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 | Switzerland}} Swiss Grand Prix | Payerne | Sweden}} Bengt Åberg | East Germany}} Paul Friedrichs | Sweden}} Bengt Åberg | Report |
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2 | April 19 | Austria}} Austrian Grand Prix | Sittendorf | Sweden}} Bengt Åberg | East Germany}} Paul Friedrichs | Sweden}} Bengt Åberg | Report |
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3 | May 3 | Netherlands}} Dutch Grand Prix | Lichtenvoorde | Sweden}} Arne Kring | Sweden}} Christer Hammargren | Sweden}} Arne Kring | Report |
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4 | May 10 | France}} French Grand Prix | Vesoul | Sweden}} Arne Kring | Sweden}} Arne Kring | Sweden}} Arne Kring | Report |
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5 | May 24 | Finland}} Finnish Grand Prix | Ruskeasanta | Sweden}} Arne Kring | Sweden}} Arne Kring | Sweden}} Arne Kring | Report |
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6 | May 31 | Sweden}} Swedish Grand Prix | Västerås | Sweden}} Christer Hammargren | Sweden}} Jan Johansson | Sweden}} Christer Hammargren | Report |
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7 | June 14 | Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Holice | Sweden}} Bengt Åberg | Sweden}} Arne Kring | Sweden}} Arne Kring | Report |
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8 | June 21 | USSR}} Russian Grand Prix | Kharkov | East Germany}} Paul Friedrichs | East Germany}} Paul Friedrichs | East Germany}} Paul Friedrichs | Report |
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9 | July 12 | Germany}} West German Grand Prix | Beuern | Sweden}} Bengt Åberg | Germany}} Adolf Weil | Sweden}} Bengt Åberg | Report |
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10 | July 26 | East Germany}} East German Grand Prix | Apolda | ? | East Germany}} Paul Friedrichs | Sweden}} Åke Jonsson | Report |
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11 | August 2 | Belgium}} Belgian Grand Prix | Namur | Belgium}} Roger De Coster | Sweden}} Åke Jonsson | Belgium}} Roger De Coster | Report |
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12 | August 9 | Luxembourg}} Luxembourg Grand Prix | Ettelbruck | ? | ? | Sweden}} Bengt Åberg | Report |
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Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report |
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1 | April 12 | Spain}} Spanish Grand Prix | Sabadell | Belgium}} Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
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2 | April 19 | France}} French Grand Prix | Pernes-les-Fontaines | Sweden}} Torleif Hansen | Husqvarna | Report |
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3 | April 26 | Belgium}} Belgian Grand Prix | Paal | Belgium}} Sylvain Geboers | Suzuki | Report |
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4 | May 10 | Yugoslavia}} Yugoslavian Grand Prix | Orehova vas | Belgium}} Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
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5 | May 24 | Italy}} Italian Grand Prix | San Severino | Belgium}} Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
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6 | May 31 | USSR}} Russian Grand Prix | Lvov | Belgium}} Sylvain Geboers | Suzuki | Report |
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7 | June 7 | Poland}} Polish Grand Prix | Szczecin | Belgium}} Sylvain Geboers | Suzuki | Report |
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8 | June 28 | UK}} British Grand Prix | Bristol | Belgium}} Joël Robert | Suzuki | Report |
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9 | August 9 | Finland}} Finnish Grand Prix | Hyvinkää | Finland}} Heikki Mikkola | Husqvarna | Report |
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10 | August 23 | Germany}} West German Grand Prix | Kali Merkers | Belgium}} Sylvain Geboers | Suzuki | Report |
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11 | August 30 | Switzerland}} Swiss Grand Prix | Wohlen | Finland}} Heikki Mikkola | Husqvarna | Report |
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12 | September 27 | Austria}} Austrian Grand Prix | Launsdorf | Finland}} Heikki Mikkola | Husqvarna | Report |
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500cc[1][5] | Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Sweden}} Bengt Åberg | Husqvarna | 88 |
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2 | Sweden}} Arne Kring | Husqvarna | 80 |
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3 | Sweden}} Åke Jonsson | Maico | 77 |
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4 | East Germany}} Paul Friedrichs | ČZ | 60 |
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5 | Sweden}} Christer Hammargren | Husqvarna | 59 |
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6 | Germany}} Adolf Weil | Maico | 55 |
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7 | Belgium}} Josef Teuwissen | Husqvarna | 50 |
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8 | Czechoslovakia}} Otakar Toman | ČZ | 40 |
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9 | Belgium}} Jaak van Velthoven | Husqvarna | 35 |
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10 | Netherlands}} Gerrit Wolsink | Husqvarna | 28 |
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11 | East Germany}} Heinz Hoppe | ČZ | 21 |
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12 | Great Britain}} Vic Allan | Greeves | 18 |
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13 | Belgium}} Roger De Coster | ČZ | 15 |
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14 | Germany}} Willy Bauer | Maico | 13 |
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15 | Great Britain}} Keith Hickman | BSA | 12 |
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16 | Czechoslovakia}} Oldrich Hamrsmid | ČZ | 11 |
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17 | USSR}} Vladmir Ovchinikov | ČZ | 10 |
