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. Honda scored its first-ever overall victory in a motocross world championship Grand Prix when Pierre Karsmakers won the 500cc Canadian Grand Prix. Brad Lackey's victory in the second heat race of the 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix marks the first 500cc race win for an American competitor.
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. 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.

Final standings

Points are awarded based on the results of each individual heat race. The top 10 classified finishers in each heat race score points according to the following scale;
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points1512108654321