1977 FIM Motocross World Championship

1977 FIM Motocross World Championship
1977 FIM Motocross World Championship
	Marty Moates at the 1977 250cc Spanish Grand Prix
Organizer	FIM
Duration	3 April/28 August
Number of races	36
Number of manufacturers	19
Champions
500cc	Heikki Mikkola
250cc	Gennady Moiseyev
125cc	Gaston Rahier

The 1977 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 21st F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.

Summary

Heikki Mikkola rejoined the 500cc class in 1977 after winning the 1976 250cc world championship. Now riding for the Yamaha factory racing team, he continued his old rivalry with Suzuki's Roger De Coster. Mikkola won 12 motos to clinch the title ahead of Suzuki teammates De Coster and Gerrit Wolsink. Brad Lackey switched to the Honda racing team and became the first American to score an overall victory in a 500cc motocross world championship Grand Prix when he won the British Grand Prix.^[1]

Bengt Åberg competed in the 500cc world championship on a highly modified four stroke Yamaha XT500 built in collaboration with former world champions Torsten Hallman and Sten Lundin.^[2] Åberg rode the bike to a victory in the first moto of the 1977 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix and ended the season ranked 9th in the final world championship standings.^[2] After five seasons racing in the 250cc class, Håkan Andersson competed in the 500cc class for Montesa and finished the season in fifth place.

Gennady Moiseyev won his second 250cc world championship as KTM swept the top three positions with Vladimir Kavinov finishing in second place and André Malherbe taking third place in the final standings. Suzuki's Gaston Rahier won the 125cc class for a third consecutive year. Daniel Péan became the first French rider to win an overall victory in an FIM Motocross Grand Prix race when he won the 250cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix on June 5, 1977.

Grands Prix

500cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner	Report
1	April 17	Austrian Grand Prix	Sittendorf	Roger De Coster	Gerrit Wolsink	Roger De Coster	Report
2	May 8	Dutch Grand Prix	Norg	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Report
3	May 15	Swedish Grand Prix	Edsbyn	Brad Lackey	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Report
4	May 22	Finnish Grand Prix	Ruskeasanta	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Report
5	June 5	West German Grand Prix	Bielstein	Heikki Mikkola	Gerrit Wolsink	Heikki Mikkola	Report
6	June 12	Italian Grand Prix	Lombardore	Heikki Mikkola	Roger De Coster	Heikki Mikkola	Report
7	June 19	United States Grand Prix	Carlsbad	Jim Pomeroy	Heikki Mikkola	Gerrit Wolsink	Report
8	June 26	Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport	Heikki Mikkola	Gerrit Wolsink	Heikki Mikkola	Report
9	July 3	British Grand Prix	Farleigh Castle	Brad Lackey	Heikki Mikkola	Brad Lackey	Report
10	August 7	Belgian Grand Prix	Namur	Roger De Coster	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Report
11	August 14	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Ettelbruck	Bengt Åberg	Heikki Mikkola	Heikki Mikkola	Report
12	August 28	Swiss Grand Prix	Wohlen	Jaak van Velthoven	Roger De Coster	Roger De Coster	Report
Sources:^[3]^[4]

250cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner	Report
1	April 3	Spanish Grand Prix	Sabadell	Raymond Boven	Hans Maisch	Raymond Boven	Report
2	April 17	Swiss Grand Prix	Payerne	Vladimir Kavinov	Raymond Boven	Gennady Moiseyev	Report
3	April 24	Belgian Grand Prix	Borgloon	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Report
4	April 30	Czechoslovak Grand Prix	Holice	Antonin Baborovski	Jaroslav Falta	Antonin Baborovski	Report
5	May 8	Italian Grand Prix	Apiro	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Report
6	May 15	Austrian Grand Prix	Schwanenstadt	Gennady Moiseyev	Vladimir Kavinov	Torao Suzuki	Report
7	May 22	Russian Grand Prix	Chișinău	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Report
8	June 5	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Karlovac	Anatoly Ovchinnikov	Antonin Baborovski	Daniel Péan	Report
9	June 19	West German Grand Prix	Beuern	Gennady Moiseyev	Vladimir Kavinov	André Malherbe	Report
10	June 31	British Grand Prix	Hawkstone Park	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Report
11	August 14	Swedish Grand Prix	Uddevalla	Vladimir Kavinov	Vladimir Kavinov	Vladimir Kavinov	Report
12	August 21	Finnish Grand Prix	Hyvinkää	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Gennady Moiseyev	Report
Sources:^[5]^[6]

125cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner	Report
1	April 10	French Grand Prix	Metz	Gaston Rahier	Akira Watanabe	Gaston Rahier	Report
2	April 17	Italian Grand Prix	Lovolo	Gaston Rahier	Akira Watanabe	Akira Watanabe	Report
3	May 1	Belgian Grand Prix	Retinne	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Report
4	May 30	Danish Grand Prix	Nissebjerget	Gérard Rond	Gérard Rond	Gérard Rond	Report
5	June 5	Polish Grand Prix	Szczecin	Gaston Rahier	Gérard Rond	Gérard Rond	Report
6	June 12	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Zabok	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Report
7	June 19	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Dalečín	Gaston Rahier	Gérard Rond	Gérard Rond	Report
8	July 3	West German Grand Prix	Schrecksbach	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Report
9	July 10	Swiss Grand Prix	Roggenburg	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Report
10	July 17	United States Grand Prix	Lexington	Gérard Rond	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Report
11	July 24	Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport	André Massant	Warren Reid	André Massant	Report
12	August 14	Spanish Grand Prix	Montgai	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Gaston Rahier	Report
Sources:^[7]^[8]

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
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

500cc

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos	Rider	Machine	AUT		NED		SWE		FIN		GER		ITA		USA		CAN		UK		BEL		LUX		CH		Points
1	Heikki Mikkola	Yamaha	3	5	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	4	1	1	3	1		2	1	3	1			272
2	Roger De Coster	Suzuki	1	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	2	3	4	1	2		2	4			1		2	2	2	1	222
3	Gerrit Wolsink	Suzuki	7	1	5	2	8	2	2	3	6	1	2	4	3	2	5	1	8	2	9	2	6	6	5		202
4	Brad Lackey	Honda		7	2	4	1		3	2	4	7			7	4	3	2	4	1	3	3	4	5	7		168
5	Herbert Schmitz	Maico		9			4		7	6	5		3	8	9	5	4	6		4	5		9	7		5	85
5	Håkan Andersson	Montesa					9	4	6	8		4					6	9	5	6	7	6	5	4	3	4	85
7	Jaak van Velthoven	KTM	5	4	8		7	9			7	6	10	7		9	8	7	6	8					1	2	81
8	Graham Noyce	Maico	6	2	4	5	10												3		4	5			4	3	74
9	Bengt Åberg	Yamaha		8							3			3						3		7	1	3			72
10	Adolf Weil	Maico							9	7			9	6					10	5	6	4	7	8		6	45
11	John Banks	CCM			9				10			8	6	5		10	7	5	2			10					41
12	Pierre Karsmakers	Yamaha	2		6	9			8	4																	30
13	Willy Bauer	KTM	4			10	6		5	9		9													6		29
14	Yvan van den Broeck	Maico				7													7	7		8	10	10		10	18
15	Jim Pomeroy	Honda													1												15
15	Arne Lindfors	Husqvarna								10	8	5								9	8						15
17	Siegfrid Lerner	KTM	8	6																			8				11
	Gaylon Mosier	Maico													10	3											11
	Tommy Croft	Honda													5	6											11
20	Arne Lodal	Husqvarna	10				5	8																			10
20	Peter Herlings	Maico				6		7													10						10
22	Åke Jonsson	Maico						6																	10	8	9
	Alberto Angiolini	Maico									10	10	8													7	9
	Tony DiStefano	Suzuki													6	7											9
25	Ove Hogberg	Beta						5																			6
25	Afro Rustignoli	Montesa											5														6
27	Frans Sigmans	Husqvarna			7															10							5
	Jimmy Ellis	Can-Am															9	8									5
	André Vromans	Suzuki																	9						8		5
	Italo Forni	Montesa											7	10													5
31	Oldrich Hamrsmid	ČZ	9											9													4
31	Math Hensen	Maico			10	8																					4
33	Marty Smith	Honda													8												3
	Billy Grossi	Suzuki														8											3
	Bob Wright	CCM		10																						9	3
36	Frank Svendsen	Husqvarna									9																2
	Fritz Köbele	Maico																				9					2
	Vic Eastwood	CCM																						9			2
	Sylvain Geboers	Maico																							9		2
40	Vic Allan	CCM						10																			1
	Bob Levy	Husqvarna															10										1
	Yves Bertrand	Suzuki																10									1
Sources:^[4]^[9]

