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1976 FIM Motocross World Championship

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

Summary

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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

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500cc

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

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250cc

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

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125cc

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

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Final standings

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References

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  1. ^ "1976 Canadian 500cc Motocross GP". locmx.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ "1976 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "1976 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship race results". jwvanessen.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. ^ "1976 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. ^ "1976 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  8. ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  9. ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship final standings". jwvanessen.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  10. ^ "1976 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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