1969 FIM Motocross World Championship

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1968 FIM Motocross World Championship
OrganizerFIM
Duration13 April/31 August
Number of races24
Number of manufacturers10
Champions
500ccSweden Bengt Åberg
250ccBelgium Joël Robert
FIM Motocross World Championship seasons

The 1969 Motocross World Championship was the 13th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles. The FIM implements a new championship points scoring formula, awarding points to the top ten classified competitors.

Summary

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Husqvarna factory-sponsored rider Bengt Åberg dethroned three-time World Champion Paul Friedrichs to win his first 500cc World Championship.[1][2] Husqvarna introduced a new motorcycle with a larger 400cc engine to claim their first 500cc World Championship since Rolf Tibblin won the 1963 title. BSA factory team rider John Banks once again proved to be one of the top competitors; however, mechanical problems late in the season relegated him to second place in the championship for the second consecutive season.[1] Defending World Champion Friedrichs took third place in the final standings.[1]

Two-time 500cc World Champion Jeff Smith makes his final World Championship appearance at the 1969 500cc Belgian Grand Prix. Two-time 250cc European Champion Dave Bickers marks the final World Championship appearance of his career with a victory in the second moto of the 1969 250cc British Grand Prix.

In the 250cc World Championship, Joël Robert won six Grand Prix races to successfully defend his championship in a season-long battle with his ČZ factory teammate Sylvain Geboers.[3][4] Geboers actually scored more points overall but fell victim to FIM scoring rules, which only recognized the top seven of twelve results. The rules would be changed in 1977. Suzuki factory rider Olle Pettersson demonstrated the Japanese factory's rapid development by placing third in the final standings.[3] Four-time World Champion Torsten Hallman was slowed by a back injury and dropped to sixth place in the final standings.[3] He was released by the Husqvarna factory team after the 1969 season.[5]

Grands Prix

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500cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 20 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Sweden Bengt Åberg East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Bengt Åberg Report
2 May 11 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Motala Sweden Arne Kring East Germany Arne Kring Sweden Arne Kring Report
3 May 18 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Norg Sweden Arne Kring United Kingdom John Banks Sweden Arne Kring Report
4 May 25 Italy Italian Grand Prix Lombardore Sweden Bengt Åberg Sweden Bengt Åberg Sweden Bengt Åberg Report
5 June 15 Czech Republic Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Přerov East Germany Paul Friedrichs United Kingdom John Banks United Kingdom John Banks Report
6 June 22 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Chișinău United Kingdom John Banks East Germany Paul Friedrichs United Kingdom John Banks Report
7 July 13 West Germany West German Grand Prix Beuren East Germany Paul Friedrichs Czech Republic Jaroslav Homola East Germany Paul Friedrichs Report
8 August 3 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Belgium Roger De Coster United Kingdom John Banks Belgium Roger De Coster Report
9 August 10 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck United Kingdom Dave Nicoll East Germany Paul Friedrichs United Kingdom Dave Nicoll Report
10 August 17 France French Grand Prix Laguépie Sweden Bengt Åberg East Germany Paul Friedrichs Sweden Bengt Åberg Report
11 August 24 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Sweden Bengt Åberg Sweden Åke Jonsson Sweden Bengt Åberg Report
12 August 31 East Germany East German Grand Prix Schwerin East Germany Paul Friedrichs Belgium Roger De Coster Sweden Arne Kring Report
Sources:[2][6]

250cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 13 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Belgium Joël Robert Sweden Olle Pettersson Belgium Joël Robert Report
2 April 20 Belgium Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Belgium Joël Robert Finland Kalevi Vehkhonen Belgium Joël Robert Report
3 April 27 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Tržič Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Report
4 May 4 Czech Republic Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Belgium Sylvain Geboers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Report
5 May 11 Poland Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Report
6 May 18 West Germany West German Grand Prix Bielstein West Germany Adolf Weil West Germany Adolf Weil West Germany Adolf Weil Report
7 June 15 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Makkinga Belgium Sylvain Geboers Finland Heikki Mikkola Belgium Sylvain Geboers Report
8 June 22 France French Grand Prix Niort Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Report
9 June 29 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Dodington Park Belgium Sylvain Geboers United Kingdom Dave Bickers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Report
10 August 3 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Hedemora Belgium Sylvain Geboers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Belgium Sylvain Geboers Report
11 August 10 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Finland Kalevi Vehkonen Sweden Olle Pettersson Belgium Joël Robert Report
12 August 17 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Leningrad Soviet Union Vladimir Kavinov Soviet Union Vladimir Kavinov Soviet Union Vladimir Kavinov Report
Sources:[4][7]

Final standings

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Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. For the 250cc and 500cc final championship standings, the 7 best of 12 results are retained.

