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Trophée des Nations Winners 250cc class Jeff Smith/ 1961 GBR Dave Bickers/ Avigliana, Italy Arthur Lampkin Jeff Smith/ 1962 GBR Dave Bickers/ Ipswich, Great Britain Arthur Lampkin Torsten Hallman/ 1963 SWE Lars Forsberg/ Loppem, Belgium Cenneth Lööf Torsten Hallman/ 1964 SWE Ake Jonsson/ Markelo, the Netherlands Olle Petersson 1965 Cancelled Torsten Hallman/ 1966 SWE Olle Petersson/ Brands Hatch, Great Britain Ake Tornblom Torsten Hallman/ 1967 SWE Olle Petersson/ Holice, Czechoslovakia Ake Jonsson Bengt Aberg/ 1968 SWE Christer Hammargren/ Payerne, Switzerland Bengt-Arne Bonn Roger De Coster/ 1969 BEL Sylvain Geboers/ Kester, Belgium Joel Robert Sylvain Geboers/ 1970 BEL Roger De Coster/ Knutstorp, Sweden Joel Robert Sylvain Geboers/ 1971 BEL Roger De Coster/ Holice, Czechoslovakia Jack Van Velthoven Roger De Coster/ Joel Robert/ 1972 BEL Genk, Belgium Jack Van Velthoven/ Marcel Wiertz Roger De Coster/ Sylvain Geboers/ 1973 BEL Donington Park, Great Britain Jack Van Velthoven/ Jean-Claude Laquaye Roger De Coster/ Gaston Rahier/ 1974 BEL Vesoul, France Jack Van Velthoven/ Harry Everts Roger De Coster/ 1975 BEL Harry Everts/Gaston Rahier/ Maggiora, Italy Jack Van Velthoven Roger De Coster/ Harry Everts/ 1976 BEL Wohlen, Switzerland Gaston Rahier/ Jack Van Velthoven André Malherbe/ Jack Van Velthoven/ 1977 BEL Markelo, the Netherlands Roger De Coster/ Harry Everts Roger De Coster/ Harry Everts/ 1978 BEL Kester, Belgium Gaston Rahier/ Jack Van Velthoven Guennady Moisseev/ Vladimir Kavinov/ 1979 USSR Stockholm, Sweden Vladimir Korneev/ Yuri Khudiakov Georges Jobé/ André Malherbe/ 1980 BEL Maggiora, Italy Harry Everts/ André Vromans Chuck Sun/ Danny Laporte/ 1981 USA Lommel, Belgium Johnny O’Mara/ Donnie Hansen David Bailey/ Johnny O’Mara/ 1982 USA Wohlen, Switzerland Danny Chandler/ Jim Gibson David Bailey/ Mark Barnett/ 1983 USA Povaska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia Broc Glover/ Jeff Ward Broc Glover/ Johnny O’Mara/ 1984 USA Varberg, Sweden Jeff Ward/ RickJohnson.

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