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Yrjö Vesterinen
Yrjö Vesterinen (born 7 December 1952) is a Finnish former International motorcycle trials World Champion. Vesterinen won the FIM World Trials Championship three times from 1976 through 1978. He was also eleven times Finnish National champion between 1970 and 1980, and British National champion in 1982.
During 1970 Vesterinen won the Finnish National Trials championship and contested the FIM European Championships for the first time. He finished 4th in his home Finnish round and also scored a 10th place in Sweden, ending the season in 14th place.
Returning to the European championships in 1971, Vesterinen scored points at four rounds, his best being a third place podium finish in Finland behind Malcolm Rathmell and Mick Andrews, and a second in Sweden behind local rider Benny Sellman.
A switch to the Bultaco camp during the 1972 season saw Vesterinen retain his Finnish national title and take 6th in the European championship. Scoring a good fourth place in Finland and taking his first series win in Sweden.
Vesterinen slipped back to 7th in the standing for 1973, standing on the podium twice, with third place in Finland again behind Rathmell and Andrews, and third in Germany behind Martin Lampkin and Rob Edwards.
A best of second at the 1974 British round behind Rathmell but ahead of Andrews was to be the highlight of the season, with podiums in the US, Germany and Czechoslovakia helping him to 5th overall.
1975 was the first year of the re-titled FIM World Trials Championships. Vesterinen finished second to Martin Lampkin at the third round in Spain, and by round eight when he won the Canadian round realized he was in with a chance of winning the championship. He finished second to Malcolm Rathmell at the following US round then took a welcome victory at his home Finnish round, closing in on championship leader Lampkin. A pair of wins in Switzerland and Germany closed the gap even further, but a fourth place at the final round in Czechoslovakia, with Lampkin in second handed the title to Lampkin by one point.
Not wanting the same outcome for the 1976 season, Vesterinen started out the season with a win at the opening Irish round. During the season he finished 2nd to Rathmell in France, 2nd to Mick Andrews in Italy and second to Ulf Karlson in Sweden, along with wins in Germany and Finland to take the title ahead of the British pair of Rathmell and Lampkin.
Yrjö Vesterinen
Yrjö Vesterinen (born 7 December 1952) is a Finnish former International motorcycle trials World Champion. Vesterinen won the FIM World Trials Championship three times from 1976 through 1978. He was also eleven times Finnish National champion between 1970 and 1980, and British National champion in 1982.
During 1970 Vesterinen won the Finnish National Trials championship and contested the FIM European Championships for the first time. He finished 4th in his home Finnish round and also scored a 10th place in Sweden, ending the season in 14th place.
Returning to the European championships in 1971, Vesterinen scored points at four rounds, his best being a third place podium finish in Finland behind Malcolm Rathmell and Mick Andrews, and a second in Sweden behind local rider Benny Sellman.
A switch to the Bultaco camp during the 1972 season saw Vesterinen retain his Finnish national title and take 6th in the European championship. Scoring a good fourth place in Finland and taking his first series win in Sweden.
Vesterinen slipped back to 7th in the standing for 1973, standing on the podium twice, with third place in Finland again behind Rathmell and Andrews, and third in Germany behind Martin Lampkin and Rob Edwards.
A best of second at the 1974 British round behind Rathmell but ahead of Andrews was to be the highlight of the season, with podiums in the US, Germany and Czechoslovakia helping him to 5th overall.
1975 was the first year of the re-titled FIM World Trials Championships. Vesterinen finished second to Martin Lampkin at the third round in Spain, and by round eight when he won the Canadian round realized he was in with a chance of winning the championship. He finished second to Malcolm Rathmell at the following US round then took a welcome victory at his home Finnish round, closing in on championship leader Lampkin. A pair of wins in Switzerland and Germany closed the gap even further, but a fourth place at the final round in Czechoslovakia, with Lampkin in second handed the title to Lampkin by one point.
Not wanting the same outcome for the 1976 season, Vesterinen started out the season with a win at the opening Irish round. During the season he finished 2nd to Rathmell in France, 2nd to Mick Andrews in Italy and second to Ulf Karlson in Sweden, along with wins in Germany and Finland to take the title ahead of the British pair of Rathmell and Lampkin.
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