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

500cc

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(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos Rider Machine AUT
Austria 		SWE
Sweden 		NED
Netherlands 		ITA
Italy 		CZE
Czech Republic 		USSR
Soviet Union 		GER
West Germany 		BEL
Belgium 		LUX
Luxembourg 		FRA
France 		CH
Switzerland 		GDR
East Germany 		Points
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Sweden Bengt Åberg Husqvarna 1 4 2 2 2 31 1 1 9 4 - - 3 3 - 4 4 2 1 2 1 2 4 4 94
2 United Kingdom John Banks BSA 7 2 - - 3 1 - 3 2 1 1 2 - - 2 1 3 - - - - - 5 7 72
3 East Germany Paul Friedrichs ČZ 39 1 7 - - - - - 1 - 2 1 1 5 5 6 5 1 2 1 4 4 1 - 67
4 Sweden Arne Kring Husqvarna - - 1 1 1 2 3 - 4 3 - - 2 6 - - - - 8 8 - - 2 2 66
5 Belgium Roger De Coster ČZ 20 5 - - 7 30 4 4 7 8 - - 8 10 1 2 - - 3 4 3 3 3 1 66
6 United Kingdom Dave Nicoll BSA 4 - - - 15 12 2 2 - - - - 7 8 8 14 1 3 - - 11 6 6 8 40
7 United Kingdom Keith Hickman BSA 5 7 - - - - - - - - 4 4 5 2 7 10 6 - 5 6 7 13 - - 38
8 Sweden Christer Hammargren Husqvarna - - 5 3 8 6 - - - - - - - 7 16 8 15 - 6 5 5 10 7 3 35
9 Belgium Jeff Teuwissen Husqvarna - - 11 9 5 3 12 - 12 5 - - - - 4 5 7 5 - - - - - - 32
10 Czech Republic Jaroslav Homola Jawa - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 3 6 1 10 22 2 - 4 12 6 8 8 5 31
11 Sweden Jan Johansson Husqvarna 6 11 3 6 9 8 - - 6 7 - - - - - - 11 7 - - - - - - 28
12 Czech Republic Otakar Toman ČZ 12 6 - 8 13 11 7 - - - 6 - - - 9 12 9 4 - - - 9 - - 25
13 Sweden Åke Jonsson Maico - - 8 11 - - 5 - 10 11 5 5 10 4 - - 8 - - - - - - - 25
14 West Germany Adolf Weil Maico 36 3 4 7 - - 17 12 11 2 - - 4 - 3 3 10 - - 3 2 - - - 21
15 Czech Republic Miroslav Lisy ČZ 2 8 - - 17 14 6 5 - - - - - - 22 20 19 - 9 13 - - 22 - 20
16 Sweden Jan Erik Sallqvist Husqvarna 9 9 6 5 - - 16 8 - - - - - - - - - - 20 9 - - - - 13
17 Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink Husqvarna 10 10 - 4 30 7 - - - - - - - - 14 11 12 9 7 7 19 5 12 20 13
18 Czech Republic Jiří Schmalz ČZ - - - - - - - - 5 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 11 10
19 Netherlands Frans Sigmans Husqvarna - - - - 4 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
20 France Jacques Vernier ČZ - - - - - - 14 9 - - - - - - 20 16 14 6 19 - - - - - 8
21 Netherlands Jo Lammers ČZ - - - - 6 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
22 Italy Eugenio Perozzo ČZ - - - - - - 8 6 - - - - - - - - - - 16 20 - - - - 6
23 Belgium Jaak van Velthoven Husqvarna 8 12 9 - - - - - 14 - - - - - 13 17 18 - - - 10 7 - - 6
24 East Germany Heinz Hoppe ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 - 13 8 - 18 - - 9 6 6
25 Italy Giuseppe Cavallero ČZ - - - - - - 10 7 - - - - - - - - - - 11 16 - - - - 5
26 United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 7 - - - - - - - - 5
27 Soviet Union Antonin Klavinsh ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - 10 9 5
28 Soviet Union Viatcheslav Krasnotchekov ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - 14 - 4
29 Netherlands Jo Keizer Husqvarna - - - - 10 9 - - - - - - - - 12 18 16 - 10 - - - 16 12 3
30 Italy Silvano Benso ČZ - - - - - - 13 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
31 West Germany Willy Bauer Maico - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 9 - - - - - - - - - - 2
32 Netherlands Henk Driessen ČZ - - - - 12 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
33 Soviet Union Vladimir Ovchinikov ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
34 Czech Republic Vaclav Svastal ČZ 3 - - - 18 15 15 11 8 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
35 France Serge Bacou Bultaco 11 13 - - - - 22 - - 9 - - - - 23 19 - 16 - 10 - - - - 1
36 Soviet Union Vladimir Pogrebnyak ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
37 Belgium Riik van Hoof ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 11 - - - - - - 1
38 France Jean Jacques Tourte ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 11 - - - - 1
39 Soviet Union Angus Angers ČZ - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 10 1
- Belgium Gaston Rahier ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 9 - - - - - - - - 0
Sources:[1][6]