250cc

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos	Rider	Machine	ESP		CH		BEL		CZE		ITA		AUT		USR		YUG		GER		UK		SWE		FIN		Points
1	Gennady Moiseyev	KTM	2	9	3	2	1	1			1	1	1		1	1	9	6	1		1	1	3	2	1	1	245
2	Vladimir Kavinov	KTM	3			1	10	3	2	2	9	2	7	1	2	2	4	8		1	2		1	1	3	4	203
3	André Malherbe	KTM	7	4			3	8		7		7	4	3	6	4		2	3	2		2	5	3	2	2	150
4	Harry Everts	Bultaco	5	3	1	8	2	5	3		2		8	8			6	5	2		5		2				121
5	Hans Maisch	Maico		1	4	4			4	4			3		8			3	6	5	8	3	9		7		100
6	Antonin Baborovsky	ČZ	9	7	5		9		1	3			2		5	6	1	10	10	4	6					5	98
7	Raymond Boven	Montesa	1	5	6		5	6	7	6		10		7	9	7	7		9				7		8	6	75
8	Jean-Paul Mingels	Montesa	8	8	2	6	4	10	6		7	9		5			3			10	4	8					71
9	Jaroslav Falta	ČZ	6	2						1	10	6	6	6	3				8				10			9	64
10	Jean-Jacques Bruno	KTM		10	9		8			9	4	4				8			7		3	5	4	6	10		61
11	Torao Suzuki	Suzuki			8			2			6	8	5	2			8		4						5		58
11	Torleif Hansen	Kawasaki				3		4			5	3						4	5	3							58
13	Neil Hudson	Maico			7		7	7	8		8		9		7	9	5			7	9	9	8	4			51
14	Anatoly Ovchinikov	KTM								5		5		4		3		1									45
15	Rolf Dieffenbach	Kramer-Rotax												10			10	9		6		6		5	6	3	35
16	Daniel Péan	Maico															2	7				4		7			28
17	Håkan Carlqvist	Husqvarna	4	6		5															7						23
18	Erkki Sundstrom	Husqvarna							10														6		4	8	17
19	Afro Rustignoli	Montesa									3																10
	Marty Moates	Ossa				7			5																		10
	Fritz Schneider	Maico					6	9					10	9													10
22	Vladimir Khudiakov	ČZ	10												4												9
22	Rob Hooper	Maico				9				8												10			9	10	9
24	Stanislav Janicek	ČZ													10	5											7
24	Tapani Pikkarainen	KTM				10														8				8			7
26	Graham Noyce	Maico																			10	7					6
27	Matti Tarkkonen	Yamaha																								7	4
27	Geoff Mayes	Kawasaki																		9				9			4
29	Miroslav Halm	ČZ			10				9																		3
30	Miroslav Jirka	ČZ								10																	1
	Christophe Husser	Yamaha														10											1
	Tommy Olsson	Monteas																						10			1
Sources:^[6]^[10]

