# 1975 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1975 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 19th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

## Summary

In a rematch of the previous season, Suzuki's Roger De Coster and Husqvarna's Heikki Mikkola were once again the two top competitors in the chase for the 500cc motocross world championship. De Coster claimed 12 moto victories to reclaim the title and win his fourth world championship. Mikkola came in second place with 5 moto victories while De Coster's Suzuki teammate, Gerrit Wolsink finished the season in third place.
Harry Everts won the 250cc title for his first world championship. His victory also marked the only motocross world championship for the Austrian Puch factory. Puch fielded a motorcycle which featured an innovative twin carburetor system. Gaston Rahier dominated the inaugural 125cc world championship, winning 7 out of the first 8 Grands Prix for the Suzuki factory racing team. Honda scored its first-ever overall victory in a motocross world championship Grand Prix when Marty Smith won the 125cc United States Grand Prix. Akira Watanabe became the first Japanese rider to win an overall victory in an FIM Motocross Grand Prix race when he won the 125cc Spanish Grand Prix on August 17. In the wake of the 1973 oil crisis which severely impacted all forms of motorsports, Yamaha made the decision to withdraw their racing team after the 1975 season.

## Grands Prix
### 500cc

| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Overall Winner | Report |
| 1 | April 13 | Swiss Grand Prix | Payerne | Roger De Coster | Heikki Mikkola | Roger De Coster | Report |
| 2 | May 11 | Italian Grand Prix | Casale Monferrato | Christer Hammargren | Heikki Mikkola | Heikki Mikkola | Report |
| 3 | May 25 | Finnish Grand Prix | Ruskeasanta | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Report |
| 4 | June 8 | Russian Grand Prix | Chișinău | Åke Jonsson | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Report |
| 5 | June 15 | French Grand Prix | Lavaur | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Report |
| 6 | June 22 | United States Grand Prix | Carlsbad | Roger De Coster | Gerrit Wolsink | Gerrit Wolsink | Report |
| 7 | June 29 | Canadian Grand Prix | Copetown | Roger De Coster | Gerrit Wolsink | Pierre Karsmakers | Report |
| 8 | July 6 | British Grand Prix | Hawkstone Park | Heikki Mikkola | Roger De Coster | Gerrit Wolsink | Report |
| 9 | July 13 | West German Grand Prix | Bielstein | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Report |
| 10 | July 27 | Dutch Grand Prix | Lichtenvoorde | Gerrit Wolsink | Heikki Mikkola | Gerrit Wolsink | Report |
| 11 | August 3 | Belgian Grand Prix | Namur | Heikki Mikkola | Åke Jonsson | Roger De Coster | Report |
| 12 | August 10 | Luxembourg Grand Prix | Ettelbruck | Roger De Coster | Brad Lackey | Roger De Coster | Report |
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### 250cc

| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Overall Winner | Report |
| 1 | April 6 | Spanish Grand Prix | Sabadell | Håkan Andersson | Adolf Weil | Harry Everts | Report |
| 2 | April 20 | Austrian Grand Prix | Sittendorf | Jaroslav Falta | Jaroslav Falta | Jaroslav Falta | Report |
| 3 | April 27 | Belgian Grand Prix | Retinne | Jim Pomeroy | Håkan Andersson | Jim Pomeroy | Report |
| 4 | May 3 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Holice | Zdenek Velky | Jaroslav Falta | Willy Bauer | Report |
| 5 | May 11 | Polish Grand Prix | Szczecin | Harry Everts | Harry Everts | Harry Everts | Report |
| 6 | June 8 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix | Tržič | Zdenek Velky | Harry Everts | Evgueni Rybaltchenko | Report |
| 7 | June 15 | West German Grand Prix | Beuren | Torleif Hansen | Zdeneck Velky | Zdeneck Velky | Report |
| 8 | June 22 | British Grand Prix | Portsmouth-Charlton | Harry Everts | Håkan Andersson | Harry Everts | Report |
| 9 | July 6 | French Grand Prix | Thomer-la-Sôgne | Adolf Weil | Zdeneck Velky | Zdeneck Velky | Report |
| 10 | August 10 | Swedish Grand Prix | Barkarby | Hans Maisch | Evgueni Rybaltchenko | Evgueni Rybaltchenko | Report |
| 11 | August 17 | Finnish Grand Prix | Hyvinkää | Håkan Andersson | Gennady Moiseyev | Harry Everts | Report |
| 12 | August 31 | Swiss Grand Prix | Wohlen | Torleif Hansen | Harry Everts | Håkan Andersson | Report |
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### 125cc

| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Overall Winner | Report |
| 1 | April 27 | French Grand Prix | Cognac | Gaston Rahier | Gilbert De Roover | Gaston Rahier | Report |
| 2 | May 4 | British Grand Prix | Tenby | Gaston Rahier | Gaston Rahier | Gaston Rahier | Report |
| 3 | May 11 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix | Orehova vas | Gaston Rahier | Gaston Rahier | Gaston Rahier | Report |
| 4 | May 25 | Swedish Grand Prix | Upplands Väsby | Gaston Rahier | Gaston Rahier | Gaston Rahier | Report |
| 5 | June 1 | Dutch Grand Prix | Markelo | Gaston Rahier | Gaston Rahier | Gaston Rahier | Report |
| 6 | June 8 | Polish Grand Prix | Olsztyn | Gilbert De Roover | Gilbert De Roover | Gilbert De Roover | Report |
| 7 | June 22 | West German Grand Prix | Schrecksbach | Gaston Rahier | Gaston Rahier | Gaston Rahier | Report |
| 8 | June 29 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Tábor | Gaston Rahier | Gaston Rahier | Gaston Rahier | Report |
| 9 | July 6 | United States Grand Prix | Lexington | Marty Smith | Marty Smith | Marty Smith | Report |
| 10 | July 13 | Canadian Grand Prix | Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon | Yoshifumo Sugio | Gilbert De Roover | Antonin Baborowsky | Report |
| 11 | August 17 | Spanish Grand Prix | Montgai | Akira Watanabe | Akira Watanabe | Akira Watanabe | Report |
| 12 | August 24 | Belgian Grand Prix | Orp-Le-Grand | Gaston Rahier | Anthonin Baborovsky | Gaston Rahier | Report |
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## Final standings

