1978 FIM World Motorcycle Trials season
The 1978 World trials season consisted of twelve trials events. It began on 11 February, with round one in Newtownards, Ireland and ended with round twelve in Říčany, Czechoslovakia on 24 September.
Season summary
Yrjo Vesterinen would claim his third World trials championship in 1978, repeating his 1976 and 1977 titles. [1]
1978 World trials season calendar
[2]
Round | Date | Trial | Venue | Trial GP |
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1 | 11 February | ![]() | Newtownards | 1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Rob Shepherd |
2 | 18 February | ![]() | Rhayader | 1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Mick Andrews |
3 | 26 February | ![]() | Bilstain | 1) Martin Lampkin 2) Rob Shepherd 3) Yrjo Vesterinen |
4 | 5 March | ![]() | Sommieres | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Yrjo Vesterinen |
5 | 12 March | ![]() | Matadepera | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Mick Andrews |
6 | 28 May | ![]() | Gefrees | 1) Martin Lampkin 2) Bernie Schreiber 3) Ulf Karlson |
7 | 11 June | ![]() | Roaring Branch | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Yrjo Vesterinen 3) Ulf Karlson |
8 | 16 July | ![]() | Pinerolo | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Antonio Gorgot |
9 | 23 July | ![]() | Spital Am Semmering | 1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Bernie Schreiber 3) Ulf Karlson |
10 | 20 August | ![]() | Molndal | 1) Ulf Karlson 2) Yrjo Vesterinen 3) Bernie Schreiber |
11 | 27 August | ![]() | Ekenas | 1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Timo Ryysy |
12 | 24 September | ![]() | Říčany | 1) Martin Lampkin 2) Bernie Schreiber 3)Yrjo Vesterinen |
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top ten finishers. All twelve rounds counted for the World Trials class.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
World Trials final standings
[3]
Pos | Rider | Machine | IRL![]() | GBR![]() | BEL![]() | FRA![]() | SPA![]() | GER![]() | USA![]() | ITA![]() | AUT![]() | SWE![]() | FIN![]() | CZE![]() | Pts | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | Bultaco | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 128 | 1978 Finnish champion [1] |
2 | ![]() | Bultaco | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 126 | 1978 British champion [4] |
3 | ![]() | Bultaco | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 116 | 1978 US NATC Champion [5] |
4 | ![]() | Montesa | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 104 | 1978 Swedish Champion [6] |
5 | ![]() | HRC Honda | 3 | - | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 63 | |
6 | ![]() | Yamaha / Ossa | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | |
7 | ![]() | Bultaco | - | - | - | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | 29 | 1978 Spanish Champion [7] |
8 | ![]() | Montesa | 8 | - | 4 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 25 | 1978 Belgian champion [8] |
9 | ![]() | Montesa | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 7 | - | 4 | 10 | 7 | 25 | |
10 | ![]() | Bultaco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | - | 22 | |
11 | ![]() | SWM | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 18 | |
12 | ![]() | SWM | 5 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | 8 | 10 | 9 | - | 14 | |
13 | ![]() | Bultaco | 7 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 9 | 8 | - | 12 | |
14 | ![]() | Suzuki | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | |
15 | ![]() | Montesa | - | - | 5 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
16 | ![]() | Montesa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
17 | ![]() | Montesa | - | - | 9 | - | 8 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 8 | 10 | |
18 | ![]() | Suzuki | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
19 | ![]() | Montesa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
19 | ![]() | Montesa | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
21 | ![]() | Montesa | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1978 French Champion [9] |
22 | ![]() | Bultaco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | |
23 | ![]() | KTM | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1978 German Champion |
23 | ![]() | Ossa | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
23 | ![]() | Montesa | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
References
- ^ a b "all time best trials riders". redbull.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "world trials 1977 schedule". trialonline.org. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "World 1978 standings". trialonline.org. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "martin lampkin". fim-live.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "schreiber hall of fame". motorcyclemuseum.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "ulf karlson story". issuu.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "toni gorgot interview". retrotrials.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "jean marie lejeune stats". trialonline.org. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "french national champion". magazine.cyclenews.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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