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In the 125cc championship, Akira Watanabe ended the three-year reign of his Suzuki teammate, Gaston Rahier. Watanabe's championship marks the first and only motocross world championship for a Japanese competitor. Gerard Rond won four Grand Prix overall victories for Yamaha and finished in third place, one point behind Rahier.
The FIM Motocross World Championship is the premier championship of motocross racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), divided into two distinct classes: MXGP and MX2. Race duration is 30 minutes plus two laps per race. The series runs 20 events with two races per class, including a point-scoring qualification ...
1978 FIM Motocross World Championship; 1978 Formula 750 season This page was last edited on 4 April 2020, at 00:09 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
500cc World Championship: Kenny Roberts: 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season: 350cc World Championship: Kork Ballington: 250cc World Championship: 125cc World Championship: Eugenio Lazzarini: 50cc World Championship: Ricardo Tormo: Speedway World Championship: Ole Olsen: 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship: AMA Superbike ...
He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1972 to 1973 and in the Motocross World Championships from 1973 to 1976, before returning to compete in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1977 to 1978. Pomeroy is notable for being the first American competitor to win an overall victory in an FIM Motocross World Championship Grand Prix race.
The Grand Prix Road-Racing World Championship was established in 1949 by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), and is the oldest motorsport World Championship. [1] There were five classes when the championship started in 1949; 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and sidecar (600cc).
Akira Watanabe (渡辺明, Watanabe Akira, born 1954 in Utsunomiya) is a Japanese former professional motocross racer and team manager. [1] He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1975 to 1982. [1] Watanabe is notable for being the first and only Japanese competitor to win an FIM motocross world championship. [1] [2]
Heinz Kinigadner (born 28 January 1960) is an Austrian former professional motocross racer. [1] He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1978 to 1988. Kinigadner is notable for being the first Austrian competitor to win an FIM motocross world championship. He won consecutive 250cc motocross world championships in 1984 and 1985. [2]