500cc :
| Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Roger De Coster | Suzuki | 192 |
| 2 | Heikki Mikkola | Husqvarna | 165 |
| 3 | Gerrit Wolsink | Suzuki | 148 |
| 4 | Åke Jonsson | Yamaha | 132 |
| 5 | Jaak van Velthoven | Yamaha | 104 |
| 6 | Brad Lackey | Husqvarna | 96 |
| 7 | Bengt Åberg | Bultaco | 72 |
| 8 | Herbert Schmitz | Puch | 62 |
| 9 | Arne Kring | Husqvarna | 48 |
| 10 | Pierre Karsmakers | Honda | 45 |
| 11 | Christer Hammargren | Kawasaki | 41 |
| 12 | Frans Sigmans | Maico | 37 |
| 13 | Tony DiStefano | Suzuki | 25 |
| 14 | Alberto Angiolini | Maico | 21 |
| 15 | Jean-Claude Laquaye | Bultaco | 20 |
| 16 | Paolo Piron | ČZ / Maico | 20 |
| 17 | Anatoly Botchkov | ČZ | 17 |
| 18 | Vladimir Khudiakov | ČZ | 15 |
| 19 | Steve Stackable | Maico | 13 |
| 20 | Jean-Paul Mingels | Bultaco | 12 |
| 21 | Ludwig Reinbold | Maico | 10 |
| 22 | Rex Staten | ČZ | 9 |
| 23 | Vladimir Kavinov | ČZ | 9 |
| 24 | Jimmy Weinert | Yamaha | 9 |
| 25 | Arne Lodal | Bultaco | 9 |
| 26 | Mike Hartwig | Yamaha | 8 |
| 27 | Kent Howerton | Husqvarna | 8 |
| 28 | Arne Lindfors | Husqvarna | 8 |
| 29 | Miroslav Nováček | ČZ | 6 |
| 29 | Gaylon Mosier | Maico | 6 |
| 31 | Mike Runyard | Can-Am | 6 |
| 32 | Fritz Graf | Yamaha | 5 |
| 33 | Gote Liljegren | Husqvarna | 5 |
| 34 | André Massant | Yamaha | 5 |
| 35 | Jaroslav Zelenka | ČZ | 4 |
| 35 | Billy Grossi | Suzuki | 4 |
| 35 | Vic Eastwood | CCM | 4 |
| 38 | Raymond Heeren | Maico | 4 |
| 39 | Masura Ikeda | Suzuki | 3 |
| 39 | Daniel Terroitin | Maico | 3 |
| 41 | Jan Eric Sallqvist | Kawasaki | 2 |
| 41 | Willy van Loon | Yamaha | 2 |
| 41 | Rolf Dieffenbach | Maico | 2 |
| 44 | Rob Hooper | Husqvarna | 2 |
| 45 | Sergey Opatovich | ČZ | 1 |
| 45 | Jiří Ondryáš | ČZ | 1 |
| 45 | Buck Murphy | Can-Am | 1 |
| 45 | Mark Blackwell | Husqvarna | 1 |
| 45 | Stuart Nunn | ČZ | 1 |
250cc :
| Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Harry Everts | Puch | 159 |
| 2 | Håkan Andersson | Yamaha | 134 |
| 3 | Willy Bauer | Suzuki | 130 |
| 4 | Adolf Weil | Maico | 129 |
| 5 | Hans Maisch | Maico | 120 |
| 6 | Zdeněk Velký | ČZ | 108 |
| 7 | Jim Pomeroy | Bultaco | 101 |
| 8 | Evgeniy Rybalchenko | KTM | 94 |
| 9 | Joël Robert | Suzuki | 84 |
| 10 | Torleif Hansen | Kawasaki | 66 |
| 11 | Jaroslav Falta | ČZ | 54 |
| 12 | Gennady Moiseyev | KTM | 45 |
| 13 | Uno Palm | Husqvarna | 41 |
| 14 | Oldřich Hamršmíd | ČZ | 39 |
| 15 | Miroslav Halm | ČZ | 32 |
| 16 | Siegfried Lerner | KTM | 17 |
| 17 | Kalevi Vehkonen | Husqvarna / Maico | 17 |
| 18 | Daniel Péan | Maico | 16 |
| 19 | Torao Suzuki | Yamaha | 14 |
| 20 | Vic Allan | Bultaco | 14 |
| 21 | Sylvain Geboers | Husqvarna | 13 |
| 22 | Pauli Piippola | Maico | 12 |
| 23 | Håkan Carlqvist | Ossa | 11 |
| 24 | Hideaki Suzuki | Yamaha | 8 |
| 25 | Anatoly Ovchinnikov | KTM | 8 |
