1970 FIM Motocross World Championship
1970 500cc World Champion Bengt Åberg from Sweden.
OrganizerFIM
Duration12 May/9 August (500cc)
Number of races12 (500cc)
Number of manufacturers6 (500cc)
Champions
500ccSweden Bengt Åberg
250ccBelgium Joël Robert

The 1970 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 14th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.[1]

Summary

Arne Kring led the world championship points standings after the first nine rounds, before breaking his back while competing in a non-championship race, forcing him to miss the remaining races. Bengt Åberg went on to win his second consecutive 500cc world championship for Husqvarna. Joël Robert claimed the 250cc title for Suzuki, marking the first championship for a Japanese manufacturer in the motocross world championships.

Grands Prix

500cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 12 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Sweden Bengt Åberg East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Bengt Åberg Report
2 April 19 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Sweden Bengt Åberg East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Bengt Åberg Report
3 May 3 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Christer Hammargren Sweden Arne Kring Report
4 May 10 France French Grand Prix Vesoul Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Report
5 May 24 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Report
6 May 31 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Västerås Sweden Christer Hammargren Sweden Jan Johansson Sweden Christer Hammargren Report
7 June 14 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Sweden Bengt Åberg Sweden Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Report
8 June 21 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Kharkov East Germany Paul Friedrichs East Germany Paul Friedrichs East Germany Paul Friedrichs Report
9 July 12 Germany West German Grand Prix Beuern Sweden Bengt Åberg Germany Adolf Weil Sweden Bengt Åberg Report
10 July 26 East Germany East German Grand Prix Apolda  ? East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Åke Jonsson Report
11 August 2 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Belgium Roger De Coster Sweden Åke Jonsson Belgium Roger De Coster Report
12 August 9 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck  ?  ? Sweden Bengt Åberg Report

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250cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 12 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
2 April 19 France French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines Sweden Torleif Hansen Husqvarna Report
3 April 26 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Paal Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
4 May 10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Orehova vas Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
5 May 24 Italy Italian Grand Prix San Severino Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
6 May 31 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Lvov Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
7 June 7 Poland Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
8 June 28 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Bristol Belgium Joël Robert Suzuki Report
9 August 9 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report
10 August 23 Germany West German Grand Prix Kali Merkers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Suzuki Report
11 August 30 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report
12 September 27 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Launsdorf Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna Report

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Final standings

References

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