1967 FIM Motocross World Championship

1967 FIM Motocross World Championship
The start of the 1967 Motocross des Nations race in Markelo, Holland
OrganizerFIM
Duration2 April/20 August
Number of races26
Number of manufacturers9
Champions
500cc Paul Friedrichs
250cc Torsten Hallman

The 1967 Motocross World Championship was the 11th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

Summary

In the 500cc displacement class, ČZ factory supported rider Paul Friedrichs repeated his dominant performance of the previous season, easily defending his crown by winning seven out of eleven Grand Prix events.[1][2][3] BSA factory team rider and two-time World Champion, Jeff Smith finished the season as vice-champion.[2]

Two-time World Champion Bill Nilsson (1957, 1960) makes his final World Championship appearance at the 1967 500cc British Grand Prix. Another two-time World Champion, Rolf Tibblin (1962, 1963), also ends his World Championship career with a final appearance at the 1967 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix.

As with the previous year, Torsten Hallman and Joël Robert traded victories throughout the season.[4][5] After eight of twelve rounds, Robert had won four Grand Prix races to Hallman's three however, Robert failed to finish in the three of the final four rounds, allowing Hallman to overtake him with a victory at the penultimate round in Russia and claim his fourth world championship by a slim two point margin.[4][6] The two rivals dominated the championship with five Grand Prix victories apiece.[7][6]

Grands Prix

500cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 16 Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Gunnar Draugs Gunnar Draugs Gunnar Draugs Report
2 May 7 Italian Grand Prix Esanatoglia Gunnar Draugs Vic Eastwood Paul Friedrichs Report
3 May 15 Swedish Grand Prix Hedemora Christer Hammargren Jeff Smith Dave Bickers Report
4 June 18 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Sedlčany Paul Friedrichs Paul Friedrichs Paul Friedrichs Report
5 June 25 Russian Grand Prix Chișinău Vladimir Pogrebnyak Jeff Smith Jeff Smith Report
6 July 9 French Grand Prix Niort Paul Friedrichs Vlastimil Valek Paul Friedrichs Report
7 July 16 West German Grand Prix Beuren Paul Friedrichs Paul Friedrichs Paul Friedrichs Report
8 July 30 British Grand Prix Farleigh Castle Paul Friedrichs Dave Bickers Paul Friedrichs Report
9 August 6 Belgian Grand Prix Namur Jeff Teeuwissen Paul Friedrichs Paul Friedrichs Report
10 August 13 Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Vic Eastwood Paul Friedrichs Dave Bickers Report
11 August 20 Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Paul Friedrichs Paul Friedrichs Paul Friedrichs Report
Sources:[3][8]

250cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 2 Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Victor Arbekov Victor Arbekov Victor Arbekov Report
2 April 9 Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Torsten Hallman Joël Robert Torsten Hallman Report
3 April 16 French Grand Prix Vannes Joël Robert Joël Robert Joël Robert Report
4 April 23 Belgian Grand Prix Hechtel Joël Robert Joël Robert Joël Robert Report
5 May 14 West German Grand Prix Bielstein Victor Arbekov Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Report
6 May 21 Dutch Grand Prix Norg Torsten Hallman Joël Robert Joël Robert Report
7 June 11 Italian Grand Prix Bra Joël Robert Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Report
8 July 9 British Grand Prix Halstead Joël Robert Joël Robert Joël Robert Report
9 July 23 Swedish Grand Prix Motala Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Report
10 July 30 Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Torsten Hallman Olle Pettersson Olle Pettersson Report
11 August 6 Russian Grand Prix Belgorod Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Torsten Hallman Report
12 August 13 Polish Grand Prix Szczecin Joël Robert Joël Robert Joël Robert Report
Sources:[7][9]

