1977 FIM World Motorcycle Trials season
The 1977 World trials season consisted of twelve trials events. It began on 12 February, with round one in Newtownards, Ireland and ended with round twelve in Oberiberg, Switzerland on 25 September.
Season summary
Yrjo Vesterinen would claim his second World trials championship in 1977, repeating his 1976 title. [1]
1977 World trials season calendar
Round | Date | Trial | Venue | Trial GP |
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1 | 12 February | ![]() | Newtownards | 1) Malcolm Rathmell 2) John Reynolds 3) Rob Edwards |
2 | 19 February | ![]() | Rhayader | 1) Malcolm Rathmell 2) Manuel Soler 3) Dave Thorpe |
3 | 27 February | ![]() | Bilstain | 1) Malcolm Rathmell 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Yrjo Vesterinen |
4 | 6 March | ![]() | Matadepera | 1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Bernie Schreiber |
5 | 13 March | ![]() | Sancerre | 1) Ulf Karlson 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Yrjo Vesterinen |
6 | 20 March | ![]() | Bielefeld | 1) Martin Lampkin 2) Bernie Schreiber 3) Rob Shepherd |
7 | 29 May | ![]() | Port Huron | 1) Charles Coutard 2) Marlan Whaley 3) Mike Griffitts |
8 | 5 June | ![]() | Chicoutimi | 1) Charles Coutard 2) Yrjo Vesterinen 3) Malcolm Rathmell |
9 | 28 August | ![]() | Huddingen | 1) Ulf Karlson 2) Bo Nilsson 3) Malcolm Rathmell |
10 | 4 September | ![]() | Ekenas | 1) Rob Shepherd 2) Yrjo Vesterinen 3) Martin Lampkin |
11 | 18 September | ![]() | Ricany | 1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Rob Shepherd 3) Martin Lampkin |
12 | 25 September | ![]() | Oberiberg | 1) Ulf Karlson 2) Malcolm Rathmell 3) Rob Shepherd |
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
Pos | Rider | Machine | IRL![]() | GBR![]() | BEL![]() | SPA![]() | FRA![]() | GER![]() | USA![]() | CAN![]() | SWE![]() | FIN![]() | CZE![]() | SWI![]() | Pts | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | Bultaco | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 107 | 1977 Finnish champion |
2 | ![]() | Montesa | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 101 | 1977 Swedish champion |
3 | ![]() | Montesa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 100 | |
4 | ![]() | Bultaco | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 98 | winner of 1977 scottish 6 day & scott trials |
5 | ![]() | HRC Honda | 8 | - | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 1977 British champion |
6 | ![]() | Bultaco | 6 | 9 | - | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 63 | 1977 French champion |
7 | ![]() | Bultaco | - | - | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 53 | |
8 | ![]() | Bultaco | - | 2 | - | 6 | 8 | 8 | - | 9 | - | - | 6 | - | 30 | 1977 Spanish champion |
9 | ![]() | Montesa | 7 | - | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | - | 8 | 10 | - | 10 | 9 | 26 | |
10 | ![]() | HRC Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 20 | 1977 US NATC champion[4] |
11 | ![]() | Suzuki | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | |
12 | ![]() | Montesa | - | 7 | 7 | - | 6 | 9 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 8 | 19 | 1977 Belgian champion |
13 | ![]() | Yamaha | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 7 | - | 13 | |
14 | ![]() | Ossa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 12 | |
15 | ![]() | Montesa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 11 | |
16 | ![]() | Montesa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
16 | ![]() | Bultaco | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
16 | ![]() | Montesa | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
19 | ![]() | Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
20 | ![]() | Bultaco | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
21 | ![]() | Montesa | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 4 | |
22 | ![]() | Bultaco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | 2 | |
23 | ![]() | Bultaco | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
24 | ![]() | Montesa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | |
24 | ![]() | Montesa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 1 | |
24 | ![]() | Bultaco | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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