1960 Motocross World Championship

1960 Motocross World Championship
Action from the 500cc Dutch Grand Prix race on 24 July 1960 in Bergharen, Holland.
OrganizerFIM
Duration23 April/14 August
Number of races9
Number of manufacturers15
Champions
500cc Bill Nilsson
250cc[a] Dave Bickers

The 1960 Motocross World Championship was the 4th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

The FIM implemented new rules dividing the races into two 45 minute heat races that were referred to as motos.[1][2] In the event of a tie for example: 1-2 and 2-1, the total time of the two rounds is the decisive factor to determine the winner. However, the FIM allowed certain freedoms to Grand Prix race organizers who can maintain the old method of qualifying heat races for a single final round depending on the number of competitors participating in the Grand Prix. Two Grand Prix races, the Belgian and Luxembourg Grand Prix races are held as a single round.

Summary

Team Husqvarna's Rolf Tibblin had an early lead in the championship by winning the first two Grand Prix races of the year however, the battle for the title came down to fellow Swedes Bill Nilsson (Husqvarna) and Sten Lundin (Monark). Nilsson prevailed by a narrow 2 point margin to claim the second 500cc world championship of his career.[3][4] Dave Bickers riding for the Greeves factory racing team claimed the 250cc European Motocross Championship over his countryman, Jeff Smith.[5][6]

1958 500cc World Champion René Baeten was killed in a racing accident during an international non-championship race in Stekene, Belgium, on 5 June 1960.[7]

Grands Prix

500cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 24 Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Rolf Tibblin Rolf Tibblin Rolf Tibblin Report
2 May 15 French Grand Prix Vesoul Rolf Tibblin Sten Lundin Rolf Tibblin Report
3 May 22 Swedish Grand Prix Knutstorp Sten Lundin Bill Nilsson Bill Nilsson Report
4 June 12 Italian Grand Prix Imola Sten Lundin Bill Nilsson Sten Lundin Report
5 June 26 West German Grand Prix Bielstein Don Rickman Sten Lundin Sten Lundin Report
6 July 3 British Grand Prix Shrewsbury Bill Nilsson Bill Nilsson Bill Nilsson Report
7 July 24 Dutch Grand Prix Bergharen Bill Nilsson Rolf Tibblin Bill Nilsson Report
8 August 7 Belgian Grand Prix* Namur - - Bill Nilsson Report
9 August 14 Luxembourg Grand Prix* Ettelbruck - - Sten Lundin Report
*Organizers of the Belgian and Dutch Grands Prix hold qualifying heat races for a single final round.

Sources:[3][8]

250cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 3 Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Torsten Hallman Stig Rickardsson Dave Bickers Report
2 April 24 Belgian Grand Prix Dison Arthur Lampkin Dave Bickers Jaromír Čížek Report
3 May 1 French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines Stig Rickardsson Dave Bickers Stig Rickardsson Report
4 May 22 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Divoká Šárka Miloslav Soucek Jeff Smith Miloslav Soucek Report
5 May 29 Polish Grand Prix Katowice-Zabrze Dave Bickers Dave Bickers Dave Bickers Report
6 June 5 Italian Grand Prix Avigliana Emilio Ostorero Emilio Ostorero Emilio Ostorero Report
7 June 12 East German Grand Prix Eisenach Lennart Dahlen Torsten Hallman Stig Rickardsson Report
8 June 19 Finnish Grand Prix Helsinki Arthur Lampkin Arthur Lampkin Arthur Lampkin Report
9 June 26 Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange Jeff Smith Dave Bickers Jeff Smith Report
10 July 17 British Grand Prix Shrubland Park Jeff Smith Dave Bickers Jeff Smith Report
11 August 7 Swedish Grand Prix Vannas Dave Bickers Stig Rickardsson Dave Bickers Report
12 September 4 West German Grand Prix Leichlingen Dave Bickers Lennart Dahlen Dave Bickers Report
Sources:[5][9]

Final standings

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. For the final championship standings, half of the competitors' results + 1 are retained. Thus with 9 500cc Grands Prix, the 5 best results are retained. With 12 250cc Grands Prix, the 7 best results are retained.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Points 8 6 4 3 2 1

