1963 FIM Motocross World Championship

1963 FIM Motocross World Championship
Action from the 500cc Dutch Grand Prix on 19 May 1963 in Markelo, Holland.
OrganizerFIM
Duration22 March/8 September
Number of races26
Number of manufacturers16
Champions
500cc Rolf Tibblin
250cc Torsten Hallman

The 1963 Motocross World Championship was the 7th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

Summary

Rolf Tibblin overtook early championship points leader, Jeff Smith, to claim his second consecutive 500cc motocross world championship with his countryman, Sten Lundin taking second place. Tibblin took five Grand Prix victories riding for the Husqvarna factory racing team.[1][2]

A significant moment in motocross history occurred when ČZ factory rider Vlastimil Valek rode a 263cc two-stroke motorcycle to win the first moto of the 500cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix.[3] The victory marked a turning point in motocross history as, it was the first win by a two-stroke powered motorcycle in the premier division of the Motocross World Championships.[3]

Tibblin's Husqvarna teammate Torsten Hallman also claimed his second consecutive 250cc motocross world championship in dominating fashion by winning 8 of the 14 Grand Prix races. The ČZ factory continued to refine and improve their motorcycles with riders Vlastimil Valek, Igor Grigoriev and Karel Pilar finishing second, third and fourth in the 250cc class final points standings.[4][5][6]

Grands Prix

500cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 21 Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Rolf Tibblin Sten Lundin Sten Lundin Report
2 May 5 Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Bill Nilsson Sten Lundin Sten Lundin Report
3 May 12 Danish Grand Prix Volk Mølle Jeff Smith Jeff Smith Jeff Smith Report
4 May 19 Dutch Grand Prix Markelo Jeff Smith Rolf Tibblin Rolf Tibblin Report
5 May 20 French Grand Prix Saint-Quentin Rolf Tibblin Rolf Tibblin Rolf Tibblin Report
6 June 9 Italian Grand Prix Imola Rolf Tibblin Rolf Tibblin Rolf Tibblin Report
7 June 23 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Divoká Šárka Vlastimil Valek Rolf Tibblin Rolf Tibblin Report
8 June 30 Russian Grand Prix Lviv Ove Lundell Ove Lundell Ove Lundell Report
9 July 7 British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park Jeff Smith Don Rickman Jeff Smith Report
10 August 3 Belgian Grand Prix Namur Rolf Tibblin Rolf Tibblin Rolf Tibblin Report
11 August 11 Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Ove Lundell Per Olaf Persson Sten Lundin Report
12 September 8 East German Grand Prix Gumpelstadt Jeff Smith Jeff Smith Jeff Smith Report
Sources:[1]

250cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 March 22 Spanish Grand Prix Ruta Dave Bickers Torsten Hallman Dave Bickers Report
2 March 31 Italian Grand Prix Gallarate Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Report
3 April 14 French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Report
4 April 21 Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Report
5 May 12 West German Grand Prix Bielstein Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Report
6 May 26 Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Report
7 June 9 Dutch Grand Prix Bergharen Vlastimil Valek Torsten Hallman Vlastimil Valek Report
8 June 16 British Grand Prix Shrubland Park Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Report
9 June 30 Swedish Grand Prix Vännäs Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Report
10 July 7 Finnish Grand Prix Vantaa Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Report
11 July 14 Russian Grand Prix Moscow Vlastimil Valek Torsten Hallman Vlastimil Valek Report
12 July 21 Polish Grand Prix Kielce Vlastimil Valek Karel Pilar Vlastimil Valek Report
13 July 27 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Vlastimil Valek Vlastimil Valek Vlastimil Valek Report
14 August 4 East German Grand Prix Apolda Paul Friedrichs Vlastimil Valek Karel Pilar Report
Sources:[4]

Final standings

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. For the final 500cc championship standings, half of the competitors' results + 1 are retained. Thus with 12 500cc Grand Prix, the 7 best results are retained. For the final 250cc championship standings, 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
 CH
 DEN
 NED
 FRA
 ITA
 CZE
 USSR
 UK
 BEL
 LUX
 GDR
 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 Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 1 4 2 7 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 - 1 1 4 - - - 52
2 Sten Lundin Lito 3 1 3 1 3 4 4 3 5 6 2 2 3 3 - - - - 2 2 3 2 2 3 48
3 Jeff Smith BSA 8 6 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 NC NC 9 4 5 4 1 2 3 3 6 4 1 1 44
4 Per Olaf Persson Husqvarna 6 5 6 4 8 6 7 4 10 10 4 4 - - 2 - - - 8 6 9 1 3 2 20
5 Arthur Lampkin BSA 12 9 - - 4 5 8 10 12 34 5 3 5 9 4 5 3 3 7 - 8 5 - - 18
6 Bill Nilsson BSA 2 2 1 3 10 3 3 - 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17
7 Ove Lundell Monark 7 - - - - - 6 5 - - 3 14 6 - 1 1 - - 4 4 1 - - - 13
8 John Burton BSA 11 3 - - - - - - 14 21 7 5 13 6 - - 17 - 11 15 5 3 - - 9
9 Vlastimil Valek ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - 6
10 Ervín Krajčovič ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 5 6 3 - - - - - - 6 6 5
11 Derek Rickman Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 4
12 André Chuchard Triumph - - - - - - - - 2 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
13 Mogens Rasmussen Matchless - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - 7 5 - - - - - - 3
14 Karel Pilar ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 7 - - - - - - - - - - 3
15 Josef Hrebecek ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 3
16 Nic Jansen Matchless-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 7 7 - - 3
17 Heinz Krech ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 2
18 Chris Horsfield Matchless - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 7 - - - - - - 2
19 Antonin Klavinsh ESO 4 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 8 2
20 Hubert Scaillet Triumph-Métisse - - 5 5 - - - - 8 3 NC NC - - - - - - 6 - 2 - - - 2
21 Broer Dirkx Lito 10 23 - - - - 5 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 - - - 1
22 Igor Kazakov ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - 17 17 5
23 Emilio Ostorero Husqvarna - - 8 6 - - - - 11 29 6 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
24 Walter Baeten Jawa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 6 - - - - - - 1
- Fritz Betzelbacher Maico - - - - - - - - 6 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Don Rickman Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 0
Vic Eastwood Matchless - - - - - - 9 - 13 33 NC 6 - - - - 5 - - - - - - - 0
Source:[7]

