1976 FIM Motocross World Championship


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

Summary

With no team orders between them, Suzuki teammates Roger De Coster and Gerrit Wolsink engaged in a season-long points battle for the 500cc World Championship that wasn't decided until the final race of the season in Luxembourg. Wolsink had the best season of his career by finishing on the podium in seven of the twelve Grand Prix races including four Grand Prix victories however, it wasn't enough to top De Coster's six Grand Prix victories as the Belgian rider claimed the fifth and final World Championship of his career.
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. Six-time 250cc World Champion Joël Robert competes in the final world championship race of his career at the 1976 250cc British Grand Prix.

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