Bengt Åberg

Swedish professional motocross racer (1944–2021)
Bengt Åberg
Åberg on his Husky at the 1969 Westlake GP in California. Åberg won the race.
NationalitySwedish
Born(1944-06-26)26 June 1944
Gävleborg County, Sweden
Died6 March 2021(2021-03-06) (aged 76)
Motocross career
Years active1966–1979
TeamsHusqvarna, Bultaco, Yamaha
Championships500cc - 1969, 1970
Wins12

Bengt Edvin Åberg (26 June 1944 – 6 March 2021[1][2]) was a Swedish professional motocross racer.[3] He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1966 to 1979, most prominently as a member of the Husqvarna factory racing team where he won two FIM 500cc Motocross World Championships.

Biography

Åberg was born in Gävleborg County, Sweden. He was one of the top riders in the Motocross Grand Prix World Championships during the late 1960s and early 1970s.[4] In 1968 he was part of the Swedish team that won the Trophée des Nations. He won the FIM 500cc Motocross World Championship in 1969 and 1970 while riding for the Husqvarna factory racing team.[5][6] Åberg was a member of three victorious Swedish teams at the Motocross des Nations in 1970, 1971, and 1974. In 1974, 1975 and 1976, he rode for the Bultaco factory in the 500cc class.

In 1977 he competed on a highly modified four stroke Yamaha XT500 built in collaboration with former world champions Torsten Hallman and Sten Lundin.[7][8] Åberg rode the bike to a victory in the first moto of the 1977 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix and ended the season ranked 9th in the final world championship standings.[7][8]

In 1995, he won the Swedish ice speedway national championships. He was a longtime member of the Bollnäs Motorklubb, serving on the board and helping design local motocross tracks.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Godspeed Bengt Aberg". motoheadmag.com. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Godspeed Bengt Aberg". motocrossactionmag.com. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Bengt Åberg career profile". bestsports.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. ^ "The History of the Swedes". mxgp.com. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  5. ^ "1969 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  6. ^ "1970 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Torsten Hallman 2005". mxworksbike.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  8. ^ a b "GP Classic Steel: HL 500". pulpmx.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.


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1957 - B. Nilsson
1958 - R. Baeten
1959 - S. Lundin

1960 - B. Nilsson
1961 - S. Lundin
1962 – R. Tibblin
1963 – R. Tibblin
1964 – J. Smith
1965 – J. Smith
1966 – P. Friedrichs
1967 – P. Friedrichs
1968 – P. Friedrichs
1969 – B. Åberg

1980 – A. Malherbe
1981 – A. Malherbe
1982 – B. Lackey
1983 – H. Carlqvist
1984 – A. Malherbe
1985 – D. Thorpe
1986 – D. Thorpe
1987 – G. Jobé
1988 – E. Geboers
1989 – D. Thorpe

1990 – E. Geboers
1991 – G. Jobé
1992 – G. Jobé
1993 – J. Martens
1994 – M. Hansson
1995 – J. Smets
1996 – S. King
1997 – J. Smets
1998 – J. Smets
1999 – A. Bartolini

2000 – J. Smets
2001 – S. Everts
2002 – S. Everts
2003 – S. Everts
2004 – S. Everts
2005 – S. Everts
2006 – S. Everts
2007 – S. Ramon
2008 – D. Philippaerts
2009 – T. Cairoli

1From 1957 to 2002 500cc is the premier class. 2003 top class named motocrossgp which combine the top driver from 500cc and 250cc last year.2004~2013 MX1 and 2014 to today MXGP is the premier class,both use the 450cc 4 stroke bike.