1970 FIM Motocross World Championship | |
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![]() 1970 500cc World Champion
Bengt Åberg from Sweden. | |
Organizer | FIM |
Duration | 12 May/9 August (500cc) |
Number of races | 12 (500cc) |
Number of manufacturers | 6 (500cc) |
Champions | |
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250cc |
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The 1970 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 14th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season. [1]
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.
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Overall Winner | Report |
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1 | April 12 |
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Payerne |
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Report |
2 | April 19 |
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Sittendorf |
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Report |
3 | May 3 |
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Lichtenvoorde |
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Report |
4 | May 10 |
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Vesoul |
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Report |
5 | May 24 |
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Ruskeasanta |
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Report |
6 | May 31 |
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Västerås |
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Report |
7 | June 14 |
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Holice |
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Report |
8 | June 21 |
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Kharkov |
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Report |
9 | July 12 |
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Beuern |
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Report |
10 | July 26 |
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Apolda | ? |
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Report |
11 | August 2 |
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Namur |
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Report |
12 | August 9 |
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Ettelbruck | ? | ? |
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Report |
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report |
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1 | April 12 |
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Sabadell |
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Suzuki | Report |
2 | April 19 |
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Pernes-les-Fontaines |
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Husqvarna | Report |
3 | April 26 |
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Paal |
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Suzuki | Report |
4 | May 10 |
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Orehova vas |
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Suzuki | Report |
5 | May 24 |
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San Severino |
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Suzuki | Report |
6 | May 31 |
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Lvov |
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Suzuki | Report |
7 | June 7 |
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Szczecin |
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Suzuki | Report |
8 | June 28 |
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Bristol |
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Suzuki | Report |
9 | August 9 |
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Hyvinkää |
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Husqvarna | Report |
10 | August 23 |
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Kali Merkers |
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Suzuki | Report |
11 | August 30 |
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Wohlen |
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Husqvarna | Report |
12 | September 27 |
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Launsdorf |
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Husqvarna | Report |
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1970 FIM Motocross World Championship | |
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![]() 1970 500cc World Champion
Bengt Åberg from Sweden. | |
Organizer | FIM |
Duration | 12 May/9 August (500cc) |
Number of races | 12 (500cc) |
Number of manufacturers | 6 (500cc) |
Champions | |
500cc |
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250cc |
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The 1970 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 14th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season. [1]
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.
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Overall Winner | Report |
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1 | April 12 |
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Payerne |
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Report |
2 | April 19 |
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Sittendorf |
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Report |
3 | May 3 |
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Lichtenvoorde |
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Report |
4 | May 10 |
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Vesoul |
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Report |
5 | May 24 |
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Ruskeasanta |
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Report |
6 | May 31 |
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Västerås |
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Report |
7 | June 14 |
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Holice |
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Report |
8 | June 21 |
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Kharkov |
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Report |
9 | July 12 |
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Beuern |
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Report |
10 | July 26 |
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Apolda | ? |
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Report |
11 | August 2 |
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Namur |
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Report |
12 | August 9 |
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Ettelbruck | ? | ? |
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Report |
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report |
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1 | April 12 |
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Sabadell |
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Suzuki | Report |
2 | April 19 |
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Pernes-les-Fontaines |
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Husqvarna | Report |
3 | April 26 |
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Paal |
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Suzuki | Report |
4 | May 10 |
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Orehova vas |
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Suzuki | Report |
5 | May 24 |
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San Severino |
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Suzuki | Report |
6 | May 31 |
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Lvov |
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Suzuki | Report |
7 | June 7 |
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Szczecin |
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Suzuki | Report |
8 | June 28 |
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Bristol |
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Suzuki | Report |
9 | August 9 |
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Hyvinkää |
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Husqvarna | Report |
10 | August 23 |
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Kali Merkers |
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Suzuki | Report |
11 | August 30 |
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Wohlen |
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Husqvarna | Report |
12 | September 27 |
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Launsdorf |
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Husqvarna | Report |
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