250cc

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos Rider Machine ESP
 ITA
 FRA
 CH
 GER
 LUX
 NED
 UK
 SWE
 FIN
 USSR
 POL
 CZE
 GDR
 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 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - - 2 2 - - 56
2 Vlastimil Valek ČZ - - - - 3 2 2 - 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 - - 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 - 1 50
3 Igor Grigoriev ČZ - - - - - - 3 2 - - 9 6 5 3 - - - - 4 5 2 4 2 3 7 5 2 3 32
4 Karel Pilar ČZ - - - - 8 7 - - 4 5 3 7 3 7 8 4 - - 5 - 5 2 11 1 4 6 3 2 24
5 Jan Johansson Lindstrom 6 5 3 4 31 32 - - - - 6 - 2 4 5 7 5 3 - - 7 5 - - 3 4 - - 21
6 Cenneth Loof Greeves - - 5 - 4 10 - - - - 4 4 8 - 4 5 4 2 - - - - - - - - - - 13
7 Dave Bickers Greeves 1 2 - - - - - - 3 6 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
8 Alan Clough Greeves 21 4 2 2 2 4 4 - 10 - - - - - - - 8 10 - - - - - - - - - - 10
9 Olle Pettersson Husqvarna - - - - 6 6 - - 6 4 - - - - - - 3 5 - - - - - - - - - - 6
10 Arne Kring Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 4 - - - - - - - - - - 6
11 Pentti Kalteva Husqvarna - - - - 16 26 13 5 - - - - 9 - - - - - 3 - - - 3 4 9 - - - 5
12 Fritz Selling Greeves - - 7 6 10 5 10 4 12 13 13 - 4 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 15 5
13 John Banks Dot 10 13 - - 9 28 8 3 - - - 13 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
14 Christoph Specht Maico 3 6 - - 32 8 - - 13 - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - 7 - - 4
Paul Friedrichs ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 - - - 3 - - - - - 1 5 4
Fritz Betzelbacher Maico - - 4 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Don Rickman Bultaco-Métisse 19 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Zdenek Polanka ČZ - - - - - - - - 5 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 9 4 4 4
Fred Willamowski MZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 14 - - 6 6 - - - - 5 7 4
20 Victor Arbekov ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 4 7 - - - - - - 3
John Griffith Dot 4 - - 5 5 3 5 - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Vladimir Gorulko ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 5 - - - - 3
Raimo Rein Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 8 6 4 - - - - - - - - 3
Petr Dobry Jawa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 - - 3
25 Chris Horsfield James - - - - - - 6 9 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Emilio Ostorero Husqvarna - - 6 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Ulrich Gerster Greeves - - - - - - - - - - 20 9 - - - - - - - - - - 5 7 - - - - 2
Joël Robert Greeves 9 8 9 10 - - - - 17 7 - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Sivert Eriksson Greeves - - - - - - 14 6 9 12 8 5 - - - 6 9 15 - - - - - - - - - - 2
30 Oriol Puig Bulto Bultaco 8 9 - - 17 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Jussi Norrena Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Lars Olsson Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Ernst Wolff MZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8 7 6 1
- Aarno Erola Montesa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - 0
Sources:[5][8]

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "1963 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ "1963 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b Dewhurst, David (2022), Motocross The Golden Years, Walsworth, Marceline, Missouri, ISBN 978-0-578-29016-4, Battles between Hallman and Robert quickly became legend, but the most significant moment in the decade of the 1960s came when ČZ factory rider Vlastimil Valek rode a bike with a bored-out 250cc two stroke single and beat a full field of top-class, 500cc four stroke bikes to win the 1963 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix.
  4. ^ a b "1963 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b "1963 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Double Champion Hallman". husqvarna-motorcycles.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  7. ^ "1963 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ^ "1963 250cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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