The 1971 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 15th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.
Roger De Coster won his first 500cc world championship for Suzuki in a tight points battle with Maico rider Åke Jonsson. The championship wasn't decided until the final round of the season when Jonsson suffered a mechanical failure. [1] De Coster's victory at the season opening Italian Grand Prix gave Suzuki the first ever victory for a Japanese factory in a 500cc motocross Grand Prix. [2] Joël Robert, claimed his fourth consecutive 250cc title, and second since joining the Suzuki factory racing team. It was his fifth 250cc world championship overall in his career.
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Overall Winner | Report |
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1 | April 18 | Italian Grand Prix | Macerata | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Report |
2 | May 2 | Austrian Grand Prix | Sittendorf | Paul Friedrichs | Paul Friedrichs | Paul Friedrichs | Report |
3 | May 16 | Swedish Grand Prix | Huskvarna | Roger De Coster | Christer Hammargren | Roger De Coster | Report |
4 | May 23 | Finnish Grand Prix | Ruskeasanta | Paul Friedrichs | Åke Jonsson | Paul Friedrichs | Report |
5 | June 13 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Stribro | Roger De Coster | Adolf Weil | Roger De Coster | Report |
6 | June 20 | Russian Grand Prix | Chișinău | Bengt Åberg | Åke Jonsson | Åke Jonsson | Report |
7 | June 27 | East German Grand Prix | Schwerin | Bengt Åberg | Åke Jonsson | Bengt Åberg | Report |
8 | July 11 | British Grand Prix | Farleigh Castle | Åke Jonsson | Paul Friedrichs | Åke Jonsson | Report |
9 | July 18 | West German Grand Prix | Bielstein | Adolf Weil | Åke Jonsson | Adolf Weil | Report |
10 | August 1 | Belgian Grand Prix | Namur | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Report |
11 | August 8 | Luxembourg Grand Prix | Ettelbruck | Roger De Coster | Åke Jonsson | Åke Jonsson | Report |
12 | August 22 | Dutch Grand Prix | Sint Anthonis | Roger De Coster | Åke Jonsson | Roger De Coster | Report |
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report |
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1 | April 18 | Spanish Grand Prix | Sabadell | Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
2 | April 25 | Swiss Grand Prix | Payerne | Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
3 | May 2 | Polish Grand Prix | Szczecin | Kalevi Vehkonen | Husqvarna | Report |
4 | May 9 | West German Grand Prix | Beuren | Heikki Mikkola | Husqvarna | Report |
5 | May 16 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix | Karlovac | Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
6 | May 23 | Italian Grand Prix | Busca | Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
7 | June 20 | Dutch Grand Prix | Bergharen | Sylvain Geboers | Suzuki | Report |
8 | July 4 | East German Grand Prix | Teutschenthal | Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
9 | August 8 | Finnish Grand Prix | Hyvinkää | Sylvain Geboers | Suzuki | Report |
10 | August 15 | Swedish Grand Prix | Ulricehamn | Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
11 | August 22 | British Grand Prix | Bristol | Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
12 | October 3 | Austrian Grand Prix | Launsdorf | Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
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