report

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125cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Winner	Team	Report
1	April 4	Austrian Grand Prix	Launsdorf	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report
2	April 11	Italian Grand Prix	Livorno	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report
3	May 2	British Grand Prix	Hawkstone Park	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report
4	May 30	Belgian Grand Prix	Hoeselt	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report
5	June 7	Danish Grand Prix	Nissebjerget		Honda	Report
6	June 13	Finnish Grand Prix	Hämeenlinna	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report
7	June 20	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Stříbro	Jiry Churavy	ČZ	Report
8	June 27	French Grand Prix	Cassel	Zdeneck Velky	ČZ
9	July 11	United States Grand Prix	Lexington	Marty Smith	Honda	Report
10	August 8	West German Grand Prix	Laubus-Eschbach	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki
11	August 15	Spanish Grand Prix	Montgai	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report
12	August 22	Swiss Grand Prix	Schupfart	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	Report

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Final standings

500cc^[7]
Pos	Rider	Team	Points
1	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	183
2	Gerrit Wolsink	Suzuki	177
3	Adolf Weil	Maico	141
4	Graham Noyce	Maico	103
5	Brad Lackey	Husqvarna	99
6	Herbert Schmitz	Puch	96
7	Jaak van Velthoven	KTM	92
8	Åke Jonsson	Maico	87
9	Pierre Karsmakers	Honda	72
10	Willy Bauer	KTM	50
11	Bengt Åberg	Bultaco	47
12	Vic Allan	CCM	46
13	Christer Hammargren	Kawasaki	31
14	Frans Sigmans	Maico	31
15	Vladimir Khudiakov	ČZ	26
16	Vic Eastwood	CCM	22
17	Alberto Angiolini	Maico	20
18	Raymond Heeren	Maico	19
19	Steve Stackable	Suzuki	15
20	Arne Lodal	Husqvarna	15
21	Tony DiStefano	Suzuki	14
22	Vladimir Korneev	ČZ	13
23	Anatoly Bochkov	ČZ	12
24	Gaylon Mosier	Maico	10
25	Tommy Croft	Honda	8
26	Jean-Claude Laquaye	Bultaco	7
27	John Banks	CCM	6
28	Fritz Köbele	Maico	5
29	Arne Lindfors	Husqvarna	5
30	Gilbert De Roover	Beta	4
31	Nicky Kinishita	Yamaha	3
32	Jim Turner	Suzuki	3
33	André Massant	Yamaha	2
34	Patrick Drobecq	Maico	1
34	Rob Harris	ČZ	1
34	Ivan Miller	Bultaco	1
34	Christophe Husser	Yamaha	1

250cc^[8] ^[9]
Pos	Rider	Team	Points
1	Heikki Mikkola	Husqvarna	163
2	Gennady Moiseyev	KTM	162
3	Vladimir Kavinov	KTM	122
4	Jim Pomeroy	Bultaco	102
5	Harry Everts	Puch	98
6	Torleif Hansen	Kawasaki	95
7	Anatoly Ovchinnikov	KTM	101
8	Antonin Baborowsky	ČZ	75
9	Hans Maisch	Maico	71
10	Jaroslav Falta	ČZ	54
11	Håkan Andersson	Montesa	54
12	Daniel Péan	Maico	53
13	Raymond Boven	Montesa	44
14	André Malherbe	KTM	33
15	Håkan Carlqvist	Ossa	32
16	Rolf Dieffenbach	Maico	23
17	Jean-Jacques Bruno	KTM	21
18	Geoff Mayes	ČZ	21
18	Joël Robert	Puch	21
20	Uno Palm	Husqvarna	20
21	Rob Hooper	Maico	11
22	Miroslav Halm	ČZ	10
23	Pauli Piippola	Husqvarna	8
24	Gérard Rond	Yamaha	5
25	Sylvain Geboers	Maico	4
25	Ove Karlsson	Husqvarna	4
27	Oldrich Hamrsmid	ČZ	3
27	Siegfried Lerner	KTM	3
29	Frantisek Jirka	ČZ	2
29	Erkki Sundström		2
31	Victor Popenko	KTM	1
31	Walter Kalberer	Husqvarna	1
31	Fons Nijhof	Suzuki	1