125cc

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos	Rider	Machine	FRA		ITA		BEL		DEN		POL		YUG		CZE		GER		CH		USA		CAN		ESP		Points
1	Gaston Rahier	Suzuki	1	2	1	8	1	1	2	2	1		1	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	3	1	2		1	1	292
2	Gérard Rond	Yamaha	3	6	8	3	7		1	1	2	1	4		2	1	2	2	4	2	1		5		2		201
3	André Massant	Yamaha			4	5	3	3	3	6	9		7	4	7		5	3	3	3	4		1	2	3	10	149
4	Jiří Churavý	ČZ	10	3	5	2		7		7	6	4		2	3	2		9	7	5	7	8	4	4	5	2	137
5	Göte Liljegren	KTM	7	7				6	4	3	5	6	5	7	6	6	10	8	2	6					6	6	93
6	Yuri Khudiakov	ČZ	4				8		5		3	2		3	9	7	8		10		9	4		3		5	85
7	Gilbert De Roover	Beta				6	2	5	6				3	10			3	4	5						4	3	81
8	Matti Autio	KTM		8				9	9	4	4	5			5	3	7		6	4					7	4	74
9	Akira Watanabe	Suzuki	2	1	2	1																					54
9	Paolo Piron	Beta			3				10		7	8		5	4	4	4	5									54
11	Pavel Rulev	ČZ	8		7		6	8		5	10		6							9			6	5	8	8	46
12	Zdeněk Velký	ČZ	5			4						3			8							6		6			37
13	François Minne	Yamaha		10	9			2	7	9				8			9								9	7	32
14	Corrado Maddii	Aspès		9									2	6		10	6	6									30
15	Warren Reid	Honda																					3	1			25
16	Koji Masuda	Suzuki																			2	2					24
17	Pat Ritcher	Honda																			5	3					16
17	Roger Harvey	Husqvarna	6	5												8										9	16
19	Ivan Alborghetti	Aprilia				7		4												8							15
20	Andy Ainsworth	Husqvarna					10		8	8			9		10	9											12
21	Walter Kalberer	Husqvarna	9	4																							10
21	Gerhard Huber	Can-Am																7	9	7							10
23	Patrick Boniface	Yamaha					4											10									9
	Gary Ogden	Honda																			6	7					9
	Dario Nani	Gilera			6	9								9													9
	Dinand Ziljlstra	Kawasaki								10	8	7	10														9
27	Jorma Rautiainen	Maico																					7	7			8
28	Dieudonne Stouvenakers	Derbi					5	10																			7
28	Frank Stacy	Suzuki																			10	5					7
30	Joe MacIntosch	Yamaha																					9	8			5
31	Jay Kimber	Yamaha																					8	10			4
32	Eddy Hau	Zündapp											8														8
	Alois Weiss	Can-Am																	8								3
	Danny LaPorte	Suzuki																			8						3
35	Karel Kasten	ČZ					9																				2
	Steffan Andersson	Honda										9															2
	Mike Jones	Honda																				9					2
	Mike Van der Beken	Honda																						9			2
39	Robert Greisch	Yamaha			10																						1
	Ivano Bessone	Gilera				10																					1
	Alain Fura	Yamaha										10															1
	Joseph Loetscher	KTM																		10							1
	John Savitski	Yamaha																				10					1
	David James	Suzuki																					10				1
	Antonio Elias	Bultaco																							10		1
Sources:^[8]^[11]

References

^ "Race Watch". Cycle World. October 1977. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Torsten Hallman 2005". mxworksbike.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ "1977 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "1977 500cc motocross world championship final results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
^ "1977 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "1977 250cc motocross world championship final results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
^ "1977 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "1977 125cc motocross world championship final results"" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
^ "1977 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
^ "1977 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
^ "1977 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 October 2025.

External links

Official website

[1] "Race Watch". Cycle World. October 1977. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

[Torsten_Hallman_2005-2] "Torsten Hallman 2005". mxworksbike.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[3] "1977 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

[1977_500cc_motocross_world_championship_final_results-4] "1977 500cc motocross world championship final results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 October 2025.

[5] "1977 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

[1977_250cc_motocross_world_championship_final_results-6] "1977 250cc motocross world championship final results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 October 2025.

[7] "1977 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

[1977_125cc_motocross_world_championship_final_results-8] "1977 125cc motocross world championship final results"" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 October 2025.

[1977_500cc_motocross_world_championship_final_standings-9] "1977 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 October 2025.

[10] "1977 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 October 2025.

[11] "1977 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 October 2025.

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