500cc

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos Rider Machine AUT
 FRA
 SWE
 ITA
 GER
 UK
 NED
 BEL
 LUX
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1* R1*
1 Bill Nilsson Husqvarna 3 2 - - 3 1 5 1 - - 1 1 1 2 1 13 38
2 Sten Lundin Monark 2 - 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 5 - - - 2 1 36
3 Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 1 1 1 2 - - 22 - - - 6 6 3 1 4 8 26
4 Don Rickman Triumph-Métisse - - 2 - - 7 2 3 1 2 2 3 7 8 5 2 26
5 Gunnar Johansson Lito - - - - 2 2 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 7 3 9 21
6 Ove Lundell Monark - - 9 3 4 4 6 7 - 4 - - 22 5 - 3 10
7 René Baeten Matchless 6 3 8 4 6 6 - - - - - - - - - - 8
8 Lars Gustavsson Monark - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 5 3 - 4 7
9 Les Archer Jr. Norton 4 6 - - - - 3 5 - - - - 6 6 - 7 7
10 John Burton BSA 5 4 - - 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - 5
11 Broer Dirkx BSA - - 5 5 14 8 19 - - - - 5 2 - - - 4
12 Hubert Scaillet Matchless - - 7 - - - 7 6 5 5 - - - - - - 4
13 Arthur Lampkin BSA - - - - - - - - - - 3 7 - - - - 3
14 John Draper BSA - 5 - - 8 - - - - - - - - - 7 5 3
15 Derek Rickman Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - 21 - 4 - - - - - - - 2
Jeff Smith BSA - - - - - - - - - - 8 2 - - - - 2
17 Nic Jansen Matchless - - 6 6 - - 11 - - - - - - - 6 - 2
18 Herman De Soete Matchless - - 11 - - - 10 8 - - - - - - - 6 1
- Guy Bertrand BSA - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Albert Dirkx BSA - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - 0
*Organizers of the Belgian and Luxembourg Grands Prix hold qualifying heat races for a single final round.

Sources:[4][8]

250cc

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos Rider Machine CH
 BEL
 FRA
 CZE
 POL
 ITA
 GDR
 FIN
 LUX
 UK
 SWE
 GER
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Dave Bickers Greeves 2 3 5 1 3 1 4 4 1 1 - - 5 6 3 8 2 1 - 1 1 2 1 2 48
2 Jeff Smith BSA - - 4 3 - - 5 1 2 - 2 6 4 - - - 1 2 1 2 2 3 - - 35
3 Miloslav Soucek ESO 4 - 3 6 14 11 1 2 3 3 - - - 5 5 4 - - 5 - - - 2 3 26
4 Stig Rickardsson Husqvarna - 1 11 - 1 2 - - - - 5 4 2 2 - - - - 2 9 6 1 9 - 25
5 Arthur Lampkin BSA 7 2 1 4 - - - - - 2 11 - 6 3 1 1 19 - 3 - 3 6 3 6 25
6 Lennart Dahlén Husqvarna 11 4 6 7 7 5 6 3 - - - 5 1 4 2 3 4 4 4 - 4 4 6 1 25
7 Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 1 - 10 - 2 4 - - - - 3 2 3 1 4 2 3 3 - - - - - - 24
8 Jaromír Čížek Jawa 3 5 2 2 12 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
9 Vlastimil Valek ČZ - - - - - - 3 - 5 4 - - - - 8 5 5 - 7 4 5 5 - - 11
10 Emilio Ostorero Bianchi - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 6 7 - - - - - - 10
11 Sivert Eriksson Husqvarna - - 18 9 6 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 3 - - - - 6
12 Lanfranco Angelini Aermacchi - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
13 Arnošt Zemen ČZ - - 8 8 8 10 - 6 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
14 Willy Oesterle Maico 8 15 - - 5 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Fritz Betzelbacher Maico 6 7 - - 4 13 - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - 5 3
16 Christoph Specht Maico - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 3
17 Bryan Sharp Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 6 - - - - 2
Rolf Stagman Husqvarna 5 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Tim Gibbes AJS - - - - - - - - 6 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
20 Ervín Krajčovič Jawa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 7 8 6 - - - - - - 1
Raimo Rein Jawa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 6 - - - - - - - - 1
Frantisek Ron Jawa 10 6 7 5 9 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 1
Aarno Erola Husqvarna - - - - 10 7 - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - 1
Josef Chara Jawa - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - 10 - 1
Otto Walz Maico 9 - - - 16 6 - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
John Draper BSA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 1
- Jean Crosset Jawa 13 9 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - 0
Triss Sharp Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - 0
Sources:[6][9]

Notes

  1. ^ Now called the European Championship.

References

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