1972 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1972 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 16th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

Summary

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Roger De Coster won his second consecutive 500cc world championship for Suzuki ahead of East German rider, Paul Friedrichs and Finnish rider Heikki Mikkola. Joël Robert, claimed his sixth 250cc title, and fifth in a row for the Suzuki factory racing team. Yamaha joined the championship fray with former Husqvarna riders Christer Hammargren and Jaak van Velthoven in the 500cc class and Håkan Andersson in the 250cc class.

Grands Prix

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500cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 23   Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf   Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
2 April 30   Swiss Grand Prix Payerne   Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report
3 May 7   Italian Grand Prix Pinerolo Cancelled - Report
4 May 14   Swedish Grand Prix Västerås   Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
5 May 24   French Grand Prix Corseul   Paul Friedrichs ČZ Report
6 June 4   Russian Grand Prix Poltava   Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
7 June 11   Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Přerov   Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report
8 July 9   British Grand Prix Farleigh Castle   Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
9 July 16   West German Grand Prix Beuren   Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
10 July 23   East German Grand Prix Apolda   Paul Friedrichs ČZ Report
11 August 6   Belgian Grand Prix Namur   Roger De Coster Suzuki Report
12 August 13   Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck   Jaak van Velthoven Yamaha Report

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250cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 9   Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell   Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
2 April 16   French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines   Joël Robert Suzuki Report
3 May 7   Dutch Grand Prix Markelo   Joël Robert Suzuki Report
4 May 14   Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice   Vladimir Kavinov ČZ Report
5 May 28   Yugoslavian Grand Prix Tržič   Joël Robert Suzuki Report
6 June 4   West German Grand Prix Bielstein   Joël Robert Suzuki Report
7 June 11   Polish Grand Prix Szczecin   Joël Robert Suzuki Report
8 June 18   Russian Grand Prix Chișinău   Joël Robert Suzuki Report
9 August 6   Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää   Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
10 August 13   Swedish Grand Prix Huskvarna   Håkan Andersson Yamaha Report
11 August 20   British Grand Prix Dodington Park   Jaroslav Falta ČZ Report
12 August 27   Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen   Håkan Andersson Yamaha Report

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Final standings

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1972 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  2. ^ "1972 500cc motocross world championship race results". jwvanessen.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ "1972 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ "1972 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  5. ^ "1972 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ^ "1972 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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