Final standings

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. For the 500cc final championship standings, the 7 best of 11 results are retained. For the 250cc final championship standings, the 7 best of 12 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
 ITA
 SWE
 CZE
 USSR
 FRA
 GER
 UK
 BEL
 LUX
 CH
 Points
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Paul Friedrichs ČZ - - 2 2 4 6 1 1 - - 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 - 1 1 1 56
2 Jeff Smith BSA 3 24 - - 5 1 3 2 2 1 6 3 3 4 4 3 5 3 8 - 16 6 35
3 Dave Bickers ČZ 9 6 4 5 2 2 - - - - - - - - 6 1 16 2 2 3 3 - 26
4 Vlastimil Valek Jawa 8 10 5 4 - 3 4 - 3 3 2 1 4 7 5 4 6 5 3 - 5 2 26
5 Roger De Coster ČZ 10 11 - 10 - - 2 5 - - 9 - 8 8 8 - 3 4 9 2 2 5 19
6 Gunnar Draugs ČZ 1 1 1 3 3 - - - - - 4 4 - - - - 15 6 14 9 - - 16
7 Christer Hammargren Husqvarna - - - - 1 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 - - 12
8 Vladimir Pogrebniak ČZ 6 5 - - - - - 4 1 2 14 7 7 15 - - - - 13 10 6 9 10
9 Bill Nilsson Husqvarna 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - 10 5 7 5 - - - - - - 9
10 Vic Eastwood BSA - 13 3 1 - - 6 - - - 13 - 12 2 2 - 11 8 1 - - 4 8
11 Jan Johansson Lindstrom 4 4 - - - - - - - - - 5 2 - 16 13 - - 12 8 4 7 7
12 John Banks BSA - 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - 4 6 10 3 6
13 Yuri Matveev ČZ 11 12 - - - - 5 3 5 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
14 Keith Hickman BSA 5 3 - - - - - - - - 5 - - - 9 - - - 6 - 9 - 6
15 Bengt Åberg Husqvarna 12 7 - - - - - - 4 6 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Rolf Tibblin ČZ - - - - 8 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 5 - - 4
17 Wolfgang Müller Maico - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6 - - - - - - - - 3
18 Jiri Schmalz ČZ 21 16 - - - - - - - - 10 6 - - 12 - 13 - 16 12 8 - 2
Åke Jonsson Husqvarna - - - - 7 9 - - 8 - - - - - - - 8 7 - - - - 2
20 Emilio Ostorero ČZ - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Gunnar Johansson ČZ - - - - 6 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Arthur Lampkin BSA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 6 - - - - - - 1
Pierre Karsmakers ČZ - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - 4 14 - 13 - - 1
Heinz Hoppe ČZ 14 8 - - - - - - - - 11 11 - - - - 10 - 11 7 13 8 1
- Jeff Teuwissen ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 0
Miroslav Lisy ČZ 7 9 6 - - - - - - - 16 9 5 12 14 7 12 11 - - - - 0
Adolf Weil Maico - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - 0
Don Rickman Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 0
Sources:[2][8]

250cc

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos Rider Machine ESP
 CH
 FRA
 BEL
 GER
 NED
 ITA
 UK
 SWE
 FIN
 USSR
 POL
 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 Torsten Hallman Husqvarna - 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 - 2 1 - 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 - - 52
2 Joël Robert ČZ 10 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 11 - 2 1 1 6 1 1 - - - - 2 - 1 1 50
3 Olle Pettersson Husqvarna 3 4 12 7 4 6 4 5 4 2 6 5 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 5 2 2 2 44
4 Victor Arbekov ČZ 1 1 4 8 5 4 13 - 1 - 3 2 - - 2 4 - - - - 3 - - - 25
5 Jyrki Storm ČZ - - - - - - 5 2 9 5 5 4 6 5 6 9 - - 4 5 - - 3 4 20
6 Håkan Andersson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 3 3 3 3 6 - - - 13
7 Leonid Shinkarenko ČZ 2 6 8 16 3 3 7 6 - - 7 3 - - - - - - - - 4 - - - 10
8 Zdenek Strnad ČZ - - - - 8 9 11 - 7 3 - - 9 4 15 6 - - - - - - - - 5
9 Paul Friedrichs ČZ - - 2 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
10 Gennady Moiseyev ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 3 - - 4
11 Jacky Wiertz Bultaco 4 5 7 19 - - 22 - - - - - 4 7 - - - - - - - - - - 4
12 Allan Clough Husqvarna - - 6 3 - - - 7 - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - 3
Alex Yakovlev ČZ - - - - - - - - 5 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Frans Sigmans Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - 4 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Emilio Ostorero ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 2 - - - - - - - - - - 3
Arne Kring Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - - - 3
Vlastimil Hlous ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 7 4 6 - 3
Karel Konecny ČZ - - 10 6 - - 20 11 6 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 5 3
19 Roger De Coster ČZ - - - - - - 6 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Jacky Porte Montesa 12 - - - 30 5 26 18 10 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Rolf Martensson ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - 2
Staffan Eneqvist Husqvarna - - - - - - - - 8 - 18 8 - - 13 - - - 6 4 - - - - 2
Ivan Polas ČZ - - 14 10 - - 12 8 - - - - - - 9 8 - - - - - - 5 3 2
24 Marcel Wiertz Bultaco 6 8 5 9 - - 21 - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
25 Bryan Goss Husqvarna - - 9 15 6 8 - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Jeff Teuwissen ČZ - - - - - - 2 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Andy Roberton Cotton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 7 - - - - - - - - 1
Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - 1
Boris Ivanov ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - 1
Fred Willamowski ČZ - - - - - - - - - - 8 10 - - - - - - - - - - 7 - 1
- Adolf Weil Maico 5 19 - 5 11 29 10 14 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Kalevi Vehkonen Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 0
Sources:[6][9]

Notes

References

  1. ^ Trippe, Gavin (1 December 1967). "Motocross 500cc Championship". Cycle World. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "1967 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "1967 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Fourth Hallman Title". husqvarna-motorcycles.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ^ Trippe, Gavin (1 August 1967). "European Motocross". Cycle World. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "1967 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b "1967 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b "1967 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b "1967 250cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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