| 26 | Ivan Miller | Bultaco | 5 |
| 27 | Erkki Sundström | Husqvarna | 4 |
| 28 | Pavel Rulev | ČZ | 4 |
| 29 | Vladis Grinbergs | ČZ | 4 |
| 29 | Jean-Claude Nowak | Montesa | 3 |
| 31 | Erling Klinke | Bultaco | 2 |
| 31 | Herbert Stauch | Maico | 2 |
| 31 | Lars Ohberg | Yamaha | 2 |
| 31 | František Jirka | ČZ | 2 |
| 35 | Stuart Nunn | ČZ | 1 |
| 35 | Malcolm Davis | Bultaco | 1 |
| 35 | Claude Jobe | Ossa | 1 |
125cc :
| Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gaston Rahier | Suzuki | 195 |
| 2 | Gilbert de Roover | Zündapp / ČZ | 168 |
| 3 | Antonín Baborovský | ČZ | 135 |
| 4 | Akira Watanabe | Suzuki | 134 |
| 5 | Jiří Churavý | ČZ | 99 |
| 6 | Yvan Van den Broeck | Husqvarna | 81 |
| 7 | André Malherbe | Zündapp | 69 |
| 8 | Yoshifumi Sugio | Yamaha | 43 |
| 9 | Gualtiero Brissoni | Ancillotti / SWM | 41 |
| 10 | Gérard Rond | Yamaha | 31 |
| 11 | Marty Smith | Honda | 30 |
| 12 | Dario Nani | Aspès | 27 |
| 13 | Matti Autio | Suzuki | 21 |
| 14 | Jimmy Ellis | Can-Am | 16 |
| 15 | Terry Dyer | Suzuki | 15 |
| 16 | François Minne | Hercules / Montesa | 14 |
| 17 | Graham Noyce | Husqvarna / Maico | 13 |
| 18 | Roger Harvey | Husqvarna | 12 |
| 19 | Tomaso Lolli | Simoni | 12 |
| 20 | Lars Karlsson | Husqvarna | 11 |
| 21 | Dan Turner | Honda | 10 |
| 21 | Larry MacKenzie | Yamaha | 10 |
| 23 | Chris Clark | Husqvarna | 10 |
| 23 | Ignacio Bulto | Bultaco | 9 |
| 23 | Jaroslav Janiš | ČZ | 9 |
| 23 | Daniel Beaumont | Yamaha | 8 |
| 27 | Tim Hart | Yamaha | 8 |
| 27 | Marcel Wiertz | Bultaco | 8 |
| 27 | Terbjorn Winzell | Husqvarna / Honda | 8 |
| 30 | Johnny Vink | Kawasaki | 7 |
| 30 | Marcel Deibergen | Fantic | 6 |
| 30 | Harald Strößenreuther | Maico | 6 |
| 33 | Jeff Wecker | Kawasaki | 6 |
| 33 | Gian Carlo Curradi | Ancillotti | 6 |
| 33 | Yuri Khudiakov | ČZ | 6 |
| 36 | Tommy Croft | Honda | 6 |
| 36 | Gert Demoed | Kawasaki | 5 |
| 36 | Heikki Ylomen | Yamaha | 4 |
| 39 | Jorge Capapey | Bultaco | 4 |
| 39 | Timo Remes | Suzuki | 3 |
| 39 | Jean-Paul Hypolite | Kawasaki | 3 |
| 39 | Ronnie Mathews | Can-Am | 3 |
| 43 | Edi Hau | Zündapp | 3 |
| 43 | Osme Perala | Yamaha | 3 |
| 43 | Michael Weiss | Can-Am | 2 |
| 46 | Stellan Andersson | Honda | 2 |
| 46 | Wim Van Den Brink | Monark | 2 |
| 46 | Jaak Verwaayen | Kawasaki | 2 |
| 49 | Nills Arne Nilsson | Husqvarna | 2 |
| 49 | Henning Hansen | Husqvarna | 2 |
| 49 | Emil Schwarz | Husqvarna | 2 |
| 49 | Mickey Boone | Honda | 2 |
| 49 | Yuri Semko | ČZ | 1 |
| 49 | Jean-Claude Bontemps | Husqvarna | 1 |
| 55 | Steffan Eneqvist | Yamaha | 1 |
| 55 | Heenk Poorte | Montesa | 1 |
| 55 | Gerhard Huber | Can-Am | 1 |
| 55 | Jay Kimber | Kawasaki | 1 |
| 55 | Bob Eccles | Kawasaki | 1 |
| 55 | John Andersen | Husqvarna | 1 |
| 55 | Curradi Foschini | Yamaha | 1 |
| 55 | Dieudonne Stouvenakers | Yamaha | 1 |