1973_Formula_750_season

1973 Formula 750 season

1973 Formula 750 season

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The 1973 Formula 750 season was the first season of the FIM Formula 750 Prize. The series had previously been run as a British competition under ACU rules.[1] Ten races were held over seven rounds. Although disqualified at Silverstone for using a different bike in the second race,[2] Barry Sheene won the championship.[3]

Calendar

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Notes
  1. The rounds in France, Sweden, Finland and Spain were run as a single race
  2. The round in Sweden was part of the Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix weekend


The Ontario Motor Speedway in California, US was scheduled to hold a round in May 1973. Due to financial difficulties and management changes the event was rescheduled to October. The FIM rules are that a race date cannot be changed once the calendar is ratified so would not sanction the race. The race was therefore run as an AMA Road Race National not a F750 event.[3]

Points system

Points for each event were awarded as below, events at Imola, Silverstone and Hockenheim consisted of two races and points were awarded by aggregate times of the two. At Hockenheim, Jack Findlay won the first race but fell in the second. As there was no aggregate time over the two rounds for him he wasn't awarded points. Suzuki objected and the points awarded were based on positions in each race.[2]

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

Only the four best results achieved by a rider counted towards the championship standings.[2]

Championship standings

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Notes
  1. Only the best four results achieved by a rider counted towards the championship. Total points obtained in brackets

References

  1. [1]
    "Zapomenuté šampionáty: F750 World Championship - 1. část". Motoforum.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. [2]
    "1973 Formula 750 final standings". Racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  3. [3]
    Lawrence, Larry (4 December 2019). "Archives: The Short-Lived, but Influential World Championship". Cycle News. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  4. [4]
    Gruber, Wolfgang (1977). Formel 750 [siebenhundertfünfzig] d. Klasse d. Asse (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 9783879435234.
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