1978 FIM World Motorcycle Trials season explained

The 1978 World trials season consisted of twelve trials events. It began on 11 February, with round one in Newtownards, Ireland and ended with round twelve in Říčany, Czechoslovakia on 24 September.

Season summary

Yrjo Vesterinen would claim his third World trials championship in 1978, repeating his 1976 and 1977 titles.[1]

1978 World trials season calendar

[2]

RoundDateTrialVenueTrial GP
111 February IrelandNewtownards1) Yrjo Vesterinen
2) Martin Lampkin
3) Rob Shepherd
218 February Great BritainRhayader1) Yrjo Vesterinen
2) Ulf Karlson
3) Mick Andrews
326 February BelgiumBilstain1) Martin Lampkin
2) Rob Shepherd
3) Yrjo Vesterinen
45 March FranceSommieres1) Bernie Schreiber
2) Martin Lampkin
3) Yrjo Vesterinen
512 March SpainMatadepera1) Bernie Schreiber
2) Martin Lampkin
3) Mick Andrews
628 May GermanyGefrees1) Martin Lampkin
2) Bernie Schreiber
3) Ulf Karlson
711 June United StatesRoaring Branch1) Bernie Schreiber
2) Yrjo Vesterinen
3) Ulf Karlson
816 July ItalyPinerolo1) Bernie Schreiber
2) Martin Lampkin
3) Antonio Gorgot
923 July AustriaSpital Am Semmering1) Yrjo Vesterinen
2) Bernie Schreiber
3) Ulf Karlson
1020 August SwedenMolndal1) Ulf Karlson
2) Yrjo Vesterinen
3) Bernie Schreiber
1127 August FinlandEkenas1) Yrjo Vesterinen
2) Ulf Karlson
3) Timo Ryysy
1224 September CzechoslovakiaŘíčany1) Martin Lampkin
2) Bernie Schreiber
3)Yrjo Vesterinen

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten finishers. All twelve rounds counted for the World Trials class.

World Trials final standings

[3]

PosRiderMachineIRL
GBR
BEL
FRA
SPA
GER
USA
ITA
AUT
SWE
FIN
CZE
PtsNotes
1 Yrjo VesterinenBultaco1133682512131281978 Finnish champion [4]
2 Martin LampkinBultaco2412214267411261978 British champion [5]
3 Bernie SchreiberBultaco98-1121123621161978 US NATC Champion [6]
4 Ulf KarlsonMontesa6265433631251041978 Swedish Champion [7]
5 Rob ShepherdHRC Honda3-2654--565663
6 Mick AndrewsYamaha / Ossa4377368-----44
7 Antonio GorgotBultaco---89793---4291978 Spanish Champion [8]
8 Jean Marie LeJeuneMontesa8-4--5--4---251978 Belgian champion [9]
9 Jaime SubiraMontesa---4---7-410725
10 Manuel SolerBultaco-------4757-22
11 Timo RyysySWM-----9--9831018
12 Charles CoutardSWM5---10-10-8109-14
13 Joe WallmanBultaco79-----10-98-12
14 Malcolm RathmellSuzuki101089--7-----11
15 Jean-Luc ColsonMontesa--5-7-------10
16 Marland WhaleyMontesa------5810---10
17 Nigel BirkettMontesa--9-8--9---810
18 John ReynoldsSuzuki-5----------6
19 Curt ComerMontesa------6-----5
19 Rob EdwardsMontesa-6----------5
21 Christian DesnoyersMontesa-7----------41978 French Champion [10]
22 Ettore BaldiniBultaco-----------92
23 Felix KrahnstoverKTM-----10------11978 German Champion
23 Joaquim AbadOssa---10--------1
23 Claude GosetMontesa--10---------1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: all time best trials riders . redbull.com . 10 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: world trials 1977 schedule . trialonline.org . 10 September 2020 .
  3. Web site: World 1978 standings . trialonline.org . 10 September 2020 .
  4. Web site: all time best trials riders . redbull.com . 10 September 2020 .
  5. Web site: martin lampkin . fim-live.com . 10 September 2020 .
  6. Web site: schreiber hall of fame . motorcyclemuseum.com . 10 September 2020 .
  7. Web site: ulf karlson story . issuu.com . 10 September 2020 .
  8. Web site: toni gorgot interview . retrotrials.com . 10 September 2020 .
  9. Web site: jean marie lejeune stats . trialonline.org . 10 September 2020 .
  10. Web site: french national champion . magazine.cyclenews.com . 10 September 2020 .