125cc^[10]
Pos	Rider	Team	Points
1	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	195
2	Jiry Churavy	ČZ	160
3	Zdeneck Velky	ČZ	133
4	Marty Smith	Honda	130
5	Roger Harvey	Husqvarna	82
6	Yuri Khudiakov	ČZ	62
7	Pavel Rulev	ČZ	61
8	Göte Liljegren	KTM	55
9	Dario Nani	Gilera	55
10	Ivano Bessone	Beta	47
11	Andy Ainsworth	Suzuki	44
12	Ivan Alborghetti	Aprilia	42
13	Matti Autio	Suzuki	29
14	Corrado Maddii		27
15	Bob Hannah	Yamaha	24
16	Billy Grossi	Suzuki	20
17	Tommy Olsson	Ancilotti	20
18	François Minne	Montesa	19
19	Dieudonne Stouvenakers	Suzuki	16
20	Paolo Piron	Beta	15
21	Edi Hau	Zündapp	12
21	Yoshifumi Sugio	Yamaha	12
23	Osme Perala	Yamaha	11
23	Par Ake Hansson	Ancilotti	11
23	Jaroslav Janis	ČZ	11
23	Rudy Potisek	Yamaha	11
27	Harald Strößenreuther	KTM	10
27	Vilem Toman	ČZ	10
27	Steve Wise	Honda	10
30	Juha Tirinen	Honda	9
30	Seppo Isomaki	Suzuki	9
30	Josef Chara	ČZ	9
33	Gerhard Huber		8
33	Juri Semko	ČZ	8
33	Gérard Camal	Suzuki	8
36	Sergio Franco	Simonini	6
36	Peter Mathia	Montesa	6
36	Karel Kasten	ČZ	6
39	Tomas Goinger	Suzuki	5
39	Jean-Paul Hypolite	Kawasaki	5
39	Jimmy Ellis	Can-Am	5
39	Walter Kalberer	Husqvarna	5
43	Brian Wade	Suzuki	4
43	Dan Turner	Yamaha	4
43	Joseph Loetscher	KTM	4
46	Christian Timmermans	Bultaco	3
46	Jean-Claude Bontemps	Suzuki	3
46	Warren Reid	Honda	3
49	Pekka Patjas	Suzuki	2
49	Pekka Vanamo	Suzuki	2
49	Jean-Marc Valat	Yamaha	2
49	Masura Ikeda	Suzuki	2
49	Emil Schwarz	Yamaha	2
49	Jaak Verwaayen	Kawasaki	2
55	Michele Rinaldi	Ancilotti	1
55	Ove Svendsen	Husqvarna	1
55	Jari Louhivuori	KTM	1
55	John Andersen	Husqvarna	1
55	Danny LaPorte	Suzuki	1
55	Louis Jallat	Montesa	1
55	Marcel Deibergen	Aspès	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1976 Canadian 500cc Motocross GP . locmx.com . 11 January 2018 .
2. Web site: 1976 500cc motocross world championship race results . memotocross.fr . 10 February 2016 .
3. Web site: 1976 500cc motocross world championship . akejonsson.com . 10 February 2016 .
4. Web site: 1976 250cc motocross world championship race results . memotocross.fr . 10 February 2016 .
5. Web site: 1976 250cc motocross world championship race results . jwvanessen.com . 10 February 2016 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222547/http://www.jwvanessen.com/gp-results-1976.html . dead .
6. Web site: 1976 125cc motocross world championship race results . memotocross.fr . 10 February 2016 .
7. Web site: 1976 500cc motocross world championship final standings . memotocross.fr . 10 February 2016 .
8. Web site: 1976 250cc motocross world championship final standings . memotocross.fr . 10 February 2016 .
9. Web site: 1976 250cc motocross world championship final standings . jwvanessen.com . 10 February 2016 . 17 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160117011422/http://jwvanessen.com/final-score-1976.html . dead .
10. Web site: 1976 125cc motocross world championship final standings . memotocross.fr . 3 February 2016 .