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17 | Great Britain}} Andy Roberton | AJS | 10 |
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17 | Sweden}} Jan Johanssen | Husqvarna | 10 |
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20 | Sweden}} Jan Erik Sallqvist | Husqvarna | 10 |
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21 | USSR}} Amis Angers | ČZ | 8 |
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22 | USSR}} Viatcheslav Krasnotchekov | ČZ | 8 |
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23 | Belgium}} Willy van Loon | ČZ | 7 |
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24 | Netherlands}} Frans Sigmans | Greeves | 5 |
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24 | USSR}} Mikhail Rastvortsev | ČZ | 5 |
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24 | Belgium}} Gaston Rahier | ČZ | 5 |
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27 | Netherlands}} Walter Van Den Broeck | Maico | 5 |
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28 | Czechoslovakia}} Vlastimil Valek | Jawa | 4 |
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28 | USSR}} Antonin Klavinsh | ČZ | 4 |
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30 | Czechoslovakia}} Zdenek Strnad | ČZ | 4 |
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31 | East Germany}} Manfred Stein | ČZ | 3 |
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31 | Netherlands}} Jo Keizer | ČZ | 3 |
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31 | Sweden}} Hasse Hansson | Husqvarna | 3 |
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34 | Netherlands}} Pierre Karsmakers | ČZ | 2 |
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34 | Sweden}} Hans Henriksson | Husqvarna | 2 |
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34 | Czechoslovakia}} Miroslav Halm | ČZ | 2 |
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37 | Switzerland}} Josef Loetscher | Montesa | 1 |
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37 | France}} Joel Queirel | Husqvarna | 1 |
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37 | Sweden}} Lars Nord | Husqvarna | 1 |
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37 | East Germany}} Helmut Schadenberg | ČZ | 1 |
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{{col-break}}250cc[6][7] | Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Belgium}} Joël Robert | Suzuki | 96 |
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2 | Belgium}} Sylvain Geboers | Suzuki | 94 |
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3 | Belgium}} Roger De Coster | ČZ | 77 |
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4 | Finland}} Heikki Mikkola | Husqvarna | 74 |
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5 | Czechoslovakia}} Miroslav Halm | ČZ | 70 |
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6 | Sweden}} Uno Palm | Husqvarna | 43 |
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7 | Sweden}} Ollie Petterson | Suzuki | 42 |
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8 | Sweden}} Torleif Hansen | Husqvarna | 35 |
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9 | Czechoslovakia}} Jiri Stodulka | ČZ | 26 |
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10 | USSR}} Vladimir Kavinov | ČZ | 25 |
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11 | Sweden}} Torsten Hallman | Husqvarna | 11 |
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12 | UK}} Malcolm Davis | AJS | 13 |
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13 | Sweden}} Håkan Andersson | Husqvarna | 12 |
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14 | UK}} Bryan Wade | Greeves | 10 |
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15 | USSR}} Guennady Moisseev | ČZ | 10 |
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16 | Belgium}} Gaston Rahier | ČZ | 7 |
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17 | Czechoslovakia}} Karel Konecny | ČZ | 7 |
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18 | Belgium}} Marcel Wiertz | Bultaco | 6 |
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19 | Belgium}} Josef Teuwissen | Husqvarna | 5 |
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19 | USSR}} Viatcheslav Krasnotchekov | ČZ | 5 |
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21 | East Germany}} Helmut Schumann | ČZ | 5 |
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22 | Germany}} Adolf Weil | Maico | 4 |
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22 | USSR}} Mikhail Rastvortsev | ČZ | 4 |
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22 | East Germany}} Helmut Schadenberg | ČZ | 4 |
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25 | Denmark}} Erling Rasmussen | Husqvarna | 3 |
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25 | Finland}} Kalevi Vehkonen | Husqvarna | 3 |
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25 | East Germany}} Heinz Hoppe | ČZ | 3 |
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25 | Germany}} Willy Bauer | Maico | 3 |
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29 | Poland}} Eugeniusz Straczek | ČZ | 2 |
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29 | Denmark}} Soren Lodal | ČZ | 2 |
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29 | France}} Jean-Claude Nowak | Husqvarna | 2 |
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32 | USSR}} Pavel Rulev | ČZ | 2 |
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32 | Finland}} Jyrki Storm | Husqvarna | 2 |
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34 | USSR}} Anatoly Mandritchenko | ČZ | 1 |
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34 | France}} Michel Combes | AJS | 1 |
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34 | UK}} Dick Clayton | Greeves | 1 |
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34 | Czechoslovakia}} Vlastimil Hlous | ČZ | 1 |
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34 | Sweden}} Bengt Arne Bonn | AJS | 1 |
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