250cc

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(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos Rider Machine ESP
Spain 		CH
Switzerland 		YUG
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		CZE
Czech Republic 		POL
Poland 		GER
West Germany 		NED
Netherlands 		FRA
France 		UK
United Kingdom 		SWE
Sweden 		FIN
Finland 		USSR
Soviet Union 		Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Belgium Joël Robert ČZ 1 4 1 3 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - 5 - 3 2 5 2 102
2 Belgium Sylvain Geboers ČZ 10 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 6 3 1 2 5 2 1 3 1 1 2 - 3 - 96
3 Sweden Olle Pettersson Suzuki - 1 7 - 6 5 3 3 5 3 3 - 2 5 2 5 - 4 2 2 7 1 - - 71
4 Czech Republic Jiří Stodůlka ČZ 11 6 11 - 4 6 5 7 - 9 11 2 28 22 4 6 2 6 - - - 5 7 - 44
5 Czech Republic Karel Konecny ČZ - - 3 4 3 7 2 2 4 - 2 6 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - 38
6 Sweden Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 4 7 8 6 5 2 - - 2 5 - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 32
7 Belgium Marcel Wiertz Bultaco 6 5 12 9 - 10 9 11 - - 7 5 8 11 - 15 12 8 - - - - - - 31
8 Czech Republic Zdeněk Strnad ČZ 2 - 5 8 - - 6 16 - - 5 8 14 26 8 11 5 9 8 6 - - - - 31
9 Soviet Union Vladimir Kavinov ČZ - 11 - - 15 9 - - 9 10 - - - - 12 17 - - 14 7 10 8 1 1 27
10 Soviet Union Gennady Moiseyev ČZ 14 12 - - 8 - - 4 7 7 - - - - 9 18 - - 11 5 5 10 9 3 27
11 Soviet Union Leonid Shinkarenko ČZ 9 - 9 5 11 4 4 14 6 6 - - - - 11 10 - - - - - - - - 18
12 Finland Kalevi Vehkonen Husqvarna 7 - 4 1 - - - - - 8 - - 15 6 13 13 - - - - 1 - - - 17
13 United Kingdom Andy Roberton AJS 5 8 10 10 10 - 7 5 - - 4 - 19 24 - - - - - - - - - - 17
14 Finland Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna - - 6 7 7 8 - - - - - - 29 1 6 3 - - - - - 3 - 4 16
15 West Germany Adolf Weil Maico - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
16 Czech Republic Miroslav Halm ČZ - - - - - - 8 6 - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - 6 2 6 15
17 Sweden Uno Palm Husqvarna - - - - - - 10 13 - - - - 11 9 14 8 8 7 15 3 4 - 4 - 14
18 Sweden Bengt Arne Bonn Husqvarna - - - - 9 - - 9 8 4 - - 6 25 - 7 9 - - - - - - - 13
19 United Kingdom Dave Bickers ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 - - - - - - 12
20 Finland Jyrki Storm Husqvarna - 10 - - - - - - - - - - 25 20 26 12 10 10 - - 6 4 - - 12
21 United Kingdom Don Rickman Bultaco 8 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
22 Netherlands Pierre Karsmakers ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 4 - - - - - - - - - - 10
23 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 4 - - - - 10
24 Netherlands Jan Roessink Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - 10 9 5 7 19 - - - - - - - - - 9
25 Netherlands Frans Sigmans Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - - - - 8
United Kingdom Arthur Browning Greeves 3 - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - 6 2 - - - - - - 8
Soviet Union Angus Angers ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 5 8
28 Norway Roger Smestad Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 13 16 - 11 12 - - 8 7 - - 7
29 Netherlands Ton van Heugten ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 8 - - - - - - - - - - 5
United Kingdom Bryan Goss Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 11 - - - - - - 5
Soviet Union Mikhail Rastvortsev ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 5
Soviet Union Pavel Rulev ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 8 - - - 8 5
33 West Germany Willy Bauer Maico - - - - - - - - - - 8 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
34 United Kingdom Malcolm Davis AJS - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 - 10 9 - - - - - - - - 3
East Germany Helmut Schumann ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - 3
Soviet Union Anatoly Mandritchenko ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 3
37 France Michel Combes Husqvarna 13 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 19 - - - - - - - - 2
Belgium Gaston Rahier Ossa - - 13 11 - - - 10 10 11 - - - - - 14 - - - - - - - - 2
United Kingdom Jim Aird AJS - - - - - - - - - - 9 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Finland Jack Johansson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - 2
41 Spain José Sanchez Bultaco 12 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Denmark Soren Lodal ČZ - - - - - - - - - - 12 10 20 27 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Netherlands Harry Driessen ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 12 - - - - - - - - - - 1
East Germany Gerhard Teubner ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 9 - - - - 1
Soviet Union Antonin Klavinsh ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 1
- United Kingdom Vic Allan Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - 0
United Kingdom Chris Horsfield Bultaco - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - 0
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Notes

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