# 1976 FIM Motocross World Championship

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 | Report |
| 8 | June 20 | United States Grand Prix | Carlsbad | Gerrit Wolsink | Gerrit Wolsink | Gerrit Wolsink | Report |
| 9 | June 27 | Canadian Grand Prix | Mosport | Gerrit Wolsink | Gerrit Wolsink | Gerrit Wolsink | Report |
| 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 |

### 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 | Report |
| 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 | Report |
| 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 |

### 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 | Marty Smith | 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 | Report |
| 9 | July 11 | United States Grand Prix | Lexington | Marty Smith | Honda | Report |
| 10 | August 8 | West German Grand Prix | Laubus-Eschbach | Gaston Rahier | Suzuki | Report |
| 11 | August 15 | Spanish Grand Prix | Montgai | Gaston Rahier | Suzuki | Report |
| 12 | August 22 | Swiss Grand Prix | Schupfart | Gaston Rahier | Suzuki | Report |

## Final standings

500cc :
| 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 :
| 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 | Suzuki | 2 |
| 31 | Victor Popenko | KTM | 1 |
| 31 | Walter Kalberer | Husqvarna | 1 |
| 31 | Fons Nijhof | Suzuki | 1 |
125cc :
| 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 | Aspes [it] | 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 | Can-Am | 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 |