Håkan Andersson (motorcyclist)

Håkan Andersson (born 29 June 1945) is a Swedish former professional motocross racer.

[2][3] Born in Uddevalla, Sweden, Andersson began racing in the motocross world championships for the Husqvarna factory, finishing second behind Suzuki's Joël Robert in the 1971 250cc motocross world championship.

For the 1972 season, Andersson was hired by the Yamaha to help develop their new motorcycle with its innovative rear suspension using a single shock absorber called a monoshock.

By the 1973 season, Yamaha's monoshock suspension outclassed the competition, taking Andersson to his first world championship ahead of Adolf Weil and Heikki Mikkola[4][5] Andersson was a member of the victorious Swedish 1974 Motocross des Nations team that included Bengt Aberg, Ake Jonsson and Arne Kring.

1962 – T. Hallman 1963 – T. Hallman 1964 – J. Robert 1965 – V. Arbekov 1966 – T. Hallman 1967 – T. Hallman 1968 – J. Robert 1969 – J. Robert 1970 – J. Robert 1971 – J. Robert 1972 – J. Robert 1973 – H. Andersson 1974 – G. Moisseev 1975 – H. Everts 1976 – H. Mikkola 1977 – G. Moisseev 1978 – G. Moisseev 1979 – H. Carlqvist 1980 – G. Jobé 1981 – N. Hudson 1982 – D. LaPorte 1983 – G. Jobé 1984 – H. Kinigadner 1985 – H. Kinigadner 1986 – J. Vimond 1987 – E. Geboers 1988 – J. van den Berk 1989 – J. Bayle 1990 – A. Puzar 1991 – T. Parker 1992 – D. Schmit 1993 – G. Albertyn 1994 – G. Albertyn 1995 – S. Everts 1996 – S. Everts 1997 – S. Everts 1998 – S. Tortelli 1999 – F. Bolley 2000 – F. Bolley 2001 – M. Pichon 2002 – M. Pichon 2003 – S. Ramon2 2004 – B. Townley 2005 – T. Cairoli 2006 – C. Pourcel 2007 – T. Cairoli 2008 – T. Rattray 2009 – M. Musquin 2010 – M. Musquin 2011 – K. Roczen 2012 – J. Herlings 2013 – J. Herlings 2014 – J. Tixier 2015 - T. Gajser 2016 - J. Herlings 2017 - P. Jonass 2018 - J. Prado 2019 - J. Prado 2020 - T. Vialle 2021 - M. Renaux 2022 - T. Vialle 2023 - A. Adamo 2024 - K. de Wolf This Swedish motorcycle racing biographical article is a stub.

Hakan Andersson on a Montesa Cappra 250 in 1976