1970 FIM Motocross World Championship

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

1970 FIM Motocross World Championship
1970 500cc World Champion Bengt Åberg from Sweden.
Organizer	FIM
Duration	12 May/9 August (500cc)
Number of races	12 (500cc)
Number of manufacturers	6 (500cc)
Champions
500cc	Bengt Åberg
250cc	Joël Robert
Motocross World Championship seasons
← 1969 1971 →

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	Report
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	Report
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^[2]^[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   Guennady Moisseev 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

References

1. "Championnat du monde 500cc - 1970" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
2. "1970 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
3. "1970 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
4. . home.versatel.nl. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
5. "1970 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
6. "1970 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
7. . home.versatel.nl. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
8. "1970 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

External links

• Official website