ROUND 5: AUSTRIA

Proving his win in Belgium was no fluke for Eddy Lejeune. He pushed his way past the older establishment that had dominated the FIM World Championship for so long to take his second victory of the season.

Three laps of just under 20 miles had the riders take in 15 sections per lap in damp and at times wet conditions. Rivers and rocks were the order of the day as Martin Lampkin made his world championship debut for the Italian SWM team after dramatically quitting the Bultaco team the week before the Scottish Six Days Trial earlier in the month.

Ulf Karlson further extended his championship lead with a strong second position as both of his nearest challengers Yrjo Vesterinen and Bernie Schreiber had poor days, by their standards, finishing in sixth and seventh position. Once again Toni Gorgot showed his potential with another fourth position on the new Ossa.

It had not been an easy win for Lejeune after a difficult first lap, but he was learning all the time and was now the leading Honda rider above Rob Shepherd who scored two valuable points in ninth position.

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RESULTS: 1: Eddy Lejeune (Honda-BEL) 90; 2: Ulf Karlson (Montesa-SWE) 93; 3: Martin Lampkin (SWM-GBR) 97; 4: Toni Gorgot (Ossa-ESP) 99; 5: Malcolm Rathmell (Montesa-GBR) 103; 6: Yrjo Vesterinen (Montesa-FIN) 105; 7: Bernie Schreiber (Bultaco-USA) 108; 8: Manuel Soler (Bultaco-ESP) 110; 9: Rob Shepherd (Honda-GBR) 118; 10: Pedro Olle (Montesa-ESP) 123; 11: Nigel Birkett (Montesa-GBR) 125; 12: Alberto Juvanteny (Ossa-ESP) 126; 13: Felix Kranstover (Montesa-ESP) 126; 14: Charles Coutard (SWM-FRA) 126; 15: Chris Sutton (Montesa-GBR) 133..

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS

RESULTS: 1: Karlson 59; 2: Vesterinen 40; 3: Schreiber 36; 4: Lejeune 34; 5: Lampkin 28; 6: Rathmell 28; 7: Soler 23; 8: Shepherd 21; 9: Gorgot 16; 10: Andrews 15; 11: Subira 7; 12: Coutard 5; 13: Reynolds 5; 14: Jean Marie Lejeune 5; 15: Myers 4; 16: Goset 2; 18: Olle 1; 19: Birkett 1.